Welcome back to Bound to Writing where I, an indie author, help you to meet your writing and publishing goals. This week’s post is a bit spur of the moment. But I’m sure you all know exactly what I’m going to be discussing. If you publish your books through Amazon KDP, you most likely received…
You ever wonder how to entice readers to read your book? You’d think it would be simple, tell them key points and bam they would read it. However, most of the time that is not the case. Your potential reader needs more. That is why you need to write a book pitch that will hook…
The concept of fictional verse is nothing new. I actually learned about it for the first time in the early 2010s with the book What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones. The way the story could be told in such few words captivated me. I didn’t know then, but this writing style would become…
Well you’re on your writing journey and feel overwhelmed about everything there is to do. Writing draft one, editing, publishing your release, and everything in between, there is a lot to think about. That’s why setting a timeline is important to the marketing process. I will be discussing page 4 of my newly released Book…
It’s release day for the Book Marketing Planner! This planner encapsulates everything you need to get started on your book marketing journey before your book is even finished. It contains all of the information I wish I had (and searched for) during my previous 3 book launches. Now you don’t have to do all of…
We are seven days away from the release of the Book Marketing Planner! As discussed in the announcement post, this planner is an upgraded version from the one I’ve had in my Etsy shop for the past several months. Why the overhaul? After I published my latest young adult novel, Speaking the Truth of Family,…
When you are on the path to publication in the indie world you have options. Those options may take some digging through many Google searches, but you need to take the time to filter through everything. It’s the only real way to start researching for your publishing plan. Starting research on publishers of indie books…
All of my writing friends that are actively marketing your book, I have an announcement for you! Next month I’m releasing the Book Marketing Planner! If you’ve been reading my monthly posts over the past several months you know I’ve created a book marketing plan that is for sale on Etsy. Every month I have…
We’re back with another poetry review today featuring one of my favorite poets. Today we’re talking about the latest collection, meet me at golden hour by Jennae Cecelia. I’m excited to share my thoughts on this collection with you all today. This page may contain affiliate links. Click to read full disclaimer. I only promote…
It’s time to talk about earning money on your book. We’ve put in so much effort into the other areas of your book, but let’s have some fun and discuss money. We’re ready to discuss the potential amount you can make by selling your book. These profits are called royalties. Determining your royalty does take…