Here are 5 news updates and actionable items every author should know about.
1. AI Is Changing Audiobooks Forever
There’s a new startup with massive funding using AI to create audiobooks in 20 minutes (and then they hire a human to do the proof listening). Their turnaround time for audiobook production is 48 hours at a cost that’s significantly less than what most publishers pay for audio narration.
Learn more about how this technology is going to radically change the audiobook industry in the next few years.
2. Digital Content in Books Is on the Rise
Digital content is a booming trend in the world of books, and authors who fail to create digital content to go along with their books will be missing out on huge opportunities for attracting new readers, publishers, licensing partners, and other great marketing opportunities.
Find out how you can incorporate digital content into your existing or future books to grow your earnings and impact.
3. Content Marketing Can Help You Sell More Books
Content marketing is on the rise, and savvy authors have been using blogging, video, social media, and other platforms to reach millions of readers.
Here’s our list of 12 ways to find good content for marketing.
If you’ve been thinking about writing blog posts to attract more readers to your website and build your readers list, you can follow our free guide on how to write a blog post to learn our entire process for keyword research and writing great articles that will attract new readers.
4. TikTok Is the Best Social Media Platform for Marketing Right Now
TikTok has grown enormously, with more than 1 billion monthly active users. If you’re not creating content on TikTok to share your books, stories, and ideas, you’re missing out on one of the best marketing strategies for authors right now.
And it’s 100% free (and easy) to use! Check out our TikTok tips for authors to learn how you can get the most from this platform.
5. The Starving Artist Myth Is a Lie
The most highly paid people in the world are all artists and creators.
In this post, we dive deep into the history of the starving artist myth and show you how you can become a thriving artist instead of buying into the myth that “you can’t make any money in writing.”
News from TCK Publishing
We started a new website at killerthrillers.net to help us reach more readers and grow our email list of readers so we can help our authors sell even more books.
If this marketing experiment goes well, we’ll continue to build out more niche websites targeting different genres in addition to our efforts to grow our readers list on our main site, tckpublishing.com.
We also created several new writing contests recently, including a flash fiction contest which we think is going to be a ton of fun!
Winners from the 2021 Short Story Awards Contest
We recently announced the winners of the 2021 TCK Publishing Short Story Awards Contest.
We hope you’ll join us for the 2022 Short Story Contest too!
Our Trespasses is being released October 15, 2021
Our Trespasses is Michael Cordell’s second novel, a paranormal psychological thriller that will leave you thinking about it long after you’ve turned the last page.
Here’s a quick synopsis:
Drowning in a meaningless existence flipping burgers, Matthew Davis suddenly collapses from a powerful psychic connection he shares with his twin brother, Jake. The pain is violent and immediate, and Matt knows exactly what it means… hundreds of miles away, Jake has been viciously killed. But instead of severing their connection, the murder intensifies it and Matt begins to suffer the agony of Jake’s afterlife.
Hell bent on solving Jake’s murder in order to break the connection, Matt travels to his troubled hometown of Hatchett, Nebraska, where an old lover and savage new enemies expose the festering wounds that Jake left behind.
Matt tries atoning for Jake’s sins, but when a demon infests the connection between the two brothers, Matt must find a way to sever their bond before his world, and ours, become engulfed in the flames of hell.
You can pre-order Our Trespasses now at retailers everywhere.
Tom Corson-Knowles is the founder of TCK Publishing, and the bestselling author of 27 books including Secrets of the Six-Figure author. He is also the host of the Publishing Profits Podcast show where we interview successful authors and publishing industry experts to share their tips for creating a successful writing career.
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Looks good, enjoyed your post today. Likecto learn more about AI audio books.
Thank you, we hope you enjoy the AI post and these other updates :)
“The Starving Artist Myth Is a Lie
The most highly paid people in the world are all artists and creators.”
Another piece of ‘phony positivity’ from your mill.
SOME of the most highly paid people in the world may be ‘artists and/or creators’, but the converse is definitely not true.
Hi JT, thanks for sharing your thoughts. If you read the actual article, you’ll see that it aims to encourage artists (of all types) by showing them that earnings for artists vary wildly, so they don’t have to accept a fate of “starving” for their art or passion. As for the claim made in this news update, I’d argue that the richest people in the world (including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg) are in fact creators. Nonetheless, the actual article does not offer false hope to aspiring artists that they will become billionaires; it just shows them that there are possibilities to earn a decent living through their work.
Love the content. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome, glad you’re enjoying the content!