EP 311 - Being A Career Self-Publishing Author with Lindsay Buroker

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

Mark interviews Lindsay Buroker, a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who has written over a hundred novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares an extremely short personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your audiobooks distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

During their conversation Mark and Lindsay talk about:

• Lindsay's first appearance on the Stark Reflections Podcast, back in December 2018
• The last time they saw one another in person, back in Vegas at 20BooksVegas a few months prior to the global pandemic
• Lindsay's start in self-publishing, which started just prior to Christmas in 2010
• How she had been about to hit the publishing button for her first book when she received an offer back from an agent - and she decided to just go ahead and hit that "publish" button
• Using Podiobooks to release the first three books in audio for free
• Doing a Kickstarter to pay for the audiobook production back in 2012
• What it was like self-publishing back in 2010 through 2013
• Writing in different genres, the various experiences of doing that, and the surprising number of readers who willingly follow her on this journey
• Listening to her fans, but actually responding more to sales than to requests from her readers
• The writing, editing, proofreading, betareading, publishing process Lindsay loops through
• Always being aware of the possibility that the sales and consistent income might not always be there
• Launching books to her fans "direct" via Patreon prior to pushing them into KDP Select
• How an introvert like Lindsay can deal with being in such high demand from the author community and the reader community
• Pseudo-retiring the weekly schedule of The Six Figure Author Podcast and considering doing an episode once every quarter
• Books that Lindsay would recommend new readers might want to start with
• Advice Lindsay has for authors who prefer to "follow the muse"
• And more...

After the interview Mark reflects on a few things about Lindsay's unique journey as well as how much he enjoyed returning to her books as a reader.

Links of Interest:

• Lindsay Buroker's Website
  • Lindsay on Twitter
  • Lindsay on Facebook
  • Sinister Magic (Book 1 in Death Before Dragons)
• 6 Figure Authors Podcast (new episode June 20, 2023)
• Episode 54 - Personable Publishing with Lindsay Buroker
  • Mentions/apperances of Lindsay on Stark Reflections
• Findaway Voices
• Buy Mark a Coffee
• Patreon for Stark Reflections
• Best Book Ever Podcast
• Lovers Moon Podcast
• The Relaxed Author
  • Buy eBook Direct
  • Buy Audiobook Direct
• Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
• An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores
• Wide for the Win
• Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books
  • This Time Around (Short Story)
  • A Canadian Werewolf in New York
  • Stowe Away (Novella)
  • Fear and Longing in Los Angeles
  • Fright Nights, Big City
  • Lover's Moon
  • Hex and the City
• The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Lindsay Buroker is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over a hundred novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0