Category: A self-published author’s diary

A self-published author's diary

My reality (or realities) of missing out in my self-publishing business…

Elodie

New episode of A Self-Publishing Author’s Diary Podcast is up. This one about my reality (or realities) of missing out in my self-publishing business…

Also, you can listen to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform, but I’m also just adding the audio here for ease. The text below isn’t a transcript but a short summary. If you’d like me to provide transcripts in the future, let me know and I’ll try my best.

So this episode/post is brought to you by a shower, a hoarse voice from dictating, and a long list of grand and great plans I had to adjust due to fatigue.

And all of that got me thinking about ROMO. The Reality of Missing Out. Not FOMO. Not JOMO. The third thing.

I thought I’d made up the term. Yes, really. I was really proud of myself. And then I Googled it. I had not.

But I did take this picture with my emotional support pickle in December 2025…

(Side note. The episode I actually thought I was going to record this week was about all the things I’ve been Googling lately, because I am not a lawyer and I’ve had to research so many legal things. That one is still coming. ROMO won the shower.)

A little context for how this one came to be. I had every intention of waking up early today and getting a lot of words in on My Christmas Wish-List (which releases July 1, so the deadline is real), and then going for a jog. This jog is important to me: emotionally and physically.

I’ve been dictating, which is going great word-count wise. I had two 6,000-word days last week, which hasn’t happened in forever. But my voice got hoarse, and I don’t know if it’s the dictation or if I caught a virus, and I didn’t sleep well, and yeah. No jog today. I did get 2,400 words in this morning, so it’s not a wash. But it’s also not what I’d planned.

And in the shower I started thinking about all the things I’m not doing right now. Not because I’m afraid of missing out on them. Not because I’ve made peace with opting out of them. But because I genuinely can’t do them right now. And I feel like that’s its own thing, right? And I thought I’d named it.

Really. I did. I was so proud of myself.

Turns out I had not. Cleveland Clinic and Psychology Today both already had. I’m adding the links at the bottom…

A few of the things I get into in this episode:

Declining profits from one year to another. Last year was a four-figure profit year for me. Two years ago was a good five-figure year, not high five figures, but a good five figures. And then last year, well. Kindle Vella shut down, which had been a big chunk of where the revenue was coming from. We had an international move. A lot of other things on top of that. I’ll do a Numbers episode about it at some point. But the short version is, I’m rebuilding. Again. I’ve rebuilt before, after cancer, after Vella, after a lot of things, and that informs how I’m thinking about everything right now.

The Kickstarter I’d love to do for Cancer Is Not My Brand, and why I’m not doing one right now. I really would love to. I think there’s an audience for it. I think I could come up with rewards I’d actually be excited about. I’d love to share the A to Z experience of running it. But I don’t have the time, or the bandwidth, or the energy to do it right. And I’ve made that mistake before. I ran a Kickstarter for The Leftover Bride audiobook that didn’t get fulfilled, and a big reason was that I tried to do it fast and hoped for the best. So I know what running one that doesn’t get fulfilled looks like, and I’m not going to do that to this book. (That’s not the only reason though. I get into the rest in the episode.)

Not doing InkersCon this year, or the Write Better, Faster Academy digital conference on fandoms. I really recommend both. I still have last year’s InkersCon videos that I haven’t all watched. For those, it’s less ROMO and more, I’m not sure. Maybe it’s because I’m more attuned about what I need right now or just because I can’t expand more energy in those directions right now. Still searching… but isn’t it amazing how sometimes revelations come to you as you’re writing or recording? Because yes, that came to me while I was recording. For those doing Gallup strengths (and I didn’t mention that one in the episode, doh, I am a #8 communication… talking out loud definitely helps me).

Ines Johnson’s Romance Write Club Kickstarter. I just backed it. She does these amazing things where the Kickstarter comes with a course. I took the course from a previous Kickstarter, so I didn’t take this one. But she’s one of the authors I look up to, and I’m trying to learn that it’s possible to look up to people and also not chase what they’re doing, because they’re in their story and I’m in mine. Still learning that one.

The Becca Syme idea that really resonated with me, about the different business phases of your authorship. Making decisions based on where you actually are in your phase, not where the unicorn authors are. Her videos and Patreon are linked below.

