AOA 074 | Colin Wright | The Future Of Publishing - a podcast by Derek Loudermilk: Bestselling Author, Professional Adventurer, High Performance Business Coach, and Founder of AdventureQuest
from 2015-07-13T15:29:18
"Eighty percent of my preconceived notions about a place are wrong" - Colin Wright
Colin Wright will move to a new country if that's what the people want. Readers of his popular blog, Exile Lifestyle, vote on where in the world he will move next.
So far Colin has lived in Iceland, India, Romania, and the Czech Republic to name a few. He spends four months in each location to allow time to really get to know a place. Find out which countries were surprisingly comfortable and which ones were a daily adventure!
Colin and I both grew up in Missouri, and I have been following Colin's travels and writing for years. He was an inspiration for my own brand of slow travel, and I'm excited to finally have him on the podcast!
Colin is also a speaker, author and founder of Asymmetrical Press, an Indie publishing company. He has 32+ books currently in print, in addition to writing his blog and newsletter.
Listen to the episode if you want to learn Colin's process for moving to and integrating with life in a new country. Also listen to the episode if you are a blogger, writer, or author and you want to take advantage of Colin's insight into the publishing world.
Quotes:
"When I move to a new place I buy a cheap guitar and give it away when I leave" - Colin Wright
"Eighty percent of my preconceived notions about a place are wrong" - Colin Wright
"Focus on producing really good, valuable stuff" - Colin Wright
"Don't let yourself start something new until you finish" - Colin Wright
"We are not doing business with assholes" - Colin Wright
"You can publish a fortune cookie" - Colin Wright
"You can call yourself an author anytime you want" - Colin Wright
"A book is becoming a nebulous concept" - Colin Wright
"Write all the time to hone your voice" - Colin Wright
"Ideally, everyone gets the same access to money and information" - Colin Wright
"Adventure is pushing up against your personal comfort zone" - Colin Wright
"Decide which medium is best for your story or audience" - Colin Wright
What you will learn:
-Why you should bring a macbook pro to Iceland and then sell it ($$$)
-How to move anywhere in the world and set up your life there
-Book marketing strategy
-How publishing is changing
-How to plan your blogging/writing long term strategy
-How to get paid speaking gigs
-A new model for a modern book tour
-How to determine which medium to communicate with your audience
Continue the adventure:
Colin's Blog: Exile Lifestyle
Colin's publishing company Asymmetrical Press
Recent Forbes Article about Colin: How This 30-Year-Old Travels The World On As Little As $30,000 A Year
Asymmetrical's guide: How to Publish and Indie Book
Some of the 32 (!) books Colin has out right now:
Some Thoughts About Relationships
The Derek Loudermilk Show
Further podcasts by Derek Loudermilk: Bestselling Author, Professional Adventurer, High Performance Business Coach, and Founder of AdventureQuest