Ep 25: When Should You Start Worrying about Your Author Platform?

26/04/2023 19 min

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Episode Synopsis

How early is too early to start getting a move on things like building an author platform, email list growth, website, income-generating activities, etc? Should you start worrying about the business side of writing fiction before, during, or after you finish writing your novel? Let's answer that question today. GRAB THE PLANNER to help you balance platform growth and novel writing ✅CLICK HERE 👉https://rachelfahrenbach.com/planner
 
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📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒
About the Episode:
00:00  Start As Soon As Possible
02:01  The Bad Advice Given to Writers
03:06  Increased Competition & Perfectionism Paralysis
08:02  Professionalism Takes Time
09:33  The Cost of Writing & Book Deals
13:14  Get Into the Habit Now Before the Pressure Comes
14:40  The Necessary Mindset
 
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Rachel is on a mission to help 1,000 Christian fiction writers make both an impact and an income from their storytelling. 
 
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⚡️LOOK OVER SHOULDER: Watch as Rachel implements the business and marketing tactics we talk about here into her current WIP: https://rachelfahrenbach.com/lookovershoulder
 
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About this video:
Welcome! Here on The Business of Christian Fiction podcast, we’re diving into what it takes these days to make an impact and an income as a Christian Fiction Writer. Each week, we talk about the creative process of writing a novel from the lens of business decisions and marketing strategies while keeping rhythms of rest a priority. If you are a Christian, write fiction, and want to understand how to publish a novel–and make money from it–you are in the right place.

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