Chris was recently interviewed on the Author Like a Boss podcast, a podcast for indie authors wanting to learn book marketing, self publish their books, and make a living with their writing. The topics touched on in this episode with Chris include:
How much readers care about who publishes the stories
Why women writers are doing so well as indie author
How you can make money by writing to market AND writing what you love
How to write what you love, and market it to what people will buy
How to build on your cover image, title, and blurb so that people want to buy your book
His book where he teaches you how to write 5,000 words per hour
How he mixed writing as a pantser and a plotter to be the most creative and efficient
Dan Harmon’s story circle
What passive marketing is, and why it’s so important to your author success
What percentage of mistakes he still makes, and how he learns from them
How often he sends newsletters and what he sends in his newsletter
How he builds his newsletter subscribers
The actual challenges and stresses of being a full-time author
His best advice for indie authors who want to be successful
Check out the Author Like a Boss podcast on iTunes!