Another great video Jed! If anyone out there is getting ready to find a cover artist, I strongly recommend getting Jed's cover design resource. I found it super helpful!
Basically- write to market, adhere to the genre conventions, spend money on a cover, (title and blurb), have a platform, ask for reviews, don’t expect overnight success, it’s a long distance event.
The thing I like about you Jed is that sure you do the podcast as a way of advertising your own books but you promote loads of other authors. Its not all about you, its about the community, and that's awesome
I wrote this poem for you: As new writer, I pretty much suck, I am a miner for luck, But I strive to learn from benevolent creators like Jed Herne. No creator is a bible, tough with you my writer's heart pumps more vital. Feel free to leave constructive criticism if that poem sucked. xDDD
@@m.j.johnsonbooks7856 Nice going! I just checked out your channel then and I see you've reviewed Rob's TItan Hoppers - awesome stuff :). Best of luck!
Awesome Video! I am a self-published author from India and I am a patron of your WW&W podcast as well. Your content is really helpful for me and the reviewer was right. If anyone is in the self-published fantasy circle they would have definitely heard your name.😄
That tip of positive reviews on your youtube channel - I thought of that before, but I never considered the fact that doing THAT brings in an audience that likes the same sort of thing you're writing. That is a BRILLIANT point, Jed. Well done.
Thanks for this, Jed! One of your strengths is that you're always authentic and tell it like it is. Much appreciated. I've received this comment from many people as well, "You're come across so authentic, how do you do that?" And I struggle to give a better answer than "You can't TRY to be authentic, that's the whole point." But as you just displayed, I think it comes down to showing your flaws, setbacks, weaknesses, being self-aware of them, and helping others learn from them. Cheers!
Great vid dude. I am one of the people who heard of you through WW&W, after a long break of not reading since childhood, I got Across the Broken Stars and finally enjoy reading again! Also, WW&W introduced me to Peter V. Brett and The Painted Man is by far one of the best books I've read in my life. Can't thank you enough man, keep doing what you do.
Wow! That's awesome to hear Adam, I've seen you comment on a lot of our episodes, but I had no idea that Across the Broken Stars helped reignite the reading bug :) That's pretty much the coolest thing I can hear as an author
Hi Jed, I really enjoyed your video! It was very helpful, and hence you have mentioned about reaching out to people for reviews, I decided to follow your advice. I am currently in the process of writing a Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller, I have just hit 40 000 words and completed the first act. Two acts to go, but as this is my first novel I have committed to, I would really appreciate your advice and critique along the way! I would love to hear back from you, but if I don't, no worries, keep up the great work on here! You've earned a subscriber! 😊
I just found your channel and I'm really enjoying it. Excellent clear pithy honest advice. Thank you for your generosity. As a marketing + PR person finishing my 1st novel I appreciate this on many levels.
This is basically how I became full time. Wrote an epic fantasy that didn't do terribly well. Then saw progression fantasy kicking ass and wrote one of those. Now I'm releasing a LitRPG by end of month to break into that market. Finding the intersection between what we enjoy and what the market wants is the key for most of us for sure.
@@Jed_Herne the online side of you that I "know" is brilliantly geared to what you do. I think that although I've only been writing fiction for a year, my paying non-fiction work (lots of magazine articles) has improved a lot through your teaching via podcasts and just watching what you do. As well as keeping me keen on my fiction writing. I often recommend wizards warriors and words to people that aren't even into fantasy, as a great way of looking at looking at becoming known in your field while still getting something from it. Keep up the good work. So many of us want to see you succeed, you contribute a lot to the writing community.
Hi Jed. Just enjoyed this video that came up in my feed. I watched your Freewrite Traveller review a couple of weeks ago and found it super helpful. This video here about Book Marketing is great and much appreciated. Many thanks.
So if I release a book expect the first to fail? And in that case should I set it up to fail? It's just hard to get excited to write something while expecting little to no one to see it
I'd say enjoy the writing process and see it as an exploratory and progressive journey rather than a story of success. DO your best, learn and apply what you learned. See how that works for you and learn on your journey. If you happen to encounter something valuable, you're always free and welcome ( and appreciated! ) to share knowledge and experience ( and reulting wisdom ) here on RU-vid, on Podcasts and social Media and the internet generally. Have fun with it! That's why we do this...
You made a video about how much you earned from your writing in 2022. Would you be willing to share with us your total earnings from all your writings over time? I don't mean to pry but this is a topic than others shy away from and it can be difficult to learn about when so few are willing to teach, ya know?
Poetry books can be a bit more challenging to market than other types of books, but it's definitely doable. Just try to target specific communities of poetry readers, such as poetry clubs, writing groups, or social media groups by effectively using social media platforms. Poetry is a powerful form of expression that can connect with people on an emotional level. Use that to your advantage when marketing your poetry. You can use language that evokes emotion and imagery, and highlight the unique voice and perspective of your poetry. Hope it helps
The best-selling poet I know features his poems, and himself reading poetry, multiple times a week on Instagram. He's built a huge following and sold his poetry books to his audience that way.
