Lindsay Buroker on Pen Names, Podcasting, and Rapid Release

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 017 / Science fiction and fantasy author Lindsay Buroker joins us to talk about the benefits and drawbacks of pen names, the advantages of podcasting for writers, and how she writes and releases books into Kindle Unlimited using the rapid release model, then goes wide later. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href= "https://www.wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the intro, Jami shares what a struggle it was to write her recent book, but she got it done and it went to beta readers today. Yay! Sara is lost in the complexities of her WIP's plot and trying to find her way out of the tangle. Jami recently listened to the</span> <a href= "https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep237-deep-editing-for-beginner/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">SPA Girls podcast on editing</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and highly recommends it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of embracing the entrepreneurial mindset when you’re an indie author</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Advantages of using Patreon before a launch to let wide readers get a book before it goes into KU</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Lindsay is glad she did a writing workshop before she published</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The benefit of giving your cover artist freedom to be creative</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why first-in-series-free book still works</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lindsay’s lessons-learned about writin