Moving from traditional to indie publishing. With John A. Connell
Louise and Denise talk to Barry Award-nominated thriller writer John A. Connell about moving from Berkley (Penguin USA) to independent publishing.
Listen To Find Out More About:
- Being a Hollywood camera operator ... Jurassic Park, Thelma and Louise, and NYPD Blue
- Getting a publishing contract with a major press
- The Mason Collins series
- When publishers are no longer invested
- Moving to independent publishing
- Clawing back book rights
- Using movie experience to craft a novel's scene
- Beyond writing: what indie publishers need to do
- Challenges and benefits of indie publishing
- Being edited
- Useful organizations
- Writing a series versus standalone novels
- Future projects
Top tips from John
- Build a mailing list
- Offer a free short story or novella
- Develop a series
- Use Facebook ads
- Craft a great website
- Engage with your audience
- Get your business head on
- Invest in appropriate editing
Contacting John A. Connell
Subscribe to John's newsletter and get a free book:
- Website: John A Connell: Gripping Thrillers With a Historical Twist
- Email: john@johnaconnell.com
- Facebook author page
- John's books on Amazon US and UK
Editing Bites And Other Resources
- Stephen King (video): Masterclass, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2012
- Joanna Penn: Video marketing for authors
- Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula
- International Thriller Writers
- Mystery Writers of America
- Mark Dawson's Self-Publishing Formula
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Denise And Louise
Music Credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
