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Self-Publishing
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,...
How to Format a Book in Adobe InDesign (Special Edition & Digital Annotations)
https://youtu.be/T3mtQECNCiA As many of you know by this point, I created a special edition & deluxe edition of my book, Sparks in Iceland, as a part of my Kickstarter. These editions of the book include photos from locations in the book, and I even have a...
My Plan to Raise $15k to Self-Publish my Book on Kickstarter
https://youtu.be/RUuMrF4O-HI Call me crazy, but I have a goal of raising $15,000 to self-publish my novel. How am I going to accomplish this? Crowdfunding through Kickstarter. I've self-published six novels at this point, and every book I publish costs thousands of...
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
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...
6 Words That Are Making Your Writing Weak
https://youtu.be/oitW726g6eo We all want to become a better writer. We want readers to feel an impact from our stories, and better yet, feel like they are living within the pages of our books. But what if I told you that feeling started at the sentence level? That...
3 Simple Steps to Start Self-Editing Your Novel
https://youtu.be/2RpMb9jOZkQ I need to edit my latest novel, which means it's time to make a plan to edit! Or as some may call it, procrastination instead of just editing the book. Either way, in this video I'm walking you through the three simple steps I took to make...