In this wide-ranging interview, James Scott Bell and I discuss aspects of making a living with your writing, including discipline and writing tips, plus mindset and how art and commerce can play happily together!

In the intro, I mention the demise of Oyster's subscription service but why I'm excited that there might be something happening at Google. Plus the latest longitudinal Author Earnings report that shows that if an author debuted in the last 5 years, they are making more money as an indie than through traditional publishing. This doesn't surprise me at all, but it's fascinating to see it in the data.
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James Scott Bell is is the best-selling and award-winning author of thriller novels, zombie legals, historical romance, and lots and lots of excellent books on the craft of writing. He’s a professional speaker, teaching novel-writing and other skills for writers.

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Today we're talking about his book, How to make a living as a writer.

* The audience of writers that James writes for and the influence of freelance writers on today's indie authors.

* What James is interested in currently including boxed sets for his writing craft books and investing in the future by paying for exposure in alert newsletters.

* The goals behind joining a box set, including discoverability and exposure to a wider audience. You can find the Writing Success boxset here on Amazon.

* Writing quotas and production plans and why this structure actually encourages creativity, as well as how to figure out what your production goal should be.

* Combining study of the markets with what you love to write and merging those with a production schedule.

* The strategies James uses to hold himself to his production schedule, including the 'nifty 350'.

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