Successfully Self-Publish

by Christina Kaye

Each week, Author Coach & Editor, Christina Kaye, sits down for an engaging chat with an indie author who has achieved success in self-publishing. She'll ask each guest host to talk about the biggest struggle they had early in their careers and how they overcame that issue and achieved self-publishing success. You will learn from your peers exactly what you should do to realize your own dream of a successful writing career!

Episodes

Episode 40 - How to Get Book Reviews

34m · Published 08 Oct 22:53

One of the most important steps in your book launch will be getting as many good book reviews as possible lined up for release week. But how do we go about finding and working with ARC reviewers? Many authors struggle with this issue, so this week,...

Episode 39 - How to Build Your Author Brand (With Melanie Hooyenga)

37m · Published 03 Oct 14:20

Regardless of where you are in your writing journey, you need to give serious thought to building your author brand. But many authors overlook this crucial step on their journey. What is author branding? Branding deals with everything you put together...

Episode 38 - How to Write Your Book Using Scrivener (With Jospeh Michael)

30m · Published 25 Sep 19:20

Whether you’re a newbie writer or a veteran author, you’ve likely heard of the writing platform, Scrivener. And, if you’re like me, you love the concept and want to find a way to write your book using this amazing program, but it seems a bit...

Episode 37 - How to Sell Books on YouTube (with Meg LaTorre)

27m · Published 18 Sep 04:50

How many of you cringe at the thought of getting in front of a video camera? I know I’m not the only one. But, you guys, there is no better time to be live (or recorded) in front of your readers than now! Especially during this pandemic, when...

Episode 36 - How to Write Through Pain (with Rob Ibeault)

37m · Published 10 Sep 22:51

Many authors, especially those writing memoirs, find they have to dig deep within themselves and revisit painful memories during the writing process. This can be a cathartic practice, but it can also be very upsetting if you’re not prepared to...

Episode 35 - How to Handle Dialogue in Fiction (with Cate Holahan)

26m · Published 03 Sep 23:36

One thing a lot of newer authors struggle with is dialogue. Even veteran authors sometimes struggle with balancing the right amount of dialogue with narrative or how to handle certain dialogue situations with multiple characters. So, this week, I sat...

Episode 34 - How an Author Blog Can Help Sell Books (with Rachel Thompson)

33m · Published 28 Aug 00:01

Most authors know by now that we should have a website to promote our books and that the site should include a blog, but I don’t think all authors know the WHY behind needing a blog. I also am asked quite often how to start a blog and what to write...

Episode 33 - How to Build a Book Launch Team (with Nick Loper)

20m · Published 21 Aug 02:01

Last week, we talked about how to work with book marketers. So, this week, we’re following up with a discussion about how to build and work with your book launch team. My guest this week, Nick Loper, is the Founder of Side Hustle Nation. And as you...

Episode 32 - How to Work with Book Marketers (with Reedsy's Ricardo Fayet)

26m · Published 14 Aug 01:07

If you haven’t heard of Reedsy, you’re living under a rock. On this episode, I sat down with co-founder Ricardo Fayet, and we discussed the art of marketing your book and working with book promoters. It was a very interesting discussion, and we...

Episode 31 - How to Incorporate Voice in Fiction (with Paul Witcover)

26m · Published 06 Aug 20:21

If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard someone somewhere mention “voice” in fiction. But if you’re like me, at least at first, you’re not really sure what they’re referring to. In this episode of Write Your Best Book, we’re sitting...

Successfully Self-Publish has 70 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 39:43:17. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 30th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on February 4th, 2024 16:42.