Science Fiction & Fantasy Author James S. Aaron
Readings in Science Fiction & Fantasy | Notes in Progress
December 31, 2018
Everybody loves a goals show! Let’s throw down the gauntlet for 2019 so I can look back and either be pleased with my progress or shed tears in my beer.
I talk about production, health and financial goals for 2019, as well establishing a strong author brand.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Word Count Tracker (excel doc download)
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December 23, 2018
(from The Expanse, Season 2)
Episode 004 – I take a look at my writing in 2018, accomplishments and changes. I wrote about 600k words, published five books, became an admin with 20Booksto50k and my daughter arrived. That’s some stuff!
Books Mentioned in this episode:
This is Marketing by Seth Godin
The Revolt of the Public by Martin Gurri
The Future of Violence by by Benjamin Wittes and Gabriella Blum
Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday
They Thought They Were Free by Milton Meyer
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman
Numbercaste by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
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December 16, 2018
Episode 3 – In this episode I talk about some strategies I’ve used to not feel so overwhelmed when taking on a new project. I focus mostly on writing a novel, but these techniques apply to any project.
As always, if you have any questions, shoot me an email at james@jamesaaron.net. Thanks for listening!
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The very talented Andrew Dobell finished a photo shoot with the cover model for my upcoming series Sentience Wars: Solar War One recently, and I got to check out this still. She’s going to get photoshopped into Space Opera awesomeness, but I’m still amazed.
This feels like a milestone. The series has been on audio just about a year now and is still gaining momentum.
Maybe by the time you read this there will be even more? https://www.audible.com/series?asin=B079QPFDX9
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This new addition will probably be an insta-buy… and also another reason to miss Ursula Le Guin.
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