on The Creative Penn:
How do you intentionally create an author brand that resonates with your readers? How can you write the books you love and make a successful living as a full-time author? All this and more in today’s interview with Gail Carriger.
Show Notes
- Travel as an important part of writing
- Writing about a culture other than one’s own without slipping into stereotypes and cliché
- Writing the books we’ve longed to read
- The research and planning that goes into a nearly 30 book series
- On having an author brand that includes a physical persona
- Ideas for thinking about author branding
- The importance of getting a newsletter started early in a writing career.
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 
Thanks, some of those tips are also applicable to people writing a blog instead of a book – especially the bit about starting a newsletter. The person who inspired me to start one (David Sawyer from Zude PR) said ‘it’ll take you a long time to get to 2000 subscribers’ – and he wasn’t kidding! The earlier you start with it, the better I guess.
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It takes time to build a good reputation Kathrin 🤗
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True! I don’t mind it, it’s fun to work on it.
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