I wrote Choose your own Adventure stories before apps like this existed and it was hellish to keep track of all the threads. It seems like it could be a lot easier and more fun to write with an app such as Zory.
@wishidknownthenpodcastАй бұрын
I can't imagine how hard multiple path stories would be to plot and write!
@winkletter2 ай бұрын
Choose Your Own Romance... what a concept!
@wishidknownthenpodcastАй бұрын
It's a great idea, isn't it?
@Reneekelley682 ай бұрын
I don’t see Zero in the show notes
@wishidknownthenpodcast2 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting us know. It looks like the description was cut off when it imported. It's fixed now. :)
@snowflake11254 ай бұрын
Of all the author newsletters that I've signed up for, Joe Solari's is the most informative, unique, and practical one. I was excited to hear him on the podcast!
@wishidknownthenpodcast4 ай бұрын
That's great to hear!
@Reneekelley685 ай бұрын
It’s three people now.
@dcle9445 ай бұрын
When you make a goal like one book a year, what would happen if you don’t make it? Do you just move on to the next book? That’s my problem right now. The one-year timeframe is up but I’m only halfway through the book.
@wishidknownthenpodcast5 ай бұрын
One option is to extend your deadline. It's okay if you don't make the deadline you set for yourself. Sometimes we have to adjust timelines!
@JDawnKing5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your transparency, Melanie. Many of these questions and issues are exactly what I am experiencing in my career. Instability is distracting me from getting the words down. Knowing I’m not the only one who struggles is a relief. Thank you all!
@winkletter6 ай бұрын
27:31 "I have a lot of authors who listen to my podcast, my imaginary friends..." It took me a minute to remember the podcast is called My Imaginary Friends. 😁
@wishidknownthenpodcast6 ай бұрын
LOL! Yes, she's got several podcasts!
@Reneekelley688 ай бұрын
Jamie, y’all should interview Tonya Kappes. She’s a Cozy Mystery writers how has over 189 books. She has a very active thriving Patreon community. The things she doing will blow you away.
@wishidknownthenpodcast8 ай бұрын
Hi Renee, we talked to Tonya in 2021! She's amazing! wishidknownforwriters.com/tonya-kappes-on-reader-focused-promotion/
@SDHuston9 ай бұрын
Love listening to the podcast! I would make the note though that KDP does not offer a pre-order yet. All it is is a way to choose a date to publish your book. In the past you couldn't choose the date to publish paperbacks. You submitted it for review and then it was published within that 72 hours. Now you can actually choose a date it publishes but there's no way for anyone to order the book ahead of time. It's very confusing! Many of us in the community thought this was a pre-order and we were very happy but turned out it's not what it was.
@wishidknownthenpodcast9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the clarification! We'll mention that on the next podcast. And that is disappointing, but at least we have Ingram Spark for preorders.
@winkletter10 ай бұрын
I've been reading light novels from Japan all year, including the 32-book series Ascendance of a Bookworm. Once it's translated it's going to be almost 3 million words.
@wishidknownthenpodcast10 ай бұрын
That amazes me! So interesting to think about writing a story that long.
@subwoofer2610 ай бұрын
Well this is my life... I've never clicked so fast
@wishidknownthenpodcast10 ай бұрын
I hear you on that! :)
@Katlyn_Duncan10 ай бұрын
Thanks for having me!
@wishidknownthenpodcast10 ай бұрын
It was great to see you again. Thanks for taking the time! :)
@patridepros35711 ай бұрын
Super informative, thank you!
@normavasquez71111 ай бұрын
The intro is perfect, because it makes you more human, so I hope you continue doing it❤ thank you for all the good info! 6:37
@nikkiguerlain11 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@Eternal-Student Жыл бұрын
So much value in this! Thank you all.
@mayramartinez1503 Жыл бұрын
This was fantastic!
@ValeVin Жыл бұрын
"Wait, you said dimple!" -> "Don't worry, we do edit this, so that won't go live" It's kinda fun to catch the behind-the-scenes moments here on KZbin =]
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know that slipped through. We'll get it fixed.
@jacrawshaw Жыл бұрын
Fabulous hearing Rachel's story, very inspirational. Thanks
@flamesofyesteryear9627 Жыл бұрын
Just found them a couple of days ago and I am beyond hyped
@mariadoslunas4782 Жыл бұрын
Such a fun episode. I could hear how the three of you were having a great time together.
@Reneekelley68 Жыл бұрын
I love Rachel. I’m reading the Beach House
@QueenSoquel Жыл бұрын
Great advice, Belinda. Thanks for sharing your many ideas. <3
@mariadoslunas4782 Жыл бұрын
Inspiring and fun content. Thanks!
