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Andrea and Nolan discuss Six Figure Authors podcast, Shadow Prophet book launch outcomes, future schedule with plans and updates, and motivation. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea discusses her upcoming book launch, promotions and resources used, costs and tactics; how she determines her price and release date and why, and where promotions are run. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss Diana Urban’s article on running promotions, generating clicks and running promotions as a new author, hitting the USA Today best seller list, along with recommending a few other articles. The Article discussed: How to Run a Book Launch for Maximum Sales (& Hit List!) How to Run a Book Launch for Maximum Sales (& Hit List!) The Articles Recommended: 9 Book Advertising Tactics I’ve Tried and Which Ones Worked 9 Book Advertising Tactics I’ve Tried… And Which Ones Worked! Launch Your Book Using Bookbub Marketing Tool: How to Launch a New Book Using BookBub’s Marketing Tools How I Promoted a Preorder to Launch a Bestselling Book How I Promoted a Preorder to Launch a Bestselling Book How to Promote Your Book Before It’s Published https://insights.bookbub.com/promote-your-book-before-its-published/. 11 Ways to Promote Preorder Books that Drive Real Results 11 Ways to Promote Preorder Books that Drive Real Results 17 Ways to Sell Preorder Books You Need to See 17 Ways to Sell Preorder Books You Need to See Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea announces the new Six Figure Authors podcast and gives a quick update. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea talks about being true to yourself as an author, finding the correct path for you, personal goals and life updates. Contact forms, making yourself easy to reach, being approachable, and working with your community. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan with guest Graham Bradley discuss smart villains, plot twists, and logical story arcs. Properly paced plot, character logic, believable conflict, character abilities, and battlefield interactions. Delivering on your promises. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan with guest Graham Bradley discuss starting a story, different takes on monster movies, character motivations, refreshing romance, drifting, breaking and setting your own rules, and bad science. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss slapstick humor, classic tropes, motivations and goals, character and antagonist progression, and sticking with it. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan with guest Josh discuss dialogue, writing and editing, giving your project the proper time, perfecting your craft, illogical comments, poor and excellent foreshadowing, show and tell, and what not to do in romance. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss awkward pace, establishing norms, unmotivated characters, classic romance structures, 3d characters, dancing to save the community and complex relationships and interactions. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss good foreshadowing, believable disasters, Dante’s Peak vs Volcano, creating a story that ages well, fitness techniques, pacing, and character trust. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss acting in different roles, characters and mysteries, adaptations compared to the originals, matching audience for adaptations and knowing the audience, writing to market, leading the reader astray, and dark mystery for my little pony. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss genie motivation, re-imagining a story vs following the original closely, Will Smith as Genie, giving characters a reason, breaking and following lines of logic, filling plot points by contorting characters, and invalidating a premise. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss clumsily made characters, emotional story elements over visual appeal, how to make a gradual romance interesting and realistic, and budget Antonio Banderas. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss what it means to be a full-time author, research and how believable a character’s abilities and background are, characters need to learn from their actions, avoiding monster cliches, following your own rules, and pushing the story forward. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea, Nolan, and guest Joshua discuss when character stereotypes add to the story and when they do not, building the tone with small details, relating to characters, complicated vs simple plot and pacing, having a good story in spite of the plot, characters who are memorable but not strong, and well built situations. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss running advertising, newsletter provider, their schedules, download bonuses, rebranding, and an upcoming book launch. 50% off courses: FRIDAY15 —> SelfPublishStrongCourses.com Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea, Nolan, and guest author/illustrator Graham Bradley discuss Avengers: Endgame, covering topics such as building off of a low point, calm villains, and drive and determination. They also discuss the following topics about characters: threads, sacrifices, ending timelines, and depth and dimension. Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea and Nolan discuss creating trajectories for series, natural relationship changes, sustainable plots, plausible character growth, making your bad guys obvious and growing them like a character (because they are one), and future episode plans. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Andrea gives a few updates on life, projects, and staying motivated while raising a family. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/