Publishing Power: Recent Episodes
JoEllen Nordstrom
Publishing Power helps writers succeed!
Learn how to successfully write, edit, publish, and launch your book today from proven leaders and talented writers.
Discover the latest tips, tools, and tricks to publishing independently, traditionally, or as a hybrid publisher.
Listen to our carefully selected, knowledge-based interviews with the leading writing-industry experts. We’ll provide insight and up-to-date guidance in the ever-evolving world of publishing.
Learn how to plan, what to do, and where to get help publishing when you need it.
Plus, you get honest reviews of the various writing tools, apps, plugins, and services which can help (or hinder!) you to publish successfully!
Regardless if you write fiction, nonfiction, copy, or academic research, you will find a golden nugget here that will help you succeed.
In this short video, we explore the often-overlooked value of galley copies in the publishing industry. Discover how these advanced reader copies contribute to successful book launches, generate buzz, and offer invaluable insights for authors, publishers, and book enthusiasts alike. Don't miss out on understanding the significance of galley copies!
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FIRST EDITING — Transforming Writers Into Authors
First Editing is the internet's leading company for professional editing services.
Since 1994, our writers & editors have created, edited, and proofread over more than 200,000 documents for clients worldwide.
First Editing has a professional editing TEAM assigned to thoroughly review, edit, and improve your text to PERFECTION. You get personal service and professional results every time - guaranteed!
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In this short video, we dive into the world of Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) or commonly referred to as uncorrected proof. Discover what an ARC is, its purpose, and why it holds immense value for book enthusiasts and authors alike. Get a sneak peek into the fascinating process behind publishing a book.
Request Your Free Sample: https://www.firstediting.com/editing-services-samples/
FIRST EDITING — Transforming Writers Into Authors
First Editing is the internet's leading company for professional editing services.
Since 1994, our writers & editors have created, edited, and proofread over more than 200,000 documents for clients worldwide.
First Editing has a professional editing TEAM assigned to thoroughly review, edit, and improve your text to PERFECTION. You get personal service and professional results every time - guaranteed!
Fiction Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/editing-service/fiction-editing-services/
Nonfiction Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/editing-service/nonfiction-editing-services/
Academic Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/professional-dissertation-editors/
Research Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/scientific-manuscript-editors/
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The work is done. You’ve written your book, proofread the text approximately hundred and fifty times, had the perfect cover created, and now it’s time for it to see the light of day. But hold on – there’s one element missing.
In a world oversaturated with information, reaching your target audience and creating a buzz around your book is no easy task. However, it is precisely this that can make or break the deal when it comes to sales.
Enter… a book press release! An official announcement delivered to the media, a book press release is designed to generate excitement around the book launch, expand your reach, and catch the attention of journalists, public figures, and other news outlets.
So, how do you go about writing the perfect book press release? And why do you need it in the first place?
Let’s dive in!
"Writing a research outline for an academic paper can seem overwhelming, but it is an important step in the writing process. It helps to organize your thoughts and ensure that your paper has a clear structure. A research outline should include the main topics and subtopics that will be covered in your paper, along with the sources that will be used to support your arguments. It is also important to consider the purpose of your paper and the audience that you are writing for.
Research outlines offer several advantages, including increased efficiency and a reduced workload. Watch this video and learn the best tips for writing a research outline"
Request Your Free Sample: https://www.firstediting.com/editing-services-samples/
FIRST EDITING — Transforming Writers Into Authors
First Editing is the internet's leading company for professional editing services.
Since 1994, our writers & editors have created, edited, and proofread overmore than 200,000 documents for clients worldwide.
First Editing has a professional editing TEAM assigned to thoroughly review, edit, and improve your text to PERFECTION. You get personal service and professional results every time - guaranteed!
Fiction Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/editing-service/fiction-editing-services/
Nonfiction Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/editing-service/nonfiction-editing-services/
Academic Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/professional-dissertation-editors/
Research Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/scientific-manuscript-editors/
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A literature review is an important component of any academic research project. It involves reading, analyzing, and summarizing existing research in order to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge on a specific topic. In this video, we will discuss the different approaches to writing a literature review, the best time to do it in the research process, the structure of a literature review, and the key steps to follow when writing one. By following these tips and guidelines, you will be well on your way to compiling an effective and comprehensive literature review for your next academic study.
Request Your Free Sample: https://www.firstediting.com/editing-services-samples/
FIRST EDITING — Transforming Writers Into Authors
First Editing is the internet's leading company for professional editing services.
Since 1994, our writers & editors have created, edited, and proofread overmore than 200,000 documents for clients worldwide.
First Editing has a professional editing TEAM assigned to thoroughly review, edit, and improve your text to PERFECTION. You get personal service and professional results every time - guaranteed!
