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eteroutsider · 2 days

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you know them. you've met them.

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thecarnivorousmuffinmeta · 5 months

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Now that Heart of the World is out, does writing on amazon make you money? I know some people can do it because I've read blogs and posts about, like, romance novels, but I write hard anti-military sci fi that I feel has a limited audience I just like writing it myself, so dunno if it's worth the effort to publish on kindle.

Yes, I get paid royalties when people purchase any version of the book.

It's not enough for me to entice me to quit my day job but it's nice to have. I will say even if I were inclined, I could not make a living on what I've earned so far.

And that's something to consider, especially if you're going the self-publishing route, in that your success is dependent on having something of a platform already. (Where if you publish through a publishing agency, they do a lot of the promotion and have their name behind you, and your books especially in print will have a lot more reach because of it).

So, you will make royalties from sales, but you do have to sell to make those royalties. There's no advanced payment in self publishing.

I will say that publishing through Amazon was remarkably easy to do. The hardest part was definitely writing the book in the first place. So, my current feelings at the moment are "why not" even if you would have a limited audience.

#the heart of the world #self publishing #kdp

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nanowrimo · 1 year

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5 Steps to Get Your Novel Ready to Self-Publish

Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. Kindle Direct Publishing, a 2022 NaNo sponsor, helps you self-publish eBooks and paperbacks for free. Today, author Denise Grover Swank shares some tips to help you get your novel ready to publish:

Congrats on completing NaNoWriMo! I completed my first book with NaNoWriMo in 2009, and was thrilled when I’d finished, but I wasn’t ready to hit publish just yet!

1. Have someone else read your novel.

Every book needs revising and editing. Trust me, I’ve written over seventy books at this point and still need to revise books.

You’ll either need to find a developmental editor or alpha readers. Alpha readers—well-read readers and/or other authors—are great for writers on a budget and are usually free. You can find them in writers’ groups or your friends who are readers. Just be careful if you’re using friends and family: they’re going to be biased. (Unless they’re my aunt who read my paranormal thriller and told me I should write children’s books.)

2. Invest in copy editing.

You’ve revised and edited your book, now what? Copy editing is where you may want to invest if you can. Copy editors look at your book line by line and correct grammatical mistakes. Please, please, please don’t try to do this yourself. You’ve read you book countless times and will miss things. Trust me. I know. (If you need a proofreader, here’s where your friends who can spot a typo a mile away come in handy.)

3. Get a good cover.

Let’s talk covers! Study the market and find out what’s selling in your genre, then find a cover designer who fits the trends. You can spend anywhere from $100 to $1000 or more, but you can get by on the lower end. Just don’t try to make one yourself unless you’re really good at graphic design.

4. Get the formatting right.

You’re almost ready to publish, but first you need to format your eBook and print book—You can do this by using the free templates available on Kindle Direct Publishing, you can pay someone to do it, or there are several programs less than $200 that will do this for you.

5. Now you’re ready!

There are multiple places to publish, but KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is super easy to use! Be sure to claim your books on Amazon Author Central, create an author page, then ask readers to follow you. Amazon will let your readers know about preorders and releases. Kindle Unlimited is great for newer authors who are still finding an audience, and readers in KU are more willing to take a chance on new-to-them authors. And finally, use the gifting option on your product page for giveaways on social media. Readers who love your book will tell their friends—never underestimate word of mouth marketing!

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Denise Grover Swank lives in Kansas City, Missouri. You can find out more about Denise at www.denisegroverswank.com.

Top photo by Nong V on Unsplash.

#nanowrimo #writing #publishing #self-publishing #now what #by nano sponsor #kdp #kindle direct publishing #denise grover swank

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ronslatonphoto62 · 1 year

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My collection of short stories is available on Amazon, both in print and ebook.

#author #authorslife #writer #writerslife #amazon #amazonbooks #short story #florida #kindle #amazon kdp #kdp

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the960writers · 2 months

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7 Kindle Keywords: Use All 50 Characters or Not?

Last updated on January 16th, 2024

Most self-publishers know that when it comes to showing up for certain searches, the keywords you choose play an important role. But after that, things start to get complicated.

Amazon presents us with seven boxes in which we can enter our desired target kindle keywords. In each box, we can use up to 50 characters, which allows us to either put in a particular target phrase we want to rank for, or fill up the box to include as many phrases as possible.

Some book marketing gurus argue that you should use up as many of the available characters as possible, while others believe you should only enter in a target phrase. This conflicting advice has left lots of authors scratching their heads, wondering how to actually approach their kindle keywords.

