Tag: indie author

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I am back from holidays. A bit jetlagged. Very grateful for the time spent with loved ones in Germany and in France and getting back into a writing routine (and podcasting routine).

For the first time, I recorded this episode live on TikTok (before editing it for the podcast). Today, I talk about writing using the Pomodoro method again, my Kindle Vella bonus (more than I expected). Plus, I share an excerpt of the audiobook of Trust Me, Trust Me More and more…

Mentioned in this episode: 

• Instant Data Scraper (saw this on Bryan Cohen’s Amazon ads course – he mentions it was first introduced to him by BookBub & FB Ad coach Alana Terry): 
• Trust Me, Trust Me Not audiobook: Audible – Amazon – iTunes
• Gavert City Box Set audiobook: Audible – Amazon – iTunes 

Ways to help Ukraine

• 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?

• Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message
• Send me an email: authorelodienowodazkij AT gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aselfpublishedauthorsdiary/
• my author’s YouTube channel / the podcast’s YouTube channel.

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.
• Support this podcast (for as low as $0.99 a month!) https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/support
• Buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi

Thank you so much for listening!

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Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book. – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

This is a numbers episode. I'm going back to the archives a little bit (back to the future, kind of) to talk about a book I released in 2015 that had 23 preorders and became one of my most read books.A Summer Like No Other launched at 99 cents. I had a whole plan — cover reveal with Xpresso Book Tours, NetGalley, YouTube videos, a blog series called The Making Of, emails to readers who had reviewed my first book. I got 23 preorders. In the first three months I made about $200.That same book has now been downloaded 66,550 times in English: 40,279 audiobooks, 24,414 ebooks, and 1,360 paperbacks. Best month was May 2024, with 7,930 downloads.The French version, Un Été Pas Comme Les Autres, had 20 preorders. It's now perma free, has been downloaded 48,368 times, has 1,843 ratings on Amazon France, and the translation got picked up by a publisher that was part of Hachette — which is how I became a hybrid author.So preorders really don't make or break a book.I also talk about:Dictation finally working for me — two days this week with more than 6,000 words, which hasn't happened in foreverA very funny dictation fail from my walkLast week's newsletter (Elodie Now): 205 subscribers, 48.19% open rate, 0.49% click rate, one unsubscribeFun fact: more than 50 subscribers across Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and I didn't know that until this week. Thank youThe two YouTube videos that helped me with dictation:Real Time Dictation Session: Dictate and Edit a Scene With Me — Alyssa in the Books https://youtu.be/I7rpvAGPgv4?si=4Oju1Ob5MjjukVNcBook Dictation for Beginners — The Courtney Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUVQ2vd_w1MThe Margie Lawson Deep Edits packets: Deep Editing, Rhetorical Devices, and More: https://www.margielawson.com/product/deep-editing-rhetorical-devices-and-more/Make Endings POP! Deep Editing Style: https://www.margielawson.com/product/make-endings-pop-deep-editing-style/PublisherChamp: https://www.publisherchamp.com/If you'd like to tell me you're listening and where from, I would love to hear from you: authorelodienowodazkij AT gmail.com

1. Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book. 43:42
2. This isn't a grand gesture … 12:46
3. My Self-Pub Weekly Diary: Some Wins, Some Wobbles, and Absolutely Zero Words (on My Manuscripts) 18:36
4. My F***-It Book: She Had Cancer and Still Gets a Holiday Steamy Rom-Com 17:52
5. New Release Hiccups, Metadata, Pen Names, and Mild Panic 19:26
6. Hi, it's me…a self-published author now in Belgium 09:25
7. Splitting Pen Names & Newsletters (Plus My Cat Might Make an Appearance) 18:22
8. To KU or Not KU My Gavert City series in English? 13:08
9. Dear Meta, It's Not Me, It's You Or My Facebook Ads Account For My Books Has Been Disabled 23:34
10. Ugh. My Facebook Ads Account Has Been Restricted… 24:57

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…

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?

• Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/message
• Send me an email: authorelodienowodazkij AT gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aselfpublishedauthorsdiary/
• my author’s YouTube channel / the podcast’s YouTube channel.

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.
• Support this podcast (for as low as $0.99 a month!) https://anchor.fm/elodie-nowodazkij/support
• Buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi

Thank you so much for listening!

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

Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book. – A self-published author's diary: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (and everything in-between)

This is a numbers episode. I'm going back to the archives a little bit (back to the future, kind of) to talk about a book I released in 2015 that had 23 preorders and became one of my most read books.A Summer Like No Other launched at 99 cents. I had a whole plan — cover reveal with Xpresso Book Tours, NetGalley, YouTube videos, a blog series called The Making Of, emails to readers who had reviewed my first book. I got 23 preorders. In the first three months I made about $200.That same book has now been downloaded 66,550 times in English: 40,279 audiobooks, 24,414 ebooks, and 1,360 paperbacks. Best month was May 2024, with 7,930 downloads.The French version, Un Été Pas Comme Les Autres, had 20 preorders. It's now perma free, has been downloaded 48,368 times, has 1,843 ratings on Amazon France, and the translation got picked up by a publisher that was part of Hachette — which is how I became a hybrid author.So preorders really don't make or break a book.I also talk about:Dictation finally working for me — two days this week with more than 6,000 words, which hasn't happened in foreverA very funny dictation fail from my walkLast week's newsletter (Elodie Now): 205 subscribers, 48.19% open rate, 0.49% click rate, one unsubscribeFun fact: more than 50 subscribers across Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and I didn't know that until this week. Thank youThe two YouTube videos that helped me with dictation:Real Time Dictation Session: Dictate and Edit a Scene With Me — Alyssa in the Books https://youtu.be/I7rpvAGPgv4?si=4Oju1Ob5MjjukVNcBook Dictation for Beginners — The Courtney Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUVQ2vd_w1MThe Margie Lawson Deep Edits packets: Deep Editing, Rhetorical Devices, and More: https://www.margielawson.com/product/deep-editing-rhetorical-devices-and-more/Make Endings POP! Deep Editing Style: https://www.margielawson.com/product/make-endings-pop-deep-editing-style/PublisherChamp: https://www.publisherchamp.com/If you'd like to tell me you're listening and where from, I would love to hear from you: authorelodienowodazkij AT gmail.com

1. Numbers: The Book That Had 23 Preorders and…became my most read book. 43:42
2. This isn't a grand gesture … 12:46
3. My Self-Pub Weekly Diary: Some Wins, Some Wobbles, and Absolutely Zero Words (on My Manuscripts) 18:36
4. My F***-It Book: She Had Cancer and Still Gets a Holiday Steamy Rom-Com 17:52
5. New Release Hiccups, Metadata, Pen Names, and Mild Panic 19:26
6. Hi, it's me…a self-published author now in Belgium 09:25
7. Splitting Pen Names & Newsletters (Plus My Cat Might Make an Appearance) 18:22
8. To KU or Not KU My Gavert City series in English? 13:08
9. Dear Meta, It's Not Me, It's You Or My Facebook Ads Account For My Books Has Been Disabled 23:34
10. Ugh. My Facebook Ads Account Has Been Restricted… 24:57