SPA Girls Podcast - EP226 - Romance Your Brand with Zoe York

<p>We are delighted to welcome back NYT and USA Today bestselling author, <a href="http://www.zoeyork.com/">Zoe York</a>, to the SPA! Zoe is a busy mom of two young boys and the creator of modern, sexy, small town contemporary romances, a sci-fi romance series and now non-fiction for authors. Since 2013, Zoe has published 56 books, lead numerous workshops both in person and online, and is a fellow podcaster - <a href="http://thesistercast.com/">The SisterCast</a> is where Zoe and her sister Amanda talk about media, marketing, and how awesome it is to be a perfectly average mom.<br /> <br /> Today we talk to Zoe about building a marketable genre fiction series as detailed in her first non-fiction book for authors! For the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series--something she has done ten times over. <a href= "https://amzn.to/2SgDEg1">Romance Your Brand</a> is an adaptation of an intensive four-week course, now available to authors everywhere. This book covers:</p> <ul class= "rich-text editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-rich-text__editable is-selected" role="textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label="Write list…"> <li>high-concept pitches</li> <li>taglines and blurbs</li> <li>world building and casts of characters</li> <li>writing the first book in a series</li> <li>finding comparable series and covers</li> <li>how to write towards future marketing</li> <li>and why ALL OF THE ABOVE should be considered before you write a single word</li> </ul> <p>This episode has fabulous marketing advice from Zoe, so get out your notebook and be ready!<br data-rich-text-line-break="true" /> <br data-rich-text-line-break="true" /> "The truth is, success is found in trial and error. There's no magic button, and maybe everything I've taught you so far might not be quite right for you. I still think it's worth trying." ~ Zoe York.<br /> <br /> Visit our website <a href= "http://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/">www.spagirlspodcast.com</a> for all the episodes and show no