Mark asks: “What are the basic steps involved in publishing my own books?”
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Resources Mentioned
How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean
Draft2Digital
PublishDrive
Smashwords
Gumroad
Subscribestar
Making Tracks: A Writer’s Guide to Audiobooks and How to Produce Them by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Creative Penn
Gail Carriger
Lawrence Block newsletter
JA Konrath
Scott Sigler
Marie Force
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Ian asks: “Do we need to register copyrights to defend our IP in court? Does buying ISBN numbers have any bearing?”
Resources Mentioned
The Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman, J.D.
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Robert asks: “Are new genres created by innovative authors, marketing, social trends, or something else?”
Resources Mentioned:
Nancy Drew
The Hardy Boys
The Secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-Do by J. Daniel Sawyer
Tom Swift Jr.
Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Caine asks: “Do you have any tips for quickly doing ‘major & thorough’ edit?”
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Ian asks: “Do you use the same audio set-up for audiobooks as you do for your podcast?”
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Melisa asks: “What’s the best way to keep track of my characters and their development?”
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Ian asks: “Help! My readers really *love* my villain. Should I just roll with it?”
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Melisa asks: “I want to cycle instead of edit, but integrating the sources from writing on different machines gets in the way?”
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Charles asks: “How would describe your perfect writing day?”
Resources Mentioned:
Time Enough At Last by Lynn Venable
Twilight Zone episode Time Enough at Last
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Melisa asks: “What are your thoughts on using Ingram Spark vs. KDP Print for paperback editions?”
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