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Podcast 8 — Book Size, Pricing, Publishing Platforms, and Selling at Events What physical size should your book be, how should you price it, and where will you sell it? Author Jonathan David discusses his approach to handmade editions, reader preferences, bundles, direct sales, art events, and introducing books to...

Podcast 7 — Social Media, Paid Advertising, and In-Person Book Signings How do you connect with readers and turn interest into book sales? Author Jonathan David discusses using social media alongside an author website, testing paid advertising, presenting handmade books, and developing a clear sales pitch for in-person events. Podcast...

Podcast 6 — Building an Author Business, Publishing Options, and Making Your Own Books Do you want to publish a book for personal satisfaction, or build a business around your writing? Author Jonathan David discusses his approach to direct sales, memberships, publishing, book production, and the ongoing expenses behind his...

Podcast 5 — Editing Your Book, Using AI, and Choosing the Right Length How long should your book be, and where does AI fit into the editing process? Author Jonathan David shares his approach to short stories, chapter length, personal revision, spoken-text playback, and preparing fiction for audiobook narration. Podcast...

Podcast 4 — Should You Outline Your Book or Freestyle It? Should you plan your chapters before writing, or discover the story as you go? Author Jonathan David shares why he outlines nonfiction, prefers freestyle fiction, and combines drafting, revision, and audiobook narration in his writing process. Podcast Highlights I...

Lesson 2 — Turning a Podcast Transcript into a Book Chapter with AI Assistance Learn how I turn my spoken material into a nonfiction chapter using a podcast transcript, AI assistance, and a formatted Microsoft Word document. This lesson demonstrates preparing a chapter file, requesting limited transcript cleanup, pasting plain...

Building a Website — Creating WordPress Lesson Posts with AI and Video Transcripts Turn your recorded lesson into a readable WordPress post with an embedded video, a consistent thumbnail, and detailed instructions. In this lesson, Author Jonathan David demonstrates using a video transcript and AI assistance to organize his teaching...

Building a Website — Organizing WordPress Courses, Podcasts, and Member Content Learn how I organize my WordPress website into browsable lesson and podcast libraries using individual posts, parent categories, and subcategories. This lesson covers category setup, navigation links, featured images, transcripts, membership restrictions, and a consistent presentation across my website...

Podcast 3 — Fiction, Nonfiction, Educational Books, and Choosing Your Genre Should you write fiction, nonfiction, an educational book, a cookbook, or an illustrated story? Author Jonathan David discusses choosing your direction, developing an original voice, and starting with smaller projects before writing a full-length book. Podcast Highlights My recommendation...

How to Write a Book and Make Money — Fiction, Nonfiction, and Choosing Your Genre What kind of book should you write? In this episode, Author Jonathan David shares his approach to fiction, nonfiction, educational books, cookbooks, and illustrated stories. Learn how to choose an idea, develop your own voice,...