{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 484 - Serializing a Novel on Substack with Matty Dalrymple","description":"In this episode Mark talks to Matty Dalrymple about her recent experience serializing a never-before-published new novel on Substack. Prior to the main content, Mark welcomes new patrons, shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK10 at checkout and save 10% off your own personalized report. In the interview, Mark and Matty talk about: How long Matty has been a writer, a podcaster, and a consultant to indie authors The 52 days Matty has been experimenting with serialization of her latest novel Why Matty enjoys Substack despite being frustrated and exhausted with most social media platforms Leveraging Substack to get some early reader feedback on a novel How once Matty starts to use a tool she likes to maximize its use as much as possible The way Matty is serializing the novel and the way she introduced\/set it up before it started One of the pitches of people having access to see behind-the-scenes a little of writing a novel and offering feedback to the author before official publication Releasing the book in chunks every single day Asking specific questions for certain chapters of things Matty was interested in getting feedback on The challenge of managing the logistics for subscribers in the way Matty preferred What Matty has planned for a week of posts that come after the last chapter (including the title reveal allowing people to offer their feedback on that (and then the cover reveal) How Matty plans on continuing to use Substack as a way of releasing over novels The additional perks that subscribers to the book on Substack would receive in addition to the serialized novel And more . . . After the interview Mark reflects on a few things that came up in their conversation. Links of Interest: Matty Dalrymple's Website The Indy Author Website Matty on Substack The Indy Author From Expertise to Authority At Sea (Serialized Novel) EP 443 - Strategies for Short Fiction with Angelque Fawns and Matty Dalrymple EP 440 - Behind the Scenes of the Podcast Guest Playbook with Matty Dalrymple EP 216 - Podcasting for Authors with Matty Dalrymple EP 382 - From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker with Matty Dalrymple and M.L. Ronn EP 482 - Outlining for Novelists Who Don't Outline with Paul Austin Ardoin EP 116 - Taking the Short Tack with Matty Dalrymple Substack Article: How To Build More Revenue With a Tiny Audience (Monica Leonelle) Substack Article: Lessons From That Furry Friend Underfoot (Mark's article about his dog Indie) Substack Article: 'Cause the Scammers Gonna Scam, Scam, Scam (Mark's article about predators & scammers) Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link - use MARK10 to save 10%) Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Mark's YouTube channel ElevenLabs (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link) Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup) Stark Realities Book An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors Wide for the Win Ghost Stories of the Great Lakes 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 Only Monsters in the Building Once Bitten (Novella) The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation I Think It's A Sign That The Pun Also Rises   Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. \u200bMatty also podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author, and she is a Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (\u201cLaser Groove\u201d) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0   ","author_name":"Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing","author_url":"http:\/\/markleslie.libsyn.com\/website","html":"