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NEW IN CLASSROOM: Marketing Tips!
If you missed the marketing tips that were shared during the Coffee Break over this last weekend, catch it under the classroom tab. Scroll down for a direct link, if that's easier. 😁 What is your #1 marketing tip that you share with fellow authors? https://www.skool.com/lessons-in-self-publishing-8733/classroom/bde3a2d2?md=5068a368ccd543adaabb5583bde85ecc
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@Tiffany Obeng Really appreciate that,and 27+ books is no small feat 👏🏽Out of curiosity, are you marketing each book individually, or do you have a system that ties them together?That’s usually where things start to feel heavy.At that stage, it’s rarely about effort,it’s about structure and focus.Have you noticed if a few books are carrying most of the results?
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@Michael Teferi Really appreciate you sharing this, and the vision behind your trilogy is clear and intentional.Curious, have you thought about who specifically your poetry is for, beyond “inspired readers”?A lot of poetry struggles not in writing, but in positioning and discoverability.What do you feel is the biggest gap right now, finishing the work, or getting it in front of the right audience?Would love to hear how you’re thinking about that.
Heavy on the Edits
I'm currently editing a middle grade fantasy and an adult fantasy book. Question for the editors in the group: How many times do you go through a manuscript before sending it back to the author for the first round of edits? If you are the author, do you know your editors process?
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Appreciate you sharing this, editing is where most books are truly made. From what I’ve seen, it’s less about “how many passes” and more about what each pass is solving. Are you refining structure first, or polishing line-by-line too early? Strong editors usually separate those stages clearly. Curious, do you feel your current process is giving you clarity, or just more revisions?
WARMING WELCOME
Hey everyone l just joined! I’m an Amazon author focused on turning simple ideas into books that actually sell. Curious what stage are you at right now? 1. Idea 2. Writing 3. Publishing 4. Trying to get sales
WARMING WELCOME
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@Smith Lawrence Appreciate you jumping in 🙌Promotion is a whole skill on its own, most people underestimate how much it drives results.Funny enough, even great books struggle without the right visibility.What’s been working best for you so far, organic or paid?
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@Sara George Love that mindset, appreciate you sharing it 🙌That “always at the beginning” feeling never really goes away… it just gets more strategic over time.The real shift is when each new book builds on the last instead of starting from scratch.Out of curiosity, are you seeing more traction with each release or does it feel about the same?
Uploading a Paperback to KDP - Full Process
I screen recorded the process of uploading a simple paperback to KDP (edited down to 13 minutes). This was for a poetry book written by Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor. We filmed this to share at a "how to publish your book" workshop at the Analog Astronaut Conference (AAC) held each May at Biosphere II in Arizona.
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@Michael James Appreciate that, sometimes seeing the actual process removes more doubt than any guide ever could. Out of curiosity, what part felt most unclear before watching this? Was it the upload itself, or everything leading up to it (formatting, files, etc.)? A lot of people get stuck before KDP, not on it.
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