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Elodie
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My writing and self-publishing love list (for those days, you know). Also an update on Kindle Vella, a local event and Claire Taylor’s kickstarter…

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Elodie

My writing and self-publishing love list… – A self-published author's diary

My writing and self-publishing love list (for those days, you know). Also an update on Kindle Vella, a local event and Claire Taylor's kickstarter… Get me newsletter directly in your inbox: https://elodienowodazkij.substack.com/ Kickstarter Claire Taylor: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ffsmedia/sustain-your-author-career Leave me a comment/share your own self-publishing/writing love list with me: https://elodienowodazkij.substack.com/p/my-writing-and-self-publishing-love — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elodie-nowodazkij/message
  1. My writing and self-publishing love list…
  2. Bookbub Featured Deal Results and my self-publishing ups and downs…
  3. My 2024 word is: Appreciate. What this means for my writing and self-publishing…(also DMARC and more)
  4. My 2023 self-publishing ebook sales data: Libraries
  5. Finding joy in resilience (and yes also, still a bit overwhelmed sometimes): My 2023 recap as a self-published author..
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Word of the year…

Elodie

Here are the words of the year for Erin, Julie, Maddie and Emilia… before their story started:

Erin (from Fear Me, Fear Me Not)‘s word of the year before her story started was:

PERSIST (she was in a “I need to get out of Gavert City” mode especially as doubts about her father possibly being a killer loomed around and her crush on her best friend’s brother seemed hopeless.)

Julie (from # Most Eligible Scrooge)’s word of the year before her story started was:

DARING (she was still reeling from what happened on Christmas Eve and really wanted to believe that she is worthy. And she thought being more daring–including dating her boss’s nephew might be exactly what she needed and starting a fan fiction would help her. Spoiler: while the fanfiction did help her, the boss’s nephew wasn’t all that. A certain growl-y Landon definitely helped her be even more daring).

Maddie (from # Dear Santa With Love)’s word of the year before her story started was:

SPARKLE: Maddie moved to Swans Cove because she needed a fresh start. She felt like her light had dimmed and she wants to sparkle… but sometimes even hundreds of miles don’t solve all problems. Especially when a grumpy certain someone lives in the same building as you. (Start reading # Dear Santa With Love here).

Emilia (from A Summer Like No Other)’s word of the year before her story started was:

DISCIPLINE: Emilia wanted to make sure she became first. At her ballet school at least since she knows she can’t be first in her brother’s best friend’s heart…and for that, she had to be disciplined. But what if she was chasing the wrong thing all along?

A self-published author's diary

Dipping my neuropathic toes into the world of subscription for authors as a self-published author…

Elodie

IMPORTANT: I am moving my self-publishing and writing posts over to Substack... Of course, you can still listen to the episodes on my podcast, too.

On this blog, I’ll still talk about writing sometimes and will share a few insights I’ve learned along the way about my process and my characters and my books, but I’ll go deeper into self-publishing over on my A Self-Published Author’s Diary Substack.

Today, for example, I share an edited transcript (with visuals and more info) of my latest podcast episode.

Read Dipping my neuropathic toes into the world of subscription for authors

So, what does that mean?

As always, thank you for listening and reading!

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Elodie

My writing and self-publishing love list… – A self-published author's diary

My writing and self-publishing love list (for those days, you know). Also an update on Kindle Vella, a local event and Claire Taylor's kickstarter… Get me newsletter directly in your inbox: https://elodienowodazkij.substack.com/ Kickstarter Claire Taylor: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ffsmedia/sustain-your-author-career Leave me a comment/share your own self-publishing/writing love list with me: https://elodienowodazkij.substack.com/p/my-writing-and-self-publishing-love — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elodie-nowodazkij/message
  1. My writing and self-publishing love list…
  2. Bookbub Featured Deal Results and my self-publishing ups and downs…
  3. My 2024 word is: Appreciate. What this means for my writing and self-publishing…(also DMARC and more)
  4. My 2023 self-publishing ebook sales data: Libraries
  5. Finding joy in resilience (and yes also, still a bit overwhelmed sometimes): My 2023 recap as a self-published author..

a summer like no other

A Summer Like No Other audiobook is now on YouTube, too!