Fiction Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/editing-service/fiction-editing-services/
Nonfiction Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/editing-service/nonfiction-editing-services/
Academic Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/professional-dissertation-editors/
Research Editing Services https://www.firstediting.com/scientific-manuscript-editors/
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One of the most difficult parts of becoming a writer is copy editing. But now, it is made easier and efficient with the help of a writing tool.
In this episode, Lisa from ProWritingAid joins JoEllen as they continue with this quartet interview together with Kristina and Tara as she shares the importance of copy editing and how it should be done with the ProWritingAid tool.
Highlights:
[03:22] How does the ProwritingAid tool make writing easier?
[05:05] What is the most common copy editing issue in writing and how does the writer fix it?
[07:16] How to use reports for sharing concerns with professional editing?
Link:
https://publishing-power.com/
ProWritingAid - the best grammar checker, style editor, and editing ...
In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they’re going to talk about Show, Don’t Tell.
ProWritingAid, which we love and partner with so much because they have a fantastic online platform that helps you to become a better writer and they teach you so much it's not just improving your work but you really get to learn and it’s fantastic, its grammar guru style editor and of course it's just a copywriting all in one package it's like a writing mentor there. So, they have reports and different tools that we use every day with all editors as professional editors too.
Learn what Show, Don’t Tell means, and how it will help you to become a better self-editor so that you can improve your writing skills now.
Highlights:
[01:20] Whatdoes Show, Don’t tell means?
[01:52] The Goal of Show, Don’t tell
[03:25] How does it affect the reader's experience?
[06:33] Keeping my reader engaged: To be Verbs
[07:07] Keeping my reader engaged: Camera Test
[08:39] Keeping my reader engaged: Settings
[09:54] How significant are sensory reports?
[11:58] Keeping my reader engaged: Weather
[12:52] How can ProWriting Aid help you in your writing?
Links:
https://fictionary.co/
ProWritingAid
Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!
Whenever a character learns new information, they should make a decision or change their course of action.
Discover how to use the element "Revelation" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.
PS.
Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!
You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Revelation-with-Kristina-Stanley
In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they are going to talk about Readability.
ProWritingAid is basically a grammar guru and style editor and copy editor and writing mentor all inside this one fantastic platform and we do use ProwritingAid every single one of our editors and our professional editing tools so we love combining and partnering with them and helping people do better self-editing so that the writing improves.
Learn what Manuscript Readability is and how it can help improve your writing now.
Highlights:
[02:44] The Goal of Readability
[03:22] The Larger Scale in Readability
[04:18] How Important is Readability Score?
[06:09] What kind of score should we aim for in general?
[06:50] What grade level or age is most mass-market fiction written for?
Links:
https://fictionary.co/
ProWritingAid
Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!
To build a series of intense moments and make readers feel they are living the experience, there must be tension in every scene. While conflict is the action that is actually happening in a scene. A physical fight, an argument, a battle to win a race. Conflict keeps readers engaged in the story.
Discover how to use the element "Tension vs Conflict" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now.
PS.
Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!
You can watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Tension-vs-Conflict-with-Kristina-Stanley
In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they’re going to talk about Clarity.
ProWritingAid is an editing Platform and Style Editor and considered Grammar Guru, and they basically mentor you all in one package online, so they've got world-class grammar and style checking, and you can use this Platform which is a Plugin, and an extension, and a tool online, to do your basic copy editing and it's one of the professional tools we use here at First Editing when we are doing work, so the more tools you have in your bag the better off your writing is, and that's why we are cooperating and partnering with ProWritingAid to bring you more information about how to improve your Writing.
Learn the ultimate goal of every writer as we go deep in Clarity and how it can help improve your writing right now.
Highlights:
[01:19] Why Clarity is the Ultimate Goal for Every Writer
[03:17] What is Clarity?
[04:17] Why is clarity the audience’s focus?
[06:17] Why is word choice important?
[08:23] Is clarity the same for every writer?
[10:55] How to achieve clarity with ProwritingAid
Links:
https://fictionary.co/
ProWritingAid
In this episode, you will also:
- Get a free professional editing sample and recommendation today.
- Download the FREE Book Editing Handbook, "Your Editing Journey".
- Join our free Self-Editing School monthly live webinars.
- Get ProWritingAid as your online self-editing tool.
Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here so you get every short and helpful episode.
Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!
Grabbing the reader’s attention with a great scene hook will keep them reading the story. Evaluate each scene opening and determine if there is an entry hook.
Leave the reader wanting more—and they'll start the next chapter! Evaluate the ending of each scene and determine if there is an exit hook.
