Episode 11: Pros and Cons of Traditional and Indie Publishing

Prologue: Create a Roadmap for your book

Main Story: Pros and Cons of Traditional and Indie Publishing

Zoom (how we recorded this section): https://www.zoom.us/

NY editor Pro/Con article: https://nybookeditors.com/2015/11/traditional-or-self-publish-whats-best-for-you/

Kyle Pratt book list: http://kylepratt.me/books/

Epilogue: “The Martian” and Indie Publishing

Indie authors

Lisa Genova: https://www.lisagenova.com/

E. L. James: https://www.eljamesauthor.com/

Hugh Howey: http://www.hughhowey.com/

Andy Weir: http://www.andyweirauthor.com/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 10: Designing an Indie Book Cover

Prologue: Keeping your genre in your book

The “In Death” Books by J. D. Robb: http://www.jdrobb.com/

Main Story: Designing an Indie Book Cover

Zoom: https://www.zoom.us/ 

Kyle’s book designer:  Dominika Whistler of Inspired Cover Designs http://inspiredcoverdesigns.com

Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ 

99 Designs: https://99designs.com/

Upwork (used to be Elance): https://www.upwork.com/

Canva: https://www.canva.com/

Premade book covers: https://selfpubbookcovers.com/

Epilogue: Four Free Editing Apps

Hemingway app: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/

Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/

Natural Reader: https://www.naturalreaders.com/index.html

Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/?pli=1

PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 9: Are Audiobooks a Good Idea?

Prologue: Defining Normal

“Star Wars: A New Hope” Wookipedia page: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_IV_A_New_Hope

“The Hobbit” by J. R. Tolkien: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/19/books/chapters/the-hobbit.html

James Bond by Ian Fleming: http://www.007.com/characters/the-bonds/

Main Story: Are Audiobooks a Good Idea for Indie Authors?

Bookbaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/ 

Bookbaby blog post: https://blog.bookbaby.com/2019/01/audiobooks-are-a-bad-investment-for-independent-authors/?utm_campaign=BB1905&utm_source=BBeNews&utm_medium=Email# ACX: https://www.acx.com/

Audible.com: www.audible.com

Through Many Fires on audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Through-Many-Fires-Audiobook/B00GCROVF0?qid=1548973020&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=A40KJSF5E8K8JAKWQMTG&

Epilogue: Contest and Book Giveaway Services

Amazon Author Central: https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/home

WordPress: https://wordpress.com/

SiteBuilder: https://www.sitebuilder.com/

Wix: https://www.wix.com/

Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/

Kyle’s social media channels

Facebook (author site): https://www.facebook.com/kyleonkindle

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyleonkindle

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorkylepratt/strengthen-what-remains-series/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 8: What is success?

Prologue: Finding the right name

Main Story: What is success?

“Too Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K0OI42W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

“Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell https://www.amazon.com/Gone-Wind-Margaret-Mitchell-ebook/dp/B000XGMTWS/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1548377079&sr=1-2&keywords=gone+with+the+wind+kindle

“Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte https://www.amazon.com/Wuthering-Heights-Fourth-Critical-Editions-ebook/dp/B015902PVW/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1548377146&sr=1-4&keywords=wuthering+heights+emily+bronte

Epilogue: Contest and Book Giveaway Services

BookFunnel: http://www.bookfunnel.com/

Prolific Works: https://www.prolificworks.com/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/

SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/

Rafflecopter: https://www.rafflecopter.com/

Vyper: https://vyper.io/

Gleam: https://gleam.io/app/competitions

Kingsumo: https://kingsumo.com/

Bookfetti: https://bookfetti.com/

ViralSweep: https://www.viralsweep.com/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 7: Interview with Julie McDonald Zander

Prologue: How is Your Setting?

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" by J. K. Rowling: https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Rowling-ebook/dp/B0192CTMYG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547746351&sr=8-1&keywords=harry+potter+and+the+sorcerer%27s+stone

Laurie R. King: https://laurierking.com/

"Uncle Tom’s Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe: https://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Cabin-Harriet-Beecher-Stowe-ebook/dp/B0084B1OUM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1547746429&sr=8-3&keywords=uncle+toms+cabin

Main Story: Interview with Julie McDonald Zander

Julie McDonald Zander: http://www.chaptersoflife.com/

Epilogue: Planning and Email Marketing Campaign

General Marketers

Bargain Booksy: https://www.bargainbooksy.com/for-authors/

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/partners  

Book Gorilla: https://www.bookgorilla.com/advertise

Book Sends: https://booksends.com/advertise.php

Ereader News https://ereadernewstoday.com/

Fussy Librarian: https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/advertising/making-book-marketing-easier/

Reading Deals: https://readingdeals.com/submit-ebook 

Christian

eReader Girl: http://ereadergirl.com/submit-your-ebook/

Horror

Hot Zippy http://hotzippy.net/index.html

International (Check for specific countries)

