Episode 40 of The Happy Writer deals with finding a community of fellow writers that is useful to you. Some writing and marketing books that have author communities attached: Help my Facebook ads suck – Mal Cooper The Indie Mindset – Adam Croft The Indie Author Unleashed – Robert Ryan…
In episode 37 of The Happy Writer we talk about getting your book edited, especially if this is your first foray into selfpublishing. What are the types of editing? What can you expect? What do you need to look out for? What are the trade-offs you should consider? Listen to…
In The Happy Writer 36 we look at why people write one star reviews and how you can deal with and shield yourself from the effects when this happens. Do you even need to worry? Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. NEW! The Happy Writer is also on…
Episode 35 of The Happy Writer deals with how to keep improving our writing craft, where to look for options to learn and where improvements are likely to have the greatest impact on your sales. You can find a curated list of books for writers here Listen to this episode…
In The Happy Writer episode 34, we explore what to expect from promotions, your tactics and strategies for getting started with doing paid promotions. Here are some links that you may find useful. These sites list a huge variety of free and paid promotion sites that you can try: Best…
In The Happy Writer 33, we look at how major events, like the pandemic, and politics, will inform your fiction, and that it will be hard to avoid to at least mentioning them in passing. But you can also use events and political situations to add colour to your setting…
In episode 32 of The Happy Writer, I give a list of services that are beneficial to the writing, publishing and selling of books. Services mentioned are: For Writing: Scrivener Ywriter For Editing: ProWritingAid Grammarly For formatting: Vellum Calibre Jutoh Atticus Draft2Digital For promotions: Bookfunnel StoryOrigin MyBookCave Prolific Works Email…
Is Bookbub worth the money? The Happy Writer episode 31. In The Happy Writer 31, we look at the high-end advertising list service Bookbub. New writers are often advised that that is the panacea of list-based advertisers, but the cost is very steep. Are you likely to earn your money…
Aggregator or Direct. The Happy Writer episode 30. In episode 30 of The Happy Writer, we talk about whether you should open accounts with all the retailers direct or use an aggregator. We go through the pros and cons of each and talk about some of the considerations. Listen to…
Improve Your Newletter. The Happy Writer episode 29. The Happy Writer 29 looks at what to do when you’re unhappy with the results you get from your newsletter emails. What are the causes and what can you do to increase the number of sales you get? What should you consider?…
