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Self-Publishing
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...
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...
Marketing For Authors
Is NetGalley the Secret to More Book Reviews? Self-Published Author’s Guide to NetGalley
https://youtu.be/fhno00BZjiY Is NetGalley the Secret to More Book Reviews? Self-Published Author’s Guide to NetGalley // Get ready because this video is a long one. My book Meet Me at the Summit was on NetGalley and today I’m talking about my experience. The good,...
Selling Signed Books Online Using Shopify, WooCommerce & Square
https://youtu.be/tA6JeopjNeU Selling Signed Books Online Using Shopify, WooCommerce & Square // If you’re an author like me, then you’ve had a LOT of book signings canceled. In this video, I’m talking about how I sell my books online for digital book signings. I...
Creating a Cinematic Book Trailer – Behind the Scenes
https://youtu.be/McaKhU5PB2U Creating a Cinematic Book Trailer – Behind the Scenes // This week I’m teaming up with Film 14 to bring you a series of videos on book trailers. This is the third and final video in book trailer series. Today we’re going behind the scenes...
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...