Why I decided to try out Kindle Vella as a self-published author and my first days on the platform…

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Today, I share the four reasons I decided to try Kindle Vella as an author and what my experience has been so far. I also share some resources that I’ve been finding helpful and some events I’m looking forward to.

Mentioned in this episode: 

• Romance eBook Anthology ‘Nightingale’ to Raise Money for Ukraine Relief https://books2read.com/u/m2YN8r 
• Facebook group 20BooksTo50k: https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k 
• Facebook group Wide For The Win: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wideforthewin 
• Bryan Cohen Amazon Ads for Authors Challenge April 2022: https://bryancohen.lpages.co/apr22/ 
• MRW meeting on April 27th – Waking up Married with Newsletter Ninja Tammi Labrecque: https://marylandromancewriters.com/event/mrw-april-meeting-2/ 
• Romance Author Mastermind: https://romanceauthormastermind.com/ 
• Kindle Vella Author Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vellaauthors 
• Kindle Vella Author Support Facebook Group (this one is public): https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindlevellaautho

Ways to help Ukraine

• Romance eBook Anthology ‘Nightingale’ to Raise Money for Ukraine Relief https://books2read.com/u/m2YN8r 
• Voices of children: https://voices.org.ua/en/?fbclid=IwAR3Rw0CD3ykmpVwfcuQMBdMvP2NvfuRPrCebNwSJbjajeOIU0pYWica0l5E 
• A few ways to help Ukrainians: https://snyder.substack.com/p/a-few-ways-to-help-ukrainians?utm_source=url&fbclid=IwAR1tRHYwpS0z9XOtaMafpVuequlTEuRKcs74bEEpeCUAXHtPOardfnQe15k
•  List of charities to support Ukraine by subject: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/ 
• If you’re in Germany: https://zez.am/act.now.by.klitschko 
• If you’re in France: https://parrainage.refugies.info/
• Ukraine Media Crisis Center How To Help: https://uacrisis.org/en/help-ukraine

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

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Announcements: Summer Break and Self-Publishing/Writing Ask Me Anything – A self-published author's diary

As I said last week I also have so many plans for this podcast. I want to work on the website which would include resources, the ups and downs of self-publishing, the A to Z shorter episodes, and do a few more interviews and tell you more about what works for me and my writing and self-publishing career. And to do this, a lot of things need to happen. And so this year, A Self-Published Author's Diary will take a summer break. The diary and I will be back on your favorite podcasting/streaming platform in September. Ask me a question: And during that time, please don't hesitate to ask me anything related to self-publishing or writing either per email aselfpublishedauthorsdiary AT gmail.com or authorelodienowodazkij AT gmail.com or by voicemail: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message  Follow A Self-Published Author's Diary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aselfpublishedauthorsdiary    Visit my website: http://www.elodienowodazkij.com   I'm on TikTok: @elodienowodazkij and the podcast too: @aselfpubbedauthorsdiary  Ways to help Ukraine:  A few ways to help Ukrainians:  https://snyder.substack.com/p/a-few-ways-to-help-ukrainians?utm_source=url&fbclid=IwAR1tRHYwpS0z9XOtaMafpVuequlTEuRKcs74bEEpeCUAXHtPOardfnQe15k    List of charities to support Ukraine by subject: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/    If you're in Germany: https://zez.am/act.now.by.klitschko  If you're in France: https://parrainage.refugies.info/   Ukraine Media Crisis Center How To Help: https://uacrisis.org/en/help-ukraine — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/support

1. Announcements: Summer Break and Self-Publishing/Writing Ask Me Anything 04:10
2. Self-publishing reflection: planning and goals (Vella, novellas, marketing and more…) 32:43
3. REPLAY – How my self-published book A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER became a success… 22:52
4. Ep. 62 – The ups and downs of self-publishing (including the words every romance author wants to hear…) 25:54
5. Ep. 61 – My BargainBooksy and AudioThicket recap, the "need" to write and more… 25:04
6. Ep. 60 – Writing process, the writing craft and advice from TikTok (Thank you so much!)… 17:35
7. Ep. 59 – April book sales breakdown and did posting every day on TikTok help my sales? (and the lines that stay with you) 27:19
8. Ep. 58 – The one with the Kindle Vella Bonus, writing with Pomodoro and audiobook excerpt… 15:31
9. Ep. 57 – My self-publishing March recap: my sales data, Kindle Vella, audiobook and more 20:45
10. Ep. 56 – Why I decided to try out Kindle Vella as an indie author and my first days on the platform. 19:42