This is part-three of a five-part think tank I’m hosting on the future of fiction. Catch up on the series here:
Part three: the future of fandoms (this one right here)
Part four: the future of author communities (coming August 2022)
Part five: the future of web3 publishing (coming September 2022)
In this episode, I met with Wattpad product manager Michelle Yick, Ream founder and Wattpad author Emilia Rose, and Storia founder David Burt. We discussed:
How authors can be better funded up front (even when they have no fans)
Whether books should be free or not
What aspects of fandoms authors could monetize
How authors could earn a living from superfans
What kind of value authors can add
What role platforms could play in helping authors monetize their fandoms
How authors could expand the reach of their writing with audio and video content
Think Tanks are available for paying subscribers of The Novelleist
And thanks to the new audio features Substack just released, the audio version is available too!!!!!