And the whole thing kind of comes back to Cancer Is Not My Brand, in a way. I’m working on it. The cover is in progress with Qamber Designs. I’m thinking about the blurb. I’m thinking about narrating it. And I’m thinking a lot about what it means to write a book about a difficult thing without letting that difficult thing become my whole brand. The ROMO concept is part of what the book is about, really. There’s a lot of missing out in cancer treatment, and not the FOMO kind. Sitting with that, and writing about it, is taking up a lot of my brain right now. So the Kickstarter waits. Many things are waiting…

So the reality of missing out, for me, is twofold. Sometimes it’s I cannot physically or emotionally do this right now. And sometimes it’s I cannot financially or time-wise do this right now because it’s not the best for my author business. And those are different. And then there’s a third thing, which I actually figured out while recording like I said (as one does, right?), which is realizing you’re not actually missing out at all, because it may not be what you need at that moment.

There’s also a thing my therapist used to say. It’s okay to not be okay. And it sucks to not be okay. And sometimes knowing that helped me find more moments where I could find the okay. Which I know doesn’t sound super inspiring, but it really helped me. I talk about it in the book, about feeling like you’re alone in a pond. If you’re going through a hard time right now, I hope you feel a little less alone.

Links and resources mentioned:

Deep dives on each phase: https://www.patreon.com/beccasyme/shop

If you want to tell me what you’re missing out on, or if you’re currently more in a FOMO, JOMO, or ROMO phase, or all of the above, don’t hesitate to leave a comment…

Wishing you happy reading and happy writing 🙂

Thanks for reading/listening.

❤

Elodie

ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World… – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

This episode is brought to you by: a shower, a hoarse voice from dictating, having grand and great plans I had to adjust due to fatigue. All of that got me thinking about ROMO. The Reality of Missing Out. Not FOMO. Not JOMO. The third thing.I thought I'd made up the term. Yes, really. I was really proud of myself. I Googled it. I had not.I talk about many things in this episode, including:dealing with declining profits from one year to another in my self-publishing business;the Kickstarter I'd love to do for Cancer Is Not My Brand (my upcoming nonfiction book) and why I'm not doing one right now, knowing my latest one for # The Leftover Bride audiobook Kickstarter didn't get fulfilled, but this isn't the only reason. I; about not going to InkersCon or the Write Better, Faster Academy digital conference this year, even though I really recommend both. about Ines Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter, which I just backed, and how I'm learning that it's possible to look up to other authors and also not chase what they're doing (still learning that one).about how the reality of missing out, for me, is twofold…sometimes it's I cannot physically or emotionally do this right now, and sometimes it's I cannot financially or time-wise do this right now because it's not the best for my author business, and those are different. And then there's a third thing, which I figured out while recording (as one does, right?), which is realizing you're not actually missing out at all, because it may not be what you need at that moment.If you're going through a hard time, I hope you feel a little less alone. That's the whole thing, really.Links and resources mentioned:InkersCon — http://www.inkerscon.com (I think Golden Angel has a $50 discount code)Write Better, Faster Academy — https://betterfasteracademy.com/Becca Syme on author business phases:- Phases for Author Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGX7gDqtvCM – Deep dives on each phase: https://www.patreon.com/beccasyme/shopInes Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/romancewriteclub/page-turner-craft-a-complete-page-turning-story-blueprint/descriptionCleveland Clinic on FOMO, JOMO, and ROMO : https://health.clevelandclinic.org/understanding-fomoPsychology Today on the reality of missing out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-deeper-wellness/202506/understanding-and-managing-fomoQamber Designs (cover designer) : https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com/If you want to tell me what you're missing out on or if you're currently more in a FOMO, JOMO, ROMO phase or all of the above, don't hesitate to send me an email: authorelodienowodazkij@gmail.comHappy writing. Happy reading.My website:www.elodienowodazkij.com
  1. ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World…
  2. Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book.
  3. This isn't a grand gesture …
  4. My Self-Pub Weekly Diary: Some Wins, Some Wobbles, and Absolutely Zero Words (on My Manuscripts)
  5. My F***-It Book: She Had Cancer and Still Gets a Holiday Steamy Rom-Com

A self-published author's diary

Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book.

Elodie

New episode of A Self-Publishing Author’s Diary Podcast is up. This one is a numbers episode. I’m focusing on numbers a little bit, and the stories behind them. This will most likely be a recurring segment.

Also, you can listen to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform, but I’m also just adding the audio here for ease. The text below isn’t a transcript but a short summary. If you’d like me to provide transcripts in the future, let me know and I’ll try my best.

I’m going back to the archives for this one. The book I’m talking about is A Summer Like No Other. I released it in 2015. It had 23 preorders. And it became one of my most read books.

