Episode 180 – Tips for Publishing Wide for Authors at Different Stages

This episode features an excerpt from Mark’s forthcoming book Wide for the Win, which was also shared on an Alliance of Independent Authors online article.

To “go wide” or “publish wide” is to distribute and sell books via multiple platforms, rather than limiting yourself to a single outlet, usually Kindle (the only retailer with a blatant exclusivity program).

Publishing wide is a common recommendation for long-term, sustainable, and scalable growth.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update that includes a forthcoming promo run and the exhaustion he is recently feeling with multiple book launches in a relatively small window, as well as a word from this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In the reading of the book excerpt/article excerpt, Mark shares ideas for authors at different stages of publishing wide.

At the Start of Your Indie Writer journeyComing out of a Tour of Duty in KDP SelectReturning to WIDEYou’ve Been WIDE and You’re Not Selling

Links of Interest

For Independent Authors: The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Wide (ALLI article)Wide for the WinFindaway VoicesMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityPatreon for Stark Reflections

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0