Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 311 - Being A Career Self-Publishing Author with Lindsay Buroker
Mark interviews Lindsay Buroker, a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who has written over a hundred novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.
Prior to the interview, Mark shares an extremely short personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor.
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During their conversation Mark and Lindsay talk about:
- Lindsay's first appearance on the Stark Reflections Podcast, back in December 2018
- The last time they saw one another in person, back in Vegas at 20BooksVegas a few months prior to the global pandemic
- Lindsay's start in self-publishing, which started just prior to Christmas in 2010
- How she had been about to hit the publishing button for her first book when she received an offer back from an agent - and she decided to just go ahead and hit that "publish" button
- Using Podiobooks to release the first three books in audio for free
- Doing a Kickstarter to pay for the audiobook production back in 2012
- What it was like self-publishing back in 2010 through 2013
- Writing in different genres, the various experiences of doing that, and the surprising number of readers who willingly follow her on this journey
- Listening to her fans, but actually responding more to sales than to requests from her readers
- The writing, editing, proofreading, betareading, publishing process Lindsay loops through
- Always being aware of the possibility that the sales and consistent income might not always be there
- Launching books to her fans "direct" via Patreon prior to pushing them into KDP Select
- How an introvert like Lindsay can deal with being in such high demand from the author community and the reader community
- Pseudo-retiring the weekly schedule of The Six Figure Author Podcast and considering doing an episode once every quarter
- Books that Lindsay would recommend new readers might want to start with
- Advice Lindsay has for authors who prefer to "follow the muse"
- And more...
After the interview Mark reflects on a few things about Lindsay's unique journey as well as how much he enjoyed returning to her books as a reader.
Links of Interest:
- Lindsay Buroker's Website
- Lindsay on Twitter
- Lindsay on Facebook
- Sinister Magic (Book 1 in Death Before Dragons)
- 6 Figure Authors Podcast (new episode June 20, 2023)
- Episode 54 - Personable Publishing with Lindsay Buroker
- Findaway Voices
- Buy Mark a Coffee
- Patreon for Stark Reflections
- Best Book Ever Podcast
- Lovers Moon Podcast
- The Relaxed Author
- Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
- An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores
- Wide for the Win
- Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books
- The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Lindsay Buroker is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over a hundred novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.
The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0