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5 Steps to Design A Book Cover for Your Self-Published Novel
https://youtu.be/W2oWMBsz_rM How to Design A Book Cover for Your Self-Published Novel // Today I'm celebrating the release of my book cover design courses! To do that, I wanted to walk you through some of the steps that I go through as I design book covers from start...
IngramSpark Reduces Author Royalties – Disappointing Update
https://youtu.be/PXgPkrYC33Y IngramSpark Reduces Author Royalties - Disappointing Update // This past week IngramSpark made the announcement that they are forcing authors to have a wholesale discount of 40% when it was previously 30%. For self-published authors who...
5 Reasons to Avoid IngramSpark & Self-Publishing Alternatives
https://youtu.be/OP3obwaf9Cw 5 Reasons to Avoid IngramSpark & Self-Publishing Alternatives // Recently I had a terrible experience self-publishing my book with IngramSpark, and for that reason, I've made the decision to no longer work with them. In this video, I...
Marketing For Authors
How to Host a Virtual Book Launch – Marketing for Authors
In the past month or so I’ve been doing a lot of different videos on things you can do to help promote your book when it first launches. I’ve talked about how to host a book signing and how to arrange a blog tour for your novel. Those are two different options for a...
How to Make a Book Trailer (The Easy Way)
Every time one of my novels come out, I create a book trailer that releases about a week or so before the book comes out. The book trailer helps create a ton of hype for the novels and also tells people where to go to buy the book. I have a YouTube video that I’ve...
How to Start an AuthorTube Channel – Marketing for Authors
So you wanna be an AuthorTuber. If you saw last week’s blog post, then you know I talked about why you should join AuthorTube. Since you now know why you should join the AuthorTube Community, it’s time to talk about what you need to do to grow a following. Being an...
YA INK & Writing Tips
Losing Passion for AuthorTube – YouTubers Confessions Tag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly6k3cHRcNc Losing Passion for AuthorTube - YouTubers Confessions Tag // This is one of those videos where it’s helpful to watch the entire video. Today I wanted to talk about some of my struggles with AuthorTube and the type of content...
Hiring a Book Editor – Book Editing Costs, Where to Find Your Editor For Your Self-Published Book
https://youtu.be/E82X9kMH9yQ Hiring a Book Editor – Book Editing Costs, Where to Find Your Editor For Your Self-Published Book // It’s time to talk all about book editors! In this video we’re going to cover how to find a book editor that’s the right fit for your book,...
6 Things to Edit in the 1st Draft – Book Self-Editing Process Writing Vlog
https://youtu.be/hj52OGU3Qwk 6 Things to Edit in the 1st Draft - Book Self-Editing Process Writing Vlog // Today we’re talking about my book editing process! This process changes from book to book, but this is how I’m moving forward with my current work in progress,...