EP156: Julian Barr – A Small Press, Epic Stories and a Bestseller

Julian Barr’s thrilling debut YA novel The Way Home was published by Odyssey Books, a small press. Julian has taken an indie attitude to publishing and marketing the book, and his attention to detail has led to the book becoming a Kindle bestseller.

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PODCAST

In this episode you will discover…

Why you should consider a small press for your book and tips on how to find a good one
Tips on using a launch team and how you can use illustrations to market your book
Why the age of your YA protagonist can be key
And why you should never Google Thomas the Tank Engine fan fiction…

Here are some of the links we talked about in the show…

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment
Support Jenni Desvaux’s book The Very Last Monster Book: http://lastmonsters.com
Pre-order The End of Magic: https://unbound.com/books/end-of-magic/
Back to Reality: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality/
Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
The Damonza Cover Competition: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/cover/
Damonza (10% off all packages with code bestsellerxp): https://damonza.com/bestsellerxp/
Julian’s blog on working with small presses: https://jbarrauthor.com/2018/12/01/731/
Julian’s website: https://jbarrauthor.com
Julian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbarrauthor
Julian’s FB: https://www.facebook.com/jbarrauthor/
Julian’s original thesis: https://goo.gl/u4gVgN
Mr. Stay’s cover reveal: https://markstaywrites.com/2018/12/12/cover-reveal-for-the-end-of-magic/
Our Matthew Reilly episode: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep151-matthew-reilly-how-to-sell-8-million-books-out-of-the-back-of-your-car/
Our Win Kelly Charles episode: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep109-win-kelly-charles-the-curiosity-killed-the-cat-kid/

BUY Back to Reality – the novel from the Podcast

Find out more at https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

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