The Happy Writer

Patty Jansen
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If you're selfpublishing or interested in self-publishing, but you want to enjoy it, get off the hamster wheel of fast production or piling money into ads, this is the place to be. I've been self-publishing since 2011 and have made a stable income at it while jumping on new platforms I liked, but staying off the ones I considered a time suck. I'll be talking about things like: do you really need to spend so much time on social media? How can you set up passive advertising? How do you diagnose what you need to improve? I sell fiction, nothing else. This podcast is for fun.

  1. The Happy Writer 73: Returns on Amazon

    10/25/2022

    The Happy Writer 73: Returns on Amazon

    This episode of The Happy Writer deals with the infuriating issue of ebook returns, which seems to be so much more prevalent on Amazon than on other platforms. Why is this, can we do anything about it, and how can we not let it get to us? If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    18 min
  2. The Happy Writer 72: Self promotion

    10/18/2022

    The Happy Writer 72: Self promotion

    This episode of The Happy Writer talks about self promotion, which if often an uncomfortable subject for writers. Some do too much, others do too little. But how do you know which is which? If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    14 min
  3. The Happy Writer 71: When should you start advertising

    10/11/2022

    The Happy Writer 71: When should you start advertising

    When new writers ask when they should start advertising, they may be given a number of confusing, overwhelming or mutually exclusive pieces of advice. Why is this and how do you pick what's useful for you? If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    14 min
  4. The Happy Writer 70: Book lists have stopped working

    10/04/2022

    The Happy Writer 70: Book lists have stopped working

    If you hang out in writers' groups, you will hear people say that book advertising list sites have stopped working. And while most people who regularly book promotions with these sites report that the results are genreally less, does that mean you shouldn't use these services? If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    16 min
  5. The Happy Writer 69: Benefits of selfpublishing

    09/27/2022

    The Happy Writer 69: Benefits of selfpublishing

    This episode of The Happy Writer mentions some of the main benefits that I have experienced when selfpublishing, something that does not get talked about often enough: that you are liberated from the feeling that you have little chance of landing a deal and the world is rigged against you. You learn to not stake your emotional wellbeing on the chances or the outcome of a submission, and that makes you a happier person. Here is the article I referred to in the episode: https://www.sfwa.org/2021/12/30/breaking-into-publishing-isnt-easy-but-if-youre-not-in-america-its-even-harder/ If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    16 min

  6. 09/20/2022

    The Happy Writer 68: Vanity presses

    What are vanity presses? Why are they predatory? Why do people fall for them? And why will they probably never go away. If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    17 min

  7. 09/13/2022

    The Happy Writer 67: Writing diverse characters

    This episode of The Happy Writer deals with using characters who are not like you in your fiction. Should you (spoiler: you should!), what are the pitfalls and how can you avoid them? If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    15 min

  8. 09/06/2022

    The Happy Writer 66: Building characters from lived experience

    This episode of The Happy Writer discusses lived experience and how it shaped and form characters and their reactions to events, and why you should use real experiences from people you know, or published experiences, to build your character's background. If you enjoy this show, please put some money in the tip jar at Patreon or Ko-fi. I am an author of science fiction and fantasy. You can get my books here.

    16 min
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If you're selfpublishing or interested in self-publishing, but you want to enjoy it, get off the hamster wheel of fast production or piling money into ads, this is the place to be. I've been self-publishing since 2011 and have made a stable income at it while jumping on new platforms I liked, but staying off the ones I considered a time suck. I'll be talking about things like: do you really need to spend so much time on social media? How can you set up passive advertising? How do you diagnose what you need to improve? I sell fiction, nothing else. This podcast is for fun.

Information

  • Creator
    Patty Jansen
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Patty Jansen
  • Show Website
    The Happy Writer