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This week, we’ll be joined by JB Salsbury. She released her first book November 2013. This past Thursday, she released her third book. In the past year, she has sold over 100,000 titles. At least, some of that success is a direct result of a community that a devoted fan started that was centered on JB’s Fighting Series.
The community was started by Toshia Yadao. Currently, there are over 600 members in the community. As research for this episode, I was allowed to join the private community. I have been really impressed with the members there. They are all avid readers who possess an almost religious zeal when it comes to their enthusiasm for JB’s books.
We’ll be talking about several things during this week’s show. We’ll speak about why these type of communities are so important, how to set the tone for the community and developing excitement among your readers.
First!
In exciting news… Cristen Harber will be joining us as a guest co-host again this week. She’s good buddies with JB and we figured we needed up the sizzle and spice!
Buddy Gotta in the house!
BuddyGott yes, but are you first in a mermaids heart?
Evening all. I actually remembered this goes live at 9 instead of 10 this week!
Hi Kevin
Hello Patrick
PatrickStemp I just remembered too. 🙂
RemarkableReads BuddyGott Depends. Which mermaid are you speaking of?
writerwade wade, you are incomparable as ever.
To who?
BuddyGott RemarkableReads come on buddy, don’t you know the meaning of life is to get a mermaid to fall in love with you?
writerwade carl sinclair of course.
damn did you set that joke up for me.
RemarkableReads BuddyGott You’re stealing my lines, Kevin!
writerwade I even set this up in Google Calendar but for some reason the notification reminder hasn’t popped. Guess it’s a good thing my brain remembered all on its lonesome.
Demelza Carlton RemarkableReads BuddyGott And Demelza would say the lines with a much cooler accent than you, Kevin.
Demelza Carlton RemarkableReads BuddyGott that’s what you get for coming late to the party yo
RemarkableReads Demelza CarltonBuddyGott It’s not even 9am on a public holiday…I’m barely on my second coffee. I do have shark fillets in the freezer, though 😀
Demelza Carlton RemarkableReads BuddyGott i didn’t know australia time counted.
RemarkableReads Demelza CarltonBuddyGott ‘course it does, for Aussies. And kangaroos. And koalas…oh, and sharks. The sharks go off Aussie time zones to know when it’s feeding time.
PatrickStemp yay!
Carl Sinclair Cool! Cristen is awesome!
Ronny Khuri does anyone think ronny should be the leading singer in a rock band?
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri I do
Carl Sinclair RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri Me too
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri “Khuri” is just a pseudonym… my last name(s) is/are really……………. James Dio
BuddyGott Carl Sinclair RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri Buddy Bloody Gott
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri I also I perform shower a capella but haven’t been able to gather a group yet
Ronny Khuri RemarkableReads Now I want to listen to some Dio-era Black Sabbath.
First time I’ve been able to watch one of these shows live in awhile. Wooooo hoooo!
5,4,3, 2, 1….
Carl Sinclair Carl’s so sexy when he counts….
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri “you cannot like your own comment”
Ronny Khuri RemarkableReads i liked it for you
Carl Sinclair Gone and run out of numbers….
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri merci
I can’t watch right now, but I just wanted to drop in and say have a great show.
I wish I could not try and succeed. Instead I’ve tried for ten years to get rich quick.
Hi Liam
Evening.
Darren Wearmouth Evening, sir.
BuddyGott Darren Wearmouth You have a lovely voice, sir.
BuddyGott Darren Wearmouth wearmouth, you are an inspiration.
Darren Wearmouth BuddyGott Thanks. You too, sir.
RemarkableReads BuddyGott Darren Wearmouth love you dazza. you’re my hero.
Carl Sinclair is on the podcast. Carl Sinclair is talking.
This episode makes me want to finally start the David W Wright fan club. Once you go wright, you’ll never go wrong. Free hedgehog bobblehead with every membership
Carl Sinclair let’s talk about carl in a separate podcast and call it the talking about carl podcast
RemarkableReads Sign me up!
RemarkableReads BuddyGott Darren Wearmouth I was an inspiration to all aspiring drinkers last night. Battered in a corporate box at a football match.
Carl Sinclair RemarkableReads BuddyGott Darren Wearmouth Eat my cheese.
Carl Sinclair is on a podcast. Carl Sinclair talking. Carl Sinclair likes to eat Edam Cheesewheels.
David Wright surrounded by attractive women yet once again. The man is like a magnet!
Carl Sinclair A noble choice. I will do anything for the taste of dairylea.
sign me up to talk about dude’s wieners.
Darren Wearmouth Carl Sinclair babybellend
RemarkableReads I’ve been searching for a Guys’ Weiners forum for over a decade…
Literally laughing out loud a lot here. Very fun show so far.
BuddyGott Same here… funniest yet. Amazing.
Ronny Khuri RemarkableReads I love weiners.
Carl Sinclair Ronny Khuri RemarkableReads Can I blurb that?
Ronny Khuri Carl Sinclair RemarkableReads alright, time to have a wiener off
BuddyGott LOL. I’m waiting for the restraining order.
thedavidwwright BuddyGott they’d have to know where you live to serve you with one.
Ronny Khuri Carl Sinclair RemarkableReads Carl Sinclair will allow this.
Ok, question:
Is the facebook group the primary means of connecting to your readers? Or do you do the other standard stuff like mailing lists, twitter, etc.?
