Can Writers create a business they love? Sharon Woodhouse, author and consultant, believes that they can! In this podcast interview, Sharon offers advice and ideas from her many years in the publishing and book marketing industry to help authors - yes, sell books - but also create a long-term business that they love AND that turns a profit.

Sharon’s new book: The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books is a fabulous tool for authors to learn how to market their book AND build a business that is profitable and long-lasting. We chat about her book specifically: how it helps, how to use it, why it works, and some specific ideas that have worked for Sharon and/or clients over the years and could work for you!

Get ready to get motivated, authors!

Here are just some of the sites that are mentioned in the podcast:

ConspireCreative.com - Sharon’s website

Sharon’s Substack - The Profitable Author - a business that you love

Sharon@conspirecreative.com - Sharon offers a free 30 minute chat with authors - send her an email to request the link to schedule a chat with her.

More Great Stuff In The Podcast Episode That Sharon Shares For Authors:

Sharon has a site dedicated to her new book: (1) a dedicated site is a great idea to highlight your own book (2) it’s full of information about how you can use the book to its fullest potential for you!

What’s an author business template and how it might pertain to your author business

Sharon’s 5 things strategy for book promotion

Sharon isn’t just teaching book promotion, she is doing it herself and documents her outreach on her substack!

Why “finding the thing in the thing” brings author satisfaction

Why “Done is better than Perfect”

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