Reedsy Live: The Podcast

🔍 Join bestselling author SJ Watson as he shows you how to activate editor mode 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/watson-editor-mode/

🔍 Discover the most tried-and-true marketing tactics you can use to sell your book with the senior marketing manager of Written Word Media 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-marketing-tactics/

But, as mysteriously as they begin, all creative journeys come to an end. Or do they?

These days, everyone wants to be the next overnight viral sensation. But, as it turns out, there's nothing overnight about it.

Before selling your book, you need to learn how to sell yourself.

How do you learn to see your creative work from other's perspectives? The answer is the same thing it's been for centuries: pick up a book.

The Hero's Journey is an excellent metaphor for any creative process. But when it comes to self publishing a nonfiction book, the line between fact and fiction is anything but metaphorical.

What do the Greek gods, Walt Disney, and indie author slash creativity professor Tim Cigelske all have common? Apparently, everything.

As the Hero's Journey starts up again, Tim has to put his own creativity advice to the test.

Move too fast and, instead of working around your obstacles, you might just crash into them – in romance, in writing, and in writing romance.