The Raccoon Author's Self-Publishing Diary

Talking with YA author Katy Upperman (author of KISSING MAX HOLDEN, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF US and HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN) about incorporating feedback in her revisions (and how much she loves the revision process), being vulnerable in our writing, her dream projects...We also talk about her life list and true crime (not related).

Do you want to win one of Katy's books? Including a signed book if you live in the US. Enter the giveaway here (open internationally): http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/35c42cc24/?

In this episode I also give a short update about my writing and self-publishing (newsletter, German edition and more).

Would you like to ask me a question about self-publishing or my writing or my books? Leave me a voicemail here: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message

As always, you can find me on social media (@enowodazkij on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @elodienowodazkij on Tiktok).

More info on my website: www.elodienowodazkij.com

Talking with contemporary romance author Mona Shroff (author of THEN, NOW, ALWAYS & THEN THERE WAS YOU) about the time she met Martha Stewart (and almost met Matthew McConaughey), her writing process, receiving the calls from her agent and book deal and how falling in love isn't the solution for all our characters' issues.

Do you want to win one of Mona's books? Enter the giveaway here: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/35c42cc23/?

I also mention the Books for Hope auction: https://www.booksforhope.org/ The KidLit Community is coming together to raise money for the Covid crisis in India!  Bid on Signed Books, Book Swag, Editor and Agent Critiques and more and help raise money for the Unicef USA India Covid Relief Effort!

Do you want to ask me a question about self-publishing or my writing or my books? Leave me a voicemail here: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message

As always, you can find me on social media (@enowodazkij on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @elodienowodazkij on Tiktok).

More info on my website: www.elodienowodazkij.com

In addition to explaining my current process about engaging readers even before the cover reveal, I talk about my very complicated feelings about social media and the fact that I am still learning how to use it as an author. I even made my first Instagram reel &enowodazkij) and joined tiktok (@elodienowodazkij).

I'm also celebrating Jessica Patrick's new book THIS IS FOR TONIGHT and talking about how much I am enjoying PRETTY LITTLE WIFE by Darby Kane. I share a short excerpt of #TheLeftoverBride and a happy author moment of the week (reader's email).

Don't forget I have two giveaways: win one book by L. Penelope and win one book by Mona Shroff (http://bit.ly/GiveawaysLeslyeMona)

Leave me a message or ask me a question: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message

Find me on social media: @enowodazkij (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) & @elodienowodazkij (TikTok)

This episode is also available as blog post: https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/05/04/a-self-published-authors-diary-before-the-cover-reveal-and-random-thoughts-about-social-media/

I'm so happy to have L. Penelope on the podcast today. Leslye Penelope has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in her head. She is an award-winning author of fantasy and paranormal romance. Her book Song of Blood & Stone was selected as one of TIME’s Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time.

Visit her website: https://lpenelope.com/

Do you want to win one of L. Penelope's books? Just hop on to my giveaway: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/35c42cc22/?

Today, we're talking self-publishing, publishing, patience, perseverance, hybrid, description and writing processes, how hard writing is sometimes and moments that make us smile and so much more! 

Today I share my top 3 self-publishing mistakes...It includes not building my newsletter and so much more.

My upcoming romcom is only $0.99. You can pre-order it: Amazon, iTunes, Kobo. You can also add it on Goodreads.

Bookbub article by Ines Johnson: How I Make Six Figures as a Self-Published Author by Ines Johnson.

Also mentioned in this episode: Publisher Rocket, newsletter for my readers, get my top 5 self-publishing mistakes by signing up for my weekly self-publishing emails.

All the links are available here: https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/04/27/now-available-on-the-a-self-published-authors-diary-podcast-my-top-3-self-publishing-mistakes/

I'm on social media (@enowodazkij)

Don't forget to like and subscribe :-) Thanks!

You can ask me questions about self-publishing, writing and/or my books by sending me an email [email protected] or you can also send me a message via the anchor.fm website. I'll be answering those questions on the podcast!

I'm also announcing Spotlight Friday with amazing writers! 

The books I mentioned are:

All links (including to sign up to my newsletters) as well as partial transcript are available on my blog:

https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/04/23/the-one-with-the-flashback-friday-and-qa/

Social media: @enowodazkij

Add my next book (rom-com) #TheLeftoverBride on Gooddreads.

In this episode, I share how I became a hybrid author with my book A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER (it involved an email from a French publisher :-)), the story behind the writing of A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER and how I track my book sales (TrackerBox & BookReport).

I also share the wishlist of The Ulman Foundation. At Ulman House they provide free housing for young adult cancer patients, and their caregivers.

For all show notes, make sure to check my blog post: https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/04/20/a-self-published-authors-diary-the-little-book-that-could-and-keeping-track-of-sales/

And to follow me on social media: @enowodazkij 

My latest book #TheLeftoverBride is available for pre-order (for only $2.99) and you can also add it to Goodreads. :-)

Thank you for listening!

In today's episode I not only interview The Chemical Engineer (listen to what he has learned so far from my podcast and so much more), I also share about Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Awareness Week and talk about the Ulman Foundation and their conversation with Tamika Felder. They talked bout her experience with cervical cancer and what led her to inspire others to share their stories as well. They also talked about racial disparities in healthcare and other factors that impact AYA cancer care and will continue to share part of that discussion on their Instagram throughout the month. The Ulman Foundation means a lot to us as Megan, Director, Service & Care Delivery at the Ulman Foundation, was part of our support system during my treatments for Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

I also share about my new book: #THELEFTOVERBRIDE:

Add it to Goodreads, Pre-order it on Amazon , Kobo, iTunes.

All links are available: https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/04/16/guess-who-has-a-podcast-and-a-new-book/

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In this episode, I'm going behind-the-scenes: explaining the soft and official launch of this episode, the different steps in launching this podcast, my goals, the questions I have been wrestling with and more.

All the links mentioned in this podcast are available here: https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/04/13/the-one-with-the-behind-the-scenes-of-launching-a-podcast/

As always, don't always to follow me on social media: 

Instagram - Twitter - Bookbub - Goodreads - Facebook

Subscribe to my readers' newsletter or My weekly A Self-Published Author's Diary emails

Become a monthly supporter for A Self-Published Author's Diary.

A little glimpse into the self-publishing platforms that I use and how much royalties I receive for books priced at $2.99 and $0.99.

Plus I mention: the cicadas phenomenom that happens in Maryland every 17 years...the books I just read and am currently reading and more.

For the show notes, check out my blog: https://elodienowodazkij.com/2021/04/09/a-self-published-authors-diary-lets-take-a-look-at-the-publishing-platforms-i-use-for-ebooks-and-what-it-means-for-royalties/

As always, don't hesitate to subscribe and follow and rate this little podcast of mine.