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Serial Fiction: Let’s Talk About Kindle Vella (To Write and Have Written)

With Kindle Vella on the horizon, let’s talk a bit about serial fiction, some of the confusion and misinformation about Kindle Vella, and what we might look for and plan for in choosing our own applications and career paths.

If you would like my very slick spreadsheet to calculate potential Kindle Vella revenue compared to traditional ebooks, you can get it free with my infrequent newsletter, or pick it up in the store.

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Serial Fiction: Let’s Talk About Kindle Vella (To Write and Have Written)

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Content Marketing! with guest MJ McGriff (To Write and Have Written)

Content marketing is my favorite kind of marketing — the marketing that doesn’t feel like marketing! Let’s talk with Margaret McGriff about how to use this in our branding. (If you haven’t seen my episodes on branding and marketing without selling, you might want to get those, too!)

Find Margaret at mmcgriff.com.
Vote for Crown & Creed at https://www.realmmakers.com/vote-for-readers-choice/.

Content Marketing! with guest MJ McGriff (To Write and Have Written)

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How to sell your own audiobooks and ebooks (not via Amazon or other retailers)

In today’s market, it’s critical to be able to reach your audience directly. Let’s walk through two options for selling audiobooks directly, for maximum control and profit, via Soundwise and Bookfunnel.

Links!

AppSumo deal on Soundwise http://fbuy.me/v/laura_10643 (includes $10 off AppSumo for new users)
Soundwise standard pricing https://mysoundwise.com?lmref=dLrVgQ
Bookfunnel http://bookfunnel.com/
Bookfunnel and WooCommerce https://authors.bookfunnel.com/help/setup-woocommerce/
Findaway Voices https://findawayvoices.com/

How to sell your own audiobooks and ebooks (not via Amazon or other retailers)

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Author Snapshots Workalong (To Write and Have Written)

Today we start to walk through author snapshots (and then chat about those and other marketing things). If you’re not doing a monthly snapshot, this is an easy place to start!

Switchy.io
Books2Read.com
Zapier.com
Sendy 

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Author Snapshots Workalong (To Write and Have Written)

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Cover Reveal: The Secret Library, by MJ McGriff

Today is the cover reveal for MJ McGriff’s YA fantasy adventure The Secret Library!

In this follow-up novel to Macario’s Scepter, your favorite treasure-hunting nun is back and on a quest to find a forgotten library — and she isn’t alone. You can preorder this tropical adventure right now at major retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and more! When you do, you can score awesome preorder swag that gets you ready for warmer weather.

Shall we see it?

Cover Reveal: The Secret Library, by MJ McGriff

The History of Ramen (A Worldbuilding Exercise) (To Write & Have Written)

How did a war for natural resources in Korea lead to a ubiquitous American college food? Let’s talk about how in real life everything is connected, and how we can use that to make our fictional worlds more robust, cohesive, and fascinating.

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The History of Ramen (A Worldbuilding Exercise) (To Write & Have Written)

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