Author Nation Live 2024
Programming
Transmedia
This exciting new domain explores the expanding universe of storytelling across different media. Sessions will delve into how you can adapt your stories for various platforms, reaching wider and more diverse audiences.
*Titles are tentative and subject to change.
Other Domains
Building Your Platform Through Podcasting as a Host or Guest
Track: All
This session will delve into the realm of podcasting as a potent tool for authors to expand their platforms, offering insights on leveraging this medium for community building, networking, and income generation.
Be Your Own Gatekeeper: Indie Publishing Your Short Fiction
Track: All
This talk will explore the independent publishing landscape for short fiction, covering topics from logistics and maximizing content value to reader engagement strategies and market research opportunities.
Matty Dalrymple
Invited speaker
she/her
Matty Dalrymple (DAL-rim-ple) is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, beginning with ROCK PAPER SCISSORS; the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels, beginning with THE SENSE OF DEATH; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including CLOSE THESE EYES. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.
Matty also podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. She has written books on the business of short fiction and podcasting for authors, and her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest magazine. She serves as the Campaigns Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Matty lives with her husband, Wade Walton, and their dogs in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She enjoys vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Sedona, Arizona, which provide the settings for her novels.
If you could read any book again for the first time, what would it be?
THE DOG STARS by Peter Heller.
Sustainable Revenue Though Increased Revenue Streams
Track: Inquisitive Voyagers
This session will address the financial instability many indie authors face, exploring strategies to create additional revenue streams and ensure career longevity.
Willow Winters
Invited speaker
she/her
Over the last eight years, Willow Winters has written over 60 books within varying subgenres in the romance world. She advocates for sex positivity and education on the worthiness of romance books for mental health and progressive cultural change, urging for the genre to be better understood and respected. Willow is also conscious of marketing the romance genre to more individuals, offering discreet covers, as well as more covers with masc aesthetics. Her motto has always been: write for yourself, edit for the masses, market for the money.
If you could read any book again for the first time, what would it be?
Essentialism
Six Figure Subscriptions
Track: Inquisitive Voyagers
This presentation will delve into strategies for leveraging superfans to elevate subscription income to six figures and beyond. Tailored for experienced authors with devoted fanbases, it will cover techniques such as diversifying intellectual property, reducing churn rates, and implementing advanced subscription methods.
Emilia Rose
Invited speaker
she/her
Emilia Rose is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy romance, who started publishing through serialization and subscriptions before publishing on retailers like Amazon. Within a few months, Emilia built a six-figure business solely through recurring subscription revenue. She focuses on building her rabid community through immersive storytelling and is the co-founder of Ream.
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