#022: Craig Falconer – Lessons in writing Sci-Fi, modeling specific success, and quality versus quantity.

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English - February 14, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: #021: Steff Green – Doubling down on what works, engaging your readers, and setting boundaries to focus on what works for you.

Next Episode: #023: Meg Cowley – Creating an author brand, business vs art, and making the muse your b**ch.

Craig A. Falconer is a bestselling Scottish novelist, specializing in science fiction. He has written several widely popular series in his career, including the Not Alone series, Terradox series, and the Sycamore series.

In this episode we go deep into:

What it feels like to win a ‘Best Dressed’ at a ceilidh
Advantages of leveraging a box set
Changing your mindset from minimum work to maximum output
Importance of specializing in one ad platform instead of trying to juggle them all
Best ways to market a box set
Modeling specific success
Finding your ideal writing routine
Going beyond what you believe you’re capable of (writing 113,000 in 13 days)
How speed can help the quality of your writing
Tips to increase your odds of creating a runaway success
Studying trends across mediums to find what could sell
Knowing your genre inside and out
Craig’s research process
Capitalizing on emotional resonance and playing with contrasting lines
Sticking in your own lane and abiding by your own pace
Working with agents on your audio deals
Taking risks and thinking outside of the box to secure success (with audiobooks)

Craig answers questions from Patrons:

Jenn Mitchell: What kinds of things did you do to deal with the pressure of trying to write the next few books following such a huge initial success?
Mark McClure: Do you plot, pants, or dance between the two?

Find out more about Craig:

facebook.com/CraigAFalconer

Craig’s Facebook group

Links from the show:

www.danielwillcocks.com

www.facebook.com/groups/greatwritersshare

Not Alone by Craig A Falconer

Special thanks to:

Intro vocals: Persephone Rose

Show theme: Karl Hughes

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