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094: How to Get a Literary Agent (w/ Peter Cox)
The Art & Business of Writing
01/28/22 • 97 min
- His work as a literary agent and how he got started
- The relationship between agent and author—and why his agency is different than most.
- Whether author should work with literary agents in different countries.
- How to query an agent (and what really captures their attention in a query letter and a proposal).
- How agents choose authors to represent
- What makes up an author platform and why it matters to agents
- The most important aspect of your book proposal
- How agents shop books
- The financial side of traditional publishing for authors and agents
- How to send him your query
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065: Toby Neal on Her Leap from the Corporate World to Kindle Worlds
The Art & Business of Writing
12/08/17 • 36 min
- Writing a long-running fiction series
- How her former career informs her writing
- Kindle Worlds
- Co-writing
078: Your Inner Critic: Foe—or Misunderstood Friend?
The Art & Business of Writing
05/07/21 • 15 min
As writers, we're told to silence, ignore, or drown out the voice of our inner critic...but is that the right advice? On today's episode, I share an excerpt from the book "Unleash the Writer Within" by Cec Murphey that could change the way you relate to your inner voice.
"Unleash the Writer Within" is available on Amazon.
063: Joanna Penn on How to Write, Promote, and Sell Books
The Art & Business of Writing
11/24/17 • 44 min
Joanna Penn is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F.Penn. She also writes inspirational non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning creative entrepreneur and international professional speaker. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com is regularly voted one of the top 10 sites for writers and self-publishers. In this episode, Joanna discusses:
- How she got started writing
- The mindset needed for authors and writers to successfully go full-time
- How to diffuse comparisonitis and turn it into positive, productive energy
- The importance of writing down goals
- How to build your audience using the host of tools available to authors and writers
- The big advantages indie authors have over traditionally published authors
- What Patreon is and how she uses it to build her publishing empire through her podcast
- The Creative Penn - Joanna’s Podcast
- How to Market a Book - Her Book
- BookBub
- Freebooksy
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076: How to Turn Your Stories Into Short Films w/ James Noll
The Art & Business of Writing
04/09/21 • 42 min
- How he got started as a writer
- How he chose his genre
- Pivoting into authorship
- The evolution of self-publishing (2013 to present)
- The need for authors to be fearless and to try new ways to expose audiences to their books
- Turning a story into a short film
- How he found his director and crew
- Challenges and triumphs of the process
- Why you should try converting your stories to short films
074: How Minimalism Made Me a More Productive Writer
The Art & Business of Writing
03/26/21 • 15 min
My first foray into minimalism started when I read Walden many years ago. Next came Tim Ferriss in the 4-Hour Work Week when he quoted William of Occam, who said, " It is vain to do with more what can be done with fewer." Then I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up back in 2017 on a whim.
All the pieces came together this year when I read Atomic Habits by James Clear. When he talked about how environment was one key to ensuring successful habits stick, it all fell into place.
Since doing these eight things, and I have felt my energy go up, my drive and focus increase, my productivity heighten, my ability to start and finish tasks more rapidly improve, and this has been since the end of January. Here they are. (Get the full explanation on the show)
- Deleted Unnecessary Software.
- Organized, Optimized, and Decluttered Digital Files.
- Made a One Notebook, One Sketchbook, One Book, One Magazine, and One of Each Type of Writing Utensil Rule.
- Had a Shred Party.
- Got Rid of Cord Clutter.
- Inbox Zero.
- I Continue to Write in Scrivener as My Main Vehicle.
What are some ways minimalism has made you a more productive writer?
064: Mastering Amazon Book Descriptions with Julie C. Gilbert
The Art & Business of Writing
12/01/17 • 32 min
Julie C. Gilbert is a multi-genre writer and a high school chemistry teacher. She writes everything from middle grade fantasy (Awakening) to Christian mystery (Heartfelt Cases) to fast-paced mystery/thrillers (Lei Crime Kindle World Shadow Council Series) to nonfiction (5 Steps to Surviving Chemistry and 5 Steps to Better Blurbs. In other news, you can find her taking walks on lovely days, drinking tea, building Legos, or collecting something Star Wars related.
In this episode, Julie discusses:
- What elements should be included in a good book description (blurb)
- Where to start in the process of writing a book description (blurb)
- How long should a book description be?
- Why authors need to be thoughtful about how they approach writing book descriptions
- Why keyworking book descriptions for Amazon matters
- What to look for in a book blurb writer
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066: Smart Online Marketing for Savvy Authors with Ajay Prashad
The Art & Business of Writing
12/15/17 • 51 min
067: How to Get Influencers to Endorse Your Book (Interview with Zack Miller of Hatch)
The Art & Business of Writing
12/22/17 • 51 min
095: Let's Talk About the P-Word
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02/04/22 • 17 min
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How many episodes does The Art & Business of Writing have?
The Art & Business of Writing currently has 112 episodes available.
What topics does The Art & Business of Writing cover?
The podcast is about Marketing, Writers, Author, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on The Art & Business of Writing?
The episode title '094: How to Get a Literary Agent (w/ Peter Cox)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Art & Business of Writing?
The average episode length on The Art & Business of Writing is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Art & Business of Writing released?
Episodes of The Art & Business of Writing are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Art & Business of Writing?
The first episode of The Art & Business of Writing was released on Jul 22, 2015.
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