Cops and Writers Podcast
Cops and Writers is a podcast hosted by retired police sergeant and author, Patrick O'Donnell. The podcast provides valuable insights and humor for crime writers who want to create accurate and believable police stories. O'Donnell conducts in-depth interviews with members of law enforcement and civilian experts, discussing police procedures and culture. He also interviews crime fiction writers and writers from different genres, discussing what works in the ever-changing landscape of book sales and publishing. The podcast offers candid stories told with cop humor and technical details about the world of law enforcement.
Cops and Writers Podcast
Bonus Episode! How to Level Up Our Author Careers With Publishing Expert, Bryan Cohen!
Today is a bonus episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast I shall name, Author Spotlight. Think of it as an offshoot of the Cops and Writers Podcast, with more of an emphasis on giving writers actionable help with the authorly side of things. Not a bunch of fluff or theories. Concrete things that will help you build your author career. Think of this as an experiment, for now.
I am not abandoning the Cop side of Cops and Writers! I will continue to bring you the best police or criminal guests to entertain, compel, and inspire you.
For today’s episode, I brought in a friend of the show and a publishing heavy hitter, Bryan Cohen.
Bryan Cohen runs Best Page Forward, a company that helps authors to learn, profit, sustain, and scale their author careers. He’s helped over 30,000 authors through his Ad Challenges and his Sell More Books Show Podcast has run every week for over a decade. Bryan’s Author Ad Agency manages ads for authors selling millions of dollars in book sales per year.
Bryan knows his stuff and has helped me throughout my writing career! Please enjoy my chat with the most awesome, Bryan Cohen!
In today’s episode we discuss:.
· How much of the experience of doing standup comedy at a young age helped you later on in life?
· Real-world experience! Many authors don’t have it. How do you overcome that?
· Bryan’s book, “How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis.”
· What are the most common errors you see in book descriptions and how do we get better at writing them? What are the “must have’s” in a book description?
· Will AI take over your best page forward blurb writing business? Or will you use it to help your business?
· The Sell More Books Show Podcast. I have been a long time listener and it was super helpful when I was new to the biz. Long time with Jim, some time with Claire, and now the rotating hosts and cut down on the length of the show. What is the future of the show? Why get rid of Patreon?
· How do we grow sustainable author practices? It can be a grind, but there is no silver bullet. Every profitable author I know has worked their butts off, especially the first few years and built up a big catalogue. There is no getting around that. I think it comes down to your own definition of success and what you want out of writing.
· Speaking of success, how are you helping authors build a six-figure business in publishing? Things authors are doing right, and not so right.
· Author ad challenge. What is it and how does it help?
· What are some best marketing practices for fiction/nonfiction/memoirs?
· A.I., the cows are out of the barn! Where do you see it going and as authors, how do we use it to help our author careers? The Atlantic Article regarding Meta taking author's work and training their AI with it.
Visit Bryan over at Best Page Forward!
Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel!
Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!
What would you do if you lost the one you loved the most? How far would you go to quench your thirst for vengeance?
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