How to Make Better Decisions about Your Author Career with Becca Syme
There's no shortage of advice telling writers what they should be doing to build an author career—newsletters, social media, ads, audio, direct sales, and Kickstarter. But what if most of that advice doesn't apply to where you are right now? Author Success Coach Becca Syme joins the Write It Scared podcast to cut through the noise with one of the most clarifying frameworks for writers: the five phases of an author's career, and why making the right decision at the wrong phase can set you back more than doing nothing at all.
How to Build an Author Platform Without Feeling Overwhelmed
Let's face it—building an author platform can feel intimidating. Just the phrase "author platform" makes some of us want to run and hide. But here’s the good news: it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
How to Create an Eye-Catching Book Cover Design
This isn’t exactly a writing craft topic, but I was incredibly curious about this side of the publishing industry and had the opportunity to sit down with Katia Balabaieva from Miblart, a professional book cover design company. Miblart specializes in creating marketable covers for indie authors and publishers, and their mission is to turn book covers into an author's prime marketing tool.