Can we really combine creativity with algorithms to write better stories and sell more books? In today’s show, Chris Fox explains how we can.
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Chris Fox is the bestselling author of science fiction and dark fantasy, as well as non-fiction books for authors including Write to Market, 5000 words per hour and today we’re talking about his next book, Six Figure Author: Using data to sell books.
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* What Amazon data science, and machine learning, are and how authors can use them.

* How Amazon differs from the other online book retailers and how authors can train Amazon to sell more books.

* What to look for to find a voracious readership.

* Strategically writing to market and how to know what readers are looking for.

* On Amazon ads and when they are useful.

* Tips on writing faster.

* The future of writing, including virtual reality and AI help with story.

You can find Chris at www.ChrisFoxWrites.com and his books here on Amazon.

Transcript of Interview with Chris Fox
Joanna: Hi, everyone. I’m Joanna Penn from TheCreativePenn.com and today I’m here with Chris Fox. Hi, Chris.
Chris: Hi, Joanna. Thanks for having me on.
Joanna: It’s great to finally have you on after we met earlier this year.
Just a little introduction; Chris is the bestselling author of science fiction and dark fantasy as well as non-fiction books for authors, including “Write to Market,” “5,000 Words Per Hour” and today we’re talking about his next book, “Six-Figure Author Using Data to Sell Books.”
These are pretty good book titles, as well, Chris. Your SEO’s pretty good, too.
Chris: I definitely have very the clickbait-y titles.
Joanna: You do, and we’re going to get into that, because I’ve talked before about how I don’t write to market but we’re going to talk about this a bit later. But first of all I wanted to just find out a bit more about you.
Why do you care about data science as well as writing? Tell us a bit more about your own background and how these topics connect in your own life.
Chris: It’s really integral to who I am professionally. Back in 2010,