Discover how to use the element "Entry and Exit Hooks" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now.
PS.
Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!
Watch the video here.
Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!
Leaving a reader adrift is never a good idea. The start of a new scene means the POV has changed, the setting has changed, or the time has changed, hence every scene must be anchored in POV, setting, and time.
Discover how to use the element "How Anchor a Scene" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now.
PS.
Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!
You can watch the video here.
Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!
There must always be a reason why any given scene exists in the story. A scene without a purpose will distract the reader from the main story. It may even bore the reader. If a scene doesn't drive the story forward, then ask why it’s in the novel. Your client may need to revise or cut the scene.
Discover how to use the element "Purpose of a Scene" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now.
PS.
Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!
https://firstediting.com/Purpose-of-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley
Your editing will be influenced by the demands of your book, where you are in the writing process, and what you want from your editor. To accomplish effectiveness and clarity, you must go through three phases in the editing process.
In today’s episode, JoEllen Nordstrom, founder of First Editing, will give a run-through of the levels of editing and its specific purposes.
Listen to this episode now to learn about the many types of writing you'll need!
Highlights:
- [00:25] What is structural content editing?
- [01:29] Structural Editing for Non-Fiction Writers
- [01:58] First Level: Substantive Content Editing
- [02:51] Second Level: Line Editing
- [03:47] Final Level: Copy Editing
- [04:15] Fourth and Final Stage: Professional Proofreading
Link:
https://www.firstediting.com/our-editors/joellen/
Having a scene name will help you determine the purpose of the scene and quickly find scenes you want to work on.
Discover how to use the element of Naming a Scene in a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
You can also watch it here: https://firstediting.com/Naming-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley
Check each scene and determine if the characters in the scene are in motion. If the characters are not in motion, recommend revising the scene with motion to add depth to the reader experience.
Discover how to use the Characters in Motion of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
Learn more here: https://firstediting.com/Characters-in-Motion-with-Kristina-Stanley
Knowing what the Point of View character learns in the scene will help you evaluate the character arc and plot choices.
Discover how to use the POV Knowledge Gained of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
Watch it here: https://firstediting.com/POV-Knowledge-Gained-with-Kristina-Stanley
When an editor and author or writer is designing a story, it is best to consider the story arc. The story arc is essential in creating a story, most successfully published books have all followed the story arc.
In this episode, we will be discussing an important key scene in a story arc which is the Inciting Incident with Kristina Stanley of Fictionary. An author must know and be able to identify his/her inciting incident and must find ways to figure it out since it keeps the readers involve in the story that they are reading.
Listen to this episode of the Story Arc Series and learn more about the Inciting Incident and its importance in a story.
Highlights:
[00:17] What is a story arc and why is it important
[01:18] Inciting Incident: What is it all about and its importance
[02:30] Example of an Inciting Incident in Gonegirl and Twilight
[04:40] How can you identify an inciting incident
Links:
https://www.firstediting.com/our-editors/joellen/
https://fictionary.co/
It’s impossible to keep track of the emotional arc of a character without knowing how each scene affects that character. As the editor, you’ll check if the scene had a positive or negative impact on the character.
Discover how to use the Scene Impact on POV Character of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
Watch it here: https://firstediting.com/Scene-Impact-on-POV-Character-with-Kristina-Stanley
If there is nothing at stake, then the goal is not strong enough and there won't be tension in the scene. Your client may not have thought this deeply about each scene, and you may trigger their imagination by asking what happens if the POV fails at achieving their goal.
Discover how to use the What if the Goal Fails of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
Watch it here: https://firstediting.com/What-if-the-Goal-Fails-with-Kristina-Stanley
Linking the goal to the plot will make characters believable. This element enables you to recommend where your client can trim or intensify scenes.
Discover how to use the Goal Related to Plot of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
You can watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Goal-Related-to-Plot-with-Kristina-Stanley
We relate the internal goal of the POV character to a character weakness. The weakness will hinder the character and is something they must overcome.
Discover how to use the POV Goal Internal of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
Watch the vide here: https://firstediting.com/POV-Goal-Internal-with-Kristina-Stanley
The POV goal is what the POV character wants during a scene. Goals drive the story forward. If a character doesn't have a goal, then what are they doing?
Discover how to use the POV Goal of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
The point of view character for a scene is a promise to readers that they will experience that scene from that character's perspective. Your role is to check your client is consistent with POV characters and that they are using POV effectively.
Discover how to use the Point of View of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
The love of your characters will keep your readers coming back. This element gives you a quick method to see who is in each scene and evaluate if your client is controlling which characters get page time.
Discover how to use the Characters per Scene of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
A great fiction story is made up of a collection of great scenes that flow smoothly from one to another.
