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    Explore " kindle vella" with insightful episodes like "Let's Talk Radish, with Special Guest Calista Jayne", "NerdWallet, Gen Z, and the value of the written word", "First Cup of Coffee - September 21, 2021", "First Cup of Coffee - September 17, 2021" and "First Cup of Coffee - July 23, 2021" from podcasts like ""The Author Revolution® Podcast", "Equity", "First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy", "First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy" and "First Cup of Coffee with Jeffe Kennedy"" and more!

    Episodes (7)

    Let's Talk Radish, with Special Guest Calista Jayne

    Let's Talk Radish, with Special Guest Calista Jayne
    Writing books can be a lonely process if we aren't careful. Luckily, serialized fiction platforms such as Kindle Vella and Radish are making it easier for authors to engage directly with readers (as well as get paid!) while they're actively writing their next book. In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with serial fiction author, Calista Jayne. She's had some runaway success on the Radish platform with two of her serial stories and she's here to give us the scoop on how Radish has helped her earn 4-5 figures per month just on that platform alone. She also has some great advice for indies looking to test out the Radish waters. Click here to have a listen! Be sure to check out the show notes by going to authorrevolution.org/129.

    NerdWallet, Gen Z, and the value of the written word

    NerdWallet, Gen Z, and the value of the written word

    Natasha and Danny and Alex got together to dig into the recent NerdWallet IPO filing, and what it can tell us about how the written word -- in its digital form -- can still be worth quite a lot. Here's an outline of the chat:

    • NerdWallet shows the financial power of the written word, even if it isn't the precise form of writing that we know and love.
    • Automattic is a large, startup bet on the written word, amongst other things. Danny had notes for us on the scale of its business, thanks to a new TC-1 all about the publishing empire. Here we talked about the importance of proving value internally, before going external with word power.
    • And from Kindle Vella to Substack to Memberful from Patreon, there are more and more models for getting paid to write these days. Hell, you can charge for your tweets now.

    We were left with questions about if the return of text is inevitable, in an everyone-runs-to-video world. As Natasha notes, distribution is still a bottleneck and human attention is not entirely predisposed to sitting around reading things. But with Gen Z perhaps a little over screentime, perhaps there's good news ahead for writers of all stripes.

    Credits: Equity is hosted by TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo. We are produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

    First Cup of Coffee - September 21, 2021

    First Cup of Coffee - September 21, 2021

    My experiences with Kindle Vella, so far, and thoughts on the gossip about it. Also, I uploaded a new episode! And I'm giving updates on my current projects, including the novella in FIRE OF THE FROST.

    You can find my Kindle Vella book, WEDDED TO DARKNESS, here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

    You can preorder THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage). The whole series, which is on sale! is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

    The Sorcerous Moons books, now on Kindle Unlimited for the first time, are here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/sorcerous-moons).

    Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

    If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

    You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/0DR_ZhaScFc).

    First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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    First Cup of Coffee - September 17, 2021

    First Cup of Coffee - September 17, 2021

    Side gigs, hustling, and predators who take advantage of those trying to piece an income together - and how LuLaRich is fascinating to watch. I'm also asking for suggestions on what midwinter holiday novella I should write!

    The documentary I mention, LuLaRich is here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15213278/).

    You can preorder THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage).

    Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).

    If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).

    You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/VHI9D9JbzX4).

    First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!



    Support the show

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    Thanks for listening!

    First Cup of Coffee - July 23, 2021

    First Cup of Coffee - July 23, 2021

    How working slowly doesn't mean higher quality output, how what creators love best isn't always (or often) what their audience loves best or will buy, and how decoupling these ideas can be important for creative careers.

    You can find WEDDED TO DARKNESS here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).

    You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/BQ2Si7Kvq1o).

    First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

    Support the show

    Contact Jeffe!

    Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy
    Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com
    Follow me on Amazon or BookBub
    Sign up for my Newsletter!
    Find me on Instagram and TikTok!

    Thanks for listening!

    First Cup of Coffee - July 13, 2021

    First Cup of Coffee - July 13, 2021

    I'm revealing the Sekrit V project today! I'm also talking about the nature of burnout, stress, and the implications of going from the huge slowdown of the pandemic to resuming a faster pace - and what to watch out for.

    You can find BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/bright-familiar).

    You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/1bqz16Pktio).

    First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

    Support the show

    Contact Jeffe!

    Tweet me at @JeffeKennedy
    Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.com
    Follow me on Amazon or BookBub
    Sign up for my Newsletter!
    Find me on Instagram and TikTok!

    Thanks for listening!

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