On the Nevada Author Network, Nikolai Wisekal discusses the critical decision authors face between writing for creativity and pursuing publishing. He notes publishing is basically a professional promise between a business and a reader, bringing with it their expectations and demands. Creativity, on the other hand, is literary art for the author, allowing the writer to have total freedom over cover art, the manuscript, and associated work products such as blurbs.
Nikolai also spends time on the business of releasing chapters via a membership service such as Patreon and the now defunct Amazon Vella. He outlines why releasing chapters one at a time to subscribers can be a challenge, especially to readers who are used to having the entire book in their hands.
The podcast closes with an in-depth discussion on how writers can be successful at book signings. Nikolai wrote the attached guide from his own experiences (PDF).
You can find Nikolai at his website https://nikolaiwisekal.com/
He is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nwisekal
His Patreon site is https://www.patreon.com/NikolaiWisekal
Chapters of “Scales and Pages” are available as an audio experience on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHFiLw8VXO9ahB1hhbtB1NBxeMDHPHvNE
This podcast is also available on Spotify.
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Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our growing book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast mission for “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” is to “help writers write.” We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. We also support “The Nevada Author Network” with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.
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