42: Chris Fox Reveals His Strategies for Researching and Writing Bestselling Books
02/20/16 • 35 min
Read the complete show notes to this episode and pick up a free ebook with writing tips at writewithimpact.com/episode42
Today I’m talking once again to Chris Fox. Chris was on episode 29 of this podcast last year, when we talked about his new book at the time, 5,000 Words Per Hour, which has gone on to be a major bestseller on Amazon.
This time, we talk about his latest book, Write to Market: Deliver a Book That Sells. In our conversation, Chris walks us through the strategies that he shares in his book for conducting the kind of thorough market research you need to do before you even start writing your first draft.
He offers very practical advice around identifying profitable but currently underserved genres on Amazon, understanding what your readers are really looking for, and why you need to be reading much more in your target genre if you want to write books that appeal to your target readers.
And he shows how he has successfully applied his “Write to Market” methodology to his own fiction and nonfiction books.
In this podcast, Chris also shares two major announcements regarding his writing career. First, Chris has committed publicly to writing a 70,000-word novel over the next 21 days. And he’s not just writing his first draft, which is what National Novel Writing Month is all about. No, Chris intends to write and publish a complete novel on Amazon in just 21 days.
It’s a gutsy challenge and I look forward to following him throughout the process to see how he works his magic.
To find out about his other major announcement, you’ll have to listen to our conversation! It’s a very big milestone for Chris, and I’m sure it’ll inspire many of you part-time writers out there when you hear about it.
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Read the complete show notes to this episode and pick up a free ebook with writing tips at writewithimpact.com/episode42
Today I’m talking once again to Chris Fox. Chris was on episode 29 of this podcast last year, when we talked about his new book at the time, 5,000 Words Per Hour, which has gone on to be a major bestseller on Amazon.
This time, we talk about his latest book, Write to Market: Deliver a Book That Sells. In our conversation, Chris walks us through the strategies that he shares in his book for conducting the kind of thorough market research you need to do before you even start writing your first draft.
He offers very practical advice around identifying profitable but currently underserved genres on Amazon, understanding what your readers are really looking for, and why you need to be reading much more in your target genre if you want to write books that appeal to your target readers.
And he shows how he has successfully applied his “Write to Market” methodology to his own fiction and nonfiction books.
In this podcast, Chris also shares two major announcements regarding his writing career. First, Chris has committed publicly to writing a 70,000-word novel over the next 21 days. And he’s not just writing his first draft, which is what National Novel Writing Month is all about. No, Chris intends to write and publish a complete novel on Amazon in just 21 days.
It’s a gutsy challenge and I look forward to following him throughout the process to see how he works his magic.
To find out about his other major announcement, you’ll have to listen to our conversation! It’s a very big milestone for Chris, and I’m sure it’ll inspire many of you part-time writers out there when you hear about it.
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