Elodie

The A Summer Like No Other (a YA summer romance) audiobook narrated by Megan Carter is free on most e-retailers (you do need a credit on Audible, because I can’t set it for free, there) 🙂

And the FULL free audiobook is also now on YouTube. Let yourself be tempted by Nick & Em’s story.

She’s his best friend’s little sister. He’s the biggest player of them all. They shouldn’t be together. But this summer’s just too tempting.

Enjoy!

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Elodie

# Most Eligible Scrooge, rom-com

Limited print – Traveling Signed Paperback Edition # Most Eligible Scrooge…

Elodie

# Most Eligible Scrooge comes out on November 24th… yep, you read that right 🙂

This fake-dating brother’s best friend steamy Christmas romcom comes out in four days! It’s like you’ll be getting a Hallmark movie mixed with a romcom in print version, but a Hallmark movie with, um, the door open (it’s getting hot in Swans Cove).

Less than a week to go to cuddle up with Landon and Julie, well, with their story…and I have a limited print SIGNED traveling paperback edition available in my store!

Really, limited, because I only have four paperback copies left of the LIMITED signed traveling paperback edition.

What does “traveling” mean? It’s a type of “read it forward” edition. Once you’ve read it, there are two pages at the beginning of the book where you can write a few words to the next person reading it. So, you read it, you leave a note and you give it/send it to a friend who then reads it and does the same and it travels 🙂

GRAB YOUR COPY NOW

Of all the PR stunts, fake-dating my brother’s best friend, Mr. Sizzling Hot Grumpy aka my once-upon-a-time high school crush? This holiday season, love’s clearly on the naughty list. Right?

Especially after he played Grinch with my heart last Christmas Eve. But when a scandalous video of me sneaking into his luxury hotel in just a teddy with Dasher the Cat in my arms goes viral, we’ve got no choice: turn him from the “Most Eligible Scrooge” to “Mr. Fixer-Upper Heartthrob” and save my PR gig. Sure, Landon knows all my buttons (annoyingly well) and has this maddening way of making me swoon all over again, but we’ve got ground rules. Top of the list? No falling in love. Even if we get stranded in the most romantic small-town renovating a house for the holidays.

Dear Santa, it’s me, Julie. if you’re listening: grant me this one wish and I’ll toss in some extra cookies. And carrots for the reindeer, of course!

# Most Eligible Scrooge is the perfect steamy romantic comedy for you if you love Hallmark movies and romcoms with, um, the door open (aka it’s getting “hot” in Swans Cove)

Amazon – Apple – Kobo – Barnes & Noble – Google Play – More

Signed LIMITED traveling paperback edition from me directly…(US only)

Add it on Goodreads – Add it on BookBub

Wishing you a day as warm and comfy as a hot chocolate with marshmallows ❤

PS: Did you know you can follow my “insider access” and read as I write?

Books

Don’t miss out: 2400 Free Romance Books! Ends today!

Elodie

If you’re looking for a romance read for this weekend…. make sure you check out RomanceBookworms.com today! 🙂 There are 2400 free ebooks so you can stuff your e-reader 🙂 My book FEAR ME, FEAR ME NOT is in this promo and well… a lot more books, too. Whether you’re looking for something sweet, spicy and/or definitely swoon-worthy… this STUFF YOUR e-READER special event is the place to check out.

Romancebookworms.com

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Elodie

A self-published author's diary, podcast

Navigating an Author Event: Conversations, Connections, and Cultivating Contacts (Oh, and the Paperback Almost Crisis)

Elodie

Listen to the full episode now…Choose you favorite platform here or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible, Overcast, Breaker and more…

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Today’s episode is about my latest author event at Park Books (in Severna Park – Maryland, click here to help them with an amazing endeavor: Speak Easy Community Project).

