Want to write a novel? Want to start a book career? I'll show you how to do it (in less than a year).
Pour your favorite beverage (we're fans of whiskey, ourselves), kick back, and queue up a video or three!
Book Career In A Year is brought to you by Nick Thacker, who is the USA Bestselling Author of the Harvey Bennett Thrillers series, as well as other fun, action-packed adventure thrillers.
I don't really need to know what the CNAME, SPR, DKIM, AND DMARC do. I know how to add those kinds of records, but I have yet to figure out what to write in those records for author.email. That information doesn't seem to be anywhere on your website and is not made clear by this video. I have not received emails from the delivery servers as promised in the introductory email and have not had a single reply to any of my questions.
So happy I stumbled across this video, actually I did stumble across a different video first, but it was an hour long and the video started with him touting all his many accolades. I don't like my time being wasted by people who talk a lot of fluff. I appreciate your knowledge and efficiency. Thank you so much!
I have saved this video because I will have to watch it multiple times to understand it. But it's important and I doubt that anyone else will cover this topic, so thank you for this video.
Can you point me to your favorite Ai software that removes wildly distracting background music from RU-vid videos? I have a video I REALLY want to hear. :)
Now that so few authors have access to an editor who actually takes an interest in the work, it is more important than ever for the author to be well organised and objective about their writing :-)
I didn't manage to see the live version but what you said is to be come very relevant to me from December onwards because I retire from the day job and will be a full-time writer from thereon. I have created an office from my back bedroom and I am almost ready to go. I am currently on the Ultimate Novel Writing Course with Jericho Writers and on that course, you write your novel as a part of the course. From December onwards, I will have to decide on my routine and the rules around that routine and try to stick to it. Of course I will be on my own and that's not so easy but I will have to set those goals and will have to make myself sit in my office chair and always write in my office and not on the sofa downstairs. I have not yet decided how that will look like but it has to be done. As for |isolation, I will still be involved in the drama group that I have been a part of for many years and also re-join that choir that I had to leave a while back. So that's in the plans. I write Middle Grade and I should be able to put out at least two books per year, if not three. I also have plans to write adult novels under a pen name. How I' can be two writers at the same time is a big question that is not answered yet. But you've given us a lot to think about, so thank you.
Thank you for mentioning Chandler. Years ago I instinctively reached the same conclusion and have wondered ever since if I was being too harsh and quick in my judgement. Fortunately no funds from my account ended up in his. However, the experience taught me, as a newbie author, how to spot cleverly crafted rabbit holes that only lead to very expensive toll booths if I wanted to go further.
Yeah, it’s wild how successful his company is. He’s actually a nice guy, so I wonder if he’s playing us all for fools or if he’s just delusional thinking he’s doing good in the author space.
Hey Nick, I'm slightly confused about "FB Sales/Conversion Ads". From what I understood you saying, this sounds more like for the direct sales type of author correct? Buying directly from our own website? I'm not at the stage yet, still in KU atm, so a "Traffic Ad" sending someone to an Amazon buy page, while perhaps not as "good" as an Sales Ad, would work for an author who's currently NOT selling from their website correct?
Yes! A conversion ad needs to point to a website you own/control. It is certainly a more advanced strategy for that reason, so start with a traffic ad sending people to Amazon!
Great advice but please turn off that terrible background music it’s pure torture trying for my brain trying ti filter it out . Don’t understand why you added it 😅