I released it as a 99-cent novella, and I had a real plan. Cover reveal with Xpresso Book Tours, NetGalley, YouTube videos, a blog series called The Making Of, emails to every reader who had reviewed 123 (my very first book) asking if they’d want to review the new one. I really worked on the craft too — I’d just done Margie Lawson’s Deep Edits packet and I was trying hard to make every chapter ending pull the reader forward.

I got 23 preorders. In the first three months, I made about $200 on A Summer Like No Other in English, and about $300 on Always Second Best. I still make about that amount on Always Second Best every month, 11 years later.

According to PublisherChamp, A Summer Like No Other in English has now been downloaded 66,550 times. 40,279 audiobooks, 24,414 ebooks, 1,360 paperbacks. Best month was May 2024 with 7,930 downloads.

The French versions tell their own story. Un Été Pas Comme Les Autres had 20 preorders. Une Seconde Chance (Always Second Best in French) had 131. Love in B Minor in French had 229. The French version of A Summer Like No Other is now perma free and has been downloaded 48,368 times, and the translation got picked up by a publisher that was part of Hachette — which is how I became a hybrid author. Lifetime royalties on the French version, including the publisher contract, are a little less than €7,000. (I have seen gotten my rights back as per my contract).

Me in September 2018 signing the contract for my option book (after the publication of the French version of A Summer Like No Other and Always Second Best, my French publisher published the French version of my very first book: One, Two, Three)
In July 2017 – in a bookstore in Compiegne with my parents and the Chemical Engineer, we found my book on the shelves… 🙂 My Dad bought a copy to put in our village’s library.

My books in Auchan (a French grocery store!) (including close to Jenny Han… well her book :-))

In March 2026, the French version of Always Second Best was my number one most sold book of the month. About ten years after that book came out, and it is consistently one of my most sold books every single month.

So preorders really don’t make or break a book. They didn’t then, and they don’t now. If I get 22 or 25 preorders on a book today, I’m okay with it, because I know what can happen.

I’m also working on a third book with Nick and Em. I have a draft I need to expand over the summer. I haven’t written in their voices in more than a decade, so I’m excited and very nervous.

A few other numbers from this week, because that’s the segment:

  • Two days with more than 6,000 words, thanks to dictation. Dictation has never worked for me before. This time it’s actually fun. I tried it on a walk and it thought I said “could be there a couple of course, and I don’t want to tie her back, so I’m just letting her too washing her face and her chemist,” which is definitely not in my Christmas romcom.
  • The two YouTube videos that helped me get dictation working: Real Time Dictation Session: Dictate and Edit a Scene With Me by Alyssa in the Books, and Book Dictation for Beginners by The Courtney Project.
  • Last week’s newsletter (Elodie Now): 205 subscribers, 48.19% open rate, 0.49% click rate, one unsubscribe.
  • Fun fact — more than 50 subscribers across Apple Podcasts and Spotify. I didn’t know that until this week. Thank you to all of you.

The two YouTube videos that helped me with dictation:

  • Real Time Dictation Session: Dictate and Edit a Scene With Me — Alyssa in the Books
  • Book Dictation for Beginners — The Courtney Project

The Margie Lawson Deep Edits packets:

PublisherChamp:

If you’d like to tell me you’re listening, reading and where from, let me know in the comments. 🙂 And tell, what numbers would you maybe like me to look at closer?

Thanks for reading/listening!

❤

Elodie

ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World… – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

