John Durgin shares his strategy to garner 1K Goodreads reviews in 1 year.

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On this episode of HORROR BUSINESS,  Lucy and S.C. discuss the branding and networking that happened at Authorcon II in April 2023.

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On this episode of HORROR BUSINESS,  Lucy and S.C. discuss the advantages and obstacles of conventions for indie authors. This episode comes on the heels of their appearance at Authorcon II in April 2023.

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On this episode of HORROR BUSINESS, Joseph Sale takes you step-by-step through setting up a Facebook ad that can help you boost book sales without breaking your bank.

He also discusses strategies to employ depending on where you are in your career and what genre you write.

Get more insight from Joseph in his video breaking down the Five-Act Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1CF6D9W1CY

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On this episode of HORROR BUSINESS, Lyndsey Smith poses the big question all authors must ask themselves and explains why writing your novel is the easy part.

Smith reveals her biggest self-editing tips, how to choose the correct editor for your project, writing and marketing techniques, ways to make big bucks with ghostwriting, and more.

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On this episode of HORROR BUSINESS, Stephen Kozeniewski and Wile E. Young discuss their experiences with co-authoring novels, the expectations when beginning, how to pitch publishers and approach authors, as well as FEAR AND LOATHING IN CLICKERS – the inside scoop on the pitch that landed Kozeniewski and Young the chance to continue the legendary Clickers franchise.

Enjoy our new segment on death inspired by Kristopher Triana’s episode (https://youtu.be/srD8Neiq7jg) where authors tell us their ideal way to checkout. Clickers may never die, but these two guys will. Find out how!

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Stephen Kozeniewski

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Kristopher Triana knows the business of horror, but more importantly, he understands the business of storytelling.

In this episode, Lucy and S.C. interview the award-winning author on how he successfully tells a story and markets a book regardless of the genre. You'll get insider tips on pen names, covers, and research, as well as a ton of laughs.

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Not sure how to use IG as an author?

On this episode of the Horror Business podcast, Mona Kabbani shares how she grew her Instagram audience to more than 10K with no gimmicks or paid advertising. And most importantly, how she has fun with it.

Step behind the scenes and learn how she started her profile, best practices when dealing with reviewers, and how to mentally prepare for the evil empire known as social media.

As always, we discuss more than just Instagram, and all authors can benefit from her experience.

Check out Mona’s IG for yourself @moralityinhorror: https://www.instagram.com/moralityinhorror/?hl=en

Her award-winning novella can be purchased on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hP1vPP

And "Cursed Objects" will be featured in BLOOD BANK: A Charitable Anthology this April: https://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/post/the-second-transfusion

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