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Questions From Around the Industry

Each of us answers a question we've heard asked from around the publishing industry. From trusted places to publish to the best type of format for your book and how you can tie it all together with your business. 

What questions do you have in the publishing industry?

Biz Buzz: Questions From Around the Industry (2:28)

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Selling Your Book Online

How do authors sell their book online? From Amazon to their own website to book box and more, there are many avenues authors can take to reach readers online. Amazon has recently reworked their royalty rates for print books priced below a certain price and we began by covering that change. We also talk about how authors can sell both hard copies and ebook copies of their book on their own w...

How do you sell your book? This week we discuss two separate avenues for book sales - bookstores and audiobooks. 

Bookstores and Authors

Peter and CaZ talk about how authors can work with bookstores to sell their book. With a particular focus on brick and mortar stores, and indie bookstores specifically, authors can work with their local bookstores to promote their book. There is no right way to work with bookstore...

This week we talk about bookstores and libraries. The Biz Buzz segment covers how authors and libraries can work together. Then Peter takes a look at the book, The Bookshop by Evan Friss for this month's book review segment. 

Libraries and Authors

How can libraries ad authors work together? Libraries are great places for readers to discover new books, fall in love with stories, research new topics, and much more. H...

This week's theme on the show is Reader Magnets. What are they and why are they important for authors to create in their marketing plan? 

The Best Reader Magnets

Reader magnets are ways that authors can attract new readers. Colleen begins the segment with a look into the different kinds and versions of reader magnets. Then the three of us talk more in-depth about the reader magnets and why each type of these might ...

In this week's episode we talk popularity. They say that life is not a popularity contest but it certainly is in the publishing world! This week we talk about the popularity of print books and share what makes some characters so popular.  

The Popularity of Print Books

There is nothing quite like cracking open a fresh book . Whether it's a hard back treasure or an easy reading trae paperback, print books are still ...

Was your book used to train AI? 

Peter, Colleen, and CaZ talk about the recent news, originally from The Atlantic, which published a database of books Meta used to train their AI. This news came about from a lawsuit filed against Meta alleging they trained their AI using Library Genesis (LibGen) which is a collection of books, journals, articles, etc. which is normally paywalled but are available for free. 

We also...

Intro to Marketing

What does it take to market you book? 

It's never too early to begin to market your book and it's not too late start either! We talk about the entry-level marketing tactics that every authors should look at when marketing their book. 

Building Your Author Brand - Part 1

Colleen is back with a brand new Conversations with Colleen segment this month where she introduces a...

What It Takes To Be A Bestseller

Do you know what it means to be a bestseller? Did you know there are a variety of bestseller lists? Is the author a bestseller or the book? We dive into the many facets of bestseller lists in this week's Biz Buzz segment.

Whether you are a writer or a reader, it's important to understand what the term bestseller means. 

Storytelling Agency

CaZ is back again with a ...

Did Amazon remove their downloads? Amazon recently made a change to how readers can download books but it's not as bad as some might think. 

Catching Up On Amazon

So what the heck is going on with Amazon? This week we take a closer look at some big news which may not really be big news coming from Amazon - They are no longer allowing you to download ebooks to devices through the use of a USB cord.

Plus, are readers...

What does it take to publish your book? We have a great episode for authors this week! Our Biz Buzz breaks the myth behind going wide in distribution and Tara Hayes joins Colleen for a special guest interview. 

Going Wide Vs. Stay Exclusive

What does it mean to go wide in publishing? What does being exclusive mean? When talking about self-publishing, especially in terms of distribution, there are many terms authors...

What's On Your Back Cover?

How do you sell your book, especially your physical book? YOUR COVER!

This week's Biz Buzz segment is a from an older episode where we talk about what goes on the back of your book. Colleen takes the non-fiction perspective and CaZ shares the fiction perspective. There are a few common areas readers look for on the back of your book and even if you only have an e-book, will still be popul...

What is going on with the writing and publishing industry? Change and innovation are always happening.

We talk about what we're most looking forward to in the upcoming year in the industry as a whole and within The Author's Voice specifically. From the change in book blurbs (from last week's episode) to the return of the library, and much more, there are many great things in store for the upcoming calendar year. 

What are book blurbs and why do so many authors fret over them? We talk about that in our Biz Buzz segment this week. But this all comes about after the shock news that Simon & Schuster is ditching their book blurb requirements. Peter read a great article from Literary Hub (linked down below) about this news and is why we're re-running this segment this week.

Plus, Peter lays out some of the upcoming segments for the show inclu...

Join us once again for as new episode of Blank Page to Bestseller! This week we are back again with our regularly scheduled show and we're bring a few great segments to you this year! Listen in to our first new segment, Conversations with Colleen where she will talk about a variety of things writers and authors should know. Each month will be focused on a different topic so don't miss out on her segments. 

Then Peter talks with com...

This week's episode is all about writing and writers! 

We begin with a throwback Biz Buzz segment where the three of us share our writing and self-editing tips we use. 

Then in the second segment, we have a new guest, Adam Fleming on. Adam and Peter talk about Adam's books, his publishing service, and much more! Stick around until the end for a special giveaway from Adam! 

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Biz Buzz: Writing and Self-Editing Tips (2:02)

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This week's episode is all about editing! We start the episode off with our discussion on the types of editing a book will undergo in the publishing process. From developmental editing to copyediting and more, we talk about the differences between each type of editing and why so many people can confuse them. 

Then, the discussion on editing continues as Peter talks with our guest for this weeks she, Sue Toth who is both a developme...

A few months ago, a controversy involving a statement made by a NaNoWriMo official sparked a controversy surrounding the use of AI. While the initial response and outcry from the statement was briefly covered, we wanted to check in on what has happened since. We talk about the history behind NaNoWriMo, what the organization is, where the controversy started, what writers/authors were concerned about, and the organization's response...

We are excited to begin our second 50 episode run this week with a special guest, Kathleen Gage! 

Colleen and Kathleen have a wonderful conversation in this week's episode talking about many great topics like AI - specifically AI for writers, the constant change we see in tech, and the number 1 mistake authors make when marketing their book.

Our Biz Buzz segment this week is a deep dive discussion in the use of AI for authors. We t...