Discover how to use the 38 Story Elements to create and link great scenes, turning those scenes into a powerful story. Join professional Story Coach Editors JoEllen and Kristina as they evaluate the major components of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.
In The 38 Story Elements of Fiction Series we will discuss
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Why each Story Element is important for creating a powerful story
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How to use the Story Element successfully in your writing
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What a professional Story Coach Editor advice can you apply TODAY
Join Kristina Stanley, the founder of Fictionary, who is co-hosting Publishing Power. We discuss the most advanced method of fiction editing when professional editors use AI as a tool.
In this podcast, you will:
• Learn what a proper story edit includes.
• Discover how editors are using AI to improve your story.
• Understand how you can benefit from such tools before, during, and after the edit.
• Find out how to determine if a story edit is right for you.
Do you know what type of editing your manuscript needs? Know how to identify who is qualified and who you can trust for Copy Editing. Discover the best price and decide where you should start Copy editing that you need. Learn where you can use onCopy tools to get you to a better position and save you time and money.
We are going to talk about when it is necessary to get a Copy edit and how it would help you reach your goals in writing.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- What determines your editing price
- Where you can find onCopy editing tools for free help
- Why revising with a professional Copy Editor is necessary
- How Copy Editing works and helps you reach your goals
Do you know what type of editing your manuscript needs? Know how to identify who is qualified and who you can trust for Line Editing. Discover the best price and decide where you should start line editing that you need. Learn where you can use online tools to get you to a better position and save you time and money.
We are going to talk about when it is necessary to get a line edit and how it would help you reach your goals in writing.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- What determines your editing price
- Where you can find online editing tools for free help
- Why revising with a professional Line Editor is necessary
- How Line Editing works and helps you reach your goals
Do you want to know what is content editing? You are in for a treat! We are going to go through 10 steps to help you decide what it is you want, what you need, who to hire, who you can trust, and how you can reach your goals that are drawing you towards editing.
In this podcast, you will learn:
• How does professional content editing help you?
• When do you start content editing
• Which content editing do you need?
• How to evaluate what your manuscript NEEDS
• How to determine what you WANT from your Content Editor
...and more!
How much editing you need and want is determined by your writing needs and where you are in your editing journey. Learn how to evaluate these factors to choose between copy editing, line editing, and developmental content editing. Lastly, we discuss the importance of self-editing which can help save you additional time and money during your first round of revisions.
In this podcast you will:
- Discover the different professional editing services available.
- Learn how to determine what you need.
- Decide what you want from your editor.
- Know how much editing you will get with copy editing, line editing, and substantive content editing.
Determine what you need from your editor first.
What type of editing do you want? What level of editing do you NEED? Listen to today's quick overview of the different editing services. Get a brief introduction to book editing. Learn so that you can save time and money when hiring professional editing services. This is the introduction to an editing series.
JoEllen covers the differences between copy, line, and content editing.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- Copy editing and how to get free help
- Line editing and when it is recommended
- Content editing and how it improves your overall manuscript
Get to know our Publishing Power Speaker, JoEllen Nordström!
Selling through retail stores is much the same as selling through bookstores. Publishers need a distribution partner, books are sold off the shelf and unsold book are returned for credit. Sale to non0reetail buyers in corporations, associations, military and the academic segment are not for resale, but for use as premiums and ad specialties. Sales are generally in large quantities, and for that reason can take a year or more to close. Books are sold on a non-returnable basis and the buyers pay shipping charges in many cases.
Brian gives you tips and instructions for selling books through non-bookstore retailers such as supermarkets, discount stores and airport stores, as well as making large, non-returnable sales to non-retail buyers in corporations, associations, schools and the military.
In this podcast, you will also learn how to make large, profitable sales to non-bookstore buyers and that there is a large, profitable opportunity for selling books to non-bookstore buyers.
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Brian Jud!
Do you have too many ideas and tasks but not enough time to put it all into action? Consider the benefits of teaming with an Author Assistant who can help you with marketing, launching, daily tasks, communication, and more. Become more productive and effective in creating your writing dreams with an assistant.
Discover how an assistant can change your life as an author. An assistant stands beside authors as a partner, managing marketing and finding an audience to make your dream a reality.
In this podcast you will also learn:
- What is an Author Assistant
- What tasks can an assistant help YOU with
- When and Why you might consider an assistant
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Kate Tilton!
Learn the 5 Key Step to Activating Your Book! Also, join the 5 Day Writing Challenge that will walk you through how to write a successful social media post and connect with your audience.
In this podcast, you will discover how to activate your book and learn how to:
- Know your audience
- Define your mission
- Gather your ideas
- Create your map
- Capture it effectively
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Deborah Ager!
