Novel Marketing Podcast
1) 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
2) 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
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) How to Get Started with Author School Visits and Make Your Book Playground Famous
If you write picture books, chapter books, or middle-grade fiction, you know the challenge: kids read your books, but adults buy them. So how can you let young readers know about your books? Where can...Show More
8) Zeitgeist, Dystopian Fatigue, and the Rise of Ruthless & Noble Heroes
What’s up with ruthless heroes and romantasy? And what if the real reason your book isn’t selling has nothing to do with your writing and everything to do with the zeitgeist? In this week’s Novel Mark...Show More
9) How to sell 1,000 books a month
Ever wonder how some authors consistently sell a thousand books a month? What marketing tactics are they using? How can I get those results too? In the latest episode of the Novel Marketing Podcast, I...Show More
10) How to Work With a PR Firm to Promote Your Book
Publicity has always been important for authors. Mark Twain promoted his books by writing letters to the paper, and even Agatha Christie, who was known for being very private, still did interviews wit...Show More