Bookbum Diaries

Today I'm going to talk about the drama circulating on social media surrounding dark romance. Discussing some dos and don'ts when it comes to writing in the controversial genre.

Why did you choose to write the genre you do? I'll explain why I chose romance and what I have planned for my future releases. Will I stay in romance or branch out to something new?

On today's episode we will be talking about the importance of websites. Having all of your information in one location to make it easier for readers to find you.

Book signings are a huge part of your writing journey. Not only are you getting your name out there, but you get to meet new readers. Let's talk about three different kinds of book signings and how to set them up. It's easier than you think!

Hoping to get your book into bookstores, or even Walmart or Target? You need to look into whole sale distributors. Ingram Spark is a wide known preferred distributor for many bookstores. Lets dive into Ingram Spark and how to make your hopes into reality.

Do you want to self publish your book for free?

Have you hoped to get your book on Barnes & Nobles website?

Join me while I dive in to talk about Barnes & Noble Press. Another FREE publishing platform straight from B&N. You heard that right, it's completely free and a great tool for self publishing. Make sure to listen to last weeks episode as I do reference back to it in this episode.

Are you looking to self publish a book? Join me in this episode to dive into how to publish through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP through Amazon). I'll touch base on what I used at the time of publishing my debut and walk you through the steps of using this publishing platform. There is a lot to unpack in this episode, but I promise you that using this platform to publish is super easy and I am here to help!

Join me while I talk about my debut novel, One More Race. I'll touch base on how the story came to me and my process for writing it. What writing software I prefer and how I navigated through the steps of publishing my first book. This is a two part episode and I'll be diving deeper into the publishing platform I used to publish in part two.

I'm so glad you're here with me! Let me introduce myself and tell you a bit about my background. I want to be totally transparent with y'all so you're getting all the goodies. How did I get here you may ask? Listen to find out what I was doing before I became a self published romance author.

I can't wait to get to know more authors/readers and share our knowledge with you.