Attention nonfiction authors and subject matter experts, including books on business leadership, company culture, support for entrepreneurs, project management, corporate responsibility, management, diversity, health, self-help, personal growth, Christian Books! Michael Stickler wants to help every Non fiction authors sell 30-50K books.
Discover why success happens in the planning before writing.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
• How to plan, outline, and activate your- publishing plan
• Editorial and writing stages
• Book cover testing with 10,000 sample audience readersand expert peer review
• Publication release and book launch for hard, soft, ebook, and audio versions
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Mike Stickler!
Graduate writing - PhDs and Masters theses and dissertations - are long projects that adhere to a set of conventions. Usually they include a literature review and a methodology section, sometimes a bit of history or a theoretical framing. While not all theses or dissertations across subject areas will be similar, most will have sections that are very similar. As a graduate writer, you can feel confident in your subject matter, and this episode will walk you through the how-tos of creating some of the standard sections that these genres of academic writing include.
Dr. Lindy goes through what's necessary in an introduction for a thesis or a dissertation: how do you write about methodology and provide a literature review, and what are some other sections in a typical thesis or dissertation?
In this podcast, you will also learn:
• How to write a successful thesis/dissertation introduction
• What is a methodology section and how to write it
• What needs to be included in a literature review and how to write it
• How to paraphrase and model build without plagiarizing, but without over quoting in a thesis or dissertation
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Dr. Lindy Ledohowski!
Learn the essentials to outlining a successful book by focusing on the essentials and avoiding unnecessary pitfalls.
Get insight and guidance from bestselling author Christine Kloser to plan and create your book.
In this podcast you will learn how to:
- Blueprint your book
- Consider the most important things before writing
- Focus on the most essential areas
- Use tools when outlining your book
- Avoid author pitfalls
- Overcome writing challenges
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Christine Kloser!
Discover the power of affiliate marketing to market and sell you book. Magnify your book launch with strong connections that help you promote successfully.
In this podcast you will discover how to
• Connect as an author with an affiliate partner to promote your book
• Monetize your book
• Make money launching your book
• Build a community for creating these partnerships
Plus, get your FREE Mini Course for authors and learn how to:
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Get Affiliates Involved in Promoting Your Book
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Promote Book Launches as an Affiliate
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Do Affiliate Marketing Inside Your Book
Visit www.MattMcWilliams.com/FE and get your free copy!
Teresa discusses the importance of word-of-mouth epidemics when launching and developing Long Game Strategies when writing and publishing your book. Join us as she outlines the most important planning you can do for your book!
Having a system in place to write, edit, publish and launch helps you become a bestseller. Teresa shares with us why having a quality manuscript is important when launching and approaching test readers. This helps you find your target audience. She shares that it is vital to understand how to PLAN to profit with your book. She stresses the importance of Strategy and choosing what is best for you and your vision. Last, she touches on why relationships are important when launching your book. She always stresses the secret of influence as your ultimate tool to success.
In this podcast you will learn:
- How having a system helps you become a bestseller
- Why a quality manuscript is important when launching and how it helps you find your target audience
- Why Relationships are Important When Launching Your Book
- What Is the Secret of Influence
- How Authors Self-Sabotage
Due to popular demand, welcome back our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Teresa de Grosbois!
Many authors focus on writing their book and then think they should just launch. They do not take enough time to prepare and build an audience to set them up for success. Even those that do some pre-launch marketing often stop as soon as their book is published. This will result, 90% of the time, in a complete halt to sales as well. The authors who will have the most success know and understand the importance of a long-term approach to their book marketing. Alexa works with authors to build that pre, during, and post-launch marketing strategy so that they are set up for better success.
Alexa covers the importance of authors to focus on more than just their book launch, but having a specific plan for audience growth beginning very early in the writing process and continuing long after the book has launched.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- Why authors must start their marketing early.
- How authors need to focus on creating a plan and taking consistent action steps to follow that plan.
- The importance of building an engaged and correct audience.
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Alexa Bigwarfe!
Stevie Award-Winning Book Coach Lisa Tener shares the steps to write a successful book proposal, how many of her clients have gotten 5- and 6-figure book deals, how to think like an agent or publisher, how to avoid top mistakes and much more!
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- What agents and publishers are looking for
- How to avoid the most common mistakes
- Platform and promotion tips
- The elements of a successful proposal
- Book proposal etiquette
- Secrets of 5- and 6-figure book deals
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Lisa Tener!
Maybe you've heard that audiobooks are experiencing a lot of growth? Get the stats on what is happening in the market and learn about options for making and distributing your audiobook.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- The things you need to consider when making an audiobook
- How to prepare and produce your title
- And, once the production is ready, how to distribute your title.
