Advantages of Being a Part-Time Writer with Nathan Van Coops

Alternate history and time travel author Nathan Van Coops was a trooper and joined Jami Albight and Sara Rosett despite having a cold. They delve into the joys of being a part-time writer and creating the lifestyle you want as well as tips on mistakes involving doing a royalty share for a Book One and trying to juggle too many things. And, last, they laugh about Jami's lunch choices and geek out about plotting books.There's a bit of lag in the opening when Sara's talking about the sequel to Knives Out and how Benoit Blanc is a perfect flat-arc character and provides an ideal set-up for a long-running episodic series. The flu hit Jami's family and interrupted her writing week, but everyone is better and she'd back at the keyboard now.Nathan, Jami, and Sara discuss:-Tackling the thorny details of time travel and how dealing with the specifics appealed to fans of the genre-How Nathan carved a new entrepreneurial path and created a lifestyle that blends art and aviation-Living the life you want, which for Nathan means being able to wear flip flops to work-Influence of children’s adventure book, The Neverending Story-Advantages of being a part-time author: a financial safety net, reduced mental strain, and creative freedom-Risk evaluation for indie authors-How not all jobs are “soul-sucking” and you can love traditional employment and be a writer at the same time-Writing a book in snatches of 15 to 20 minutes-Why doing a royalty share on a Book One was a mistake-Why trying to juggle too many things is a mistake-Mindset and how to keep a healthy attitude-The benefits of preorders-Changes in the publishing industry, including pricing higher and how that can help you find new readers-How understanding his love of adventures stories helps Nathan write satisfying books for his readers-How finding your overarching brand draws readers to you as an author-Sara and Nathan geek out about plotting and plotting resourcesGenres discussed include time travel, alternate history, romance and mystery.Links:Nathan’s website https://www.nathanvancoops.comNathan’s Book Faces Live group https://www.facebook.com/groups/148998479097782/Book Faces Live podcast rss https://nathanvancoops.podbean.com/feed.xmlThe Neverending Story https://books2read.com/u/3G2268Big Magic https://books2read.com/u/4XXX8gChris Fox https://www.chrisfoxwrites.comPlot & Structure https://books2read.com/u/m0OVkyBecca Syme Write Better-Faster https://betterfasteracademy.com📥 Send us a Text Message Support the show🚀 Jami’s Consulting and Workshops: https://www.jamialbright.com/authorworkshops❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/ 📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast