SPF-112: Turning Personal Stories into Marketable Books – with Owen Zupp
James talks to fellow aviation fan, and pilot, Owen Zupp about how and why he’s turning his father’s aeronautic exploits into popular non-fiction books.
This week’s highlights include:
- On self-publishing manuals for the airline industry
- Building an author brand with magazine articles
- Switching from trad to self publishing after one book
- On the parallels between fiction and biography
- Replacing day job income with writing royalties
- Future book ideas, including another biography, this time about Owen’s mother’s WWII experiences
Resources mentioned in this episode:
PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Podcast’s Patreon page