- Options in the market for turning your title into an audiobook.
This episode will offer some guidance on resources for getting the help you need to create a successful audiobook.
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Michele Cobb!
Dan Blank discusses how to focus on your big vision in creating your website and developing your author base. It is all about defining who you are and what you are creating. Take this and communicate it often and in as many ways as possible while remaining true to your personality and vision. Be authentic and bold. Share your journey, passions, and struggles to connect with those around you.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- Five Tips on What Makes a Great Author Website- Own Your Platform
- Build Your Website Before You Need It
- Use Your Website to Explain What You Create and Why
- Lead People Somewhere
- Show Up as a Real Person, Not a Faceless Author
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Dan Blank!
Learn what it takes to get booked to speak about your book to create exposure and sales to a targeted audience. This is the perfect and easiest way to create real momentum.
Discover how to utilize speaking to get exposure and more sales and know that Speaking is a Marketing Platform.
In this podcast, you will also learn:
- How to Get Booked
- Who can become a Speaker
- How do You sell Your Book without being Salesy
- What other ways can You Use Speaking to get the Word Out
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Tonya Hofmann!
How do you get things that you really enjoy turn into a marketing strategy? Marketing is creative and you can find something that maybe you didn’t even think is marketing.
In this webinar, you will also learn:
- Networking as a relationship building
- Difference of ‘first-draft brain’ and ‘editor brain’
- Importance of expressing your conflict of your book as part of marketing copies
- People connect with your characters and marketing with real connection to the emotion of your character is helpful
- Importance of conveying the story in book description or ads through your character’s lens
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Bryan Cohen!
Do you struggle with book marketing? Does it seem like writing your book was easier than promoting it? Do you try to market your book, but don't seem to get results? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this session is for you!
During our conversation with book marketing expert Sandra Beckwith about The Secret to Book Marketing Success: Focus, you'll learn:
- The one thing you need to do before anything else
- How this single activity will save you time, yet yield better results
- Why you haven't done this yet & and why you can't avoid it any longer
- The marketing tasks you can and can't skip
You'll discover how to get the focus you need for your book, and how much easier the process is when you have that.
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Sandra Beckwith!
Selling your book to others begins with authoritative personal branding. We're going to show you how to connect with potential buyers and fans who can't wait to read your book and follow your journey along the way using the most effective strategies on Facebook, Instagram, and your personal website.
Her goal is to teach you the simplest way to use social media as a "front end funnel" to garner fans who you can leverage for future book sales, speaking engagement attendance, and email list subscribers.
These strategies are meant to be easily accomplished by anyone- no crazy tech jargon or expensive budgets here!
You'll discover how Selling your book to others begins with authoritative personal branding. We're going to show you how to connect with potential buyers and fans who can't wait to read your book and follow your journey along the way using the most effective strategies on Facebook, Instagram, and your personal website.
Her goal is to teach you the simplest way to use social media as a "front end funnel" to garner fans who you can leverage for future book sales, speaking engagement attendance, and email list subscribers.
These strategies are meant to be easily accomplished by anyone- no crazy tech jargon or expensive budgets here!
Plus, she'll tell you where you could download a free book marketing plan template with instructions for creating your own book marketing plan!
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Chelse Hensley!
There's a point in our lives where we're lost and we don't know what we're doing with our lives anymore! All you want to do is quit your job and do your passion!
This podcast talks about how Sacha became an independent full-time writer, publisher and producing her own creative works!
Here are some steps she took to get there:
- Get out of debt.
- Build your own platform.
- Prepare your mental transition.
- The importance of multiple steams of income
You will learn how Sacha left her job to pursue her passion and living her dreams!
Is your Amazon book page helping to sell your book or discouraging potential readers from buying? Your Amazon book page can make or break a sale. Yet so few authors pay attention to it - beyond uploading their book, most Amazon book pages are ignored completely.
This podcast talks about the importance of having a great book page, a checklist guide, and what you can do to make it appealing.
Learn quick, simple and free ways to maximize their Amazon Book Page to sell more books!
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Penny Sansevieri!
Writing a memoir can seem overwhelming. The key is knowing how to outline your memoir to give it the structure of a best-selling novel and the heart only you can provide.
Many bestselling memoirs are written by the already-famous: Actors, business titans, government officials. However, the majority of the memoirs published every year are written by people who are not famous, perhaps not even well-known in their community. So why do these memoirs sell? In a word... structure.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
- What elements to include in your memoir and what to exclude.
- How to order your chapters and sections for maximum reader immersion
- How to attract the right readers to your book, guaranteeing positive reviews
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Kristin McTiernan!
