Brownell Landrum - From Screenplay to Novel: Building a Multi-Platform Author Career

The Publishing Performance Show

Brownell Landrum is a multi-genre author who transitioned from business writing to fiction and screenwriting. Drawing from her experience in marketing and storytelling, she creates novels structured for potential TV/film adaptation, with a special focus on reincarnation themes that bridge multiple lifetimes and genres.
In this episode:

• Journey from nonfiction to fiction writing
• Structuring novels for TV/film adaptation
• Building engaged Facebook communities
• Using lead magnets and book funnels
• Balancing multiple writing formats
• Marketing strategies for self-published authors
• Creating bonus content for readers

Resources mentioned:

• BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/
• GetResponse: https://www.getresponse.com/
• Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/
• Motivate the Muse: https://www.instagram.com/motivatethemuse/
• Virtual book tours
• Book stacking promotions

Book Recommendations:

• "The Inheritance Games" trilogy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes: https://www.amazon.com/Inheritance-Games-Collection-Jennifer-Barnes/dp/0316447315
• "The Grandest Adventure" (new spin-off series from The Inheritance Games) - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Connect with Brownell Landrum:

• Website: https://brownelllandrum.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brownell.landrum.author/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownelllandrum/?hl=en
• Facebook Group: Life is a Trip - Reincarnation Stories: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifeisatripstories/
• Podcast: Life is a Trip! Reincarnation and Afterlife Stories Podcast: https://www.lifeisatrippodcast.com/

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Chapitres

1. Brownell Landrum - From Screenplay to Novel: Building a Multi-Platform Author Career (00:00:00)

2. Background and first book experience (00:01:21)

3. Comparison of screenplay vs novel writing (00:02:31)

4. Discussion of character backgrounds and reincarnation themes (00:03:47)

5. Book structure and TV adaptation strategy (00:06:37)

6. Marketing strategy and self-publishing journey (00:09:30)

7. Facebook group development (00:11:51)

8. Managing and moderating the Facebook community (00:13:37)

9. Lead magnet and reader engagement strategies (00:21:30)

10. Book funnel setup and email marketing (00:25:44)

11. Writing process and plotting approach (00:28:44)

12. Marketing tactics and working with a coach (00:32:54)

13. Advice for new authors on finding their voice (00:35:00)

14. Book recommendations (00:37:44)