The Biggest Mistakes New Authors Make with their Audience

He built a platform, formed a readership and booked 20+ podcast stops for his debut novel before it was even finished. Here's exactly how he did it.

Michael Vadney built his entire author platform from scratch with no book, no audience, and no connections. By launch day, he had a full virtual book tour lined up and a community behind him. In this episode, we break down the strategy debut authors can steal to make sure their first release doesn't disappear into the void.

Michael is the host of the Author Adjacent podcast and author of Crown Fall, a new adult noble dark fantasy.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Why most debut launches fail
2:26 - Meet Michael Vadney
10:06 - The "platform before book" strategy
12:27 - Why he chose podcasting over TikTok
17:50 - The 5am routine that makes it all work
27:22 - Why he pushed back his launch
43:57 - What "noble dark" fantasy means
53:57 - How to handle negative reviews as a debut author

Connect with Michael:
Author Adjacent - https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorAdjacent
Website - michaelvadney.com

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