Coffee & Concepts - Ep. 66 - Back at work

Walt's coming back at you with more content, and possibly cookies.

Ep 6.21 - LIVE! We Dare - No Man’s Land Panel

Publisher/Editor Chris Kennedy, along with editor and author, Jamie Ibson, and best-selling author KC Ezell, join the Monday Morning Crew to talk about the latest anthology in the We Dare series from Theogony Books. Buy your copy of We Dare: No Man's Land here: https://amzn.to/2THHylf

Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon | Guests: Kacey Ezell, Chris Kennedy, Jamie Ibson

00:00 Opening remarks -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190

03:33 Weekly update—Frozen Hosers Edition

Kacey: Released two anthologies and No Game for Knights and her daughter graduated high school. A number of projects in the works. -Setting up word sprints in Discord using a writerbot. -Figuring out process and hitting wordcounts and goals.

Chris: Finished a novel for the Lawless universe.

Chuck renamed a story he wrote… finishing his 11 book series.

Jamie: Working on short stories for anthologies, including Canadian zombies.

Scott: Working on Blue Sun Armada #2 and Orphan Wars #3. Sold a bunch of antiques from her grandmother. Using Plottr.

Josh: Blood and Steel: A Military Sci-Fi Series (Tranquility Book 1) is released! Submitting to anthologies and UNDER the wordcount! Doing a lot of dictation. Discusses some of the Dragon 15 Pro features.

https://amzn.to/3t8DlUI 38:00 Main Event— LIVE! We Dare - No Man's Land Panel

-The origin of the idea for No Man’s Land anthology.

-Discussions of upcoming anthologies.

-Want to be on the mailing list for new anthologies?

1. Join the CKP Newsletter https://chriskennedypublishing.com/newsletter/

2. Join the CKP Factory Floor https://www.facebook.com/groups/461794864654198

3. Join the Discord channel https://discord.gg/8Axz2mjm3D

59:20 Closing remarks

Marathon Author 45 - Beta Teams and Your Ideal Readers

Vagabond Space 1 is done!

As part of my editing process, and with a lot of help from my friends, I got a beta reader team together to give final feedback on the book.

What's a Beta Reader team? Is there a set definition? What should they look for and how can you set them up for success?

Also, there's some author angst out there about what readers want... so I talk about that a bit, and how you can find your ideal readers.

Thanks for listening!

James

Editing One-Liners | Ellen Campbell, Ep. 3.21

Ever read a sentence in a book that makes you stop and go "Dang..." You read it again, just to be sure. Oh yes, that was one excellently crafted bit of words there!

And we at TWJ, with our bestie, Ellen, want to delve into yours!

But why stop at the good stuff? We're digging into one-liners--the good, the bad, and the ugly--and finding ways together to make each sentence better.

Richard Fox & David Weber AMA, Ep. 3.20

Wherein two of science fiction's hottest authors answer all of your burning questions, including about their up-and-coming release, GOVERNOR...

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Today’s spotlight is on Governor by David Weber & Richard Fox

Terrence Murphy is coming for whoever has orchestrated fifty-six years of bloodshed and slaughter, and Hell itself is coming with him.

OUT JUNE 1ST: https://amzn.to/3i6Rv69 

Ep 6.20 - LIVE! Let’s Discuss Creating Character Arcs - Part 1

Josh, Scott, and Chuck do their thang in all about character arcs! 

Indie Publishing World Updates with Aethon Books, Ep. 3.19

It's a star-studded cast, yo. Steve Beaulieu (no relation to Jamie Castle) and Rhett C. Bruno are back to wow us with their beards and their words of wisdom. And apparently... a beard battle? Find out more LIVE!

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Hosts: C. Steven Manley, James S. Aaron Kalene Williams

Special Guests: Rhett Bruno, Steve Beaulieu

00:00 Opening remarks and introductions

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Fill out a survey and 3 people will get selected for a free copy AND a coffee mug! https://keystrokemedium.com/survey  01:41 Main Event – Indie Publishing World Updates with Aethon Books

-Is Aethon Indie? -Upcoming releases. -Audible and audiobooks.

-The difficulty in Audible and Audible Plus. -The dropoff in listening in Audible is steeper than ebooks.

-Royalty share vs. paid production. -Thoughts on Kindle Vella.

-You are special, just like everyone else! -Sometimes you can’t sell a good book even if your try.

-The restaurant analogy. -Books to sell need a market. -What’s selling? -Thoughts on release strategy.

-Thoughts on full-time writing. -Your books don’t matter to Amazon. They matter to your readers.

-Suggestions for promotions.

59:00 Closing remarks

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Ep 6.19 - LIVE! Writing Roundtable - May 2021

Let's talk about words and how to write them!

Authors & Editors AMA, Ep. 3.18

It's a Keystroke family reunion as a bunch of hosts unit on one screen... Who knows what'll happen. Tag team championships, battle of the sexes, an AMA, beer pong edition... We'll find out soon.

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Today’s spotlight is on Blue Sun Armada by Scott Moon: 

Blue Sun Armada is the first in a new epic space opera set in the far-flung future. Legendary mech battles, intense fleet engagements, and deadly politics all make Blue Sun Armada a magnificent read. Pick your side and buy now to start the fight for survival!

OUT MAY 26TH: https://amzn.to/3ffFWXe

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Marathon Author 44 - Is Your Website Doing its Job?

• What is your author website for, really?
• Why do you maintain a website?
• What are readers looking for when they find your site, and how quickly are you providing that information or solving that problem?

In this episode, I walk through a useful article on how digital markers approach their landing pages, and how you can use these techniques to streamline your author site.

Here's the article: https://blog.roastmylandingpage.com/landing-page-roasts/

Vagabond Space 1 is almost off to Aethon. I'm ready. Really, really ready.

Thanks for listening!