SPA Girls Podcast – EP431 – Graphic Design For Authors – with Book Brush
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This episode, we’re joined again by the effervescent Kathleen Sweeney from Bookbrush. Book Brush is a platform where authors can easily create their own professional-looking ads and marketing images for social media.
Kathleen is going to update us on best practices, new additions to Book Brush software and added service options that can save authors time and stress producing graphics.
Kathleen’s kindly given us a coupon code for listeners that gives you 15% off a single author plan. Visit bookbrush.com and use SPA15
Bio: Kathleen Sweeney is the Customer Service Manager & Marketing Lead at Book Brush. She loves creating images. She brings over 20 years of client service experience, business assurance, strategy and problem solving to Book Brush.
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP430 – Just One Thing: How To Simplify Your Writing Life
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Inspired by Dr Michael Moseley’s JUST ONE THING (https://michaelmosley.co.uk/ ) we use his framework to give practical tips for uncomplicating your writing and author business life.
- Keep It Simple
- Be Realistic
- Create A Trigger
- Know Your Why
- Stick With It For At Least A Month
- Try To Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones
- Try To Do It Daily
- Involve A Friend Or Loved One
- Be Kind To Yourself
- Keep A Record
Dr Michael Mosley is a No. 1 international bestselling author and journalist. He trained as a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in London before joining the BBC, where he spent three decades as a science journalist and executive producer.
Resource mentioned: Ohwrite.co
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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 – EP428 – 8 Awesome Tips to Kickstart your New Year
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Want to set yourself up for an awesome 2024? Then this is the SPA Girls podcast episode for you. We go through our top eight tips to help amp up your career and kickstart your year!
From looking at the data and knowing what you want, to getting your newsletter humming and revamping blurbs, we give you all our best advice for 2024.
SHOWNOTES:
Our Top Eight Tips:
1. Know what you want
2. Reverse Engineer
3. Fine Tune Your Processes
4. Check Look Insides
5. Get Your Newsletter Humming
6. Revamp Blurbs
7. Reassess Your Keywords & Categories
8 Keep Moving Forward!
Resources mentioned:
SPA Girls Podcast with Laurelin Paige (#221)
Amazon Categories with Alex Newton from K-Lytics
Dave Chesson with the SPA Girls
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP427 – Our 12 Christmas Wishes for you!
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We’re celebrating you, our wonderful listeners, in the SPA today by sharing our 12 Christmas Wishes for you and your self-publishing journey.
We want you to know how special to us. We’re so proud of this journey we’ve all embarked on and with what everyone has achieved. No matter where you are in the publishing process, it really is time to celebrate!
May your holiday be filled with love, joy, good food, fun, books and time to relax and recharge yourself. 🥰
SPA Girls Podcast – EP426 – How To Launch A Successful Series with Helen B. Scheuerer
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Are you dreaming of an easy approach to create successful book releases? Listen up, because we’re joined again by the bestselling fantasy author, Helen Scheuerer, who shares all the secrets of a Successful Series Launch, including:
- How You Should Handle Your Book’s Backmatter
- Using Pre-Orders Effectively
- Getting ARC readers
- Running A Successful Street Team Easily
- Best Timing For Book Releases
Helen is a rare “three timer” guest on the SPA Girls Podcast. Previously she was on EP#282 A Full Time Income From One Book A Year and EP#345 How To Write A Successful Series
Helen’s latest non-fiction book for writers, How to Launch A Successful Series, has just been released and can be found on all bookstores in ebook and print.
Introducing the ultimate guide to revolutionising your book series launches: How To Launch A Successful Series! This must-read resource will equip you with the tools and knowledge to conquer the world of book launches. Inside, you’ll learn invaluable lessons, including:
- Perfecting your backmatter to optimise read-through.
- Mastering the art of timing your launches for maximum
impact and visibility. - Nailing the management of reviewers and ARC campaigns to generate buzz.
- Harnessing the power of a dedicated street team to amplify your reach.
- Unleashing the potential of pre-orders as a crucial part of your launch strategy.
- Implementing content and outreach marketing tactics that guarantee results.
- Conquering the marketing game between releases to keep your momentum soaring.
About Helen:
Helen B. Scheuerer is the bestselling fantasy author of the series, The Oremere Chronicles, Curse of the Cyren Queen and The Legends of Thezmarr.
Her work has been highly praised for its strong, flawed female characters and its action-packed plots. She also publishes advice for authors with her nonfiction series, Books For Career Authors.
Helen’s love of writing and books led her to pursue a creative writing degree and a Masters of Publishing. She has been a full-time author since 2018 and now lives amidst the mountains in New Zealand where she is constantly dreaming up new stories.
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