Last year, I spent a lot of time marketing my books with video on TikTok Shop, and it worked. I was selling a few hundred books a month from it part-time. But eventually, I stopped. Not because video stopped working — but because constantly coming up with ideas, writing scripts, getting camera-ready, filming, editing, and posting became a lot to maintain while juggling everything else. And I know a lot of authors here probably feel the same way. That’s why I just published a new video breaking down why video is such a powerful tool for marketing your books, the biggest reasons I still think authors should be using it, and what I’m doing differently now to make the process easier. I also show you a tool @Lexi Kaz created called Sonder that can help create the videos without requiring you to constantly get on camera or come up with the scripts yourself. If you want to check out Sonder, you can also use my referral link here: 👉 MAKE YOUR FIRST VIDEO FREE WITH SONDER I’m curious — what’s the biggest thing that stops YOU from creating more video content for your books? Is it getting on camera, knowing what to say, finding the time, editing… or something else? Drop it below. 👇

🎉 We did it!! ❤️ Our community is officially #𝟮𝟵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹! This is the closest we’ve EVER gotten to my goal of breaking into the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟱, and I really think we have a shot at getting there. We’ve been absolutely rocking it over here, and this ranking is because of YOU — posting, commenting, participating, welcoming new members, and keeping this community active. 🔥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣: 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟮𝟱! Now… there are a few BIG updates you need to know about: 🚨 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝗦𝗧: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 If you have friends, fellow authors, creators, or entrepreneurs who have been thinking about joining us, 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. And tomorrow I’m dropping a 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 all about publishing AND marketing a book with Amazon KDP. 👉 It’ll only be about 30 minutes 👉 You do NOT have to catch it live 👉 And I’ll give you one little hint… 🎁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱. DO NOT miss this training! 📚 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦 As our directory continues to grow, I’m putting some new limits in place so we can keep it valuable and organized. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: You can list up to 𝟯 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁. Additional listings will be $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: You can list up to 𝟭𝟬 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁. Additional listings beyond that will be $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. 💥 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 The Publishing Playbooks sale officially ends at 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝟴/𝟯𝟭. If you’re looking for more clarity around actually publishing a book that has the potential to SELL, this is one of the foundational resources I recommend having. It’s essentially my 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗞 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. Publishing. Topic clarity. Writing your manuscript. Launching. Scaling. Get it before the sale disappears tonight. 🔥 👉 GET THE PLAYBOOKS NOW

As you've been hearing, I'm pivoting the community to a PAID entry on 9/1, so I am making some minor improvements around the community. I'm not the best at organization, so I've taken some inspiration from @Adelina Rosa who has a really great community called Creator Connections 🦉and she has organization on lockdown in there. So I created some new posting categories for us here. ❤️ Connect — Introductions, questions, networking, conversations 🧡 Publish — Writing, covers, formatting, KDP setup, keywords, categories 💚 Marketing — Visibility, Amazon SEO, ads, social media, email, launches 💛 Wins — Book launches, first sales, rankings, milestones, progress 💙 Promote — Share your books, offers, freebies, and promotions 💜 Updates — Community announcements, workshops, challenges, new resources More improvements will be coming soon. (p.s. - new training video will be dropping on 9/1 for the launch 🚀)

!I’ve been seeing more amazing reviews come through from members of the Premium program, and I just want to say 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨. 💗 🌟 SEE ALL THE REVIEWS HERE I’m incredibly grateful for the kind words, but even more grateful for the people behind them. One of my favorite parts of building this community has been getting to know so many of you beyond just the books you’re publishing. @Tara Adler 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 has been part of the community for almost a year. I’m actually the lucky one here because she lives in my town, so we occasionally get to escape our computers and catch up over dinner! She’s still working on her book while somehow balancing 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 as a yoga teacher too. 🧘‍♀️ @Andrew Brooks 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 joined us more recently. He’s a chef, a dad, and author some with a big vision. He runs 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱, where he helps people support healthy weight loss, gut health, and reduce inflammation without restrictive dieting. You can check out his kid's book The Splendid Tale of Figerly Bunny @Kathy Roberts 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 has been here for several months and has become such an active part of the community—connecting with members, starting conversations, and even running an Author Accountability group inside our community. She also helps women declutter through her community 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗿. ...And Kathy... please do not come look at my closets. 😂 @Susan Wright 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 has been here for over a year and originally came in with the idea of creating a devotional. She’s also semi-local to me, so we’ve gotten the chance to meet up at events and grab dinner from time to time. She runs 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 here on Skool.

Welcome to the New Authors & Future Authors Joining the Community. 📚 If you're new here and you already have a book GREAT! Make sure you get it submitted to the 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬. 📝 If you're looking to publish your first book and you want some guidance on how to get started, take the course 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬. WELCOME IN .... @Krista Philpott - Trying to learn the system to make an income (Referred by @Kim Duran ) @Jackie Moore - I am retired and eager to learn a new business I love staying home. I love sewing and quilting and I'm anxious to make some extra cash. (Referred by @Kim Duran ) @Kim Tinkler - 25 years in education helping students - now helping myself pay off debt, and retire comfortably. (Referred by @Kim Duran ) @Tonya Quiles - Entrepreneur in training @Rona Farley - Gen X/SAHM’s Makin Dreams Come True (Referred by @Kim Duran ) @Aj Silvers - Struggling to get work out the door? I run live group work gyms so that you can stop staring at your to-do list and start shipping tasks. @Riley Pohaku - Riley is a young lesbian female author living inside a male best ager human writing dual timeline sapphic romance. @Ava Hemphill - I am Ava. I am a wife and a mother of 3. I love helping women and men find other ways to gain additional income and to gain generational wealth