An Interview with J T Lawrence
I've been rather busy behind the scenes recently, recoding some of my websites and preparing to take my Two Democracies: Revolution series wide. As of 23 April, Liberty will cease to be exclusive to Amazon, with the others coming out of their contracts over the following month. So, if you want to read them on Kindle unlimited, now's the time to grab them.
But the biggest news is that I broke ground on the second novel in the Two Democracies: Justice series. The first novel will be out mid-May, but I'm already a few chapters into its sequel.
Anyhow, in my interview today, I am talking to J T Lawrence, author of Why You were Taken and How We Found You and many, many other books.
What is your favourite positive saying?
Write. Polish. Publish. Repeat.
OK, so I take it that writing is pretty central to your life. I get that.
Do you have any advice for other authors on how to market their books?
Yes. Write another book!
That is a common adage. While there is some benefit to having new releases, and having a big backlist helps increase the reward on any marketing efforts you put in, you still need eyes on your book for it to work.
Getting honest and representative reviews can be a big part of a book's success, and that also relies on people knowing your book is out there. Do you have a strategy for finding reviewers?
I have a 300-strong advance team who I give free books in exchange for reviews.
I'd love to know what your conversion rate is, but I guess that's a professional secret. Seeing as Why You Were Taken has 165 reviews on the US store, I guess it's pretty effective!
In what formats is your book available?
Ebook, paperback and audio.
Have you written any novels in collaboration with other writers?
No, but I will be approaching a fellow dystopian author soon to pitch an idea for a collab.
Ooh. Sounds exciting! Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. Good luck with the pitch...
JT Lawrence is an Amazon bestselling, genre-hopping, kickass-female-protagonist-loving author.
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But the biggest news is that I broke ground on the second novel in the Two Democracies: Justice series. The first novel will be out mid-May, but I'm already a few chapters into its sequel.
Anyhow, in my interview today, I am talking to J T Lawrence, author of Why You were Taken and How We Found You and many, many other books.
What is your favourite positive saying?
Write. Polish. Publish. Repeat.
OK, so I take it that writing is pretty central to your life. I get that.
Do you have any advice for other authors on how to market their books?
Yes. Write another book!
That is a common adage. While there is some benefit to having new releases, and having a big backlist helps increase the reward on any marketing efforts you put in, you still need eyes on your book for it to work.
Getting honest and representative reviews can be a big part of a book's success, and that also relies on people knowing your book is out there. Do you have a strategy for finding reviewers?
I have a 300-strong advance team who I give free books in exchange for reviews.
I'd love to know what your conversion rate is, but I guess that's a professional secret. Seeing as Why You Were Taken has 165 reviews on the US store, I guess it's pretty effective!
In what formats is your book available?
Ebook, paperback and audio.
Have you written any novels in collaboration with other writers?
No, but I will be approaching a fellow dystopian author soon to pitch an idea for a collab.
Ooh. Sounds exciting! Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. Good luck with the pitch...
JT Lawrence is an Amazon bestselling, genre-hopping, kickass-female-protagonist-loving author.
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