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Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast

Lindsay Buroker

Interviewing and Learning from Successful Authors

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SFFMP 223: Marketing Audiobooks, Pen Names, Differences in Distributors, and What to Do When You Just Have One Book

The guys are taking a break from the podcast (if you have comments or suggestions for what you’d like to see if we bring it back in a...

Mar 13, 2019

SFFMP 222: Do Pre-Orders Work, What Happens Between Rapid Releases, and Finding a Good Editor

On today’s show, the guys answered listener questions about pre-orders, rapid releases, how they found their editors, whether it make...

Mar 6, 2019

SFFMP 221: Whether Awards Are Worth Trying for, Marketing Fantasy Romance, and Being Active in SFWA and RWA

This week, we chatted with RITA award-winning fantasy romance author Jeffe Kennedy. She started her career writing non-fiction, shifted to r...

Feb 20, 2019

SFFMP 220: Succeeding at Traditional Publishing as Well as Self-Publishing and When It’s Worth it to Travel for Conventions

This week, traditionally and self-published fantasy author Gail Carriger joined us for the second time. She first visited two years ago to c...

Feb 13, 2019

SFFMP 219: Launching a New Pen Name and Getting an Audiobook Deal with Audible

For this week’s show, sci-fi/fantasy/horror author Chris Philbrook joined us to talk about the success he’s had with ebooks and...

Feb 6, 2019

SFFMP 218: Taking Advantage of an Underserved Niche, from Blue Collar to No Collar, and Is NINC Right for You?

This week, we chatted with sea-adventure author and current president of Novelists, Inc. (NINC), Wayne Stinnett. He’s been a full-time...

Jan 30, 2019

SFFMP 217: Tools and Software for Authors + Getting More Fan Engagement on Twitter and Facebook

This week, the guys talked about the various tools and services they use as professional authors. Everything is listed below with links to t...

Jan 23, 2019

SFFMP 216: Reaching $100K+ in Income from Writing Science Fiction with Gerald M. Kilby

This week, we chatted writing, publishing, and marketing hard science fiction with Gerald M. Kilby. He’s not the fastest writer, putti...

Jan 16, 2019

SFFMP 215: Working Hard, Ignoring Naysayers, and Becoming a Full-Time Author

For this week’s show, we talked to return guest Jeffery H. Haskell, who first joined us in December of 2017 for the show “Succes...

Jan 9, 2019

SFFMP 214: 2019 Marketing and Publishing Predictions

In this short episode, Jo and Lindsay jump on the bandwagon and share some of their marketing and publishing (but mostly marketing!) predict...

Jan 7, 2019

SFFMP 213: Marketing Plans for 2019, Meta Data and SEO Explained, and Which Advertising Platforms are Best for Authors?

We recorded early this week, since Christmas is on a Tuesday, so we hope you enjoy the show while you’re traveling or after you’...

Dec 24, 2018

SFFMP 212: How to Find Success in Urban Fantasy with Ramy Vance

Lindsay got to meet lots of cool authors at the 20Books conference in Las Vegas this fall, and today’s guest was one of those people....

Dec 19, 2018

SFFMP 211: How to Use Your Newsletter to Build Engagement and Fan Loyalty

Not only was this week’s episode jam-packed with newsletter tips for authors but it turned out to be our longest show ever! You may wa...

Dec 12, 2018

SFFMP 210: Selling More at Kobo, Relying Less on Amazon, and What’s Coming for Authors in 2019

We talked to return guest Mark Leslie Lefebvre this week. You may remember him as the director of author relations at Kobo, but he’s m...

Dec 5, 2018

SFFMP 209: Beyond the Basics with Facebooks Ads, Pinterest Ads, and Amazon Ads with Michael Cooper

On this week’s show, return guest Michael Cooper (author of HELP! My Facebook Ads Suck under his name and more than fifty novels in hi...

Nov 28, 2018

SFFMP 208: Improving Visibility, Launching New Pen Names, and the “Trifecta of Indie Success”

This week, we’re joined by fantasy and science fiction author Nicholas Erik, who also writes and experiments under the pen name D.N. E...

Nov 21, 2018

SFFMP 207: Podcasting Fiction to Gain an Audience for Your Books

This week, humorous science fiction author James R. Tramontana joined the guys on the show. He’s podcasting his Ace Tucker Space Truck...

Nov 16, 2018

SFFMP 206: How to Rock it in KDP Select/Kindle Unlimited

Jo and Lindsay recorded early this week, since Lindsay is off to the 20Booksto50K conference (inspired by Michael Anderle, as Lindsay said i...

Nov 5, 2018

SFFMP 205: Writing for Star Wars, Podcasting, Patreon, and if Awards Help with Marketing

Our guest for this week’s show is long-time podcaster and slightly less long-time science fiction and fantasy author Mur Lafferty. She...

Oct 31, 2018

SFFMP 204: Selling 10,000 Copies of Your First Novel with Joseph Malik

Today, we were joined by fantasy author, Joseph Malik, who published his first novel, Dragon’s Trail, in 2016 and has managed to sell...

Oct 24, 2018