by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Marketing, Outlining Your Novel, Revision, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Self-Publishing, Writing
Welcome to the final instalment of this two-part mini-series on how to write a novel with genre expectations in mind. There’s nothing worse than reaching the halfway mark as you write your first draft or even as your starting the revision stage, to realise that you’re not sure if there’s a market for your book. If this is where you are at then don’t panic, it’s quite normal to not know what genre you are writing in as your write or finish your first book. But, there’s something you can do about it. In this episode, I’m going to share with you five steps to revising your story with genre expectations in mind.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, develop your story idea, Marketing, Outlining Your Novel, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Self-Publishing, Writing
In this episode, I will discuss whether you should write a novel with genre expectations in mind and share tips to help you write a story that your readers will love.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Behind the Scenes, BTS Podcast Diary, business, Marketing, Season 2: Writing Adventure During a Pandemic, Self-Publishing, Writing
In this episode, I discuss revising a murder mystery novella and creating a book marketing plan for the Candidate. And, I share how I began to feel scared to self publish.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Revision, Season 2: Writing Adventure During a Pandemic, Self Publishing Services, Self-Publishing, Writing
During the first two weeks of August, I focused my time on preparing a murder mystery novel for beta readers, then as I waited for feedback, I focused on the second book in my other series. And, this is what juggling multiple manuscripts at once is like. You spend much of your time jumping between projects, and it does get overwhelming at times. In light of that, I share a tip on dealing with overwhelm when jumping between manuscripts.
by Amelia D. Hay | Author Platform, Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Marketing, Season 2: Writing Adventure During a Pandemic, Self Publishing Services, Self-Publishing, tools
In this episode, I share a momentous writing update, a surprising update on my Fussy Librarian book promotion. And, I discovered a great tool for self-published authors at a great price.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Marketing, Season 2: Writing Adventure During a Pandemic, Self-Publishing
In this episode, I discuss experimenting with more low budget book promotions on a 99 cent sale on my first-in-series novella, Missing. Naturally, things didn’t go as expected. So, I dive into why I believe my low budget book promotions went horribly wrong.
