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LTN018 - How to Put Off Procrastinating

Let's Talk Novels

Release Date: 02/13/2015

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Let's Talk Novels

Do it yourself, or hire an editor? In this episode Jack reveals the three phases of editing as he helps indie authors make this crucial decision. 

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Let's Talk Novels

You've completed your first draft. In this episode Jack gives you 12 questions to guide you through the rewriting and revising phase to make your good story great. 

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Let's Talk Novels

Unless you can design covers that are good enough to compete with bestsellers, the investment you make in hiring a professional cover artist will be worth the money. Here are your options. 

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Let's Talk Novels

·         If you want to cultivate a readership, you must go to where they hang out online and interact with them long before you have a book to sell them.

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Let's Talk Novels

In this episode Jack reveals how you can know what readers of your genre want to see in a novel before you start writing it. This information not only lets you write to your audience, but it also lays the groundwork for promotional efforts. 

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Let's Talk Novels

It has never been easier to get published, but that doesn't mean getting published is easy. In this episode Jack gives an overview of indie author self-publishing. 

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In this episode Jack teaches how to create settings that are as dynamic and alive as any character. 

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Let's Talk Novels

Will the advice that launched Jack's traditional writing career also be the key to successful indie publishing?

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Let's Talk Novels

Is your idea novel worthy? Does it have high-concept mass audience appeal? Here's how to test it.

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Let's Talk Novels

Trust your readers. In this episode Jack warns against micromanaging your story.

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In Part 1 Jack explores the nature of this five-headed dilatory dragon with strategies on how to defeat it.