SPA Girls EP – 429 – How To Create Your Author Business Plan
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Business Planning for authors isn’t too often discussed, but the minute you go from hobbyist writer to publishing-for-profit, congratulations! You’re now a business entrepreneur.
So what is a business plan? It’s the foundation of your business, a road map of your business structure, future projects, markets, earnings and expenses.
It sounds more complicated than it needs to be. With that in mind, we’ve put together a simple SPA Girls Business Plan template you can download for free from https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/businessplan/
Completing this as you’re recovering from the holiday season could be just the ticket to kicking off your new year with a clear mind and solid goals.
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP423 – Turn Setbacks Into Success
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Bumps on the publishing path are unwelcome yet inevitable and they can affect us in a variety of ways. So how can we reset ourselves when the wobbles and disappointment set in?
Today we’ve got a SPA Girls 6 – Step Guide to turning those setbacks into success:
- Embrace The Rain
- Reheat The Pasta
- Rapunzel It
- Be Like A Dog
- Jump Off The Cliff
- Be An Antelope, Not A Hyena
(For an explanation of these and how to use them, you need to listen or watch the episode!)
SPA Girls Podcast – EP419 – The Best Mindset for Organisation and Productivity with Sarra Cannon
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Self-publishing since 2010, Amazon top 100 best-selling Amazon author with 1 million books sold, Sarra writes magical contemporary fantasy novels with both teen and college aged characters (and lots of twists you’ll never see coming).
Do you feel like a hamster on a wheel?
Sarra talks to us about her solution to planning without all the heartache and leading us to be more joyful. “When we sit down to plan we see the perfect scenario. Then Life gets in the way.”
About Sarra Cannon:
Sarra Cannon writes magical contemporary fantasy novels with both teen and college aged characters (and lots of twists you’ll never see coming). Her novels often stem from her own experiences growing up in the small town of Hawkinsville, Georgia, where she learned that being popular always comes at a price and relationships are rarely as simple as they seem.
With over a million books sold, Sarra loves writing witchy books and connecting with fans.
You can connect with her on her author website here at SarraCannon.com
Click to visit Sarra’s Heartbreathings YouTube channel for authors, and Heartbreathings website with her courses for writers here
SPA Girls Podcast – EP414 – Publishing Powerhouse, Kathryn Le Veque
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We’re thrilled to welcome back Kathryn Le Veque to the SPA! Kathryn is a Publishing Powerhouse, with years of experience as a bestselling author, and CEO of Dragonblade Publishing. After first interviewing her back in 2018, we wanted to discuss what industry changes she’s seen in those five plus years, and what she predicts for the future in the wider publishing landscape.
Kathryn shares her unique publishing insights and forecast, historical romance trends, why she doesn’t have an author newsletter, and behind the scenes insight of running Dragonblade.
KATHRYN LE VEQUE is a critically acclaimed, USA TODAY Bestselling author (having hit the list over 30 times), an Indie Reader bestseller, a charter Amazon All-Star author, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance with over 150 published novels.
In addition to her own published works, Kathryn is the President/CEO of Dragonblade Publishing, Amazon’s #1 ebook publisher of Historical Romance (K-Lytics reporting July 2020). Dragonblade Publishing has become known for its commitment to quality historical romance fiction and has gained a reputation as a trusted source for engaging and well-researched novels. Through her ownership of the publishing house, Kathryn has continued to contribute to the romance genre by nurturing and supporting other authors who share her passion for historical storytelling.
Find Kathryn at: https://kathrynbouseleveque.com/
Dragonblade Publishing: https://www.dragonbladepublishing.com/
Kathryn’s previous appearance on the SPA Girls : https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep159-interview-with-kathryn-le-veque/
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP 413- Back Engineering a Bestseller
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Today’s topic was prompted by a commenter on youtube who asked us about reverse engineering bestsellers. What makes a book, be it your second one published or your tenth, sell more than others.
We believe there are many variables to that. Timing, tropes, the first 10% of how a book starts. The cover, blurb, and other popular tv or books that may have similar aspects.
There are many things to consider, and today we take a dive into why a book can launch a career!
SPA Girls’ bestsellers at time of recording:
Wendy Vella, Sensing Danger
Trudi Jaye, Hidden Danger
Cheryl Phipps w/a CA Phipps, Apple Pie & Arsenic
The SPA Girls podcast is sponsored by everyone who supports us on Patreon. Thank you so much, we
love our listeners and our patrons!
Join us at the $10 tier, and you’ll be invited to our private Self-Publishing Mastermind group for authors, where we discuss all things self-publishing, marketing and writing PLUS answer all your questions. Come on in and join us, we’d love to see you there!
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SPA Girls Podcast – Ep403 – How Not To Fail at Self-publishing
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In this episode, we’re looking at failure and putting a different slant on it. By changing the way you think of failing at a certain thing and thinking of it as simply a part of learning. You are future proofing the way you react to any result.
Fail = First Attempt In Learning.
Don’t measure yourself by how others are doing. They had their own journey and would have failed at something along the way. Successful people use those moments to push through, pivot, or try a new iteration. Learning is a part of the process.
Letting go of a perception is hard, we get that. However, you shouldn’t let that outcome define you. Don’t dwell on it. Instead, find a way to deal with it and to stop the negative talk. A way that moves you forward.
Tips:
Try not to compare your achievements with other authors.
When you don’t succeed, ask yourself if you put everything into the attempt.
Can you write a different genre?
Do you need more eyes on your work?
Look at your process – did you follow it?
Take the word fail out of your vocabulary.
Find the next thing that will work for you.
Do the best you can every time you start something.
💗 The SPA Girls podcast is sponsored by everyone who supports us on Patreon. Thank you so much, we love our listeners and our patrons!
⭐ Join us at the $10 tier, and you’ll be invited to our private Self-Publishing Mastermind group for authors, where we discuss all things self-publishing, marketing and writing PLUS answer all your questions. Come on in and join us, we’d love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast
✍️ Visit www.SelfPublishingAuthorsPodcast.com for our FREE self-publishing resources, podcast episodes and info
😊Watch the recording on our YouTube Channel @spagirlspodcast
