Journey Through the Realms of Manetera: Building, Editing, and Publishing a Fantasy Series

In this episode, Ricky shares an insightful update on his ongoing fantasy project, the realms of Manetera, detailing his journey from humorous beginnings to a serious multi-book series. He covers the challenges of editing, the importance of audience building, and lessons learned from his recent publishing experiments, offering practical tips for authors and creators.

Main Topics:

The origins and evolution of the Manetera series
Challenges in editing and publishing independent books
Strategies for building an audience and marketing books on Amazon
Lessons learned from failed experiments with low content and public domain books
Insights into modern writing and publishing processes versus traditional methods

Timestamps:

00:07 - Introduction to Ricky Rambles and project update

00:34 - The humorous genesis of the Manetera universe

01:26 - Development and tone shift across the series

02:06 - Current status of the four novellas and editing process

02:49 - Challenges of editing a pantsed manuscript

03:22 - Upcoming book release strategy: ordering series entry

03:47 - Editing review process with friends and proofreaders

04:17 - The importance of audience in book launches

04:58 - Personal experience with Amazon book sales and promotional efforts

05:33 - Experiments with low content and public domain books (Egyptian Book of the Dead)

06:23 - Lessons learned from these experiments and skill development

07:02 - Progress on the remaining books in the series and their drafting process

07:31 - Reflections on modern versus traditional book writing workflows

08:24 - The changing landscape of discoverability on Amazon

08:49 - The importance of infrastructure for book marketing and support systems

09:16 - Current prospects with LeafBound Review and email list building

09:54 - Challenges of engaging audiences with different genres

10:28 - Reaction to his children's humor and how it’s perceived differently by audiences

10:40 - Final thoughts, rambly project update, and listener engagement

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