Novel Marketing Podcast

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The following guests are featured in two or more episodes of Novel Marketing.

Seth Ring

Alana Terry

USA Today Bestselling Novelist

Alex Newton

Founder of K-Lytics

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Alexander Macris

Game Designer, Author

Angela Hunt

Christy Award Winning Author

Bryan Cohen

Bestselling Indie Author

Chris Fox

Bestselling Indie Author

Dave Jackson

Dave Chesson

Marketing Expert & Creator of Kindlepreneur

Dave Jackson

Dave Jackson

Hall of Fame Podcaster

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Award Winning Author

Dave Jackson

Jane Friedman

Award-Winning Publishing Commentator

James L. Rubart

Hall of Fame Novelist

Joanna Penn

Bestselling Indie Author

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Jonathan Shuerger

Former marine, Author, & Cohost of Author Update

Lacy Williams

Bestselling Author

Mary DeMuth

Literary Agent

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Scott La Pierre

Pastor, Author, Speaker

Seth Ring

Seth Ring

Bestselling LitRPG Author

alexandar macris

Steve Laube

Literary agent and President of the Steve Laube Agency

Dave Jackson

Susan May Warren

USA Today Bestselling & Christy Award-Winning Novelist

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Podcast Host

Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Thomas Umstattd Jr.

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Thomas has been in the publishing industry for over a decade an author, literary agent, marketing director, podcast host, and CEO of Author Media. He has traveled the world speaking at writing conventions, sharing his special approach on how to build a powerful online platform. Thousands of writers have attended his popular workshops and breakout sessions

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125 – Why Word of Mouth Isn’t Working for Your Book

v In this episode of the Novel Marketing podcast, we’re going to talk about what has been consistently cited as the number one way to sell books … Word of Mouth.   You’ve heard that, yes? Studies have shown that Word of Mouth sells more books than any other marketing...