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- Episode 165: Topic Roundup - Amazon
This week, Holly and Julia are joined by guest host, Shane Millar. They discuss the contents of the previous three episodes and share their highlights and take-aways. They cover:
- Publisher Rocket
- Kindle Vella
- KDP pros and cons
- and more
Sign up for Holly's 2023 planning workshop at www.hblyne.com/plan2023/
Get the full show notes at www.unstoppableauthors.com
44 min - Episode 164: Amazon 101
In this week's episode, Holly & Julia provide a helpful breakdown of how to publish your books on Amazon. They cover:
- What you'll need in order to publish a book
- Keywords & categories
- The pros and cons of KDP Select and Kindle Unlimited
- Publishing a print book
- Setting your prices
- Contacting Amazon for support
- Series linking
- and A+ content
Get the full show notes and links to resources at www.unstoppableauthors.com
1 hr 5 min - Episode 163: Killing It On Kindle Vella with Krissi Dallas
This week, Holly chats with YA romance author Krissi Dallas about Kindle Vella. They cover:
- What the platform is and how to leverage its features
- The craft involved with writing serialised fiction
- Sustainable writing practices
- Engaging with readers
- and so much more!
Get all the links and resources at www.unstoppableauthors.com
1 hr 1 min - Episode 162: Amazon Keywords with Dave Chesson
This week, Holly talks with returning guest, Dave Chesson. Dave is the founder of Kindlepreneur, a resource for indie authors to level up their publishing game.
In this episode, the discussion covers:
- Publisher Rocket - the software for discovering categories and keywords
- The data available
- How to utilise keywords in your book's metadata
- The prime real estate on your book's Amazon sale's page
Find out more at www.unstoppableauthors.com
1 hr 5 min - Episode 161: Topic Roundup - Marketing
In this episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the previous three guests and all the marketing advice they provided. They go into:
- Mistakes made and lessons learned from marketing as a new author
- The pros and cons of social media
- Marketing struggles
- And more
Get the full show notes with links to resources at www.unstoppableauthors.com
49 min - Episode 160: Organising, Marketing, and Pitching to Literary Events with Alex Davis
In this week's epsiode, Angeline talks to Alex Davis, a freelance literature professional who has organised everything from online workshops to large-scale literary conventions. He gives top tips for learning how events are put together and run, as well as discussing how to effectively market them. He also shares advice on how to pitch to yourself as a guest author. A gem of an episode for anyone interested in literary events. Read the full show notes at unstoppableauthors.com
1 hr 3 min - Episode 159: Marketing on Social Media with Jenn Hanson-dePaula
On this week's episode, Julia talks to Jenn Hanson-dePaula of Mixtus Media about marketing on social media. They discuss:
- Where to start when you're overwhelmed by marketing
- The importance of identifying your reader
- How to choose your social media content
- Giving your audience a 'call to action'
- Shortcuts for making quality content
- and much more!
Get the full show notes at unstoppableauthors.com
56 min - Episode 158: Publish and Market Books Wide with Sarah Painter
This week, Holly talks with bestselling author Sarah Painter about the publishing strategy known as "wide" publishing. They discuss:
- Making smart cover choices
- Researching the other retailers
- Having a wide mindset
- Reaching readers beyond Amazon
- And much more
Get the full show notes at www.unstoppableauthors.com
Also mentioned in this episode, Bryan Cohen's Amazon Ads Profit Challenge. Join the free mini-course starting 12th October 2022 here: https://bryancohen.lpages.co/oct22/
1 hr 2 min - Episode 157: Topic Roundup - Plotting
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly, and Julia give a roundup of our recent topic: plotting.
We discuss what we learned about plotting from the past three interviews with our guests Helen Scheuerer, Dave Chesson, and Shane Millar. We also talk about our own experiences with plotting (spoiler: at least two of us are discovery writers...) and plotting tools and structure types that we utilise.
See the full show notes on our website www.unstoppableauthors.com
1 hr 6 min - Episode 156: Brilliant Beginnings and Story Structure with Shane Millar
Angeline is joined by Shane Millar, a Fictionary Certified Story Coach, urban fantasy author, and writer of the Write Better Fiction series of writing craft books. Shane talks about what makes for a brilliant beginning to a story, and how he put together his 9-beat story structure. He discusses the importance of having the right mindset, and gives his number one productivity tip. Find out more about Shane and his books at https://swmillar.com/ and read the full show notes at https://unstoppableauthors.com/
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About Unstoppable Authors
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Indie authors Angeline Trevena, Holly Lyne and Julia Scott discuss their adventures in self publishing and writer life. Episodes every Monday, juggled around their limited child-free time.