@Ericaaaaaaaaaa Жыл бұрын
Interview starts at 8:00
@ValeVin Жыл бұрын
Good interview! But after the interview wraps up around the one hour mark, it then starts the opening for a brand new, different episode for the rest of the playtime, so I think it got cut at the wrong place.
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Oops! Editing error. Thanks for letting us know. We're working on a fix right now.
@ValeVin Жыл бұрын
@@wishidknownthenpodcast No worries! <3
@mindfuleats4517 Жыл бұрын
Loved this. Thank you
@mayramartinez1503 Жыл бұрын
Hi. I keep hearing about The Writer Id, but can't find it anywhere. I'm assuming it's a book. Can anyone clarify? Thanks.
@AsiaMorela Жыл бұрын
You can search "Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the Id List". I think the original content exists as a workshop/presentation she did at RWA (which you can buy), but you can also find some explanation of it on blogs and podcasts
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Yes, Asia is right. I found the link: www.rwa.org/Online/Online/Store/StoreLayouts/Item_Detail.aspx?iProductCode=AUDIO18WTYI&Category=RECORDINGS
@Reneekelley68 Жыл бұрын
Good show ladies ❤
@lavendercottagebooks Жыл бұрын
Ribbons! This is exciting. 😍
@authorssellingdirect Жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@snowflake1125 Жыл бұрын
Hey Jami! I just wanted to let you know, that I REALLY contemplated a consultation from you. I worked it into my marketing budget (my debut novel is coming out in September) and... I just felt like you're an AUTHOR and I'm a wanna be. I guess it's impostor syndrome but that's my reason for not taking you up on the offer. I think the price (especially for listeners!) is great and fair. I just feel you're amazing and I'm not worthy of you advice... does that make sense? Just giving you some feedback that your price is great, it's my own fear that holds me back <3
@jamialbright5683 Жыл бұрын
Oh, wow, thanks for the feedback. I promise there’s nothing special about me, except I learned all I could before I published, so I didn’t have to play catch up after my book came out. Thank you for your kindness and for being a listener of the show.
@vickiwilliams2208 Жыл бұрын
Loved this. I'm a Ream Author and so excited about it. Victoria LK Williams
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Oh, glad to hear that! We're excited too about Ream!
@kit888 Жыл бұрын
00:01 Updates 12:15 Jennifer Hilt intro 15:45 Wish I'd known when starting out - Importance of marketing - Be involved with genre interest groups - Know what people are reading and why - Know genre expectations - Make connections with readers before launching a book - Take little steps. Don't think all or nothing. - Build an email list. Use BookFunnel to deliver reader magnets. - Do newsletter swaps with other authors 21:00 Wish I'd known about writing Romance - Genre expectations - Don't mix too many genres - You can write books to learn writing, not necessary to write only market focused books for publication - You can lightly revise old books and titles to be more tropey and marketable 35:00 Early assumptions - Would write only in one genre. Ended up writing in more than one. - Not worrying about time. Now aware of how limited time is. 27:45 Current work - Mainly Trope Thesaurus - Other small bounce around miscellaneous projects - Co-writing mystery series with brother 28:40 Lessons learned - Be yourself, don't try to write like other authors - Your voice, how you view the world, is important and helps you connect with people - Don't worry about being too weird or too different 30:30 Biggest change in thinking - Being more flexible with project schedules while not stopping working - Don't plan and then not execute 31:55 Things to do differently - Write a 5 book series, Mystery or Romance - Finish writing most of them before releasing because life happens, not necessarily for Rapid Release. You can also still edit earlier books for continuity. - Writing a standalone book might work for personal growth but is hard to sell - Not necessarily to have the same main protagonist in the series, but have the same characters in the same place (small town) - No need to rush books out, write a good book 37:13 How to work tropes into fiction - Tropes are story building blocks because they are about relationships - Once you are aware of them, you see them in all stories - Tropes are what hook people - The Mandalorian (Star Wars): people were talking about the relationships 38:40 Examples of tropes - Harry Potter (orphan, scar, secrets and other tropes customized to the world) 39:55 Trope categories - People (personality characteristic): orphan, boss, virgin, billionaire - Relationships: enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, boy next door, unrequited love, fated mates - Secrets: big and small 41:28 Will Trent (Hulu series) - Tropes: orphan, detective, big secret, wound 43:03 Romance - Develop them as individuals too: hooks readers, creates potential for conflict - Don't have to reveal all character details in the beginning, can be at the story midpoint - Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Issue with her mother is only revealed 1/4 way into the book 46:20 Tips for beginners