This episode is brought to you by: a shower, a hoarse voice from dictating, having grand and great plans I had to adjust due to fatigue. All of that got me thinking about ROMO. The Reality of Missing Out. Not FOMO. Not JOMO. The third thing.I thought I'd made up the term. Yes, really. I was really proud of myself. I Googled it. I had not.I talk about many things in this episode, including:dealing with declining profits from one year to another in my self-publishing business;the Kickstarter I'd love to do for Cancer Is Not My Brand (my upcoming nonfiction book) and why I'm not doing one right now, knowing my latest one for # The Leftover Bride audiobook Kickstarter didn't get fulfilled, but this isn't the only reason. I; about not going to InkersCon or the Write Better, Faster Academy digital conference this year, even though I really recommend both. about Ines Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter, which I just backed, and how I'm learning that it's possible to look up to other authors and also not chase what they're doing (still learning that one).about how the reality of missing out, for me, is twofold…sometimes it's I cannot physically or emotionally do this right now, and sometimes it's I cannot financially or time-wise do this right now because it's not the best for my author business, and those are different. And then there's a third thing, which I figured out while recording (as one does, right?), which is realizing you're not actually missing out at all, because it may not be what you need at that moment.If you're going through a hard time, I hope you feel a little less alone. That's the whole thing, really.Links and resources mentioned:InkersCon — http://www.inkerscon.com (I think Golden Angel has a $50 discount code)Write Better, Faster Academy — https://betterfasteracademy.com/Becca Syme on author business phases:- Phases for Author Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGX7gDqtvCM – Deep dives on each phase: https://www.patreon.com/beccasyme/shopInes Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/romancewriteclub/page-turner-craft-a-complete-page-turning-story-blueprint/descriptionCleveland Clinic on FOMO, JOMO, and ROMO : https://health.clevelandclinic.org/understanding-fomoPsychology Today on the reality of missing out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-deeper-wellness/202506/understanding-and-managing-fomoQamber Designs (cover designer) : https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com/If you want to tell me what you're missing out on or if you're currently more in a FOMO, JOMO, ROMO phase or all of the above, don't hesitate to send me an email: authorelodienowodazkij@gmail.comHappy writing. Happy reading.My website:www.elodienowodazkij.com
  1. ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World…
  2. Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book.
  3. This isn't a grand gesture …
  4. My Self-Pub Weekly Diary: Some Wins, Some Wobbles, and Absolutely Zero Words (on My Manuscripts)
  5. My F***-It Book: She Had Cancer and Still Gets a Holiday Steamy Rom-Com
A self-published author's diary

First Video AND Audio Podcast: Splitting pen names & Newsletters (and yes, Bobbie Voltaire might make an appearance)…

Elodie

First audio and video episode…. yes, Bobbie Voltaire might make an appearance. I’m talking about splitting my books into two pen names, what that means for updating newsletter automations, and creating reader bonus scenes. Plus, a sneak peek at Sophie and Liam’s surprise twist, thoughts on making Sweets for Love free, and details on InkersCon 2025 (use code Golden25 for a discount – this is a friend’s affiliate code which *I* am planning on using and thought I’d share with you all).

You can listen to this podcast on your favorite podcast player: Spotify – Apple – Amazon Music – Overcast and more or watch it on YouTube or Spotify…

Thank you so much for reading/listening/watching!

To KU or not KU my Gavert City series in English?
A self-published author's diary

To KU or not to KU my Gavert City series in English?

Elodie
Listen to the episode on Spotify…

Have a coffee with me, this short self-publishing podcast episode is taking you my thought process on whether to put my Gavert City series in English in Kindle Unlimited or not…

Also mentioned in this episode:

Find my books online: ⁠www.elodienowodazkij.com⁠ or ⁠www.elodienow.com⁠ …

Listen to this episode on Spotify – Apple Podcasts – YouTube – Pocketcasts – Amazon Music – and more...

Thank you SO much for reading and listening!

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Dear Meta, It’s Not Me, It’s You… or My Facebook Ads Account For My Books Has Been Disabled.

Elodie

This is the podcast episode where I tell you allllll about my Facebook Ads account being restricted, and mostly about how I was told everything would be fixed… but it wasn’t. And my ads account is now basically gone. Well, it’s here, but I can’t use it.

A few things in this episode:

  • I may get slightly frustrated and laugh because sometimes, well, why not laugh?;
  • I explain the back and forth and more than 80 hours lost in this;
  • I think about multiple streams of income – including an “I Fail” series;
  • I talk about expectations;
  • I focus back on writing…

This is not the episode where you’ll learn how to get your account back. (Spoiler: I haven’t – and I’m no longer trying…).

Have you ever got your FB ads account restricted? Disabled? Back?

Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and more....

Totally looking for a dopamine hit here, but if you’ve listened to the podcast, don’t hesitate to let me know by leaving a comment and make sure you follow my podcast.

Thank you!

ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World… – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

