Book Marketing Advice | Self-Publishing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2020
- I've been getting a lot of book marketing questions(which I love). I know I gave general answers but there's only so much time and the books I recommended will help you SO much and you can go through them at your own pace without having me rush through it. Many of these questions I will be making full-length videos on, and I'm hoping it will better help you with your marketing efforts. I've added creating a marketing plan for book launches on to my video list and it might be a few parts but it's something I'm asked a bunch so that video is coming soon! I think that will help you make you create a solid release plan to push your book and have a successful launch.
Sorry for missing last week's Q&A, my internet connection was laughable. The good news is I have no more camping vacations planned until next year, so you're gonna keep seeing this face. Whoop!
Make sure to go check out @DavidGaughranon TH-cam! He created his channel in the last few months so go follow him. He's super knowledgeable and is no BS, plus I could listen to him talk all day with his accent. I also appreciate his honesty. It's easier for me to share what he's already put together because I pretty much agree with everything he says (which doesn't happen much in this industry! Too many scammers out there trying to rip you off or lead you astray.)
David's TH-cam Channel:
/ dgaughran
David's blog:
davidgaughran.com/
His blog posts contain a wealth of knowledge. As I mentioned, I've paid thousands of dollars to learn the things he's willingly shared for FREE. If you go to his website and scroll down his blog posts are broken up by categories.
Side note: it's worth enrolling in his FREE course too. The info he shares, I've seen people charge $397-$997 for.
The books of his I mentioned in this video:
**This is the series link. GET THEM ALL! **
amzn.to/37kAkso
They're all great! Trust me when I say don't recommend many marketing books when it comes to self-publishing because most people don't know what the hell they're talking about. David, on the other hand, does. Can't recommend him enough. Probably could've done a video on why you should download all of his books, read every single blog post, do his free course, and sign up for his newsletter, but oh well.
ALSO, I DO NOT KNOW HIM. I just want to make that very clear. He's not my friend or someone I'm trying to help sell. I've just read his books and blog posts over the years. This isn't a buddy push, just a personal recommendation that I would stand behind.
LOL, David if you read this... thanks for sharing so much information. I've been self-publishing for 6 years (recently quit my job to write full-time) and can't recommend your website/books enough to people at all different levels. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7
Don't forget to follow me on TikTok!
/ lyraparish
Looking forward to chatting with you in the comments section.
//A B O U T M E//
Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!)
I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets.
You can watch that video here: bit.ly/3k8P6pa
I'm currently a co-host for the monthly youtube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: bit.ly/2ZvKNwq
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//J O I N T H E 1 0 K G R O U P //
I have a writing group on facebook where you can earn stickers each month if you write 10K in a day. You can choose your own today. It's a supportive community, that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019!
groups/write10kinaday
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//2020 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E//
Always Mine - January 2020 - Released
Always Yours - February 2020 - Released
Catching the Cowboy - April 2020 - Released
The Two of Us - May 2020 - Released
Keeping You Away - July 2020 - Released
Needing You Close - August 2020 - Released
Wrangling the Cowboy - October 2020
The Best of Us - December 2020
//2 0 2 0 U P C O M I N G S I G N I N G S & T R A V E L//
Talkbooks Author Event - April 18, 2020 - Boston, MA - CANCELLED
Wild & Windy in the City - May 9, 2020 - Chicago, IL - CANCELLED
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//S O C I A L M E D I A//
→ instagram:
lyraparish
kennedyfoxbooks
→facebook:
/ lyraparishauthor
/ kennedyfoxbooks
→ twitter:
lyraparish
kennedyfoxbooks
→ email: lyraparish@gmail.com
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It is so important to talk about the fact that “making it” isn’t a one and done event. The ups and downs are constant. The work is ongoing! Great video
I wish it was only one event. Haha would’ve saved me a lot of time and heartache. 😂
Thank you Courtney for your great advice. I'm doing nano this year and I plan to go go the indie route for my books.
Oh yay! You’re gonna do amazing!
Courtney I would love if you would do a process video. As in, start to finish what you would do if you were starting out as a new author today. I've watched all of your videos but I'm officially starting for Nano and I would love to see what you say.
When I relaunch my backlist, I plan to vlog/share what I'm doing, but lord knows how long that's going to be. lol. My current release schedule under Kennedy Fox has me so busy these days!
Thanks so much for this video! This is honestly super help and insightful 💕
You’re welcome! Thanks for being here!
I love this video! It is very helpful!!!!!
Yay! That makes me happy!
As always, great video!
Thank you!
@@TheCourtneyProject you're welcome! You are so full of joy and helpful information!
