Publishing Rebel Malene Bendtsen

Using AI for creative writing
I sat down with Ph.d., Novelist and Columnist Stephen Marche who is the author of, among other works, ‘Raymond and Hannah’, ‘How Shakespeare Changed Everything’, ‘On Writing and Failure’ and ‘The Next Civil War’.

He has written features and essays for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Walrus and many others.

He's also the creator of ‘Death of an Author’ by Aiden Marchine, a novella written 95% by AI tools.

 

In this episode

Stephen’s author journey
The key to stability when working with multiple publishers
How AI changed from his first published AI story in 2017
Western fear vs. Asian embracement
The microwave of language
The process of creative writing using AI (incl. the tools)
How to prompt to get what you want
Who is the author of an AI-written book?
Who owns the IP and obtains copyrights?
Expert Insight: Can AI-generated text be detected?
Should you use AI narration for your audiobook?

 

Connect with Stephen Marche
StephenMarche.com

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Books
The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future

On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer (Field Notes)

The Last Election

Death of an Author: A Novella 

An SEO perspective on publishing nonfiction
Cassio Politi is one of the pioneers of professional Content Marketing in Brazil.

Since the beginning of the 2010s, he has been doing educational work as the head of Tracto Marketing, raising awareness among executives, professionals and communication students about structuring content marketing projects.

In 2013, he published his first book ‘Content marketing that generates results’ and in 2020, the book "Content Marketing Masterclass – Content Lessons in the Digital Era.”

 

In this episode

Cassio's author journey and who convinced him to write a book
The SEO dilemma of publishing a 2nd book
How rarity can increase the price of your book
What makes writing a book VERY different from blogging
The importance of professional proofreading
You don’t need people to read your book
Planning to be discovered by your audience
How a small fish can win among whales
What it takes to sell via your blog
Using books in content marketing strategies
The missed opportunity for authors

 
Connect with Cassio Politi
Book: Content Marketing Masterclass

Connect with Cassio Politi on LinkedIn

 

Are you looking to become a Published Authority yourself?
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Grab the book How to Become a Nonfiction Author for just $1!

Katie Mullen is a sales trainer, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and author. She spent almost twenty years in sales across many industries and has researched customers in over 20 states on how they would like to be treated in a sales situation. This research combined with her many years of sales experience, is the foundation of her business and book.

In this episode

How to use your book to get more speaking engagements
How to use the book to increase your capacity to take on more client work
Researching to provide novel insights to your audience - and clients
Finding the false assumption that will boost sales
Telling the story that will prompt the reader to take action
How to boldly ask for book reviews
The power of the ugly-truth story
Trading immediate revenue for long-term success
Teaching skills over writing skills

 

How to connect with Katie
Website

LinkedIn

Podcast

The Sales Tightrope Book

 

If you're a female author or thinking about writing a book, this episode is for you!
My guest today is Dr. Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Lois is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, executive coach, and an expert on how to achieve career success.

She authored numerous bestselling books, including the New York Times bestseller and business bible for women, Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office - which 20 years after it was first published, still rank at the top of Women in Business. In fact, it is in the top 0,05% of all Amazon books (#15000 of 32,8mio).

In this episode, she generously shares the good and bad from her journey as an author, and how she used her books to build an impressive career as an expert entrepreneur and role model for women of all ages.

In this episode

The story of how the 'Nice Girls' series created a brand new book category 
How a remarkably successful book title can turn people away
Novelty beyond new ideas and great content (one of the true secrets of the 'Nice Girls' success)
How personality style impacts the writing process
Turning a bestseller into a book series
How you can republish a book under a different title
Negotiating and working with publishers (and how some of them were not worth it)
The author's dream book - that no one wanted
The bumpy road - even after publishing a legend book
Turning authorship into TV shows 
The 3 ways female authors are making it more difficult for themselves
How to find the right literary agent

 

Connect with Dr. Lois Frankel
Website

LinkedIn

Nice Girls Book

Chris is the founder of Smart Author Media and an expert in book marketing, focused on advertised-based book funnels. In 2023, Chris helped his clients collectively generate over 20 million dollars in sales - based on 19, 000 books sold. That is a whopping $1,000 in revenue per book sold. In this episode, he shares the strategies he used to do that.

In this episode

What are some of the most effective strategies to market a nonfiction book in 2024?

How to capture and use reader data
The true value of using paid advertising in your book funnel
The tradeoff between Amazon ranking and profits
The types of ads that work best in 2024
The three places you should run your book ads
How much you need to invest to test and get your ads working
How to turn advertising costs into profits
The ONE thing that dilutes profits if you miss it
How to know what you should be willing to pay for a customer
Why and when you should give your book away for free
How to 10x the amount of leads you'll get
How to convince prominent people to promote your book for you

 

Connect with Chris
Linked

Website

Meet one of the most experienced international nonfiction authors, Ken Honda.

In this episode

The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money
One source of inspiration - hundreds of books published
How to develop a manuscript based on feedback
How giving away a truckful of books led to a publishing contract
Finding the one person who will take you out internationally
Cultural differences working with Japanese and US publishers
Why having sold 6 million copies in Japan didn’t matter in the US
The pros and cons of pioneering a brand new category
Working with lots of publishers - are they all the same?
Expanding into new markets (translations)
The key to writing and publishing a book every 1-2 months
… and more!

About Ken Honda
Ken Honda is a money and happiness expert and a best-selling self-development author in Japan. His writings bridge the topics of finance and self-help, focusing on creating and generating personal wealth and happiness through deeper self-honesty. Ken provides ongoing support through mentoring programs, business seminars, therapeutic workshops, and correspondence courses.

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