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Self-Publishing
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...
6 Simple Book Formatting Mistakes Indie Authors Need to Avoid & How to Fix it!
https://youtu.be/u9qPRwHWac8 Have you ever opened up a book and decided to read it because the font was too small, the spacing was too tight, or the text just looked hard to read? This is something that happens more often than you may think. As an indie author, you...
KDP UPDATE: Amazon Authors Are Making Less Royalties????
https://youtu.be/LF26BE_phLI KDP has always paid its authors 60% royalty rates. On June 10th, it changed to 50% if you have your book priced at $9.98 or lower. This change stirred up a lot of commotion and even confusion. For example, when the change went into effect,...
Marketing For Authors
Hiring a Professional to Create a Book Trailer
Hiring a Professional to Create a Book Trailer // This week I’m teaming up with Film 14 to bring you a series of videos on book trailers. The first video in the series is all about things you should know when it comes to hiring someone to create your book trailer:...
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...
YA INK & Writing Tips
Why I Don’t Like FANCY Writing Software
https://youtu.be/SQYEMcuNlU8 Why I Don't Like FANCY Writing Software// So let's talk about the unspoken problem with fancy writing software like Scrivener. While it can be great to have writing software that lets you create character profiles, timelines, and so much...
WRITE REALISTIC CHARACTERS – Novel Writing Character Profile Template
https://youtu.be/Dh-M4MVfoBk WRITE REALISTIC CHARACTERS - Novel Writing Character Profile // I like to think when you want to create realistic characters in your novel it comes down to four things: a character that is relatable, quirky, has clear motives, and is...
Your Ultimate Writing Planner To Accomplish Goals in 2025!
https://youtu.be/iFRqHqwhcgA Your Ultimate Writing Planner To Accomplish Goals in 2025! // Some of you are already familiar with the writing planners I designed for The Book Launch Planner series, but I just released the 2025 Writing Planner which has new...