Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Novel Marketing

Arts EN ↓ 504 episodes

The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors about how to get published and sell more books.

Author

Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.authormedia.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

How To Keep Writing When You’re Scared About What Others Will Think 15.04.2019

How To Keep Writing When You’re Scared About What Others Will Think You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How To Keep Writing When You’re Scared About What Others Will Think appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Work with Editors: Insights from One of the Best in the Business 08.04.2019

How to Work with Editors: Insights from One of the Best in the Business You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE . The post How to Work with Editors: Insights from One of the Best in the Business appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Author Taglines With Brandilyn Collins 01.04.2019

Author Taglines With Brandilyn Collins You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Author Taglines With Brandilyn Collins appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Use Your Book’s Back Matter to Sell More Books 25.03.2019

Learn how to use your book's back matter to sell more books and grow your email list. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Use Your Book’s Back Matter to Sell More Books appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Sell More Books using Bookmarks and Business Cards 18.03.2019

Learn how to make the best use of two important printed marketing tools.  You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Sell More Books using Bookmarks and Business Cards appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Find and Work with Beta Readers 11.03.2019

Find out why you need beta readers and how to assemble a team to provide feedback that will improve your book. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Find and Work with Beta Readers appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Marketing 101: Twelve Marketing Terms Every Author Must Understand 04.03.2019

Marketing 101: Twelve Marketing Terms Every Author Must Understand You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Marketing 101: Twelve Marketing Terms Every Author Must Understand appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Get Your First Speaking Gigs 25.02.2019

One of the best ways to sell books is to speak in person at live events. Here are three steps to booking your first speaking gigs. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Get Your First Speaking Gigs appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Grow Your Email List With Book Sweeps 18.02.2019

Authors learn how to build an email list without breaking the bank, and how to build a relationship with their new subscribers.  You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Grow Your Email List With Book Sweeps appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How David Rawlings Broke Into the US Market Despite Living Overseas (Case Study) 11.02.2019

Australian novelist David Rawlings secured an American agent and publisher from 7,500 miles away. In this article, he shares his best tips for new authors. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How David Rawlings Broke Into the US Market Despite Living Overseas (Case Study) appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How You Can Create Massive PR for Yourself, Even If You’re A Complete Novice 05.02.2019

How You Can Create Massive PR for Yourself, Even If You’re A Complete Novice You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE . The post How You Can Create Massive PR for Yourself, Even If You’re A Complete Novice appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Create a Written Book Launch Plan 29.01.2019

One critical element of a successful book launch is your written book launch plan. Find out what your plan should include and when to schedule your tasks. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Create a Written Book Launch Plan appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Bonus Book Launch Q&A 25.01.2019

In this special bonus episode of Novel Marketing, we answer YOUR book launch and book marketing questions. You can watch a video version of the Q&A below.  You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Bonus Book Launch Q&A appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Marketing 101: How to Create a Value Proposition for Your Book 22.01.2019

 How to Create a Value Proposition for Your Book (Marketing 101) You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Marketing 101: How to Create a Value Proposition for Your Book appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How To Split Test Your Book Title Ideas With Facebook Ads 15.01.2019

Learn how to use reliable scientific data to help you choose the best title, cover, or blurb for your book. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How To Split Test Your Book Title Ideas With Facebook Ads appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Maintain Your Platform In-Between Books 08.01.2019

How to Maintain Your Platform In-Between Books You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Maintain Your Platform In-Between Books appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Your Best Year Yet With Susan May Warren 01.01.2019

Plan your year by planning your days. Susan May Warren share her strategies with authors struggling to get it all done. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Your Best Year Yet With Susan May Warren appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Highlights from 2018 25.12.2018

Highlights from 2018  You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Highlights from 2018 appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How James L. Rubart Went From Rejected and Unpublished to Bestselling Author 18.12.2018

How James L. Rubart Went From Rejected and Unpublished to Bestselling Author You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How James L. Rubart Went From Rejected and Unpublished to Bestselling Author appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Use Facebook To Promote Your Book 11.12.2018

In this episode we are going to talk about the right way to use Facebook to sell more books! Last week we talked about why Facebook is overrated for book marketing, but we didn’t say it’s completely useless, so today we’re going to talk about the ways Facebook CAN work for you to promote your […] You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Use Facebook To Promote Your B...

Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing 04.12.2018

Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Ghostwriting 101 with Arlene Gale 06.11.2018

How Ghostwriting Works, and How it Can Make you Money  You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Ghostwriting 101 with Arlene Gale appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Get 10,000 Readers and then Keep Them Happy 30.10.2018

Learn the keys to keeping your email subscribers happy and entertained in this interview with bestselling author Susan May Warren. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Get 10,000 Readers and then Keep Them Happy appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

Snowflake Method With Randy Ingermanson 23.10.2018

Snowflake Method With Randy Ingermanson You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post Snowflake Method With Randy Ingermanson appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

How to Take Charge of Your Author Career 16.10.2018

Find out what you need to know before you pursue a publishing path and how to be a productive writer once you begin. You can find the blogpost version of this episode HERE. The post How to Take Charge of Your Author Career appeared first on Author Media . Support the show

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