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The Starving Author: How to Market Books When You Have No Money

The Starving Author: How to Market Books When You Have No Money

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 7, 2024 | Business Advice, Crowdfunding, Promotion

You have two options if you don’t have money to market your book. Find out how an “expensive option” can be the “budget option” and where to invest your time when you don’t have the money.

How Karyne Norton Successfully Kickstarted Her Book in 1 Hour

How Karyne Norton Successfully Kickstarted Her Book in 1 Hour

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 19, 2023 | Crowdfunding, Independent Publishing, Publishing

Find out how running a Kickstarter campaign for your book can solve one of the biggest challenge indie authors face.

How to Build Hype for a Debut Novel

How to Build Hype for a Debut Novel

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 18, 2023 | Crowdfunding, Promotion

Learn which book launching techniques a debut YA author used to successfully crowdfund and launch her first novel.

How to Crowdfund Your Book

How to Crowdfund Your Book

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 3, 2022 | Crowdfunding, Publishing

Learn how to solve your cash flow problem with these tips for crowdfunding your book before it’s published.

Kickstarter Tips and Tricks With Chris Fox

Kickstarter Tips and Tricks With Chris Fox

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 9, 2020 | Crowdfunding, Promotion, Publishing, Strategy

Learn how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign with Chris Fox.

New Podcast: Creative Funding Show

New Podcast: Creative Funding Show

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 7, 2018 | Crowdfunding, News, Platform, Podcasting, Promotion, Publishing

We are launching a new podcast! The Creative Funding Show is a podcast where Author Media CEO, Thomas Umstattd interview Authors, YouTubers, and Podcasters who are funding their creativity using platforms like Patreon and Kickstarter. You will also...
128 – Taking Novel Marketing to the Next Level

128 – Taking Novel Marketing to the Next Level

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 14, 2018 | Crowdfunding, News, Publishing

Show Outline Introduction: Episode 1 was on Oct 7, 2013 A lot has happened over the last four and a half years. Jim has won half a dozen book awards Thomas spent time as the marketing director for a publishing company. We went a couple of years only posting every...
128 – Taking Novel Marketing to the Next Level

119 Working with Beta Readers, Crowdfunding, and More with Curt Iles

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 9, 2018 | Crowdfunding, Publishing

In this episode, we’re not going to be talking theory, but real-world examples of an author using the principles we talk about on Novel Marketing.

128 – Taking Novel Marketing to the Next Level

049 – How to Use Crowdfunding to Fund Your Next Book Advance

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 7, 2014 | Business Advice, Crowdfunding, Independent Publishing, Publishing

In this episode we are going to talk about how independent authors can use crowdfunding to promote and pay for their next book. What is crowdfunding? Mary DeMuth’s Story Marci Seither’s Story The Adventures of Pearley Monroe.” Benefits of Crowdfunding: Get money...
The Ultimate Crowdfunding Course for Authors Is Here

The Ultimate Crowdfunding Course for Authors Is Here

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 22, 2014 | Crowdfunding, News, Publishing

We’ve spent quite a bit of time at Author Media talking about crowdfunding– what it is, how awesome it is, and how to make it happen. A few months ago, we turned that talk into action, and put our own “Crowdfunding Is Awesome” theory to the...
7 Kickstarter Mistakes We Made on MyBookTable

7 Kickstarter Mistakes We Made on MyBookTable

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 21, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Publishing

Kickstarter is changing the way that self-published authors are raising money for their books. Here are some hard lessons we learned on our first project.

How to Self-Publish for Free

How to Self-Publish for Free

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 19, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Promotion, Publishing, Writing Craft

Did you know there was a way to self publish with any company in the world without having to go out of pocket for the cost? Here is how to do it.

7 Questions Authors Should Ask Before Crowdfunding Their Next Book

7 Questions Authors Should Ask Before Crowdfunding Their Next Book

by Mary DeMuth | May 8, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Publishing, Writing Craft

Should you look to your audience to provide the funds for your next book? Christy award finalist Mary DeMuth asks seven questions to help you decide.

The Best Podcasts For Authors & Writers

The Best Podcasts For Authors & Writers

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 7, 2014 | Crowdfunding, Platform, Podcasting, Promotion, Publishing

Want to level up your publishing career? Here are 9 writing podcasts that can help authors like you.

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In this free video course, you will learn how to craft a website that readers will love visiting.

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