Wondering why your book isn't on the shelves of the major bookstore chains? Always dream to get into airport stores or a major chain? Amy Collins tells you how it all works. Get a real life look at the honest truth of what it takes to get into major chains and know what it takes to get into the stores you have been dreaming of.
Learn:
- The inns and outs of books sales
- Whether or not your book has a chance
- Some of the most highly trafficked and successful stores out there.
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Amy Collins!
Learn how editing is advancing and evolving with the use of artificial intelligence and online tools, apps, and browser extensions. Also, discover how you can use this technology and successfully publish your book with the expert help of professional editors. From Story Editing to Copy Editing to Professional Editing, you have many options to ensure that your words shine while engaging your readers in your manuscript.
Get an insight into the entire editing process to edit your book from start to finish with the help of Fictionary, ProWritingAid and FirstEditing at the London Book Fair 2020. These three experts are teaming up to provide you with the comprehensive knowledge and step-by-step instructions needed for editing along with their new ebook “Your Editing Journey.”
Plus, get the unique opportunity to TRY ALL THREE EDITING SERVICES at an incredible price of only $199. The Editing Bundle is only available until March 13, 2020.
The Editing Bundle includes:
- 1 year of Fictionary ($200)
- 2 years of ProWritingAid ($100)
- Editing Voucher FirstEditing ($200*)
You can purchase yours at: www.prowritingaid.com/editingbundle for only $199 until March 13, 2020.
*with $350+ purchase
Learn:
- How Fictionary’s amazing new editing software helps you create the perfect story arc
- Why over a million writers use ProWritingAid to copy edit
- What professional editors from FirstEditing provide that technology can’t
- When to use each of these three services during your editing journey
Get step-by-step insight into how the small details can create a best-selling book. Launch your success with proven tips.
In this podcast you will learn from book marketing expert Dave Chesson the importance of planning and implementing a solid plan before, during, and after you write your book.
Learn:
Phase 1: Before Writing Your Book you will want to research your market, competition, effective writing tools, and finally, plan, outline and write your book.
In Phase 2: Putting Your Book Together helps you select a title, subtitle, book cover, description, editor, keywords, categories, author page details, bio description, and how to sell on Amazon and beyond.
The final Phase 3: Launching Your Book explains how to track books sales, email followers, use book promo sites, create ads, get reviews, create a press release and network with other authors.
Discover Kobo Writing Life and publish your book internationally in four easy steps! This self-publishing platform with no aggregator fees provides fantastic opportunities and tools so you can launch successfully.
In this Publishing-Power podcast you will learn:
- 3 Key Features of Kobo Writing Life
- 4 Easy Steps to Publishing Your eBook
- How Pre-Orders Create Advantages on Kobo Writing Life
- Why Audio Book Publishing Creates New Opportunities
- What Kobo Writing Life Promos Help You Sell More Books
Learn how Joanna Penn transitioned from her corporate day job to a multi-six-figure author entrepreneur. After deciding that she wanted to be a full-time author, she downsized, planned, and created her new career as a bestselling author.
So listen in to learn:
- The importance of deciding what you truly want to achieve with your writing so that you can map out a plan to your success
- How others have made the transition from their day job to a career in the book industry
- How to create multiple streams of income as a writer
Joanna Penn encourages authors to decide what it is you truly want. When you know this, you can focus on achieving your success as a writer.
Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Joanna Penn!
Every day there are hundreds of opportunities to talk about your book. When the chance finally arrives to promote your book be sure you are prepared to capture their attention and get the audience asking for more.
In this episode, you will learn:
- About an exciting new media training course which prepares you for interviews, presentations, promotions, and more.
- See how other professionals use the media to their advantage with smooth transition techniques and more.
The best part is that these very modern lessons provide professional training in one minute each!
Imagine getting your book into the hands of a captive, upscale audience. The Bedside Reading Program places authors' books into prestigious hotels so that you can achieve top exposure. This is a fantastic new opportunity! Learn how this helps your market while considering what other options there are to expand your brand and distribution process.
In this episode you will learn:
- Ways to make your book stand out in the market
- How to master the concept of selling
- Why books are business
- Brand new out-of-the-box marketing tools for authors
After listening to this podcast, you’ll understand what story editing is and why it’s important to you. You'll be given the basis for ensuring your story is well-told, well-paced, and highly effective.
You’ll learn when it’s the right time to hire an editor, and we’ll show you a great tool you can use to perform a story edit.
You will learn:
- What is story editing
- Why it’s important you learn this skill.
- A place to start - 3 areas to evaluate.
- When you’re ready to work with an editor.