This episode is brought to you by: a shower, a hoarse voice from dictating, having grand and great plans I had to adjust due to fatigue. All of that got me thinking about ROMO. The Reality of Missing Out. Not FOMO. Not JOMO. The third thing.I thought I'd made up the term. Yes, really. I was really proud of myself. I Googled it. I had not.I talk about many things in this episode, including:dealing with declining profits from one year to another in my self-publishing business;the Kickstarter I'd love to do for Cancer Is Not My Brand (my upcoming nonfiction book) and why I'm not doing one right now, knowing my latest one for # The Leftover Bride audiobook Kickstarter didn't get fulfilled, but this isn't the only reason. I; about not going to InkersCon or the Write Better, Faster Academy digital conference this year, even though I really recommend both. about Ines Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter, which I just backed, and how I'm learning that it's possible to look up to other authors and also not chase what they're doing (still learning that one).about how the reality of missing out, for me, is twofold…sometimes it's I cannot physically or emotionally do this right now, and sometimes it's I cannot financially or time-wise do this right now because it's not the best for my author business, and those are different. And then there's a third thing, which I figured out while recording (as one does, right?), which is realizing you're not actually missing out at all, because it may not be what you need at that moment.If you're going through a hard time, I hope you feel a little less alone. That's the whole thing, really.Links and resources mentioned:InkersCon — http://www.inkerscon.com (I think Golden Angel has a $50 discount code)Write Better, Faster Academy — https://betterfasteracademy.com/Becca Syme on author business phases:- Phases for Author Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGX7gDqtvCM – Deep dives on each phase: https://www.patreon.com/beccasyme/shopInes Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/romancewriteclub/page-turner-craft-a-complete-page-turning-story-blueprint/descriptionCleveland Clinic on FOMO, JOMO, and ROMO : https://health.clevelandclinic.org/understanding-fomoPsychology Today on the reality of missing out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-deeper-wellness/202506/understanding-and-managing-fomoQamber Designs (cover designer) : https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com/If you want to tell me what you're missing out on or if you're currently more in a FOMO, JOMO, ROMO phase or all of the above, don't hesitate to send me an email: authorelodienowodazkij@gmail.comHappy writing. Happy reading.My website:www.elodienowodazkij.com
  1. ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World…
  2. Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book.
  3. This isn't a grand gesture …
  4. My Self-Pub Weekly Diary: Some Wins, Some Wobbles, and Absolutely Zero Words (on My Manuscripts)
  5. My F***-It Book: She Had Cancer and Still Gets a Holiday Steamy Rom-Com

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!

❤

Elodie

ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World… – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

This episode is brought to you by: a shower, a hoarse voice from dictating, having grand and great plans I had to adjust due to fatigue. All of that got me thinking about ROMO. The Reality of Missing Out. Not FOMO. Not JOMO. The third thing.I thought I'd made up the term. Yes, really. I was really proud of myself. I Googled it. I had not.I talk about many things in this episode, including:dealing with declining profits from one year to another in my self-publishing business;the Kickstarter I'd love to do for Cancer Is Not My Brand (my upcoming nonfiction book) and why I'm not doing one right now, knowing my latest one for # The Leftover Bride audiobook Kickstarter didn't get fulfilled, but this isn't the only reason. I; about not going to InkersCon or the Write Better, Faster Academy digital conference this year, even though I really recommend both. about Ines Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter, which I just backed, and how I'm learning that it's possible to look up to other authors and also not chase what they're doing (still learning that one).about how the reality of missing out, for me, is twofold…sometimes it's I cannot physically or emotionally do this right now, and sometimes it's I cannot financially or time-wise do this right now because it's not the best for my author business, and those are different. And then there's a third thing, which I figured out while recording (as one does, right?), which is realizing you're not actually missing out at all, because it may not be what you need at that moment.If you're going through a hard time, I hope you feel a little less alone. That's the whole thing, really.Links and resources mentioned:InkersCon — http://www.inkerscon.com (I think Golden Angel has a $50 discount code)Write Better, Faster Academy — https://betterfasteracademy.com/Becca Syme on author business phases:- Phases for Author Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGX7gDqtvCM – Deep dives on each phase: https://www.patreon.com/beccasyme/shopInes Johnson's Romance Write Club Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/romancewriteclub/page-turner-craft-a-complete-page-turning-story-blueprint/descriptionCleveland Clinic on FOMO, JOMO, and ROMO : https://health.clevelandclinic.org/understanding-fomoPsychology Today on the reality of missing out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-deeper-wellness/202506/understanding-and-managing-fomoQamber Designs (cover designer) : https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com/If you want to tell me what you're missing out on or if you're currently more in a FOMO, JOMO, ROMO phase or all of the above, don't hesitate to send me an email: authorelodienowodazkij@gmail.comHappy writing. Happy reading.My website:www.elodienowodazkij.com
  1. ROMO Or My Reality (Realities) Of Missing Out In the Self-Publishing World…
  2. Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book.
  3. This isn't a grand gesture …
  4. My Self-Pub Weekly Diary: Some Wins, Some Wobbles, and Absolutely Zero Words (on My Manuscripts)
  5. My F***-It Book: She Had Cancer and Still Gets a Holiday Steamy Rom-Com

