Novel Marketing Podcast
1) The Shopify Trap: Why Authors Keep Losing Money
Lately, I’ve been getting swamped with emails from authors asking about Shopify. Many are losing money and wondering what went wrong and how to fix it. Here’s the truth most authors don’t want to hear...Show More
2) Stop Wasting Money on Ink: 2025 Printer Guide for Authors
Are you wasting money, time, and paper by using the wrong printer? Before you buy your next printer, make sure it has the features every author needs. The wrong setup can cost you hundreds of dollars ...Show More
3) How to publish your audiobook through ACX
Audiobooks have been the fastest-growing segment in publishing for a decade, and for many readers, an audiobook signals a real, human-written book. In fact, audiobook sales have recently outpaced eboo...Show More
4) How to Build an Email List before publishing your novel
Many authors make the mistake of writing a book first and then trying to find readers. This is backwards and rarely works. However, if you follow these three steps, your book will be set up for succes...Show More
5) Triple Your Writing Speed with Dictation
The faster you write, the more books you can publish and the more money you can make from your writing. We all type slower than we speak, and if you’re typing and creating a story at the same time, yo...Show More
6) How to Boost Sales With Permafree Books
Giving away your hard work for free doesn’t seem to make good business sense. So why do authors give away ebooks for free? What if “free” didn’t kill your revenue, but primed it? In this week’s episod...Show More
7) How to Get More Book Reviews
So you wrote a good book, but you can’t seem to get reviews. Do you just throw up your hands? Why do reviews and ratings even matter? Well, the more reviews a book has, the better it will sell and the...Show More
8) The Author’s Guide to AI with Joanna Penn
Most authors either avoid AI or use it badly. Let’s fix that. Authors who learn to use AI find that they have more time to write better books. In this week’s episode, Joanna Penn and I break down wher...Show More
9) When to Ignore Your Editor
Every author needs editorial feedback. But not all feedback is good. If you accept every edit, you risk losing your voice and writing something bland. If you ignore all edits, you risk writing somethi...Show More
10) Announcing the 2026 Novel Marketing Conference
Most writing conferences teach you how to write a better book or how to pursue a literary agent. But what if you have already written a great book and you need help selling it? Is there a conference f...Show More