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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,...
How to Upload Your Book Files to KDP: Self-Publishing Upload Requirements
https://youtu.be/XeweiwmuO6Y In the past, I did a full step by step tutorial on how to publish your book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. What I did not go into, however, was how to prep the files for uploading ahead of time. In this video I'm going to go over the...
5 Self-Publishing Mistakes Indie Authors Are Making
https://youtu.be/vgyIr4uyP2U When it comes to self-publishing a book, there's a lot you need to learn. At this point, I've published over fifteen books, and I'm still learning something new with every book I publish. With that said, what are some of the most common...
Marketing For Authors
3 Reasons No One is Buying Your Book
Let’s talk about why someone may not be buying your book. In this week’s video, I’m talking about the 3 major reasons why someone may not want to buy your book. Let’s find out what you can do to help sell your book to more readers! Mentioned in this video… Learn more...
A Must-Read Book Series For Authors!
What’s one book series I think every author should read, especially indie authors? Well, I’m definitely biased, but Bethany and I have been hard at work making our series, Marketing for Authors, the go-to resource for book marketing. Today we’re celebrating the...
BookCon: A Guide & Tips for Indie Author Exhibitors
Bethany and I went to BookCon as exhibitors! This has been a dream of mine for a long time, but now it's time to talk about whether or not it was worth it! In this video, I'm revealing how much we spent on our booth, supplies, and so much more! And I'm also talking...
YA INK & Writing Tips
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...
Finishing the First Draft and Realizing I Forgot a Subplot… ? Writing Vlog
https://youtu.be/pwZk-ByQypk I finished writing the first draft of my novel! This excitement was quickly replaced with the realization that the reason my draft was so short was before I forgot an entire subplot of my book. I blame mom- brain. Anyway, enjoy this...