Thanks for your reply to my comment the other day, with your advise to keep promoting the back-list. The message of today is to be consistent with new releases. I tried four new releases for a year (Oct 2019 until Oct this year), which I stuck to, but to me it felt like I was rushing just to get those four books published. I recently decided to kick it down a notch with two releases a year, with the next one being in April (after the one that will come out this week). So, I guess, it’s whatever works best, right?
You have to do what’s best for you! I have friends who take time off to write more so they can get ahead with their releases and it gives them a cushion to always stay ahead. If you can release two really great books and that works for you, then that’s what you should do 💯! Good luck!
Hey! Great video. I'm publishing my first book with my co-author early next year so I'm currently doing lots of research and enjoying binging your channel :) thanks for all the fab advice!
That’s awesome! I love co-writing! Glad you’re here!
Congrats on your first book! I'm finishing my first manuscript too. I absolutely use 'editing hell' in my sentences now. Lol
@@antheawald3998 thank you! Lol, we’re just about the start the editing process. Hoping to make some videos about what it’s like as a first time author soon. But I have a feeling I’ll be using that too 😆
@@tamzinlena Nice! I didn't know you were a authortuber! I'll have to keep an eye out for that video.
@@antheawald3998 we’re yet to announce the project but when we do I’ll be posting a lot more content about the book! Hoping to announce by the end of the month
This was some good information! I take in everything I hear and sometimes I think it makes me do things I probably shouldn’t. I want to be consistent but it never seems to work out. I don’t want to put out subpar work and I don’t want to shortchange anything because I’m rushing. Now my next release won’t be until Summer 2021 which would be a whole year between releases.
I hate that but it is what it is. I have a contract and hard deadlines to honor and I can’t mess that up so this is the best I could come up with. But if I also take this next year to get caught up, I’ll be able to publish more. I will take your advice about having a plan and looking into those marketing books! I love that you’re so willing to help us all and give us good advice we can follow (plus showing us all that there’s not really a magical formula. We already have what we need and just have to hone that and get better at it).
You have to do what's best for you! I think it's important to be happy with the work your releasing instead of rushing it! There's nothing wrong with that.
@@TheCourtneyProject Thank you for saying this and you’re totally right. It’s really hard to promote a book you’re not proud of so I’ll just do what’s best for me right now. That may change in the future so I’ll be content with what I’m doing now
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Yasssssss, I've been waiting for this video. Does anyone else have experience with editors? All the research I did online suggests that $1-3K is normal. But I've seen this vid and another one that talked about the $600 range. What am I missing? Also, are there any Courtney-lovers interested in being a paranormal romance critique partner? I know there are websites, but I just want to be friends with my CPs. Maybe when I debut, I'll laugh at how geeky I sound.
Join the Inkers group on Facebook and search the word editors in there. Lots of people have recommended fantastic editors who won’t break the bank. 🙌
@@TheCourtneyProject OMG, thank you!!
I tried Fiverr and found a decent editor for 200 usd...
@@TNTwoodwork Ooh, Fiverr is a great resource. Thank you! I see people with very short word limits. How are you using these vendors? For example, I have a book with 80K words and $90 for 600 words is awkward for me. It seems more like an editorial assessment??? I'm looking at both dev editing and copy editing/line editing. Is it normal for self-published authors to get a full in-line comment service in either?
@@antheawald3998 First off, I'm a beginning author too... Well, the person that I hired doesn't have a set price for word-count and you can hire her for both proofreading and line-editing. Both together cost 200 dollar and it takes about a week. The only 'but' is that the person is from Nigeria where the median monthly salary is about 600 dollar. In my opinion the result is good enough for the price, especially the proofreading. For the line-editing it will not be flawless, but it's good enough for me at least to be able to filter out the final things myself. What helps as well is that I put the final draft away for about half a year before I send it out to the editor, which allows for a more fresh look at the work.... ps. I would be willing to become critique-partner, but I'm not sure whether my genre will be down your alley.... check my blog:
jelmerdehaan.blogspot.com
Wait. You write romance, but you don’t read it? Why pick that genre to write?
I want to know too! Is it because of the loyal supporters?
Because I love a good love story. I don’t like to read what I write. 🤗
90% of the stuff self-publishers do to promote their books is pointless. Focus on nailing the 10% that actually makes a difference.
The most important thing is building your email list. There's nothing more valuable than having a tribe of engaged readers, ready and waiting for your next launch.
You can introduce more marketing activities going forward, but, like Courtney says, be sure to have a marketing PLAN.
Don't guess, or go around like a headless chicken, scattergunning the internet with your book.
Stick to what's proven to work, and always measure your results so you know what's actually boosting your sales vs what's wasting your time.
Having a plan and implementing is key and 💯 on a newsletter. People who don’t have them 🤯🤯🤯🤯