{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"289. Livestream\/AMA: Book Marketing, Motivation, Language Learning, Picking a Project, and Selling Foreign Rights","description":"Today I have a special episode for you. If you missed last month\u2019s AMA\/Livestream, I\u2019m delivering it right to your ears. In this AMA, I answered questions about:  How should I start marketing my books? How can you cope with burnout that gets in the way of creative work? How can you market your books when it doesn\u2019t come naturally? How did you build your audience and how long did it take? (How can you build an audience without \u201cniching down\u201d?) What\u2019s the difference between an accountability partner and a creativity partner? How did you get your first book deal? How can you stay motivated and get help from others when you work in isolation? How can you create luck in creative work? Which is better: Medium, or Substack? Do you use editing software, such as Grammarly? How did you come up with the Seven Mental States of Creativity? Have you made soap lately? How are you improving your fiction and storytelling skills? How do you hack learning a new language? Why are you using a pen name to write fiction? What are good writing goals for a beginner? Why do you prefer self-publishing over traditional? How can you pick a creative project when you have too many ideas? How do you make foreign-rights deals for your books? What should do with lots of different content on different topics?  I also mention in this my new giveaway, and I\u2019ll tell you briefly about it now. I\u2019m giving away 20 of my favorite creativity books. As you know from this show, I\u2019m a creativity enthusiast. I love to think about how to tap into your creativity and motivate action, and I love stories about how all creators do that, whether they\u2019re writers, painters, musicians, scientists \u2013 or do any kind of creative work. I\u2019ve compiled a list of my favorite creativity books, spanning mindset, creativity science, biographies, and more. I\u2019m reaching into my own pocket and buying all twenty book for one lucky winner. Find out which books are on the list and sign up at kdv.co\/giveaway. About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management,  The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast, his Love Mondays newsletter, and self-publishing coaching David helps you make it as a creative. Follow David on:  Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube  Subscribe to Love Your Work  Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher YouTube RSS Email  Support the show on Patreon Put your money where your mind is. Patreon lets you support independent creators like me. Support now on Patreon \u00bb &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Show notes: http:\/\/kadavy.net\/blog\/posts\/ama-september-2022\/ ","author_name":"Love Your Work","author_url":"http:\/\/kadavy.net\/blog\/archive\/love-your-work\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24592005\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/336699\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/24592005"}