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Novel Marketing Podcast

The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors about how to get published and sell more books.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Marketing a Book Series with Kristina Stanley

    The Holy Grail for many authors is to write a popular book series where readers of book one go on to read book two and so on. Writing a popular book series provides many marketing advantages, namely that your advertising is far more profitable.But writing a series is also risky. Generally, you can only sell subsequent books to folks who purchased, read, and enjoyed the first book in the series.For some authors, writing books in a series has shackled their otherwise good books to a relatively ...

    46 min

  2. 11 SEPT

    Announcing the 2025 Novel Marketing Conference

    I'm excited to announce that tickets are now for sale for the 2025 Novel Marketing Conference. The conference will be held in Austin, Texas, on January 17th and 18th. This event is not a typical writer's conference where you learn how to write and publish a book. Our conference is focused on book marketing, and our goal is to help you make 2025 the best year of your author career so far!In this episode, you'll find out· Three special ingredients that make the Novel Marketi...

    22 min

  3. 4 SEPT

    How to Write Novels Men Want to Read

    A few weeks ago, Dazed Digital published an article asking why men no longer read novels. The article itself had no satisfying answers, but the question triggered a big discussion online, particularly on X, where everyone had a hot take.But men are buying and reading books. And authors who write what men want to read are making millions of dollars.In this week’s episode, you’ll hear from Alexander Macris, who wrote a rebuttal of sorts to the assumption that men don’t read novels.In our conver...

    59 min

  4. 28 AUG

    How to Deliver Your Book Baby

    Authors often refer to their books as "babies." As I've worked in the publishing world with authors and now that we are awaiting the birth of our fourth child, I'm starting to see a lot of similarities between birthing a book baby and a human baby.We can learn a lot about delivering a book baby by looking at the process of delivering a real baby. In this week's episode, you'll gain insight onThe author's experience in each stage of book-baby developmentHow to cover the expenses related to hol...

    23 min

  5. 21 AUG

    How to use research to market your novel

    Novelists often struggle with what to write or say in their email newsletters, blogs, and podcasts. Unpublished novelists often feel like they have nothing to talk about, and published authors know readers tire of constant book promotion emails.So, what should novelists write about?Writing a novel is a bit like woodworking. When you craft something from wood, you often have leftover pieces of lumber you can use elsewhere.Savvy carpenters and writers know how to put the leftovers to use.A nove...

    47 min

  6. 14 AUG

    How to Create an Online Course

    Have you ever wondered if a course would be a better way to present the material in your book? Have your readers asked you to develop your book into an online course?You probably know that online courses tend to sell at higher price points than books, but you also know they are a lot of work.Will it be worth it for you? For your readers?I’ve been creating and teaching online courses for over a decade and had to learn many things the hard way.In this week’s episode, you’ll learn the easy way a...

    38 min

  7. 7 AUG

    How writing short stories can make you a better novelist

    You probably know that offering a reader magnet on your website is imperative to growing your email list, tantalizing readers with a sample of your writing, and eventually getting them to buy your book.If you write novels, your reader magnet should be a short story, but if you don’t know how to write a great one, you’ll miss out on the many advantages short stories provide.In this week’s episode, Steve Diamond, author and cohost of the Writer Dojo podcast, and I discuss the art of writing sho...

    45 min

  8. 31 JUL

    Web Hosting for Frugal Authors

    Your website is one of your most critical book marketing assets. It’s where you manage your online reputation, grow your email list, and sell books. But before you build a website, you need web hosting.You have thousands of web hosting options, which can feel a bit overwhelming. How do you know what kind of host you need for your website?In this week’s episode, you’ll discoverWhat a web host does for your websiteWhich kind of web hosting is best for authors (and which to avoid!)How much you s...

    22 min
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The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors about how to get published and sell more books.

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