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By Kjell Vandevyvere
Coffee & PensSep 15, 2021
The End — 27 Tips from Idea to Published
A collection of the best tips I've learned from the Coffee & Pens interviews.
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#14 Andrew Warner — Overcoming Struggles
Andrew Warner talks about his struggles while writing Stop Asking Questions, his thoughts about podcasting and his love for hot beverages.
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#13 Steph Smith – Distribution and Higher Pricing
Steph Smith talks about content distribution, what to do before you start writing, and the pricing behind Doing Content Right.
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#12 Laura Vermeire — Standing Your Ground & Sharing Everything with Your Audience
Laura Vermeire talks about her book "Gekooid door mijn eetstoornis", mental health, inspiration, Instagram and other product ideas.
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#11 Ravi Jayagopal — Audience Building as an Author
EIght-time author Ravi Jayagopal talks about his recent book Dogpoo & Dosaa, collecting emails, selling books from India and being in control of time.
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#10 Ben Guest — Writing advice & optimising Amazon sales
Two-time author Ben Guest talks about his recent memoir: Zen and the Art of Basketball Coaching. We also discussed writing advice, teaching and becoming an Amazon bestselling author.
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#9 Michaeleen Doucleff — Travel, book deals and parenting
Michaeleen Doucleff is a science correspondent at NPR and the author of Hunt, Gather, Parent. In this rollercoaster interview, she talks about travelling, the pressure of writing a best-selling book and parenting. She also shares a bunch of writing tips you don't want to miss.
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#8 Jon Parker — Scratching Your Own Itch
Jon Parker is the perfect example of scratching your own itch in the writing world. He designs his own covers, writes books based on personal experiences and created his own writing community.
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#7 Adam Putterman & Bob Manfreda — Two Writers, One Voice
Adam and Bob discuss their book MBA Coffee Chats, how they niched down and how they found their voice.
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#6 Michele Hansen — Interviewing potential readers
Michele Hansen talks about her book Deploy Empathy, why newsletters were an essential tool for her writing process, and how to make writing a book a social process instead of a lonely one.
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#5 Jamie Russo & Ash Lamb — Minimum Viable Books
Jamie Russo and Ash Lamb discuss their new picture book: If Creators Are Like Wizards. We also talked about a range of other topics such as NFTs, MVBs and belief capital.
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#4 April Dunford — Positioning your book
April Dunford, the author of Obviously Awesome talks about her successful marketing strategy, self-publishing and how to do a positioning exercise for a book. Hint: it includes many interviews.
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#3 Rob Fitzpatrick — Optimising word of mouth sales
Rob Fitzpatrick, who wrote The Mom Test, The Workshop Survival Guide and Write Useful Books, discussed beta-reading, product-testing and marketing your books.
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#2 David Kadavy — Advantages of Self-Publishing
David Kadavy talks about writing his books "The Heart to Start", "Design for Hacker" and "Mind Management, not Time Management". We also discussed creativity, writing tools and the difference between traditional and self-publishing.
Article and show notes: https://coffeeandpens.com/david-kadavy/
#1 Craig Burgess — Daily habits and inspiration sources
The first podcast episode of the Coffee & Pens brand, but the thirteenth interview. In this episode, Craig Burgess talks about finding inspiration, journaling, the power of daily habits, and publishing tools.
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