My guest this week is the author of the Sky Fall series of books, Joseph Bendoski. Joseph's background is in screenwriting which he eventually left behind as he found the conventions of that particular genre too restrictive.

When he switched to writing novels, he found it a more freeing format. He was initially undecided whether to write fiction or non-fiction. He made his decision after looking at the book sales for Malcolm Gladwell and George R. R. Martin of Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin had sold over 80 million books, whereas Malcolm Gladwell's sales were around 8 or 9 million. 

Joseph's key takeaway from that was that if you want to write a story that readers will read and enjoy, perhaps fiction is the way to go. 

In this episode, we also chat about marketing strategies and insights for getting your writing in front of more people.

In this episode we discuss:

• The restrictions that come with script writing
• How scriptwriting informed Joseph's novel writing
• The decision behind writing a series
• Using online advertising including Facebook Ads
• Joseph's writing routine
• The steps prior to publication

Resources:

• Joseph Bendoski on Amazon
• The Art of Dramatic Writing - Lajos Egri
• 12 Shots: 12 Crimes…12. Authors
• Start Writing

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