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Jodie Archer

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In the cliffhanger conclusion to my chat with author and publishing consultant, Jodie Archer, we are joined this week by Dr. Matthew Jockers, English Professor &amp; Dean at the University of Nebraska, and co-author of the internationally acclaimed book The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel. We’ll talk about Matt’s game-changing research at the heart of the book, the two authors’ new consulting service for writers based on the algorithm they developed at Stanford, and the author report from my beta test of the service.  Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By   Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! For 11 years Matt was a Lecturer and “embedded” Academic Technology Specialist (ATS) in the Department of English at Stanford University. There he co-founded and directed the paradigm-shifting Stanford Literary Lab with Franco Moretti. In 2014 Matt also worked as a Principal Research Scientist for iBooks at Apple. His work on the bleeding edge of text-mining and digital humanities established him as an expert at the crossroads of technology and fiction. His work helped lead to the award-winning algorithm behind The Bestseller Code, honed over four years text-mining 20,000 contemporary novels, using around 300,000 data points, and able to predict bestsellers 80% of the time. Matt and Jodie were hounded by writers from all over the world for help with their manuscripts. On the heels of their international success and winning the NUtech Ventures 2017 Breakthrough Innovation of the Year award, Jodie and Matt have founded a unique book consultancy for authors, publishers, and agents, based on the algorithm in The Bestseller Code. Beginning December 1st, 2017, ArcherJockers.com will offer three tiers of service to authors: single manuscript analysis, series analysis, and a VIP service. If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In Part Two of this file Jodie Archer, Matt Jockers, and I discuss:  How Matt found the intersection of words and computing at the dawn of the Internet Why Archer &amp; Jockers became a personalized service for authors and not just another app Who should (and shouldn’t) send their manuscripts to the service What exactly the “bestseller-ometer” measures when it looks at your book The benefits of distant reading vs. close reading for fiction How to perfect your own manuscript before submission to the service  Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes   The Show Notes  If you’re ready to see for yourself why over 201,344 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — just go to StudioPress.com   Copyblogger s Certified Content Marketer training is a powerful program that helps writers attract better clients — and more of them. New students will be able to sign up for a limited time soon. Add your name to join the waitlist and to get all of the details when they re available. ArcherJockers.com Manuscript Consulting Services How to Crack the ‘Bestseller Code’ with Jodie Archer: Part One MatthewJockers.net JodieArcher.com The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel – Jodie Archer &amp; Matt Jockers Breakthrough Innovation of the Year – The Bestseller Code Jodie Archer on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the cliffhanger conclusion to my chat with author and publishing consultant, Jodie Archer, we are joined this week by Dr. Matthew Jockers, English Professor &amp; Dean at the University of Nebraska, and co-author of the internationally acclaimed book The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel. We’ll talk about Matt’s game-changing research at the heart of the book, the two authors’ new consulting service for writers based on the algorithm they developed at Stanford, and the author report from my beta test of the service. <a href="http://Rainmaker.FM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainmaker.FM</a> is Brought to You By<a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=394686&amp;u=1827249&amp;m=41388&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=394686&amp;u=1827249&amp;m=41388&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=394686&amp;u=1827249&amp;m=41388&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Start getting more from your site today!</a> For 11 years Matt was a Lecturer and “embedded” Academic Technology Specialist (ATS) in the Department of English at Stanford University. There he co-founded and directed the paradigm-shifting Stanford Literary Lab with Franco Moretti. In 2014 Matt also worked as a Principal Research Scientist for iBooks at Apple. His work on the bleeding edge of text-mining and digital humanities established him as an expert at the crossroads of technology and fiction. His work helped lead to the award-winning algorithm behind The Bestseller Code, honed over four years text-mining 20,000 contemporary novels, using around 300,000 data points, and able to predict bestsellers 80% of the time. Matt and Jodie were hounded by writers from all over the world for help with their manuscripts. On the heels of their international success and winning the NUtech Ventures 2017 Breakthrough Innovation of the Year award, Jodie and Matt have founded a unique book consultancy for authors, publishers, and agents, based on the algorithm in The Bestseller Code. Beginning December 1st, 2017, <a href="http://ArcherJockers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArcherJockers.com</a> will offer three tiers of service to authors: single manuscript analysis, series analysis, and a VIP service. If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id984527862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews</a>. In Part Two of this file Jodie Archer, Matt Jockers, and I discuss: <ul> <li>How Matt found the intersection of words and computing at the dawn of the Internet</li> <li>Why Archer &amp; Jockers became a personalized service for authors and not just another app</li> <li>Who should (and shouldn’t) send their manuscripts to the service</li> <li>What exactly the “bestseller-ometer” measures when it looks at your book</li> <li>The benefits of distant reading vs. close reading for fiction</li> <li>How to perfect your own manuscript before submission to the service</li> </ul> Listen to <a href="https://rainmaker.fm/series/writer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience</a> below ... <a href="https://rainmaker.fm/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writer-12502.