Episode Description
In this episode of Beyond the Page, I'm joined by Zack James, founder of StarScript, a new self-publishing and entertainment platform built to help authors, podcasters, musicians, filmmakers, and other creators grow sustainable businesses around their work.
We discuss why publishing is only the beginning, the challenges of audience discovery, social media algorithms, community building, creator ownership, and how StarScript hopes to bring publishing, marketing, monetization, and fan engagement together under one roof.
If you're an indie author—or you're considering self-publishing—this conversation offers an interesting look at one possible future for creator-owned platforms.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why Zack created StarScript
- The biggest struggles facing self-published authors
- Audience ownership vs. social media algorithms
- Building community around creative work
- Monetization and subscription models
- Chapter-by-chapter publishing
- Why discovery is still the hardest part of publishing
- Zack's own science fiction and comic book projects
- The future of independent publishing
StarScript: https://starscript.com/
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