- How Fictionary can help
She Writes University, Fictionary and ProWritingAid have partnered to create a 4-course series that covers story editing, copy editing, indie publishing options and how to prepare your book for the market. Any author at any stage in their career can benefit from this insider knowledge. Whether you're a first-time author who doesn't know where to start or a traditionally published author interested in indie life and taking more control of your career, this boot camp is a deep dive into all the ways authors can grow their knowledge and take charge of their writing future.
In this episode, you will learn about the Indie Publishing Bootcamp. This course provides in-depth information on how to:
- Edit and improve your story with Fictionary's online tool.
- Use Pro Writing Aid's copy-editing tool in your daily writing and before submitting it to a professional editor.
- Publish independently with various new and developing options for authors, and prepare to successfully market your book.
- Learn from experienced professionals with proven results.
This is an overview of the She Writes University Indie Book Publishing Camp's 4 part online editing course. Using such tools and methods help you become a better writer while allowing your professional editor to provide a more in-depth review and edit of your manuscript.
If you want to get a publishing deal and more readers, you’ve got to know what publishers (and readers) buy and how to make your book stand out from the pack. Randy will tell you exactly what you need to know to get an agent or publisher to offer you a contract.
There’s the book you want to write and the book a publishers and readers will buy: Are they the same book?
Randy will tell you exactly what you need to know to get an agent or publisher to offer you a contract.
You will learn:
- What topics are hot and what’s not.
- The sales tool you need to sell a manuscript to a publisher.
- The quickest way to get an agent or publisher to stop in their tracks.
- The 1 thing to not do if you are serious about getting a publisher
- How to get cover endorsements when you don’t know famous people.
- The biggest mistakes authors make.
- The things you absolutely must do to make your book stand out.
- Details about your writing that publishers always look for.
- The biggest questions publishers ask before making a buying decision.
Bridget Marmion, a veteran marketing director, who spent decades at FSG, Random House, Houghton Mifflin and also worked with self-published authors, shares the top tips she wishes every writer knew, whether your genre is fiction or non-fiction.
Title, format, price, ads, publicity, social media, events, email marketing, what matters for YOUR book?
Bridget Marmion, a veteran marketing director, who spent decades at FSG, Random House, Houghton Mifflin and also worked with self-published authors, shares the top tips she wishes every writer knew, whether your genre is fiction or non-fiction.
During this 20 minute presentation Bridget will cover:
- When you should begin plans to launch your book
- The first question each author must answer before developing an effective publishing and marketing plan
- The most important marketing tool
- The least sexy, most crucial effective element of any marketing campaign
- Developing YOUR marketing/promotional campaign
Have an idea for a book, but not sure what it takes to get your manuscript to the marketplace. Keith Ogorek shares 7 key things you can do to assure you become a published author.
Research says about 200 million people have an idea for a book, yet most never become an author. In this helpful podcast, Keith Ogorek shares seven key things he has learned from working with hundreds of writers and authors so that you end up with a published book instead of just an unfinished manuscript.You will learn:
- The most important thing every writer needs to do
- The keys to turning your idea into a compelling fiction or non-fiction book
- How to create a plan to get to your goal
- The importance of constructive feedback and the risks of unqualified opinions
Get ready and find out how to launch your book to five-star reviews with beta readers, a high-converting website, and ownership of your book data in this podcast.
Carla King hosts the Author Friendly podcast and runs the self-publishing and technology track for the San Francisco Writers Conference.
Get ready and find out how to launch your book to five-star reviews with beta readers, a high-converting website, and ownership of your book data in this FREE webinar.
In this episode, you will learn how to launch your book to five-star reviews with:
- Beta readers
- A high-converting website
- And, ownership of your book
Have you always love the idea of becoming a successful author? Maybe you have a book in your head, or you already have one written, but you’re just not sure what it takes to go all the way.
Join three-time bestselling author Teresa de Grosbois for a information-packed session on how to go from idea to bestseller. We’ll cover the basics of everything you need to know, from what publishers are looking for, to how the bestseller lists work and how to get on them.You will learn:
- the top mistakes would-be authors make and how to avoid them
- what publishers want and how to get them to pay attention
- how the bestseller lists work and which ones you should go for
- what it takes to put a book on New York Times
- how to get hundreds of influential people talking about you book
This is THE podcast that helps authors like you to Write-Edit-Publish-Launch! My editing team has helped over 35,000 authors so I feel confident that I know someone who can share some valuable insight that can help you too!
In this episode, you will learn:
- What exactly is Publishing Power
- Why I started this podcast
- How you can discover how publishing works in today’s world
- How we are here to help you write, edit, publish and launch to success.