9 - Launch Day Damage, with Sunyi Dean & Scott Drakeford
You know the drill: same genre, same publisher, same debut year--but very different deal sizes, and very different publisher treatment. But how does that actually translate to a book's performance, an...
7 Apr 202358min
8 - Taking Publishers to Task, with Robin & Michael J Sullivan
Off the back of episode 7, we sit down to throw some complex industry questions at Robin & Michael J Sullivan, in exchange for some very detailed answers. Questions have been marked with rough time st...
1 Apr 202359min
7 - An Epic Journey Through Self-Pub and Trad, with Robin & Michael J Sullivan
Indie vs trad is an ever-green career debate, and is one of our most common listener questions. Authors wrestle frequently with which route will suit them best. But the real question is—why pick betwe...
1 Apr 202352min
6 - Defining Success, with Michael Mammay
Show notes and topics covered:how to define success for you, personallythe importance of audio, and the commercial impact of a good narratorcommercial versus artistic decisionswhat happens when a book...
18 Mar 20231h 13min
5 - ANATOMY OF A BESTSELLER, PT 2 with Richard Swan
Both Richard and Sunyi hit the Sunday Times list right out the gate in the UK. How does that happen? Who gets to decide, and what does it mean? We explain how the Sunday Times lists work in the UK, th...
10 Mar 202333min
4 - ANATOMY OF A BESTSELLER, PT 1 with Richard Swan
Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling author of JUSTICE OF KINGS, talks to us about the role that luck and timing play in publishing, and the polar opposite approaches that Sunyi and Richard take to ...
10 Mar 202358min
3 - MIDLIST VS MID-SIZE, with Clay Harmon
Big 5 midlist vs midsize author: which is better, which is worse, and what are the pitfalls of going on way or another?This week, we’re joined by Clay Harmon, author of Flames of Mira, to answer exact...
4 Mar 202359min
2 - THE SECRET WORLD OF BOOKSELLING, ft J.T. Greathouse and Auntie's Bookstore
The trade publishing industry relies heavily on bookstores and their booksellers for a successful business model. But what do booksellers actually do for authors, and how do they fit into the publishi...
4 Mar 20231h 13min
