LDK 44 - Marketing Mistakes by Authors

We had John Brhel on with us in these episodes. He was a bit of an unknown to us, but we had a lot of fun hanging out with him and talking about Marvelry's Curiosity Shop. He's part of a writing duo with Joseph Sullivan and they tend to write horror. Marvelry's Curiosity Shop definitely has a horror vibe to it even though it's more paranormal fantasy, but also a lot of human interest. Not getting boxed in by outlines. Working with a co-writer. Knocking out drafts in a day or two. Writing with infants (and how that affects writing software choice!) On the fly research. Real-time editing with a co-writer. Various techniques to overcome writer's block Liberty learns that there's such a thing as video game soundtracks! How John's day job influences his marketing, and some of his tips and tricks to market his books. Things you shouldn't be doing as authors when you're marketing. Links: John Brhel John on Twitter John & Joe's Website (Cemetery Gates Media) Marvelry's Curiosity Shop At the Cemetery Gates Stephen King's Needful Things Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon Show) M.R. James (Early 20th century ghost stories) King Solomon's Mine (H. Rider Haggard) League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Christopher Walken's reading of "The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe Stephen King John Steinbeck Fyodor Dostoyevsky Brandon Sanderson LasersDragonsAndKeyboards.Wordpress.com