Craig admins the 20booksto50k FB group, organizes live events for indie authors, and co-authors books with Michael Anderle.
This episode is jam-packed with information that will help you make money with your books. Craig started writing just a few years ago, and is now an incredibly successful (6-figure+) indie author.
You don’t want to miss it. Listen here –
Here are just a few of the things we touched on:
- Why Craig doesn’t just sit at home eating bonbons
- The wisdom of learning from other successful indie authors
- Why keeping track of data is so important to his author success
- The difference between writing as a hobby versus writing as a profession
- The value of keeping your word to your readers
- How to turn readers into superfans (tons of good info!!!)
- What genre alignment means and why you NEED to do it
- Why you need to start and own your core readership
- The most effective marketing tool that has him making thousands of dollars every month
- How to increase the perceived value to your customers
- The basic marketing tools you need to have in place when you publish your first book
- How to read reviews with your business hat on and use that info to improve your writing
- His number one piece of advice for writers
About the Author
Craig Martelle retired from the Marine Corps, spending time both as enlisted and as an officer. Then he went to law school, took his law degree and became a business diagnostics specialist and leadership coach. He was away from home way too much, so he retired at 52 to start writing full time, and he has not looked back since.
He has a variety of stories now since he’s been at this for a little while, lots of short stories so you can see if you like his style. He has a number of best selling novels in categories that matter to him – space opera, military scifi, Space Marine, colonization, and genetic engineering. As a serial daydreamer, he says “it’s nice to finally get the stories on paper (virtual and digital paper, that is).”
You can find him:
On Amazon or at his website, craigmartelle.com
Craig’s recommended reference for writing – read your favorite genre and then read some more
Craig’s recommended reference for marketing – 20Booksto50k Facebook group
