CL068: Laurence O'Bryan on how to write a fiction book

In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast I talk with Laurence O'Bryan about creative writing. He is an Irish mystery and thriller writer who is dedicated to helping promote other authors. Laurence dreamed of becoming a writer from childhood when he would tell adventure stories to friends that lived on his street. Now three novels later and with a series of literary awards he is not only a successful writer but helps other writers find new audiences with his site BooksGoSocial.com. His latest book is called 'The Nuremberg Puzzle', a fast-paced thriller that centres around the rise of violent anti-refugee groups spreading across Germany.   Laurence O'Bryan's 'How To Write A Fiction Book And Creative Writing' Show Notes: The puzzle novel series (1:30) Researching for fiction writers (3:49) Writing craft books (6:20) Stephen King and Sol Stein - On Writing (7:18) Professional editing services (10:00) Networking as a writer (11:17) Building your platform as a writer (13:10) Blogging for writers (13:45) Show your work (17:45) Crowdfunding your book (20:15) Hybrid authors (22:00) Building a team (23:00) Structural edit (24:30) Proof readers (24:50) BooksGoSocial (30:31) Persistence (34:40) Alliance of Independent Authors (35:50)   Favorite Tools: Microsoft Word Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings by JR Tolkein Favorite Album: Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd Interview Links: Laurence's Website BooksGoSocial.com    Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30 minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme