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Jo Lallo

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Six Figure Authors

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Lindsay Buroker

David Gaughran

Joe Solari

Andrea Pearson

Kevin Tumlinson

Mal Cooper

Nicholas Erik

Mark Leslie

Monica Leonelle

Bryan Cohen

Cecelia Mecca

Damon Courtney

Joanna Penn

Becca Syme

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Spaceships and airships and dragons, oh my! Sci-fi, steampunk, and fantasy writer, Jo Lallo, is here to discuss writing in multiple genres, his latest release, and the Six Figure Author Podcast. 

Spaceships and airships and dragons, oh my! Sci-fi, steampunk, and fantasy writer, Jo Lallo, is here to discuss writing in multiple genres, his latest release, and the Six Figure Author Podcast.

Sci-fi, steampunk, and fantasy writer, Jo Lallo, is here to discuss writing in multiple genres.

Episode 042 /  Science fiction and fantasy author and co-host of the Six Figure Authors podcast, Joseph Lallo joins us to talk about the advantages of planning when it comes to writing books as well as in promotion and marketing. We also delve into how Jo’s prep for NaNoWriMo has changed over the years, his tips for writing short stories, how he commissions art, and his advice on the transition from the day job to full-time writer. Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com. Interview with Sara Rosett and Tonya Kappes for Authors A.I. First Draft Friday Jump Start Your Cozy Free Mini-Course In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:  Why Jo wishes he’d known how to outline at the beginning of his career and how he learned to outline How Jo’s prep for NaNo has changed over the years Jo’s maintenance advertising strategy Why rejections from agents and editors aren’t always a good measure of an authors’ ability to write or a book’s appeal to readers  How Jo’s “mistake” of writing a book that seemed to fit the steampunk tropes but was a little off in some critical details actually turned out to be a good thing Jo deconstructs why one of his releases didn’t do as well as he hoped, even though he did all the “right” things (write to the tropes, rapid release into KU, and run an ad campaign) Jo’s advice on writing short stories:   Uses “orphaned ideas” file for starting points Can be all premise  Start in the middle   How Jo uses short stories in his marketing:   Patreon Turns longer ones into novellas Bundles into anthologies either for sale or as newsletter signup bundle bonus   Tips for commissioning art and how Jo uses it for marketing Jo’s advice for writers who plan to transition from the day job to a full-time author   Make a financial plans that includes boom years as well as slim ySupport the show

Episode 042 /  Science fiction and fantasy author and co-host of the Six Figure Authors podcast, Joseph Lallo joins us to talk about the advantages of planning when it comes to writing books as well as in promotion and marketing. We also delve into how Jo’s prep for NaNoWriMo has changed over the years, his tips for writing short stories, how he commissions art, and his advice on the transition from the day job to full-time writer. Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WIKT Facebook group</a>! You can find show notes and links at <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wishidknownforwriters.com</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5X8HoXUXNk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview with Sara Rosett and Tonya Kappes for Authors A.I. First Draft Friday</a> <a href="http://sararosett.com/jumpstart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jump Start Your Cozy Free Mini-Course</a> In this podcast episode, you’ll discover: <ul> <li>Why Jo wishes he’d known how to outline at the beginning of his career and how he learned to outline</li> <li>How Jo’s prep for NaNo has changed over the years</li> <li>Jo’s maintenance advertising strategy</li> <li>Why rejections from agents and editors aren’t always a good measure of an authors’ ability to write or a book’s appeal to readers </li> <li>How Jo’s “mistake” of writing a book that seemed to fit the steampunk tropes but was a little off in some critical details actually turned out to be a good thing</li> <li>Jo deconstructs why one of his releases didn’t do as well as he hoped, even though he did all the “right” things (write to the tropes, rapid release into KU, and run an ad campaign)</li> <li>Jo’s advice on writing short stories:</li> <li> <ul> <li>Uses “orphaned ideas” file for starting points</li> <li>Can be all premise </li> <li>Start in the middle</li> </ul> </li> <li>How Jo uses short stories in his marketing:</li> <li> <ul> <li>Patreon</li> <li>Turns longer ones into novellas</li> <li>Bundles into anthologies either for sale or as newsletter signup bundle bonus</li> </ul> </li> <li>Tips for commissioning art and how Jo uses it for marketing</li> <li>Jo’s advice for writers who plan to transition from the day job to a full-time author</li> <li> <ul> <li>Make a financial plans that includes boom years as well as slim y</li></ul></li></ul><a href="https://www.sararosett.com/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Jo Lallo on How Creating a Plan Helps in Writing and Marketing Books

Today, Lindsay and Andrea interviewed fellow host, fantasy author Joseph R Lallo, discussing his background as an author and talking about ways to diversify your income. He’s jumped from fantasy to science fiction over the years…

SFA – 004 Tips for Diversifying and Increasing Your Income as an Author + Digging Deeper with Jo Lallo