Anime Central (one of the largest Japanese culture conventions in the country) went virtual again this year, so my talks on Japanese history, culture, folklore, and more are all on the Discord server. For the con, I’m giving away an award-winning short story from Japanese history for Acen virtual attendees.
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.
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/.
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.
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/
Friday is a pre-order party (join us!) for Sensational, Havok’s collection of sensory-related flash fiction. I have a story in here, too!
But not just a story — a puzzle.
The final installment in Rhonda Parrish’s Elemental Anthologies is coming, and today is cover reveal day!
Let’s just get right to the fun part, shall we?
Today we’re getting a sneak peek at the new novel Rise from Amy Winters-Voss. I’m looking forward to the release of this fantasy in Japan, about a man trying to leave his yakuza past in a new rural town but getting entangled in local and supernatural events, endangering…
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
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?
