Aug 09 2020 40 mins 10
How can you write what you love and still aim for bestseller status? How can you combine craft and business in your writing life? Suzy K Quinn answers these questions and more in this fascinating interview.
In the intro, entrepreneur and author Derek Sivers sells $250K worth of ebooks and audiobooks direct from his website [Sivers]; Amazon Decoded by David Gaughran; 150 Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and ALLi; The Ultimate Collection of Audiobook Marketing Examples from BookBub Blog; 6 Figure Author Podcast episode 50 on taking your author income to the next level. Plus, ARKANE Thriller #11, Tree of Life, is now available for pre-order.
Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, where you can get free ebook formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Get your free Author Marketing Guide at www.draft2digital.com/penn
Suzy K. Quinn is the bestselling author of romance, comedy, and thrillers. She also teaches a course on How to Write a Bestseller for Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript below.
Show Notes
* The definition of a bestselling book
* Does writing a bestseller mean you have to write to market?
* Hooking readers with a strong book package
* The importance of communicating how people are going to feel when they read a book
* The long term view of building an author brand
* What the future of publishing might look like
You can find Suzy K Quinn at SuzyKQuinn.com and on Twitter @SuzyKQuinn. You can find the course at: www.SelfPublishingFormula.com/bestseller
[Note, I am not an affiliate for this course. I took it myself and thought it was super useful, so I wanted to tell you about it!]
Photo in sharing image by Corinne Kutz on Unsplash
Transcript of Interview with Suzy K Quinn
Joanna: Suzy K. Quinn is the bestselling author of romance, comedy, and thrillers. She also teaches a course on how to write a bestseller for Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula, and it is a fantastic course. I've taken it myself and we're talking about it today. Welcome, Suzy.
Suzy: Hi, Jo. How are you doing?
Joanna: I'm good. Thanks for coming on the show.
First up, tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing.
In the intro, entrepreneur and author Derek Sivers sells $250K worth of ebooks and audiobooks direct from his website [Sivers]; Amazon Decoded by David Gaughran; 150 Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and ALLi; The Ultimate Collection of Audiobook Marketing Examples from BookBub Blog; 6 Figure Author Podcast episode 50 on taking your author income to the next level. Plus, ARKANE Thriller #11, Tree of Life, is now available for pre-order.
Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, where you can get free ebook formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Get your free Author Marketing Guide at www.draft2digital.com/penn
Suzy K. Quinn is the bestselling author of romance, comedy, and thrillers. She also teaches a course on How to Write a Bestseller for Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript below.
Show Notes
* The definition of a bestselling book
* Does writing a bestseller mean you have to write to market?
* Hooking readers with a strong book package
* The importance of communicating how people are going to feel when they read a book
* The long term view of building an author brand
* What the future of publishing might look like
You can find Suzy K Quinn at SuzyKQuinn.com and on Twitter @SuzyKQuinn. You can find the course at: www.SelfPublishingFormula.com/bestseller
[Note, I am not an affiliate for this course. I took it myself and thought it was super useful, so I wanted to tell you about it!]
Photo in sharing image by Corinne Kutz on Unsplash
Transcript of Interview with Suzy K Quinn
Joanna: Suzy K. Quinn is the bestselling author of romance, comedy, and thrillers. She also teaches a course on how to write a bestseller for Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula, and it is a fantastic course. I've taken it myself and we're talking about it today. Welcome, Suzy.
Suzy: Hi, Jo. How are you doing?
Joanna: I'm good. Thanks for coming on the show.
First up, tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing.
