Nick Thacker is a bestselling author of over 45 books across multiple genres, including the 16-book Harvey Bennett thriller series. What makes Nick's story unique is that he never wanted to be a writer—he hated writing in school and only started his first book as a Christmas gift for his father. After working in marketing and web design, Nick applied business principles to his author career and was able to quit his full-time job in 2017. Today, he runs Book Career in a Year, where he teaches authors how to build sustainable writing careers through strategic marketing, email list building, and treating their creative work as a business.In this episode:Why Nick hated writing but became a prolific author anywayThe "muddy middle" problem and how craft books saved his first manuscriptHow The Enigma Strain made only $80 in its first year but became a bestsellerWhy writing more books is the single best marketing strategyThe crucial difference between fighting obscurity and making moneyThree marketing buckets every author needs: email, social media, and advertisingHow to build an email list as a fiction writer by giving away entire booksWhy you should make your social media attractive, not promotionalWhy "writing for yourself" is often an excuse to avoid marketingProductivity systems that work: the 12 Week Year and EOS (Traction)How to find your own writing process instead of copying famous authorsStep-by-step guide to building a book career in one yearWhen to start investing in Facebook and Amazon adsThe importance of sending readers back to Amazon for algorithmic benefitsResources mentioned:Book Career in a Year program: https://www.bookcareerinayear.com/Scrivener: https://scrivener.app/Email marketing platformsAmazon KDP: https://kdp.amazon.com/Facebook advertising platform: https://www.facebook.com/business/adsThe 12 Week Year book: https://www.amazon.com/12-Week-Year-Others-Months/dp/1118509234Entrepreneur Operating System (EOS): https://www.eosworldwide.com/Book recommendations:Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain: https://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Selling-Writer-Dwight-Swain/dp/0806111917Amazonia by James Rollins: https://www.amazon.com/Amazonia-James-Rollins/dp/0061965839Connect with Nick:Website: https://www.nickthacker.com/Book Career in a Year Coaching Program: https://www.bookcareerinayear.com/Online courses and training: https://www.bookcareerinayear.com/coaching/Books by Nick: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B008A2W6XEConnect with Teddy Smith:@teddyagsmithWebsite: https://publishingperformance.com/?ref=ywm3mtcFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/publishingperformance/Pinterest - https://nz.pinterest.com/publishingperformance/Instagram - https://instagram.com/publishingperformanceinstaYoutube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV6ltaUB4SULkU6JEMhFSwLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/publishing-performance/ Support the showDiscover More with Our Curated Starter Packs: https://teddyagsmith.com/starter-packs/

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