Bestseller: A Self-Publishing Podcast by Reedsy

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Taking a book the whole nine yards is easier said than done. But it’s also easier than you’d think. From Reedsy, this is Bestseller, a podcast for aspiring authors, demystifying the process self-publishing a book, one chapter at a time.

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  • Apr 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 23m AVG DURATION
  • 38 EPISODES

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Season 4 Epilogue: The Beginning

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 24:26


But, as mysteriously as they begin, all creative journeys come to an end. Or do they?

Season 4 Chapter 5: A Long Way To Go Viral

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 28:15


These days, everyone wants to be the next overnight viral sensation. But, as it turns out, there's nothing overnight about it.

Season 4 Chapter 4: Branding Yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 25:48


Before selling your book, you need to learn how to sell yourself.

Season 4 Chapter 3: Reading The Write Way

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 26:05


How do you learn to see your creative work from other's perspectives? The answer is the same thing it's been for centuries: pick up a book.

Season 4 Chapter 2: Facts & Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 26:57


The Hero's Journey is an excellent metaphor for any creative process. But when it comes to self publishing a nonfiction book, the line between fact and fiction is anything but metaphorical.

Season 4 Prologue: The Hero's Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 23:06


What do the Greek Gods, Walt Disney, and indie author slash creativity professor Tim Cigelske all have common? Apparently, everything.

Season 4 Chapter 1: Framing Your Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 23:01


As the Hero's Journey starts up again, Tim has to put his own creativity advice to the test.

Addendum 9: Moving Too Fast (with Jami Albright)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 24:55


Move too fast and, instead of working around your obstacles, you might just crash into them – in romance, in writing, and in writing romance.

Addendum 8: Adapting to Change (with I.L. Cruz)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 24:18


When your story isn't a popular one, how do you get people to listen? According to I.L. Cruz, it helps to disguise it as a story everyone knows already.

Addendum 7: Help Yourself (with Mason Engel)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 24:28


It's one thing to turn a great book into a bestseller. But how do you learn to write a great book in the first place? ~~~ Additional Reading: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-exercises/

Season 3 Epilogue: Like A Pro

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 23:52


Behind every professional, there are many amateur hours. Behind every success story, there are many more that go untold.

Season 3 Chapter 5: The Life of the (Launch) Party

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 29:02


In the era of the eBook, why are some authors still selling paperbacks from their front doors?

Season 3 Chapter 4: Paperback Writer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 27:26


Paperback books have historically been derided as cheap, brief entertainment. So, in the era of the eBook, why would you print them at all? ~~~ Additional Reading: https://blog.reedsy.com/standard-book-sizes/ https://blog.reedsy.com/print-on-demand-books/

Season 3 Chapter 3: The Prince and the Paradox

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 24:52


Kids can be picky, especially when it comes to what they prefer to read. So why not give it to them?

Season 3 Chapter 2: The Least Syllable of Thy Addition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 25:46


How do you insult your audience without insulting their sensibilities... or their intelligence? When writing for a juvenile audience, finding the right balance is more important than ever.

Season 3 Chapter 1: Like Magic

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 23:24


When it comes to writing a bestseller, magical worlds work like a charm, right up until they don't.

Season 3 Prologue: Amateur Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 21:45


It's hard enough writing a novel for anyone. When writing for kids aged 12 to 18, it's another challenge altogether.

Addendum 6: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It (with Jacqui Castle)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 22:42


What comes first, the novel or the genre? A journalist turned novelist, a zeitgeist changing election, and a young adult reading trend might help us to find the answer.

Addendum 5: To Trope or Not To Trope (with Marlow York)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 21:51


Drawing from your influences is one thing, stealing from them is another. How did Marlow York walk the tricky tightrope of writing with tropes?

Addendum 4: Flashback (with Benjamin Davis)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 23:28


How do you market a book that you can barely even describe? Benjamin Davis, author of a so called magical realism poetic memoir, travelled across the world to find the answer.

Season 2 Epilogue: Always A Challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 17:51


Writing never gets easier. How does Jenn still do so much of it anyway?

Season 2 Chapter 5: Making A Community

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 23:04


How do you transform "working writer" from the job of your dreams into a career?

Season 2 Chapter 4: Making A Change

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 22:13


In this day and age, readers care about your writing if they care about you first. So how do you turn "you" into a marketable brand?

Season 2 Chapter 3: Having A Community

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 20:16


Over the past ten years, self-publishing has become unequivocally common. How can a new author stand out in such a large community?

Season 2 Chapter 2: The New World

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 21:03


Before it was a multimillion dollar industry, self-publishing was a new world. But was the (literal) gold rush worth the (figurative) smallpox?

Season 2 Chapter 1: The People v. Cozy Mysteries

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 22:40


Is "writing to market" the same as selling out, or is it just good business?

Season 2 Prologue: In Your Dreams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 18:00


How do you transform "working writer" from a job that's in your dreams to the job of your dreams?

Addendum 3: Happily Ever After (with Anthony Sciarratta)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 22:31


Is ending your story "happily ever after" cliché? Maybe -- but some clichés exist for a reason.

Addendum 2: The Human Element (with Eliot Peper)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 37:53


What is the best way to market a book in the Internet age? Technology may have changed, but the answer hasn't -- for over 2,000 years.

Addendum 1: Choice Words for First Drafts (with Brett Putter)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 22:55


How do you turn your first draft into a published book? According to Brett Putter, founder of CultureGene and author of "Culture Decks Decoded," the answer may be unsuitable for print.

Epilogue: What is an Epilogue?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 17:36


How do you end a novel, a story, or a podcast? Perhaps, with an epilogue.

Chapter 5: Going to Market

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 24:59


In an oversaturated market, how do you make your product stand out? Be it running shoes or books — the answer is the same.

Chapter 4: The Design Stage

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2018 26:01


How do you design the cover your book will inevitably be judged by?

Chapter 3: Deal or No Deal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 24:41


The classic writer’s dilemma: traditional or self-publishing?

Chapter 2: Acquiring an Editor

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 25:29


What better way to celebrate finishing a novel than by throwing out half of it?

Chapter 1: The Writing Process

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 22:26


Besides a room of one’s own, what does it really take to write a book?

Prologue: What is a Prologue?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 11:21


Meet Shaz Kahng — working mother, sportswear CEO, indie author.

Trailer: Bestseller

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 1:36


Trailer: Bestseller by Reedsy

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