Sean Platt on Reimagining the Business of Fiction

Sean Platt is a pioneer and innovator in the business of fiction.
He has a proven track record of doing what's never been done
before, and with great success. He ran the second most successful
fiction project in KickStarter history, and proved that fast
writing can be good writing when he and his partner wrote a book in
30 days, live in front of 1,000 people. That's just part of it.
Today, Sean talks about what's to come, both for him and for the
fiction industry at large. Key Points At 5:03 - Even though
they had great success with serials, Sean talks about why they've
stepped away from them, and why other authors should look for
another strategy. At 6:40 - Sean talks about one of his
reimaginations that earns them the name 'hack writers,' but
explains why that's not the case at all. At 14:00 - Sean talks
about the concept of Open Source Fiction as yet another
reimagination in fiction. At 16:10 - Subscriptions are
becoming more common, and Sean has found a way to integrate it into
his publishing company, but do it in a way that provides enormous
value to his readers. At 19:20 - Sean's final reimagination
that includes world class narration, and a new model that could be
very disruptive to the publishing industry. Enjoying the podcast?
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