Memoir Magic: Writing, Marketing & Selling Your Story with Jennifer Wilkov {ep. 181}
Memoirs can transform lives—but only if they’re written and marketed the right way. In this episode, Jennifer Wilkov of Your Book Is Your Hook shares her path from bestselling author to memoir consultant, why memoirs matter, how to make them marketable, and actionable strategies to share your story with impact.
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Fueling Book Sales with Email: Emma Boyer on Written Word Media’s Promo Power {ep. 180}
Emma Boyer of Written Word Media explains how targeted email promos (Freebooksy, Bargain Booksy) boost downloads, sales, and read-through, plus how launch packages, giveaways, and consistent cadence build momentum. Learn genre-fit best practices, pre-launch strategy, and why growing your owned audience is essential for long-term success.
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From Manuscript to Mic: Everything you neeed to know about Audiobooks with MaryCatherine Jones {ep. 179}
Audiobook producer Mary Catherine Jones unpacks costs, timelines, narration choices, distribution (exclusive vs. wide), library access, AI realities, and marketing moves that actually sell audiobooks. Learn smart paths for every budget, how to use your audiobook as a promo engine, and when authors should narrate—plus a special community discount.
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Building a Fierce Independent Press: A Conversation with Read Furiously’s Samantha Atzeni {ep. 178}
Independent publishing isn’t easy—but it’s deeply rewarding. In this episode, Alexa talks with Samantha Atzeni of Read Furiously about creating space for overlooked voices, sustaining a traditional press in a POD world, and the power of community and activism in shaping the next decade of independent publishing.
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Finding Healing Through Humor: Writing Memoir with Dana Bowman {ep. 177}
Author and humorist Dana Bowman joins Alexa’s Publishing Chat to share how humor transforms heavy topics into stories of hope and connection. From recovery to grief to the challenges of writing memoir, Dana explains how laughter helps both writers and readers process pain while finding joy and resilience.
Alexa's Publishing Chat is for authors and publishing professionals - we're talking all routes to publishing, book launches, book marketing, tips, tools, and resources to write, publish, and sell your book. Plus, changes and updates in the publishing industry. Self-publishing, hybrid publishing, and traditional publishing, you name it, we're talking about it. Author interviews and industry experts. Hosted by Alexa Bigwarfe of the Women in Publishing Summit. Formerly known as the PublishHer podcast.
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