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Dealing With Change And How To Build Resilience As An Author With Becca Syme The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers
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There are more options for publishing and reaching readers than ever before, and the indie author business models are splintering and diverging, so how do we know which path to follow?
How do we deal with the changes due to generative AI, and how do we manage the grief and anxiety about these shifts? Becca Syme gives her perspective.
In the intro, Kobo Plus launches in Ireland and South Africa [KWL]; Authors Equity [Publishing Perspectives]; Selling direct insights [Kindlepreneur]; Claude 3 [Anthropic]; Spear of Destiny.
This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.
Becca Syme is an author, coach, and creator of The Better-Faster Academy. She is a USA Today bestselling author of small-town romance and cozy mystery, and also writes the ‘Dear Writer' series of non-fiction books.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.
Show Notes
* Saturation causing a shift in the indie author business model
* The importance of having certainty in your own process
* An ego shift when selling direct
* Deciding on a business path amid uncertainty
* Choosing your ‘hard'
* Adapting the vision of your future in an ever-changing industry
* Finding readers in an evolving publishing industry
You can find Becca at BetterFasterAcademy.com.
Transcript of Interview with Becca Syme
Joanna: Becca Syme is an author, coach, and creator of The Better-Faster Academy. She is a USA Today bestselling author of small-town romance and cozy mystery, and also writes the ‘Dear Writer' series of non-fiction books. So welcome back to the show, Becca.
Becca: Thank you for having me, again. I love being here.
Joanna: Now, you've been on the show a few times. So we're just going to jump into the topics today, as we've got so much to talk about now.
I've really wanted to talk to you about some of the things I'm seeing in the community right now. You're so wise,
There are more options for publishing and reaching readers than ever before, and the indie author business models are splintering and diverging, so how do we know which path to follow?
How do we deal with the changes due to generative AI, and how do we manage the grief and anxiety about these shifts? Becca Syme gives her perspective.
In the intro, Kobo Plus launches in Ireland and South Africa [KWL]; Authors Equity [Publishing Perspectives]; Selling direct insights [Kindlepreneur]; Claude 3 [Anthropic]; Spear of Destiny.
This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.
Becca Syme is an author, coach, and creator of The Better-Faster Academy. She is a USA Today bestselling author of small-town romance and cozy mystery, and also writes the ‘Dear Writer' series of non-fiction books.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.
Show Notes
* Saturation causing a shift in the indie author business model
* The importance of having certainty in your own process
* An ego shift when selling direct
* Deciding on a business path amid uncertainty
* Choosing your ‘hard'
* Adapting the vision of your future in an ever-changing industry
* Finding readers in an evolving publishing industry
You can find Becca at BetterFasterAcademy.com.
Transcript of Interview with Becca Syme
Joanna: Becca Syme is an author, coach, and creator of The Better-Faster Academy. She is a USA Today bestselling author of small-town romance and cozy mystery, and also writes the ‘Dear Writer' series of non-fiction books. So welcome back to the show, Becca.
Becca: Thank you for having me, again. I love being here.
Joanna: Now, you've been on the show a few times. So we're just going to jump into the topics today, as we've got so much to talk about now.
I've really wanted to talk to you about some of the things I'm seeing in the community right now. You're so wise,
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