Sunday, March 3, 2024

Tell The Damn Story, 301: From Draft to Readership - Building Your Book's Success Story

Hello, storytellers and lovers! Welcome to the 301 episode of "Tell The Damn Story" with your dynamic duo, Chris Ryan and Alex Simmons. Today, we're riding high off our 300th celebration and ready to dive into the grit of the writing life. Join us as we explore the successes and strategies, the multifaceted role of today's writers in self-promotion, and the impact of Amazon's shifting sands on publishing.  We'll offer insider questions and advice on getting your books into readers' hands and discuss how embracing solitude and community is crucial for creative success. We also share our challenge for 2024: a mission of submissions aimed at learning through rejection and triumph. We discuss our mission to produce more empowering stories. And we won't forget to reflect on the pivotal 300th episode, packed with insights from our writing comrades. So tune in, take note, and let's share this journey on "Tell The Damn Story." Have questions or comments for us? Post in the comments section below or ... Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com And follow us on ... @Tell The Damn Story www.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story Want to support us so we can help you? Then just... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tellthedamnstory 00:00 Communication is a give-and-take process. Language struggles. 09:16 Reflection on shared experiences and promoting work. 13:02 Writers embrace solitude for productive writing time. 21:04 Discussing book promotion and writing success stories. 23:34 Writers now wear many promotional hats. 27:51 Bobby Nash and Damon Mancks are successful authors. 37:26 Arranging book transport, creating unique content, marketing challenge. 41:48 Being a good writer doesn't mean everything. 44:33 Understanding effective audience-reach strategies for successful marketing. 50:56 Researching led to unexpected internet discoveries, upcoming episode. 57:36 Creating stories from unexpected prompts stimulates creativity. 01:00:39 Celebrating 300 episodes, planning and engaging viewers. 01:04:58 Exciting lineup of artists and writers we'll interview.