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download MP3</a><a href="https://rainmaker.fm/series/writer/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe by RSS</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id984527862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe in iTunes</a> The Show Notes <ul> <li>If you’re ready to see for yourself why over 201,344 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — just go to <a href="https://www.studiopress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StudioPress.com</a> </li> <li> Copyblogger s Certified Content Marketer training is a powerful program that helps writers attract better clients — and more of them. New students will be able to sign up for a limited time soon. <a href="https://www.copyblogger.com/certified-content-marketers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Add your name to join the waitlist</a> and to get all of the details when they re available.</li> <li><a href="http://www.archerjockers.com/services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArcherJockers.com Manuscript Consulting Services</a></li> <li><a href="https://rainmaker.fm/audio/writer/bestseller-code-file-one/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Crack the ‘Bestseller Code’ with Jodie Archer: Part One</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.matthewjockers.net/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MatthewJockers.net</a></li> <li><a href="http://jodiearcher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JodieArcher.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250088275/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel – Jodie Archer &amp; Matt Jockers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&amp;v=dWbVsWnQz1g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakthrough Innovation of the Year – The Bestseller Code</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jodiearcher11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodie Archer on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/KeltonReid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelton Reid on Twitter</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. 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How to Crack the ‘Bestseller Code’ with Jodie Archer & Matt Jockers: Part Two

Writer, literary scholar, publishing consultant, and co-author of the internationally acclaimed book The Bestseller Code, Jodie Archer, returns one year later to chat with me about the book’s runaway success, turning the algorithm into an innovative consulting service for writers, her own writer’s journey, and one very unexpected turn for the host of this show.  Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By   Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! Before getting her PhD from Stanford, Ms. Archer studied English at Cambridge, worked in journalism and TV, and was an acquisitions editor for Penguin UK publishing. At Stanford Jodie taught writing and researched both contemporary fiction and bestsellers. Upon completion of her doctoral work she was recruited by Apple where she was the lead in research on books. The Bestseller Code is based on Jodie’s doctoral research with professor Matthew Jockers (co-founder of the cutting edge Stanford Literary Lab), an algorithm they honed for four years and refined by text mining over 20,000 contemporary novels using around 300,000 data points. The Guardian predicted that the book would “… revolutionize the publishing industry,” because the technology could predict bestsellers 80% of the time, based on theme, plot, character, and many other signatures. The authors were, of course, hounded by writers from all over the world for help with their manuscripts. And finally — following their breakthrough research — Jodie and Matt have founded a unique book consulting service for authors, publishers, and agents, based on the algorithm in The Bestseller Code. Beginning December 1st, 2017, ArcherJockers.com will offer three tiers of service to authors: single manuscript analysis, series analysis, and VIP service. [This interview was recorded in anticipation of that date in mid-October.] If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In Part One of this file Jodie Archer and I discuss:  How writers from around the world convinced the authors to do consulting services The innovation behind the anticipated Archer Jockers’ service for novelists How to find your bestselling moment with integrity The power of “good” press, great agents, and selling the international rights to your book Jodie’s own multi-genre writing projects How yours truly took a leap of faith and became a beta tester for the service (cliffhanger pending)  Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes   The Show Notes  If you’re ready to see for yourself why over 201,344 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — just go to StudioPress.com   Copyblogger s Certified Content Marketer training is a powerful program that helps writers attract better clients — and more of them. New students will be able to sign up for a limited time soon. Add your name to join the waitlist and to get all of the details when they re available. How to Crack the ‘Bestseller Code’ with Jodie Archer &amp; Matt Jockers: Part Two How the Author of The Bestseller Code Jodie Archer Writes: Part One JodieArcher.com The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel – Jodie Archer &amp; Matt Jockers ArcherJockers.com Manuscript Consulting Services How ‘Sweetbitter’ Author Stephanie Danler Writes: Part One Jodie Archer on Good Reads Jodie Archer on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer, literary scholar, publishing consultant, and co-author of the internationally acclaimed book The Bestseller Code, Jodie Archer, returns one year later to chat with me about the book’s runaway success, turning the algorithm into an innovative consulting service for writers, her own writer’s journey, and one very unexpected turn for the host of this show. <a href="http://Rainmaker.FM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainmaker.FM</a> is Brought to You By<a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=394686&amp;u=1827249&amp;m=41388&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=394686&amp;u=1827249&amp;m=41388&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=394686&amp;u=1827249&amp;m=41388&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Start getting more from your site today!</a> Before getting her PhD from Stanford, Ms. Archer studied English at Cambridge, worked in journalism and TV, and was an acquisitions editor for Penguin UK publishing. At Stanford Jodie taught writing and researched both contemporary fiction and bestsellers. Upon completion of her doctoral work she was recruited by Apple where she was the lead in research on books. The Bestseller Code is based on Jodie’s doctoral research with professor Matthew Jockers (co-founder of the cutting edge Stanford Literary Lab), an algorithm they honed for four years and refined by text mining over 20,000 contemporary novels using around 300,000 data points. The Guardian predicted that the book would “… revolutionize the publishing industry,” because the technology could predict bestsellers 80% of the time, based on theme, plot, character, and many other signatures. The authors were, of course, hounded by writers from all over the world for help with their manuscripts. And finally — following their breakthrough research — Jodie and Matt have founded a unique book consulting service for authors, publishers, and agents, based on the algorithm in The Bestseller Code. Beginning December 1st, 2017, <a href="http://ArcherJockers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArcherJockers.com</a> will offer three tiers of service to authors: single manuscript analysis, series analysis, and VIP service. [This interview was recorded in anticipation of that date in mid-October.] If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id984527862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews</a>. In Part One of this file Jodie Archer and I discuss: <ul> <li>How writers from around the world convinced the authors to do consulting services</li> <li>The innovation behind the anticipated Archer Jockers’ service for novelists</li> <li>How to find your bestselling moment with integrity</li> <li>The power of “good” press, great agents, and selling the international rights to your book</li> <li>Jodie’s own multi-genre writing projects</li> <li>How yours truly took a leap of faith and became a beta tester for the service (cliffhanger pending)</li> </ul> Listen to <a href="https://rainmaker.fm/series/writer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience</a> below ... <a href="https://rainmaker.fm/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/writer-124.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download MP3</a><a href="https://rainmaker.fm/series/writer/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe by RSS</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id984527862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe in iTunes</a> The Show Notes <ul> <li>If you’re ready to see for yourself why over 201,344 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — just go to <a href="https://www.studiopress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StudioPress.com</a> </li> <li> Copyblogger s Certified Content Marketer training is a powerful program that helps writers attract better clients — and more of them. New students will be able to sign up for a limited time soon. <a href="https://www.copyblogger.com/certified-content-marketers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Add your name to join the waitlist</a> and to get all of the details when they re available.</li> <li><a href="https://rainmaker.fm/audio/writer/bestseller-code-file-two/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Crack the ‘Bestseller Code’ with Jodie Archer &amp; Matt Jockers: Part Two</a></li> <li><a href="https://rainmaker.fm/audio/writer/jodie-archer-file-one/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How the Author of The Bestseller Code Jodie Archer Writes: Part One</a></li> <li><a href="http://jodiearcher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JodieArcher.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250088275/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel – Jodie Archer &amp; Matt Jockers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.archerjockers.com/services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArcherJockers.com Manuscript Consulting Services</a></li> <li><a href="https://rainmaker.fm/audio/writer/stephanie-danler-file-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How ‘Sweetbitter’ Author Stephanie Danler Writes: Part One</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14930047.Jodie_Archer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodie Archer on Good Reads</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jodiearcher11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodie Archer on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/KeltonReid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelton Reid on Twitter</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. 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How to Crack the ‘Bestseller Code’ with Jodie Archer: Part One