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
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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…

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Real-Time Self-Publishing: The Launch Day Chronicles of a New Pen Name – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

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…
A self-published author's diary, podcast

Author Newsletter: How I added 84 subscribers in one week via TikTok and Instagram, Welcome Sequence and More…

Elodie

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Today is about my author newsletter and how I added 84 subscribers in one week via TikTok and Instagram, Welcome Sequence and More…

Also mentioned in this episode:

  • Video cards as example:
  1. When you’ve been crushing on your brother’s best friend ever since you slammed into him at the rink…
  2. Everyone’s booming and cruel jokes resonated in your mind like a nightmare.
  3. He didn’t laugh. Instead…
  4. His powerful athlete-of-the-year arms around your waist, he murmured…
  5. “Are you okay there, Jellybean?” And…
  6. When you nodded (not trusting your voice not to break), he added,
  7. “You got this.” And his rugged hand found yours… Your breath caught as he taught you how to skate *in front of everyone*
  8. You finally understood the flutters described in your mother’s harlequin novels…
  9. Except they weren’t snow flurries dancing in your chest.
  10. Oh no. They were a teenage-love-Taylor-Swift song blizzard.
  11. And for the past fourteen years, your heart’s been beaten, bruised, burned…
  12. by an unrequited crush on your brother’s way-off-limits best friend.
  13. Fourteen years. This should come with a trophy. Or some sort of support group.
  14. Especially as he’s now standing in your kitchen…

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Author Newsletter: How I added 84 subscribers in one week via TikTok and Instagram, Welcome Sequence and More… – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

Today is about my author newsletter and how I added 84 subscribers in one week via TikTok and Instagram, Welcome Sequence and More… Also mentioned in this article: MRW June meeting (1pm to 3pm): 7 Figure Fiction Master Class with T. Taylor: 7 Figure Fiction—how to use Universal Fantasy to SELL your books to ANYONE. Why does T. Taylor call Universal Fantasies butter? What are Universal Fantasies anyway? And how can they make your romance novel unputdownable? Join Maryland Romance Writers in conversation with bestselling author T. Taylor on her book, the concept that’s taken authors to the next level, and all the delicious book butter. Info here: https://marylandromancewriters.com/event/june-24/ Holly Darling – Welcome Sequence In A Weekend with 10% Off (affiliate link in the sense that I get 10% off too for another course): https://launch-pad.teachable.com?referral_code=P93AGU Newsletter Ninja: https://newsletterninja.net/ Podcast Wish I'd known Then For Writers Episode with Holly Darling on the Power of an Email Welcome Sequence. Romance Your Brand by Zoe York: https://romanceyourbrand.com/books/ TikTok Video About The Reader Magnet: https://www.tiktok.com/@elodienowodazkij/video/7240392549251304747 Video cards as example: When you've been crushing on your brother's best friend ever since you slammed into him at the rink… Everyone’s booming and cruel jokes resonated in your mind like a nightmare. He didn't laugh. Instead… His powerful athlete-of-the-year arms around your waist, he murmured… "Are you okay there, Jellybean?" And… When you nodded (not trusting your voice not to break), he added, "You got this." And his rugged hand found yours… Your breath caught as he taught you how to skate *in front of everyone* You finally understood the flutters described in your mother's harlequin novels… Except they weren't snow flurries dancing in your chest. Oh no. They were a teenage-love-Taylor-Swift song blizzard. And for the past fourteen years, your heart's been beaten, bruised, burned… by an unrequited crush on your brother's way-off-limits best friend. Fourteen years. This should come with a trophy. Or some sort of support group. Especially as he’s now standing in your kitchen… How to support this podcast? If you like romance, purchase one of my books or audiobooks… Rate, review and subscribe and share A Self-Published Author's Diary with your friends. Buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi
A self-published author's diary, podcast

A self-publishing update: Vella, a day without earnings, and business decisions…

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…

Listen to this episode on Spotify…

Because sharing the downs of self-publishing is also important: a day without earning. Still: Vella is helping me earn a part-time income and making business decisions and writing progress.

Mentioned in the episode:

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

How to support this podcast?

Ways to help Ukraine

Thank you so much for listening!

Follow me on Instagram – Bookbub – Facebook – Twitter – Goodreads – TikTok

A self-publishing update: Vella, a day without earnings, and business decisions… – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

Because sharing the downs of self-publishing is also important: a day without earning. Still: Vella is helping me earn a part-time income and making business decisions and writing progress.