327 / How can you make one piece of content do more for you? What does it take to juggle fiction, nonfiction, and podcasting? Matty Dalrymple shares tips on how she builds an audience on multiple platforms, collaborates on nonfiction projects, and streamlines her business strategies.

• Streamlining social media to focus on meaningful engagement
• Leveraging Substack for podcasting and community building
• Collaboration tips for co-authoring nonfiction
• The mindset shift from scattered efforts to strategic synergy

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327 / How do you show you’re human and connect with readers in a digital age? Damon Courtney, creator and CEO of Book Funnel, discusses evolving tools for indie authors and strategies for building strong reader relationships.

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• Prioritizing ideas for authors with too many stories
• Personalizing your author brand
• Luck versus fortune in self publishing
• Trends in author marketing: newsletters, crowdfunding, direct sales
• The importance of authenticity, connection, and finding the right marketing tools for each individual author

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326 / How do you build a writing career while juggling multiple passions, a day job, and changing marketing strategies? Lars Headbore shares his one-book-a-year strategy as a historical fiction author and how he connects with readers at in-person events.

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• Starting a writing career later in life
• Defining success beyond sales numbers
• The power and limitations of in-person book selling
• Navigating major shifts in social media and advertising
• Creating unique reader subscriptions and resources for educators

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