SPF-112: Turning Personal Stories into Marketable Books – with Owen Zupp

James talks to fellow aviation fan, and pilot, Owen Zupp about how and why he’s turning his father’s aeronautic exploits into popular non-fiction books.

This week’s highlights include:

1. On self-publishing manuals for the airline industry

2. Building an author brand with magazine articles

3. Switching from trad to self publishing after one book

4. On the parallels between fiction and biography

5. Replacing day job income with writing royalties

6. Future book ideas, including another biography, this time about Owen’s mother’s WWII experiences

Resources mentioned in this episode:

PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Podcast’s Patreon page

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