#publishing #indie publishing #self publishing #amazon kindle #kindle publishing #KDP #KDP keywords #marketing #marketing for authors

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maverick-werewolf · 10 months

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NEW BOOK! - Wulfgard: Djedar Rath, Book I - The Tomb of Ankhu

Deep in the southernmost deserts of Wulfgard lies the resting place of Pharaoh Ankhu the Endless, one of the greatest evils the land of Kemhet, or the world, has ever known. So terrible was his power that the gods themselves cursed him, sealing him away in an underground labyrinth. Ankhu rises with each darkening of the moon, a walking mummy, wandering this tomb in search of his own still-beating heart, without which he can never reach the afterlife.

Over untold ages, Ankhu’s tomb remained undiscovered, a secret protected always by the loyal Medjai, an order sworn to guard Kemhet from all threats. And now, a new threat has arisen: Lord Tefnahkt the Red, a powerful warlock, drives his cult and his many slaves to uncover Pharaoh Ankhu’s resting place and steal the mummy's power.

While a small group of Medjai desperately work to stop Tefnahkt’s plans, one slave may become the key to putting an end to this evil once and for all: Djedar Rath. In a race against time, Djedar must lead the Medjai to prevent Tefnahkt from opening the tomb of Ankhu before the coming of the new moon, when the undead Pharaoh will awaken once more. For, if Ankhu escapes, the world will never survive his wrath.

Don't miss out on my all-new novella, Wulfgard: The Tomb of Ankhu, the first in a short series of novellas centered upon the character Djedar Rath and set in the vast ancient-medieval dark age fantasy realm of Wulfgard: a world where all myths are true.

Inspired heavily by real-world ancient Egyptian and other mythologies - but with many original additions and elements - as well as the classic character-driven adventure genre that mixes aspects of action, thriller, and horror, with a tasteful sprinkling of levity, The Tomb of Ankhu is a tale of non-stop adventure and excitement that will leave you on the edge of your seat!

Now available in ebook and paperback!

Go here to purchase on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8897R1K

Please help spread the word by giving this post a reblog - every book release means the world to me, and this one is no different. I’m very proud of this story, and I really think you’ll enjoy it. Thanks for reading!

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eyeshawitch · 1 year

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A coloring book where you get to make up your own stories for Mushlings creatures on each page! Use your wild imagination to come up with your own story for each question prompt on top of each writing section. Have fun, and enjoy your Mushling coloring adventures!

Available to buy on Amazon

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musesandmayhem · 5 months

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It’s DONE!!!! First draft of my second book is done!!! I’m so excited but also exhausted! Thanks to my book guild for dragging me the rest of the way!!!

Now for the edits, the cover art, and all the details! As always, I’m sooooooo grateful for your support!!

#writeblr #indieauthor #ami lefleur #the dreadnaught series #daughter of the void #heir of shadows #supernatural romance #writlr #amazon kindle #kdp

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doll-poetry · 17 days

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So Many Memories ©️Doll2024

Listen to Poet Archives🌸 episodes below♡

My story in Poetic form🌸 available on Kindle for $9 or get Kindle Unlimited & pay NOTHING{can also trial Kindle Unlimited for 30 days♡♡♡} & available in Paperback form for $15♡

Creative Tagling & Link♡ All in this link》》my book Poetry Of Life A With Me🌸{POL} is available for purchase on Amazon & on hand, my Tumblr Blog{doll-poetry}, my Buzzsprout Podcast{Poet Archives🌸🎧} & my socials

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guessillcallitart · 8 months

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I don't think I've posted a pic of my book's cover here but anyway here it is!! This is the paperback and it is absolutely gigantic but very pretty c:

taglist: @aloeverawrites, @your-absent-father, @blackcrxwking, @yesireadbooks, @aether-wasteland-s, @rbbess110

#victorianshannon #original story #original character #fiction #fantasy #original characters #wattpadstories #ocs #wattpad #writerblr #amazon #kdp

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eteroutsider · 1 year

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it is once again goth girls time

#neo sarajevo #kdp #varvara #goth #lesbian #OCs #arter #eteroutsider

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janedoewrites · 6 months

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Did you self-publish? If yes, what was it like? Any advise for writers looking to publish?

I did self-publish, yes.

How I Did It

It was easier than I thought it'd be, at least, the way I approached it. Caveat that I went through KDP (i.e. Amazon) for a number of reasons that basically came down to a) ease of publishing b) availability of hard copies c) the shipping of hard copies on a global scale (not all countries are available but it's a decent amount) d) it's a place people often go to for books period e) the cost of publishing (the way it works is that print is done "on-demand" it's slower but I don't have to pay out of pocket for X print copies that I then have to sell to make the money back). f) fairly good royalties g) the general terms and conditions and 'ownership' of my material.