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/partners  

Book Runes: http://bookrunes.com/submit-book/

eBookSoda: http://www.ebooksoda.com/authors/                                                                                                                      

Romance

Pillow Talk Books: https://www.pillowtalkbooks.com/book-promotion-services/

Steamy Romance Books: https://steamyromancebooks.com/author-services/

Hot Zippy http://hotzippy.net/index.html

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Book Barbarian: http://bookbarbarian.com/why-advertise/ 

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 6: Indie Author Online Vulnerabilities

Prologue: Eat That Frog

Eat That Frog: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating-ebook/dp/B01MYEM8SZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546545943&sr=8-1&keywords=eat+the+frog

Mark Twain didn’t say it:  https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/04/03/eat-frog/

Main Story: Indie Author Online Vulnerabilities

Derek Murphy’s story: https://www.creativindie.com/how-i-got-kicked-out-of-kindle-unlimited-and-lost-50000-overnight/

Various news sites covering the Patreon controversy:

• https://podnews.net/update/patreon-controversy
• https://patreonhq.com/hate-speech-on-patreon-a9026e52c2cf

Epilogue: Email Marketing Services

Bargain Booksy: https://www.bargainbooksy.com/for-authors/

Book Barbarian: http://bookbarbarian.com/why-advertise/ 

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/partners  

Book Gorilla: https://www.bookgorilla.com/advertise

Book Runes: http://bookrunes.com/submit-book/

Book Sends: https://booksends.com/advertise.php

eBookSoda: http://www.ebooksoda.com/authors/

Ereader News: https://ereadernewstoday.com/

Fussy Librarian: https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/advertising/making-book-marketing-easier/                                                                                                                             

Pillow Talk Books: https://www.pillowtalkbooks.com/book-promotion-services/

Reading Deals: https://readingdeals.com/submit-ebook  

Steamy Romance Books: https://steamyromancebooks.com/author-services/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 5: Author Interview

Prologue: Writing that first sentence

 Advice from Siblings:  http://jennifervandenberg.com/free-stories/advice-from-siblings/

Main Story: Author interviews

Gorham Printing: https://gorhamprinting.com/ 

Epilogue: Amazon Advertising

Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/

After you create your Amazon Advertising account you can use this link to sign in directly, https://advertising.amazon.com/ads/dashboard

Keyword research, http://www.yasiv.com

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 4: Successful Goal Setting

Prologue: Ending Distractions

Freedom: https://freedom.to/

Write or Die: https://v2.writeordie.com/

Main Story: Successful Goal Setting

Example of Kyle’s Goal Setting: http://traffic.libsyn.com/allthingsindie/2018_Goals_Podcast_Version_Kyle.pdf

Epilogue: Inexpensive Book Marketing Ideas – Part 3

 Kyle’s reader photo page: http://kylepratt.me/readers/

Smashwords (for ebook coupons): https://www.smashwords.com/

Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/

The Storm Rises (Bookfunnel page): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1xikfjng55

Doppelganger Smile (Bookfunnel page): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/itp1cun60x

Prolific Works: https://auth.prolificworks.com/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 3: Author Interviews

Prologue: Tight Writing

Robert J. Parker website: https://www.robertbparker.net/robert-parker-books.php

Craig Johnson website: http://www.craigallenjohnson.com/

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: http://www.kafka-online.info/the-metamorphosis.html

Main Story: Three Author Interviews

"Christmas in Time" http://kylepratt.me/blog1/2018/10/2/christmas-in-time-released

The Station Coffee Bar and Bistro https://www.stationcoffeebar.com/

Epilogue: Inexpensive Book Marketing, Part 2

Top 100 Romance Book Blogs and Websites for Romance Readers and Authors in 2018: https://blog.feedspot.com/romance_book_blogs/

Through Many Fires webpage: http://kylepratt.me/tmf

A Time to Endure webpage: http://kylepratt.me/ate/

Seekers of Earth webpage: http://kylepratt.me/soe/

Webpages featuring a blogger and her reviews: http://kylepratt.me/blog1?tag=Gaye+Levy

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 2: Christmas in Time Interview

Prologue: Know your point of view

Nora Roberts website: http://www.noraroberts.com/

J. K. Rowling website: https://www.jkrowling.com/

Laurie R. King website: https://laurierking.com/

Main Story: Christmast in Time Interviews

"Christmas in Time" http://kylepratt.me/blog1/2018/10/2/christmas-in-time-released

Debby Lee http://booksbydebbylee.com/

The Station Coffee Bar and Bistro https://www.stationcoffeebar.com/

Epilogue: Inexpensive Book Marketing, part 1

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Kobo Writing Life: https://writinglife.kobobooks.com/

Barnes and Noble Nook Press: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/

Kyle’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/kyleonkindle

The Strengthen What Remains board on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorkylepratt/strengthen-what-remains-series/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise