Six Figure Authors
Lindsay Buroker
Six Figure Authors is the show that helps you take your writing career to the next level. Lindsay Buroker, Jo Lallo, and Andrea Pearson are sharing their own insights, as authors who’ve been publishing since the beginning of the e-reader revolution, and they’re also interviewing industry experts and other successful authors to help you figure out what’s working right now.
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Mar 26, 2020 • 1h 13min
SFA 031 – Publishing Quickly, Long Series, Author Facebook Groups, and Starting Your Own Press with JN Chaney
Our guest this week is USA Today-bestselling science-fiction author JN Chaney. He has a master’s degree in fine arts and started indie publishing a few years ago, and he’s quickly built up a large backlist…
Mar 19, 2020 • 1h 4min
SFA 030 – Dealing with Burnout, Self-Doubt, and Comparisonitis
For this week’s show, the three of us talked a bit about the mental game of being an author. We went into how we deal with burnout, writers’ block, negative feedback, self-doubt, and the ever-present…
Mar 18, 2020 • 1h 16min
SFA Bonus – Ladies Who Launch: Lindsay, Andrea, and KM Shea talk about their recent series launches
An extra show this week! An informal one. Lindsay and previous guest on the show KM Shea (also known as Kitty) ended up launching new urban fantasy series on the same day. They were emailing…
Mar 12, 2020 • 1h 11min
SFA 029 – Earning 7 Figures, Foreign Translations, and the Thriller Market with Mark Dawson
This week’s guest is Mark Dawson, the brains and talent behind Ads for Authors and the Self-Publishing 101 course. Mark is an award-nominated, USA Today bestseller of thrillers, with more than 20 books published and…
Mar 5, 2020 • 1h 15min
SFA 028 – Marketing Tips, Getting Book Reviews, and Advertising and SEO with Ricardo Fayet
Ricardo Fayet, one of the co-founders of Reedsy, joined us this week to talk about book advertising, getting book reviews, search engine optimization (SEO) for authors, and other marketing tips. Reedsy is a website that…
Feb 27, 2020 • 1h 19min
SFA 027 – Successful Book Launches, Facebook Ads, and Marketing Funnels with Mal Cooper
Non-fiction author Mal Cooper (who is also science-fiction author MD Cooper) joined us on the podcast today to talk successful book launches, Facebook ads, marketing for authors, and lots more. She’s written Help! My Facebook…
Feb 20, 2020 • 1h 11min
SFA 026 – Launching a Pen Name, Co-Writing, and Organizing Author and Reader Events for Profit with Jasmine Walt
Our guest this week is New York Times bestselling fantasy author Jasmine Walt. She’s written under her own name, launched pen names, collaborated with other authors, and also runs writing retreats, author dinners, and festivals…
Feb 13, 2020 • 1h 12min
SFA 025 – Having a Series Take Off, Merchandising, and Co-Writing with Jason Anspach
This week, we interviewed successful science-fiction author Jason Anspach, who writes with Nick Cole in the popular Galaxy’s Edge universe that they created together. They’ve had fantastic success with the ebooks and are also doing…
Feb 6, 2020 • 1h 18min
SFA 024 – Ebook Pricing Strategies + Listener Questions
In this week’s “just us” show, Andrea, Jo, and Lindsay discussed ebook pricing, i.e. what they do for stories of various lengths, if they do something different for series starters, and when permafree can make…
Jan 30, 2020 • 1h 7min
SFA 023 – Publishing Nonfiction Along with Fiction, Audiobooks, and Preparing for an Audio-First Eco-System with Joanna Penn
This week, non-fiction and thriller author, creative entrepreneur, and podcaster Joanna Penn joined us on the show. Chances are, you’re already familiar with Joanna, but in case you’re not, she writes non-fiction for authors and…
