# heres say (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover heres say. Page: Feed: --- ## [He Skipped the New York Times List on Purpose. Here's Why He Says It Kept His Launch Authentic.](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/he-skipped-the-new-york-times-list) _2026-08-18 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ David Homan has a background so sprawling that introducing him almost broke the show: composer with seven albums and now the person who quietly runs what may be the largest private network of “connectors” on the planet—2,800 of them and counting. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207394935/2592381f925061bef8de0beaf11bd18d.mp3) ## [Why I'd Rather Spend $1,000 Giving Books Away Than Make $1,000 Selling Them](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/why-id-rather-spend-1000-giving-books) _2026-08-11 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ A listener asked me a two-part question: as she gets ready to publish her book and launch her speaking career, what’s the simplest, most economical path to having a box of copies on hand, and what should she budget to get there? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207340460/4a314bd7a7ce08913bca42611fe630b0.mp3) ## [Why I'm Biased Toward Getting Your Rights Back (and When I'm Not)](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/why-im-biased-toward-getting-your) _2026-08-04 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Most traditionally published authors go through a moment (or 100 moments) when they realize that their publisher isn’t actually doing anything for them. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207338243/47dabc28e703ff25d7c342b98fe8ec74.mp3) ## [Why Followers Don't Equal Sales (and What Actually Does)](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/the-self-published-book-that-hit) _2026-07-28 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Two of you sent me questions that looked different on the surface but landed in the same place: how to market a book under a pen name, and why past launches haven’t performed the way you wanted. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206887969/31732224c2f0637ad5e0b5c9905c39ce.mp3) ## [My ABC TV/KATU Reviews](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/my-abc-tvkatu-reviews) _2026-07-23 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Plus: my massive database of past reviews [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207327254/380845bc63a0bb2cf6f686eb5e73371b.mp3) ## [The Six-Month Rule: Why a Book Launch Should Never Be a One-Time Event](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/why-getting-the-press-hit-is-the) _2026-07-21 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ A client of mine named Jimmie Applegate asked me a question I get from almost every author I work with, even though he was too polite to ask it quite this bluntly: he has a published book, Addicted to Failure, and a great Psychology Today feature to his name—and he still doesn’t know what to do next. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206880469/8fdddb09249e4671c7a070a3d0d39474.mp3) ## [The Unique Experience of Getting Pummeled by Strangers](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/the-unique-experience-of-getting) _2026-07-19 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ The Bucket List experience that felt a little like getting soaked by a bucket ## [Listener Question: Should I Write a New Book or Re-Launch the Old One?](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/listener-question-should-i-write) _2026-07-14 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Paul Colligan has written 13 books, is in the Podcasting Hall of Fame and has helped Donald Miller, Brendan Burchard, JJ Virgin and Joe Polish turn podcasting into what he calls a “grown-up business strategy” instead of a hobby. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202528178/7444649f47a0d2a2e4931be10238830a.mp3) ## [Bucket List Alert: I Got a Story in NY Mag/The Cut!](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/i-finally-got-a-story-in-ny-mag) _2026-07-10 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ (And am self-conscious about it) ## [I'm Becoming Your Book Strategist (Brenda Asked First)](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/im-becoming-your-book-strategist) _2026-07-07 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ I’m trying something entirely new on the podcast. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201375659/3b2a98d2a1a48563023c3f3ffd40a91c.mp3) ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g1MTMDJzE1Sv) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [The Five-Minute Audit That Tells You If Your Book Is Invisible to AI](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/the-five-minute-audit-that-tells) _2026-06-30 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Last week I did something I probably should have done two years ago: I asked AI whether my novel Party Girl is one of the best funny novels about addiction and recovery. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202526800/e64735ce08d5b24b6eb1b3e6782cbd6e.mp3) ## [What Amy Griffin, Belle Burden and Yesteryear Have in Common](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/what-amy-griffin-belle-burden-and) _2026-06-24 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ AKA why we take other women’s stories so personally ## [Nicolas Cole Built a $10M Writing Empire. Here's Why He Says Traditional Publishing Is a 10x Worse Deal](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/nicolas-cole-built-a-10m-writing) _2026-06-23 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Nicolas Cole built his first ghostwriting business by answering questions on Quora in 2014, and somehow that has compounded into a $10M+ portfolio of writing companies that he runs with his partner Dickie Bush—anchored by Premium Ghostwriting Academy [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198746089/5a7debaf86243cdf33f1a24b4dc2220b.mp3) ## [He Thinks Most Authors Don’t Need a Better Book. They Need a Better Funnel](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/gary-white) _2026-06-16 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Gary White is a Scottish marketer who spent years building funnels for Russell Brunson at ClickFunnels before he got obsessed with one specific kind of client: people who cared so much about a subject they wrote a book on it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198744930/9cc46672bf1d33e5ed0f51c1d4974e15.mp3) ## [Why I'm Re-Releasing My Book Three Years Later (and What I Got Wrong)](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/why-im-re-releasing-my-book-three) _2026-06-09 · Behind the Book Cover_ In 2023 I opened my book On Good Authority by saying AI wasn’t going to replace writers. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197407195/26091bc0e876305a5770bdca281f2af9.mp3) ## [I Updated a Book.](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/i-updated-a-book) _2026-06-06 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Why would I do such a thing? ## [Most Authors Want Sales. The Smart Ones Want This.](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/most-authors-want-sales-the-smart) _2026-06-02 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Steve Sarner spent eight years at Amazon and was VP of sales at Goodreads, which means he understands something most authors don’t: [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198488551/ed44e17d65b90f9a17a9f83c21c2f7a4.mp3) ## [The Real Way Smart People Are Using AI (It’s Not Writing Books)](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/the-real-way-smart-people-are-using) _2026-05-26 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Rex Sorgatz is one of those people who has been early to everything—blogging, digital media, startups—and now AI storytelling. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198486653/0eed993c3eed679f5f3daae8832882bf.mp3) ## [Publishing Promised Everything and Delivered Almost Nothing. So He Built His Own Version.](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/publishing-promised-everything-and) _2026-05-19 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Charlie Hoehn worked for Tim Ferriss for years and got the job in a way Tim has actually written about (worth the click). [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196164872/dd01f4fcb30e56d8e823cbc3b2e5600c.mp3) ## [He's Doubling Down on AI and IP While Everyone Else Is Panicking](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/hes-doubling-down-on-ai-and-ip-while) _2026-05-12 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ I was a snob about AI in publishing. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195399173/64d7e46591e87184980afd0036bb0088.mp3) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d9kakYUWvSvR) _2026-05-12 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Let Me Be Your Book Strategist (For Free)](https://behindthebookcover.substack.com/p/let-me-be-your-book-strategist-for) _2026-05-08 · Anna David · Behind the Book Cover_ Send me your business and I’ll tell you what book would actually build authority