When is it time to leave an unsuccessful series behind and pivot into something new? What is the process of writing to market? Anna Sayburn Lane explores these topics and more.







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Anna Sayburn Lane writes 1920s murder mysteries and contemporary thrillers, and is an award-winning short story writer.







You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. 







Show Notes









* Lessons learned from self-publishing your first book







* The mindset shift when deciding to pivot







* When the cost of production outweighs the profits — is it time to pivot?







* Assessing the financial potential of a genre







* How writing to market makes marketing easier







* Researching and changing your branding when pivoting genre







* Balancing research time with writing time







* Historical accuracy vs. believability









You can find Anna at AnnaSayburnLane.com.







Transcript of Interview with Anna Sayburn Lane







Joanna: Anna Sayburn Lane writes 1920s murder mysteries and contemporary thrillers and is an award-winning short story writer. So welcome to the show, Anna.







Anna: Hello, thank you very much for having me.







Joanna: Oh, it's great to have you on the show. So first up—







Tell us a bit more about you and how you originally got into w...