The Six Figure Author Experiment Podcast

Episode 5: Monica Leonelle joins Lee and Russell to discuss big launches. We run down a laundry list of the things Lee Savino and her cowriter did for their biggest launches (which resulted in each book hitting the USA today bestseller list back in 2021-2022). Then we asked Russell: What sounds fun for you? Opening credits and editing by the amazing Jim Wilbourne. The Book Launch Laundry list: * Bookbub pre-order promotions * Social media posts, giveaway posts* Goodreads giveaways* ARC Team vs

Lee and Russell welcome Michael Hourigan from Written Word Media to discuss paid newsletter promotions such as Freebooksy and Bargainbooksy. * The most important marketing tool an author (or anyone) can have* Easy and proven ways to grow a newsletter * How Lee earns a full time income on autopilot * WTF is “Promo stacking” and WTF do we care?* A quick and easy way to get a launch plan (hint: make Michael do it) * How to get free help fixing your blurb Resources: * Free Book Launch Checklist* Your 1

Episode 3: Lee and Russell are joined by Melissa Storm to discuss releasing a NSFW paranormal romance comic book on Kickstarter. They’re two days into this launch and are already fully funded. Content warnings: dirty jokes. It’s Lee’s fault. Put your headphones in. * The basics of Kickstarter projects* Popular genres on Kickstarter  * Pros and cons of working with a comic publisher * Best practices for collaborating or co-writing with another creator * The three stages of a Kickstarter launch* The

Episode 2: We’re still covering the OG Six Figure Author Experiment: the launch of Russell’s fantasy series, the Godsverse Chronicles. In this episode Russell updates us on his experience uploading four of his novels to book retailers. He and Lee discuss mindset and the fear that bubbles up on your author journey–fear of both failure and success. Fear is the mind killer but there are antidotes that don’t involve riding a giant worm. Content warnings: discussion of depression, mental illness and

Episode 1: Join us for our first Six Figure Author Experiment: launching Russell’s fantasy series, the Godsverse Chronicles. The series is written and complete, with covers and audio done and ready to go. Russell had great success launching this series on Kickstarter and now it’s time to publish them wide on book retailers. Lee and Russell discuss pre-order strategy with Monica Leonelle, including: * The best way to juice the algorithm for success over on Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Google