to recognize tropes - Look through favorite book or movie and identify the tropes - Think about what the blocks are: pieces of the characters, relationships - Start with Hallmark Channel or Netflix Romances because their tropes are straightforward 48:24 Twisting tropes - The Lost City (Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum) - Bridesmaids - The 40 Year Old Virgin 50:14 Intentionally incorporating tropes - Use them with Goal, Motivation, Conflict to make it specific - For Romance, Goal can't be they want to be with the other person because we already know that. Needs to be something different like wanting a promotion. Their Goals can conflict. - Tropes help generate conflict - Goal: make it meaningful and measurable - Motivation: what feeling is this engendering - Conflict: based on Goal and Motivation - Jennifer Crusie's book Bet Me: interpersonal conflict not explosions, good examples of tropes 54:20 Jennifer's Kickstarter - Selling your book directly to people, not through Amazon or Barnes and Noble - No need to worry about keywords - Communicate directly with readers - Takes time to learn - People can buy tiers: ebooks, courses, audiobooks 57:05 Jennifer's books - The Trope Thesaurus - The Trope Thesaurus: Horror - The Trope Thesaurus: Romance (Kickstarter - book, audiobook, companion book) 59:55 Kickstarter advice - Recommended for fiction and non fiction - Some people use it to test early versions - For non fiction, target a specific audience - For fiction, have 3 books (series or otherwise tied together) - Finish the book first because you are obligated to deliver if the Kickstarter is funded 1:02:10 Best thing done to set up for success - Not giving up - Learn from failure - Keep writing books even if they don't sell, develop a backlist 1:03:35 Contact and Kickstarter information
@mindfuleats4517 Жыл бұрын
Loved this. Thank you
@vickiwilliams2208 Жыл бұрын
Great episode! That sounds like so much fun working with other authors in that way rather than just seal inthology way. I would love to find writers to work with, make that have fun with.
@Reneekelley68 Жыл бұрын
Yayy. Y’all got Olivia Hayle on the show. I love her.
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
We had a great time talking to her!
@Reneekelley68 Жыл бұрын
I can tell. You guys are hilarious.
@Jessica-oi7zs Жыл бұрын
This is a fabulous episode. I love Joanna and I learned so much!
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it! Joanna is great and we always learn a lot from her.
@juliegolick Жыл бұрын
Here's my biggest tip as someone who almost went into business as a professional organizer: if you're not sure where to put something (digital or physical) ask yourself, "If it were six months later and I'd completely forgotten where I put this thing, where is the first place I'd look for it?" And then put it there. :)
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Great tip! Thanks!
@snowflake1125 Жыл бұрын
All right, I'll test this! My book is coming out in 2 months (under a pen name). I'll give it all the love I can (as well as actions) to be successful and I'll have the goal of being asked to be on your podcast within 2 years! Fingers crossed!
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Congrats! And sending good vibes your way!
@shannongrogan605 Жыл бұрын
None of the links work 😢
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know. Here they are: Becca’s website Fairyplotmother.me Becca’s Free Character Building Sheet www.fairyplotmother.me/opt-in The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast Jami’s Launch Plan www.jamialbright.com/launchplan Sara’s Book Release Timeline Checklist www.sararosett.com/timeline Jami’s books amzn.to/3wSraA5 Sara’s books www.sararosett.com/bibliography/ Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainans docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing
@susiemciver3922 Жыл бұрын
What Tess says about not knowing how to get your books out there is me. Every time I do a Facebook ad, it costs soooo much. I've taken paid classes. I'm stupid!
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
You're not stupid! Some people have a knack for ads. You might try letting someone else run your ads or channeling your marketing into a different area besides ads -- maybe Pinterest boards or podcasts or whatever appeals to you.
@rosannebowman2592 Жыл бұрын
Does Tammi have any advice for a middle grade author since the person subscribing is usually not the reader? I have a very tiny list that's got decent engagement but it's only 25 people. My reader magnet is a book club toolkit.
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Hi Rosanne. I'd suggest contacting Tammi through her website or joining one of her courses to get her thoughts on your situation. :)
@leahmarieezra877 Жыл бұрын
PS - If not “synergy,” maybe “synchronicity.”
@leahmarieezra877 Жыл бұрын
I think the word “synergy” is what Jaime was searching for. Great episode!
@nikkiguerlain Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@Reneekelley68 Жыл бұрын
Please interview Olivia Hayle. She’s done some awesome stuff in just three years.
@wishidknownthenpodcast Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll reach out to her.