Episode 047 / We get a jump on the typical year-in-review podcast episode and do our 2020 retrospective early. (Are we ready for 2020 to be over? Yes, yes we are.) We discuss the mistakes we’ve made and what we’ve learned in this terrible-horrible-very-bad-no-good year. Oddly, it basically turned into a Thanksgiving episode . . . with the bonus of Jami’s North Pole decorating tips thrown in. 

Intro recap: 

Jami’s 99 cent series promo went great and exceeded her expectations.

Sara’s release of her historical mystery, which went really well and launched with over 3,000 ebook preorder. She talks about the non-trackable things she did, like promoting her special edition hardcover, which brought the happy side-effect of drawing attention to the ebook. 

Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.

In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

• Jami’s thoughts on being happy where you are and avoiding comparison-itis
• How Sara’s pace of writing 2.5 books may seem slow, but it adds up--she just released book #30 
• How Covid highlighted things to be thankful for that Sara hadn’t even thought of
• Why pivoting from one subgenre to another can be a mistake
• Sara’s lessons learned on direct sales and why she wishes she’d started doing direct sales earlier
• Sara’s tips on how to get audiobook direct sales
• Jami’s reflections on writing one book a year and the freedom being a writer gives us

Genres discussed include romantic comedy and historical mystery.

Q: What have you learned in 2020? Also, what is your creative way for a bride to run away from a wedding?

Links: 

Bookfunnel

Nathan Van Coops interview

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes