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Is Publishing Your Book on Kickstarter Worth It?
https://youtu.be/kU-B1kR5v7M I raised over $4,000 for my book using Kickstarter, but after countless hours invested into creating, marketing, and fulfilling the Kickstarter, was it worth it? In today's video, I will be revealing the sometimes brutal truth of hosting a...
What It REALLY Costs to Self-Publish a Book | Cover Design, Editing & Marketing Budget
https://youtu.be/LUTR0iX4iA0 It's time to expose exactly how much money I spent self-publishing my latest novel, Sparks in Iceland! In this video, I go through everything I spent to create the book, including hiring editors, illustrators, and marketing! I'll also be...
How Much Money Did My Book’s Kickstarter Make? Self-Publishing Costs
https://youtu.be/VlYE-oynDqQ Earlier this year, I did a 21 day campaign on Kickstarter for my upcoming novel, Sparks in Iceland. This was my first time ever running a Kickstarter, and the book itself wasn't the ideal fit for Kickstarter. The best-performing books on...
Marketing For Authors
How to Sell Your Book on Social Media: Self-Publishing Book Marketing
https://youtu.be/idnlazPYLFU Follow my book on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mandilynnbell/sparks-in-iceland-sweet-romance-exclusive-hardcover When you're trying to sell your book on social media, what is the best way to sell your novel to readers?...
Book Marketing Strategy: Why a Free eBook Download Will Skyrocket My Author Career
https://youtu.be/9vF6ItBqfNo I'm giving away a free ebook to restart my author career. I've invested $700 into a novella that I wrote, edited, and designed a cover for, just to give it away. This isn't to lose money. Instead, it's going to help my author career by...
5 Book Marketing Mistakes Self-Published Authors Are Making
https://youtu.be/teDi0sz0-hY Use code MANDI25 when you get tickets for InkersCon 2025: https://inkerscon.com/2025-digital-conference/ A couple weeks ago, I published a video about common mistakes new authors are making when they self-publish their books, but that was...
YA INK & Writing Tips
Dream Home Library & Reading Room Makeover – Bookshelf Organization & Toddler Craft Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3qveX2BeE Start your free trail with Everand: https://everand.pxf.io/YRn1Lm I've always wanted a home library. In fact, when we bought the house we live in now, I knew exactly which room I was going to make into my home library. I've...
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...