Jesper Schmidt's Blog, page 8
February 22, 2021
Getting a Traditional Publishing Contract
We’ve been asked more than one occasion how an author can get a traditional publishing contract?
While Autumn did sign a traditional contract years back, none of us are experts on the subject matter.
To bridge that gap, we brought in the award-winning author, Andrea Phillips, to share some insights and advice on this very topic.
If you want to learn more about Andrea, you can find here:
http://www.andreaphillips.com
http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
http://twitter.com/andrhia
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Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/40a69ef7...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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February 19, 2021
Goodreads Marketing for Authors
Goodreads is a social platform where readers congregate.
Are the ways in which we can market our books to these people without being sleazy?
Jesper has no idea about Goodreads, so he asks all the stupid questions, while Autumn tries to convince him that Goodreads is a good platform.
(For the record, Jesper did claim his author profile on Goodreads the day after the recording of this episode)
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
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Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/ee67f66a...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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February 8, 2021
Seven Steps to Writing a Novel
Do you get lost in the middle of writing your novel … or just lost when writing, wondering what should come next?
Discover seven steps that will give each part of your novel a purpose, link the plot to your character’s arc, and get you writing with a direction. We go over each step, give you a chapter estimate for each, and talk about how this technique has changed our writing.
For the Youtube video we mention in the podcast that has some visuals on the Seven Steps, check out https://youtu.be/DpIbF9r9fAk.
Check out the new reader-oriented Facebook group we mention in the episode at https://www.facebook.com/groups/immersivefantasyfans
And check out our book Plot Development: A Method of Outlining Fiction for more information on the Seven Steps of Story Structure and how it links to character arcs.
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/b3b79f09...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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February 1, 2021
Top 10 Most USELESS Spells & Magic Systems
In this hilarious episode of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Autumn and Jesper share the most stupid magic spells, and extremely useless magic systems, they can think off.
Listen in, have some fun, and learn about a spell animating walking tea cups, a more than deadly magic system made up by Autumn’s evil mind, and lots more.
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below. (Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/d7c455cf...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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January 25, 2021
Tips from an Audiobook Narrator – With Brian Grace
Have you wanted to make your novel into an audiobook but wasn’t sure what to expect or what a narrator would need?
Join Autumn and voice actor and narrator Brian Grace to explore audiobooks from the other side of the creative coin as they delve into what a narrator needs to bring your story to life, how they choose a project to tackle, why a narrator costs so much, what it is they actually do, and if they secretly love your characters as much as you.
Learn more about Brian on his website at http://briangracevo.com/ and his film demo at https://youtu.be/1yB7lsYbU-M.
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST! Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/d00a6530...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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January 18, 2021
Artificial Intelligence and Writing
Ten years ago – or thereabouts – indie authors started self-publishing as digital tools, like the Kindle, made it all possible. We’ve seen audiobooks grow rapidly in the last year or two, but we are yet to see the next true market disruption. It’s not audiobooks!
Instead, it’s much more likely that in the coming decade, AI, or Artificial Intelligence, will revolutionize the publishing industry.
In episode 108 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Autumn and Jesper unpacks the topic of AI and writing for you.
Links from the episode
Book on AI by Joanna Penn: https://amzn.to/3nkpGWZ
Article mentioned in the podcast episode: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/16/21...
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/f236c259...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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January 11, 2021
Creating Reader Engagement with Tiers
Last year, Autumn rolled out a pretty unique system for organizing and encouraging engagement with her reader email list through a tiering system. Would it work for you?
We go over the details along with the pros and cons – like “Yay, readers sharing your books on social media while website stats skyrocket” to “OMG, I have to write how many emails to do this?” 
Check it out and see if you find a piece that will help you reach and motivate your readers in a new way!
Don’t forget to check out the FREE Self Publishing Success course at https://ultimatefantasywritersguide.c...!
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday. SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy.
For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/6a0127e2...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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January 4, 2021
5 Book Ideas I WON’T Write!
Welcome to the first episode of 2021. Autumn and Jesper each share 5 book ideas that they won’t write.
Some of those ideas are lighthearted – and perhaps outright silly (read: hilarious) – whereas others can prove to be excellent inspiration for your own stories.
As promised here’s the link to our new and free course on self-publishing: https://ultimatefantasywritersguide.c...
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/e1362614...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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December 28, 2020
The Worst Advertising Mistake Authors Make – with Bryan Cohen
Join Autumn and special guest Bryan Cohen to discuss AMS ads, book blurbs, and, oh yeah, the worst advertising mistake authors can make.
Bryan is an expert on book blurbs and his free AMS ad challenges have helped thousands of authors learn the ropes of using Amazon ads. Does that mean AMS ads are hitting saturation? What might be the next big move for self-published authors to connect with readers? We discuss that and more!
Check out Bryan’s podcast the Sell More Books Show at https://sellmorebooksshow.com/. And learn more about Bryan on his website: http://bryancohen.com/.
Join Bryan’s January 2021 AMS challenge at https://bryancohen.lpages.co/january-...
Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy.
For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/d9d1a6d7...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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December 21, 2020
What’s To Come in 2021 & Happy Holidays!
The holidays are upon us as well as the last few weeks of 2020!
We take a quick look back to see how well we did with the goals we outlined a year ago and talk about where Am Writing Fantasy and the podcast is headed in the brand new year.
Plus, Happy Holidays to all of our listeners and Patreon supporters. We love having you share this time with us!
SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST!
Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.
Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you’ll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.
Read the full transcript below.
(Please note that it’s automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).
Or you can listen to the podcast! There are several ways …
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts!The podcast player below. Just click play. Or scroll past it to read the full transcript (These are automatically generated and while AI is super cool, it isn’t perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion).On Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your fave podcast app. Just search for “Am Writing Fantasy.”You can listen on YouTube. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'amwritingfantasy.podbean.com/daf661a5...', rssUrl: 'http://podcast.amwritingfantasy.com/f...', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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