It’s time for another free-for-all Q and A with the guys from the Self Publishing Podcast, Sean Platt, Johnny B Truant, and David Wright. How do you guys come up with titles for your books? How would you recommend audiobooks be made? Do we have dates for the next Smarter Artist? What lessons did you […]

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Today’s episode brings you a lot of Amazon questions, several series questions and book release strategies. There are also some questions about outsourcing, tools the guys use, the ‘discoverability engine,’ and projects on the horizon, on Ask Us Anything with Sean and Johnny.

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Ask Us Anything for May 2016 I just finished a trilogy; do you think there’s any value to promote books two and three, or should I promote the first one as the lead in? What update do you have on the StoryShop app? Do you register or copyright with the US copyright office? I’m launching […]

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AUA08 Ask Us Anything for February 2016 Will there be print copies of Iterate and Optimize? What’s the best way to get reviews before publication? How is StoryShop coming along? Will it be ready by the Summit? Do you think 753 pages is too long for a book? Have you guys seen Deadpool yet? I’m […]

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Explicit AUA07 Ask Us Anything for January 2016 If you were just starting out writing Yesterday’s Gone, would you go with episodes again? Will there be any writing clinics at the Smarter Artist Summit? Will Dave actually be at the Summit? What do you guys think is the key metric for keeping track of writing […]

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How do you guys come up with titles for your stories? Should we write a bunch of stuff one year before we start marketing next year? What can you tell us about the conference you’re hosting? You CAN sign up now at smarterartistsummit.com ! What is a beat in a story? Tips for finding a […]

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Every month, Sean, Johnny, and Dave sit down with listeners and answer their questions, from the practical to the weird, and the relevant to the WTF. What were fans dying to know this month? 1.       In case you were wondering Storyshop was FULLY FUNDED! So this won’t be a StoryShop AUA episode. 2.       How will […]

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*Special note: Storyshop funded! 1.       How frequently do you revise your beats during the writing process, or should you revise them at all? 2.       How do you choose what domain name to use for your website? 3.       If we’re all going to die anyway, what’s the point? 4.       What can I do to prepare for […]

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Today, Johnny, Sean, and Dave field questions about the new app StoryShop. You can show your support for the development of this app at SterlingandStone.net/StoryShop. StoryShop isn’t a replacement for apps like Scrivener – instead, it’s the perfect pre-writing app that exports to writing apps. Beginning with the Character section, the ease of use is […]

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Ask Us Anything For July 2015

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