by Jesper Schmidt | Feb 19, 2021 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Tools for Authors, Writing Promotion
Goodreads is a social platform where readers congregate. Are the ways in which we can market our books to these people without being sleazy? Jesper has no idea about Goodreads, so he asks all the stupid questions, while Autumn tries to convince him that Goodreads is a...
by Autumn | Feb 8, 2021 | Podcast, Tips, Writing
Do you get lost in the middle of writing your novel … or just lost when writing, wondering what should come next? Discover seven steps that will give each part of your novel a purpose, link the plot to your character’s arc, and get you writing with a...
by Jesper Schmidt | Feb 1, 2021 | Podcast, Worldbuilding
In this hilarious episode of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Autumn and Jesper share the most stupid magic spells, and extremely useless magic systems, they can think off. Listen in, have some fun, and learn about a spell animating walking tea cups, a more than deadly...
by Autumn | Jan 25, 2021 | Audiobooks, Inspire, Podcast
Have you wanted to make your novel into an audiobook but wasn’t sure what to expect or what a narrator would need? Join Autumn and voice actor and narrator Brian Grace to explore audiobooks from the other side of the creative coin as they delve into what a...
by Jesper Schmidt | Jan 18, 2021 | Inspire, Podcast, Technology, Tools for Authors, Writing
Ten years ago – or thereabouts – indie authors started self-publishing as digital tools, like the Kindle, made it all possible. We’ve seen audiobooks grow rapidly in the last year or two, but we are yet to see the next true market disruption. It’s not audiobooks!... by Autumn | Jan 11, 2021 | Podcast
Last year, Autumn rolled out a pretty unique system for organizing and encouraging engagement with her reader email list through a tiering system. Would it work for you? We go over the details along with the pros and cons – like “Yay, readers sharing your...
by Jesper Schmidt | Jan 4, 2021 | Podcast, Writing
Welcome to the first episode of 2021. Autumn and Jesper each share 5 book ideas that they won’t write. Some of those ideas are lighthearted – and perhaps outright silly (read: hilarious) – whereas others can prove to be excellent inspiration for your... by Autumn | Dec 28, 2020 | Podcast
Join Autumn and special guest Bryan Cohen to discuss AMS ads, book blurbs, and, oh yeah, the worst advertising mistake authors can make. Bryan is an expert on book blurbs and his free AMS ad challenges have helped thousands of authors learn the ropes of using Amazon...
by Autumn | Dec 21, 2020 | Tips
The holidays are upon us as well as the last few weeks of 2020! We take a quick look back to see how well we did with the goals we outlined a year ago and talk about where Am Writing Fantasy and the podcast is headed in the brand new year. Plus, Happy Holidays to all...
by Jesper Schmidt | Dec 14, 2020 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Writing, Writing Promotion
If one of your books, or series, aren’t selling much, will it help to change the book cover, the book description (also known as the blurb), or will it be a lot of effort for nothing? In episode 103, Autumn share the results after she re-released one of her book...
