Jessie Kwak is a sci-fi novelist, ghostwriter, and author of two productivity guides for creative people: From Chaos to Creativity and From Big Idea to Book.
On this episode, Jessie discusses the best ways to develop your own writing practice, how to decide if you should write your own book or hire a ghostwriter, how to avoid getting stuck in your writing, how to sell all your books and merchandise through your own author website, and more!
Listen to the Episode Now. Here are a few snippets for you:
- My journey to becoming an author
- Being a copywriter and fiction ghostwriter at the same time
- How an author can get started with writing practice
- How to avoid getting stuck in your writing
- Why did I reach out to other experts to contribute to my book and was it easy?
- Should you write your own book or work with a ghostwriter?
- What is my writing process like for different types of books?
- Why do I sell my books not only on Amazon but also on my website? Why do I also sell merchandise there?
- How do I ship the physical copies of my books to my customers?
- How does the pre-order campaign benefit authors?
- How can authors build their email list?
- Why did I choose to publish with a traditional publisher for my non-fiction books when I had previously self-published my fiction books?
- Why having an online presence is important
- My advice for aspiring authors who have inspiring stories to share, but something prevents them from writing their book
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“You don’t have to wait for the muse to be creative”
You can learn more about Jessie at www.jessiekwak.com, or follow her on Twitter (@jkwak).
Check out Jessie’s book, “From Big Idea to Book: Create a Writing Practice That Brings You Joy” here: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Idea-Book-Writing-Practice/dp/1648410626/
Follow Jessie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwakjessie/