Carl Sinclair Ronny Khuri RemarkableReads Carl Sinclair loves talking in the third person.
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri Carl Sinclair *quietly backing out*
Ronny Khuri She is on Twitter and she has a mailing list as well.
RemarkableReads thedavidwwright BuddyGott Ha!
thedavidwwright RemarkableReads BuddyGott Redacted
Carl Sinclair thedavidwwrightRemarkableReadsBuddyGott They must have really weird names for towns in the US….I mean, we have Doodlakine and Koolyanobbing, but…
Ronny Khuri She interacts with the group on a daily basis though. I would say that that is the big difference between the group and a newsletter.
jlward Ronny Khuri Yeah. It’s really cool. She was saying about how she doesn’t have a secret, but I’m wondering if she did a lot of brand-building on her own, before Toshia stepped in?
jlward Ronny Khuri Still let her answer it.
Ronny Khuri RemarkableReads Carl Sinclair oh come on dude. isn’t the internet about showing your wiener?
Cockburn std??
Demelza Carlton Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright RemarkableReads BuddyGott Dave seems like the kind of guy that has a po box because he doesn’t even want the mailman to know where he lives.
I like John’s accent. Where’s it from?
RemarkableReads Demelza Carlton Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright BuddyGott It’s pronounced “Co-Burn”
There is a Whakapapa in NZ. Pronounce the WH as F and you’ll see.
Darren Wearmouth Gallifrey
Darren Wearmouth ‘The South’
Darren Wearmouth a hodgepodge of many places in America.
RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri Carl Sinclair damn you Al Gore!
RemarkableReads Carl Sinclair Ronny Khuri Darren Wearmouth Carl Sinclair knows all successful indies talk in the third person.
Carl Sinclair RemarkableReads Ronny Khuri Darren Wearmouth Darren Wearmouth, do you talk about yourself in the third person?
Moonshine country
alright dudes, who wants to start a group to talk about their feelings and how awesome dave is?
More questions please
Did you do anything special pre lauch for your book? A bunch of ARC’s? Set up cross promos with other authors? Book blog tour?
I appreciate that Dave and Carl haven’t talked about the secret group we have where we get together and share beard grooming tips with each other.
BuddyGott We will post a link to that later.
Carl Sinclair BuddyGott you guys actually trim your facial hair? but how else are you supporsed to get that crazy homeless chic look?
RemarkableReads Carl Sinclair BuddyGott I don’t. It’s all man.
Hello everyone. I always start commenting on Youtube…
Jamie and Toshia are great guests! Also, I officially vote for Cristin to become a permanent member of the SPRT team.
David Anson Ignore what other shows do David. YouTube comments suck!
David Anson David! What’s up?
BuddyGott David AnsonBuddy!!! Sup Bro?
Carl Sinclair David AnsonThanks Carl I’ll do that
I heard Dave is going to start writing dark romance
Wicked Cricket Nights…coming soon from Carla Sinclair.
BuddyGott Sticky wickets.
jlward BuddyGott That is so the name of the book! Thanks John.
jlward BuddyGott Good one!
Let’s get this thing started!
RolandDenzel I told them not to start without you, Roland, but they wouldn’t listen to me.
BuddyGott RolandDenzel you’re late roland. were you too busy getting shredded like an alpha?
RemarkableReads BuddyGott RolandDenzel I heard there were girls here, so I was curling
RemarkableReads Demelza Carlton Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright BuddyGott I think we can figure it out over time based on the flight sounds of the airport near him. His walking podcast reveals things…
I’ve also sold 12 since tuesday!
oh wait…
I need to switch to fiction…
Challenge accepted
Yaaaaay! Crash! Super-psyched to read that one!
BuddyGott sounds like a great book club book!
Our secret is safe
Afterparty with Wade
Great show, gang!
Carl Sinclair sounds good! In.
Carl Sinclair I’m in.
RolandDenzel Carl Sinclair boom i’m there
BuddyGott agreed. chicks are so happy
RemarkableReads RolandDenzel Carl Sinclair I’ll put my shirt back on…
My tummy flips for Raylan in Justified!
Carl Sinclair I have time – if I’m invited 😀
PatrickStemp My tummy flips for Jamie Lannister.
Thanks Jamie, Cristin, and Toshia. Great show!
Demelza Carlton Carl Sinclair Me, too!
RolandDenzel RemarkableReads Carl Sinclair Demelza Carlton Invites should be out.
Carl Sinclair RolandDenzel RemarkableReads Demelza Carlton I’ve gotten them before, but I’m getting nothing today
Carl Sinclair met too?
The audio download/iTunes option is now up.
Great show. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard about the close knit communities that romance authors & readers are part of. To be honest, as a Science Fiction & Fantasy author, I’m a little envious of such a rich experience that a community like has to offer.
kenlozito I think I’m in the minority, but I really believe sci-fi fans can have communities like that too. It just takes work. The thing about romance authors is that they are willing to do the work and they have been doing the work for years. We need some sci-fi (and other genres) authors to step up and try to create those kinds of communities. Maybe you, @kenlozito, are the one we’ve all been waiting for.
jlward kenlozito The chosen one…
RolandDenzel jlward kenlozito …my name is…NEO!
kenlozito RolandDenzel jlward Looks like someone has been taking those red pills again.