There are downsides in that it's through Amazon, whom nobody likes, and that there's return shenanigans in that if I get money from a purchase and if someone chooses to then return the book then that money gets taken away from me personally. (This has gotten better, recently, with ebook purchases as now if a reader reads past a certain percentage they're considered as having 'bought' it where before a lot of people treated it like a library and didn't realize it was the author they were fucking over and not Amazon who makes sure they're not the ones taking the cut).

And look, to those who want to give me flack, we live in a society and people buy books on Amazon. Them's the breaks.

There are other ways to self-publish and platforms you can pay to be a part of where they'll work to not only get you listed on Amazon but bookstores such as Barnes and Noble but it's a little more complicated/does cost some amount to do.

What Was it Like

It's a fairly simple process through KDP at least. What you do is set up an account with tax information/agree to terms of service/so on and so forth. You can then manage your books through a profile and the manuscripts you can write in pre-provided document templates that have the print structure for whatever size book you want to write (e.g. 6"x9").

When you're finished and have your page count in the formatted text, you go and see what size covers are required for hard copies (if you're interested) and can either use stock images to generate covers or else cover images that you own (e.g. you do it yourself or commission it as a book cover by an artist). For e-books they give specifications on the quality your cover should be for the best resolution/results.

You then submit your manuscript/cover art for copyright review, get an ISBN (KDP provides this for free for hard copies if you use them), and decide on digital rights management, promotion options, and pricing structure (where you're told up front the cost of printing/the amount you get after KDP's cut of the royalties).

It sits in reviews for up to 72 hours and provided all goes well you're then live, you get an author page and links to your works, and you can distribute how you want/tell the world to buy your book.

In other words, it was stupid easy.

Should You Self-Publish

There are pros and cons to self-publishing vs. publishing in general.

One great pro is nobody tells you what to do and so long as you follow terms of service (which hopefully you do as it's things like: don't write about the glorification of violence, glorification of sexual violence, so on and so forth) you can publish what you like without having to necessarily be 'marketable'.

Remember that published books are intended to sell and they generally either target extremely niche markets in a very deep way or else try to cast a very wide net with a book everyone can enjoy. One thing you'll see a lot of if you go the publishing route is "I as an agent enjoy unique stories. Now, tell me at least five books that are exactly like yours that were published in the last five years." There are exceptions, but it's generally not a field that likes risk or shaking the boat. They want to be able to sell books.

Another great pro is you're depending only on yourself. You can publish the book as soon as you're finished editing without having to convince someone else it's great stuff.

And of course, there's the pro that you don't have to get an agent or publisher to say yes. The way it typically works is if you want the big or prestigious publishers, you have to have an agent and that agent usually has to have some in roads with that publisher. Which means you have to submit a few pages of a manuscript/a summary and other things to them and hope they get back to you on that. This can be very time consuming (as they generally allow a window of 4-6 weeks) and annoying.

The cons is that you have to market yourself and you don't have the leg up that publishing would otherwise get you (where you are associated with whatever books they already have published just by being published by them, they may or may not run marketing campaigns and advertising for your material, and they can get your books distributed on a much wider scale). What this means is that if you don't have a large-ish platform already and care about sales/intend to make a living on this then you're going to have a very rough time getting a foot up.

The other part of this is that obviously you don't get a forward/amount of money before any books are sold as you otherwise might with a publishing agency. You only get the royalties you earn through sales.

Any Advice?

The self-publishing bit is easy enough that the hardest part is the writing and the editing. Obviously, I haven't gotten far in at this point, and I'm also not all that concerned about sales (I have no intentions of quitting my day job and becoming an auteur any time soon) so I'm perhaps not the person to ask at this point in time.

If you go Amazon worth thinking about is if you want to go the Kindle Unlimited route or not. I haven't as of yet, because I'm not feeling the burn for promotion.

What it is for those not familiar is that Amazon will market your book much more internally (e.g. that stuff that pops up on your kindle when you turn it on), run sales and promotions on it, but your ebook version can be read for free/lent to others for free with you getting a small amount of money depending how far readers make it into the book. The idea being that as you reach a much larger audience, you get more money than you otherwise would have. It's a good way to market if you have no platform/following already and a good way to proliferate the book but you lose out on people actually buying it.

#amazon #kindle unlimited #kdp #publishing #self publishing

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berenwrites · 2 months

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Algorithms Should Just Die!

God I hate algorithms. They just shovel the same old shit over and over again.

