And then I had one more release with them, then I had my 10 years of rejections from traditional. And so in '97 the “Cookbook From Hell” came out, a fantasy novel. So I took a class, and it ended up being my first sale. It started out as a little piece of nonfiction, a little vignette about a freshman roommate who killed alarm clocks, which turned into my first novel which was awful. While I was out there, I started writing my first ever piece of fiction. Matt: I was 35, so it's a little early but I hit the curve. I had lost my business, my career, my house, and I said, “Screw it,” and spent 18 months on the road on a bicycle. I was going around the world on my bicycle. Matt: Well, oddly I started writing while having a midlife crisis on wheels.
Matt start by telling us a bit more about you, and how you got into writing and also into indie? But no, we're talking about estate planning, because you bring a special angle. This is one of those topics, we could be talking about romance writing. He brings 30 years of project management experience into his author business, and today, we're talking about “Estate Planning for Authors,” which I have my copy of here, and Matt has his. Buchman is the bestselling author of over 50 novels including military, romantic suspense, thrillers, and nonfiction for writers.
Joanna: It's great to have you on the show, just a little introduction. Joanna: Hi everyone, I'm Joanna Penn from, and today I'm here with M.L. Buchman at and on Twitter of Interview with M.L.
Here are the highlights and full transcript below. You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. He brings 30 years of project management experience into his author business, and today we're talking about his book, Estate Planning for Authors. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. Plus, my books out this month: The Healthy Writer: Reduce your Pain, Improve your Health, and Build a Writing Career for the Long-Term, and Map of Shadows, first in my new Mapwalker dark fantasy series. In the introduction, I mention the changes to Goodreads Giveaways, PublishDrive closes a funding round, WIRED magazine article on Welcome to the era of the AI co-worker, including aspects of translation plus, the launch of Scrivener 3 with enhanced formatting compile options.
Plus, how to ‘tick the reader clock' with your book marketing in this fascinating but also jolly chat with romance author, ML Buchman. So what happens once you're gone? Have you ensured that your heirs and successors can still benefit? Your intellectual property rights are valuable – both to you in your lifetime, but also for 70 years after you die according to copyright law. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More