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Canva Book Cover Design Tutorial – Book Cover Design on a Budget
https://youtu.be/iCQX3ZACTgU Want to design a book cover on a budget? Typically I teach book cover design using Photoshop, but today I'm doing a tutorial on designing a fantasy book cover in Canva (Pro edition). I'll be going step by step, designing this cover with...
What Goes on the Copyright Page of Your Book? Self-Publishing Tips
https://youtu.be/0S71rmMdxWU Last week I showed you how to register your book for copyright in a step-by-step tutorial. Now that your book is registered for copyright, it's time to create the copyright page for your book. In this video, I'm going section by section...
How to Copyright Your Book – Step-by-Step Tutorial for Self-Publishing
https://youtu.be/0dA6qkUdlIg As an indie author, you've probably wondered what you can do to protect your work and make sure it doesn't get stolen. During the self-publishing process, you'll need to figure out what it means to copyright your book, how to copyright it,...
Marketing For Authors
Increase Pre-Order Book Sales (+paperback pre-orders)
Increase Pre-Order Book Sales (+paperback pre-orders) // Today’s video we’re talking about a few things! First, let’s talk about how you can increase pre-orders for your book by having book pre-order incentives. If you want to avoid working with IngramSpark, I also...
How I Sold 100 Books in One Day (debut novel success story)
https://youtu.be/sekVsYqn3rU How I Sold 100 Books in One Day (debut novel success story)// We’re taking a step back to talk about how I sold 100 copies of my debut novel in one day! I’ll be walking through some of the things I did to market my book, and some of the...
10 FREE BOOK MARKETING IDEAS!
10 FREE BOOK MARKETING IDEAS! // Wondering how you can market your book for free? Indie authors have a lost list of ways to market their books, but if you’re like me, you enjoy keeping your marketing budget small. In this video, we’re talking about ten free book...
YA INK & Writing Tips
The Ultimate Developmental Book Editing Checklist
https://youtu.be/GGQ_ORob-yI The Ultimate Developmental Book Editing Checklist // You finished the first draft of your book. Or maybe you've already done a round of edits and sent the book to beta readers, or alpha readers. How do you know when you're done with...
How to Write a Romance Novel: The Essential Checklist
https://youtu.be/3o_VuPaXYxo How to Write a Romance Novel: The Essential Checklist // The romance genre has always been popular, but readers of the romance genre are ravenous, now more than ever. They are the types of readers that read 30, 50, 80, and sometimes over...
Do You Need to Hire a Book Editor for Your Book?
https://youtu.be/ROorkmhhyQc Controversial Opinion: I don't think you always need to hire an editor for your book. And certainly, not in every step of the publishing process. If you want to self-publish a book, then you probably know that one of the biggest expenses...