Every time I watch a YouTube vid on how to beat the algorithm it's all about creating the same drivel as everyone else. And I know there are some good vids out there, but when long term creators are having to change the kind of thing they post because their normal vids aren't getting the views anymore, so art creators are suddenly making unboxing videos, then that shit's broken!

A reaction video shouldn't be more important than the original content its reacting to!

Then there's all the advice on how you HAVE to use AI or you're going to be left behind. ARGHHHHHH!

And don't get me started on Amazon KDP - as far as I can tell you make money by making books with nothing in them by the thousand, or create books to tell people how to do things that you don't really know how to do, you just googled it. That's called a scam!

It's all so thoroughly depressing.

/rant - thank you for listening, sorry to unload, but I had to shout somewhere.

#creating #youtube #algorithms #amazon #kdp #writing

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you-are-my-angel-love · 14 days

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Pray, Rejoice, Give Thanks, Repeat. Prayer Journal of Blessings and Spiritual Growth. 6x9 in Paperpack. 120 pages Black & White Interior. Paperback

$6.99 - New Copy Prayer journals are really beautiful and essential to have. A prayer journal is a great way to help you keep track of your everyday blessings. The simplicity of this journal focuses on your blessings, prayer lists, and growth. It also keeps you mindful of how God answers your prayers. Beautiful book-style paperback prayer journal with Jesus featured on the front cover. Reminding us to stay mindful of prayer for spiritual growth. The back cover features a scripture reading that reflects the focus of this journal. ◉ Dimensions: 6″ x 9″ Inches ◉ Pages: 120 Pages Black and White Interior ◉ Unique Design ◉ Intro Page includes belongs to page ◉ High-Quality Paper ◉ Prayer List ◉ Scripture ◉ Prayer For Others ◉ Prayer For Family ◉ Prayer For Self ◉ Prayer For Others ◉ Prayer For Thanksgiving ◉ Answered Prayers I hope you enjoy this journal for your spiritual walk. Thank you for stopping by. I am a very tiny tiny kdp business. Your support is greatly appreciated. ♥

#kdp #paperback #christian #books #journals #jesus #prayer #prayer journal #catholic #scripture #black and white #art

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tailiacprod · 22 days

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Freedom Deceives Them. Today's a #BookBirthday: "BEYOND TAILIA #2: THE TRAIN TO FREEDOM" is out now! ...in Kindle. Paperback's still pending at the moment! http://amazon.com/dp/B0CXJ587CK

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elisabethelliott · 1 year

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A Place in the Line, by Elisabeth S Elliott

In the wake of the Great War, disgraced and having lost everything he held dear, former RFC pilot Captain Daniel Morrow clings precariously to life. At last understanding how far into the darkness he’s fallen, he admits himself to Yarrow Hill War Hospital. If he can be saved at all, if he’s worth saving, the shell shock ward is his only chance.

Celia Fabre didn’t come through the war unscathed – not that she would admit it, even to herself. Her life as a nurse began with the Voluntary Aid Detachment, stationed near the front lines and steeped in blood. By the time she made it home, she knew she was meant for medicine. With a job that she loves in spite of a rather unfit head nurse, and a fiancé who doesn’t seem to be all she once thought, she finds herself faced with decisions she never intended to have to make.

A new patient is assigned the empty bed in Celia’s section of the east ward, and she can’t help gravitating to him. In one another, she and Captain Morrow find a surprising friend and a kindred spirit. And that’s all. That’s all either can afford to allow…

A Place in the Line is a historical romance taking place just post-WWI, mostly set in a British military hospital. Amid the romance center of the story, the books broach some sensitive subjects, including shell shock/PTSD, wartime violence and the effects it has on people and those surrounding them, and various forms of abuse.

Originally, I wanted to publish these in one volume, since it was written as a single book. Amazon’s page count restrictions kept that from happening, but it’s probably a good thing, as unwieldy as huge paperbacks get. These are pretty massive books at about 700 pages each. You can see from the above photo that these are some thicc girls. Part 1 is a tad over, Part 2 is a tad under, because I halved it in a place that was closest to the center that still felt okay being divided.

Paperbacks are $24.15 and ebooks are $9.99 (priced so that I can get about $5 per copy either way). If you get ebooks via Kindle Unlimited, please remember to at least flip through all the way through to the end so I get the fraction of a cent per page they allow me through that? And please consider leaving a great review!

You can buy the Part 1 paperback here.

You can buy the Part 2 paperback here.

The ebooks, if you’d prefer those, are Here (1) and Here (2).

And here’s my Amazon author page.

#books #self publishing #historical romance #romance novels #WW1 #WW1 romance #romance #writing #A Place in the Line #KDP

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