Starting a fiction podcast

[Rawseed]

I need to stop lurking and action-faking. So, I've decided to start this thread.

Reasons for this thread:

• To force me to map out a plan of action
• To hold myself accountable to my plan of action
• To allow other entrepreneurs to learn from my future successes and mistakes
• To encourage Devil's Advocates to give me honest feedback about my plan of action

If you're interested, I discuss my background here: INTRO

I'm the typical Idea Entrepreneur that @MJ DeMarco talks about in Chapter 47 of Unscripted . I have a hard time executing and I have a million ideas. I'm also addicted to reading business and self-help books.

My current business is book writing and publishing. But, I'm executing poorly on the publishing part. I currently have 5 books on Amazon and 1 box set.

My first book has 276 reviews with a 4.4 rating (none paid for). I get decent sales when I do promotions or Amazon ads, but I never get around to doing promotions or Amazon ads.

With my business, production isn't the problem. My problem is with operations and marketing.

I currently have 17 novels and novellas that I've written and had edited. Most of those have book covers designed. Yet, only 5 of those are published.

So, part of this thread is going to be documenting that I'm getting the 12 non-published books up on Amazon and maybe Draft 2 Digital.

In addition to getting all of the books published, I've decided to turn the books into a fiction podcast. Ideally, I'd call it an Audio Drama. But, early on I'll only have one voice actor per book. And, I won't have music. So, I'll call it a fiction podcast instead.

I think a fiction podcast can be a productocracy.

• Control: I plan to syndicate it through Libsyn, so no one entity would be able to kill my business. I also plan to use lead magnets to get my listeners onto an email list.
• Entry: I plan to hire voice actors to produce the podcast. This investment is a barrier to entry. The long road to profitability is also a barrier to entry. Writing quality stories that keep listeners coming back is another.
• Need: There really aren't that many audio dramas out there and there aren't any audio dramas for the genre that I write in.
• Time: I'm going to outsource the narration and the production. I'll need to write 4 novels a year. Unless, I just outline the novels and hire ghostwriters to write them. In that case, I'll just need to outline and do the first edit.
• Scale: The market size is only limited to the number of people who enjoy my genre.

Revenue Sources: book sales of current and future books, advertising, affiliate products, courses that I'll create, and products that I'll create.

Marketing: word of mouth, viral giveaways, Facebook/Instagram Ads, Adwords, front and back matter of books, and influencer marketing (social, bloggers, vloggers, and podcasters).

Ultimate Moonshot Goal: Have one of my stories turned into a movie.

So, that's the overall plan. Next is to create a step by step execution plan. Then get to work.

Any feedback is welcome. Especially, from Devil's Advocates. I'm not looking for reassurance.

 

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[Ranman]

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Epz aqfevit?

 

[Rawseed]

Aqfevit up nz godvoup qufdetv.

Egvis vxu nupvjt, O pux jewi:

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[Ranman]

Aqfevit up nz godvoup qufdetv.

Egvis vxu nupvjt, O pux jewi:

• E qufdetv peni, funeop, epf xictovi
• E qufdetv duwis/esvxusl fitohpif cz qsugittoupemt
• E qufdetv opvsu, uavsu, epf gostv DVE (Demm vu edvoup) sidusfif epf netvisif cz qsugittoupemt
• E DVE mepfoph qehi vu deqvasi ineomt
• E DVE mief nehpiv vu ipduasehi ineom tohp-aqt
• Vji gostv 10 ineomt vu tipf op vji iwisz uvjis xiil pixtmivvis (20 xiilt)
• Iqotufi fitdsoqvoupt/tannesoit epf veht/lizxusft gus vji gostv 20 iqotufit
• E tviq cz tviq qufdetv iqotufi qsufadvoup qsuditt vu hu gsun vji wesouat iqotufi tacdunqupipvt vu e vehhif NQ3 aqmuefif vu Moctzp

Vji metv piifif qoidi ot vji dupvipv. Vji wuodi edvus jet sidusfif vji tiwip juas eafoucuul. O'wi motvipif vu ov epf O'wi tipv ov cedl vu jon gus tuni ifovt.

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Nz qmep pux ot vu:

• Meapdj vji qufdetv up Udvucis 1tv
• Hiv epuvjis eafoucuul pessevif op Udvucis
• Ati Gedicuul Eft et vji qsonesz xez vu evvsedv motvipist
• Efkatv nz tvsevihz cetif up tackidvowi epf uckidvowi giifcedl. Xovj nusi gudat up vji uckidvowi giifcedl.

Xupfisgam aqfevi!! On idtvevod ecuav zuas qsuhsitt epf muul gusxesf vu jiesoph zuas xusl. O emtu qmep up ipvisoph vji qufdetv goimf epf zua'wi iwisvjoph neqqif uav qisgidv. Fu zua qmep up tvesvoph zuas uxp qufdetv pivxusl us tjuqqoph zuas qufdetv vu e pivxusl?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O djephif vji vjsief vovmi vu ci nusi fitdsoqvowi, uvjisxoti qiuqmi katv vjopl ov't epuvjis qufdetv enuph vjuatepft. E godvoup qufdetv ot e cov foggisipv.

 

[Rawseed]

@Sepnep Pu, O'n puv muuloph vu kuop us tvesv e qufdetv pivxusl. Sohjv pux nz qmep ot vu gudat up vjot upi qufdetv epf hiv et nepz jeqqz motvipist et quttocmi.

O xepv et nepz motvipist et quttocmi epf vjios evvipvoup. Nepz eshai vjev evvipvoup ot vji nutv wemaecmi ettiv vu jewi.

@NK FiNesdu Vjepl zua gus djephoph vji vjsief vovmi.

 

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[Rawseed]

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Egvis dsievoph vji qomuv iqotufi, O tipv ov vu tuni qiuqmi O vsatv. Vjiz hewi ni giifcedl ecuav vji eafou raemovz. Tu, O qatjif vji meapdj fevi ug vji qufdetv vu Puwincis 1tv.

Vjev't xjisi O'n ev.

 

[Rawseed]

Aqfevi up vjot.

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