I’m sharing with you how a poster helped me gain more than 20 subscribers, the importance of communicating and connecting with both readers and authors, managing expectations and more…

As always feel free to leave me a message or to ask me a question, I’ll try my very best to answer: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elodie-nowodazkij/message⁠
And if you’d like to read Once Upon A Christmas Eve: ⁠https://books2read.com/u/mdqLxX ⁠

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Author event

Join me at Spark in the Park at Park Books in Severna Park…(Bookstore Romance Day)

Elodie

I am so happy to announce that I’m going to be at Park Books in Severna Park on August 19th 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Bookstore Romance Day together with other amazing authors…

I mean look at the list below.

Pre-order form:

If you’d like to make sure to get one of my books, you can already pre-order (included VERY limited items): PRE-ORDER FORM.

If you’d like to see the event on Facebook or the author/reader group, make sure you click below.

Tell me in the comments if you’re coming (and what romance novel you’ve read recently :-))

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Elodie

rom-com

Christmas in July? Start reading Once Upon A Christmas Eve now…

Elodie

So, I just realized I actually never told you all that you can start reading my new steamy Christmas romcom novella Once Upon A Christmas Eve before it is available anywhere else by joining my email readers.

Start reading now FOR FREE

Who needs mistletoe when you’ve got your brother’s best friend, a grumpy CEO, knocking at your door this Christmas Eve?

Get your FREE copy of Once Upon A Christmas Eve and start reading now…

It was exactly what I needed to read…

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Fair warning, dear reader: This novella serves as a prelude to ‘#Most Eligible Scrooge’. So brace yourself, the ride might be shorter, but the drop is just as thrilling…

As the everything-assistant to a woman who could give Cruella de Vil a run for her money, I, Julie Simmons, have been bracing myself for a holiday season far from home, spent hunched over my laptop, my fingers flying over the keys to the tune of my boss’s incessant demands. That is, until the dragon herself sends me off on a wild goose chase to the swanky hotel of Landon Adams. Landon Adams. My brother’s best friend. My favorite Scrooge. My forever crush who barely knows we share the same galaxy, let alone the same city.

Imagine my surprise when I find myself in the middle of a bar brawl, courtesy of a handful of enthusiastic hockey players. Just as I’m about to duck, Landon swoops in, like a knight in shining Armani. But I’m not a damsel in distress, and Landon, as always, is buried under a mountain of CEO responsibilities. When I retreat to my apartment, a host of issues wait for me. First, there’s a dog in my no-pet place, courtesy of my boss. Second, my notebook, the keeper of my boss’ secrets, has vanished into thin air. And third… wait, is that Landon knocking at my door?

Get ready for a sleigh ride with “Once Upon a Christmas Eve”, a heartwarming, steamy, and funny rom-com that will have your heart singing Jingle Bells. Keep in mind: this novella ends on a cliffhanger.

START READING NOW

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Elodie

A self-published author's diary, podcast

Real-Time Self-Publishing: The Launch Day Chronicles of a New Pen Name…

Elodie

Listen to the full episode now…Choose you favorite platform here or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible, Overcast, Breaker and more…

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Episode 77 explores the highs and lows of a new book launch under a pen name, adapted from a Kindle Vella story. This episode features several updates I recorded throughout the launch day, providing a real-time peek into the journey. We also revisit the launch two weeks later, examining key metrics such as rankings and pages read in the Kindle Unlimited environment. I’m also talking about TikTok videos and Facebook ads on launch day…

Do you have any questions about self-publishing/writing?

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Thank you so much for listening!

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Real-Time Self-Publishing: The Launch Day Chronicles of a New Pen Name – A self-published author's diary

Episode 77 explores the highs and lows of a new book launch under a pen name, adapted from a Kindle Vella story. This episode features several updates I recorded throughout the launch day, providing a real-time peek into the journey. We also revisit the launch two weeks later, examining key metrics such as rankings and pages read in the Kindle Unlimited environment. I'm also talking about TikTok videos and Facebook ads on launch day… — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elodie-nowodazkij/message