March was an exciting month for me and my writing. I had my first month with my romance Love In Space on Kindle Vella. I ended with 201 reads and 52 followers. I learned that promotion is very important when it comes to getting more readers. When I did my first book Building Your Readership I didn’t do as much promotion and I posted once a month instead of weekly. I didn’t realize the key
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I earned my first Kindle Vella Crown last night. It was an exciting experience seeing the gold crown on my first Kindle Vella book. My book promotion worked!!! If you’ve had the pleasure of being on Amazon’s Bestseller List you know it can be for weeks or a few hours. So I wasn’t surprised when I went to bed with a crown and woke up to none. I’m thankful Paulette Nunlee, was checking my stats
I published my first romance – Love In Space – Click To Read I hit the submit button Thursday night on my first Kindle Vella romance. Then I had to wait and wait. I received an email saying it was live, but it wasn’t really live. I made the mistake and submitted on Thursday. I don’t recommend doing that because Friday is a busy day and it might slow down the upload. This morning I woke up and it
Yesterday Sylvia Hubbard shared so many great tips on how to be successful on Kindle Vella. Her book is #39 on the top Kindle Vella books. She knows what’s she’s doing. If you’ve been thinking about Kindle Vella or want to know more about the app. This is the replay to listen to. You don’t have to download the app to listen to the replay. https://www.clubhouse.com/room/my4bgwBW.. .Let me know what you think. New Episodes of
Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson https://amzn.to/3Hn4Y32 Sisters In Arms – Kaia Alderson https://amzn.to/3pBhwgX Wild Rain – Beverly Jenkins https://amzn.to/3pDsx1B Sunflowers & Honey – Oliva Gaines https://amzn.to/32tHQkH Here For You – Pat Simmons https://amzn.to/3qxQWou Black Brother Black Brother – Jewell Parker Rhodes https://amzn.to/3sJD658 The Personal Librarian – Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray https://amzn.to/3mJBUL3 The Butterscotch Bride – Parker J. Cole https://amzn.to/3FDQafV The Long Shadow – Phyllis Wheeler https://amzn.to/3mIsnnE Rare Danger – Beverly Jenkins
This year I decided to do something different and write a book for the Kindle Vella platform. It has been an interesting journey. One lesson it taught me is that promotion is a joint effort. So, I decided to help the other authors on the platform by introducing their books to you. If you’ve never tried Kindle Vella books, I highly recommend you give it a chance. It’s a different way to enjoy a book.
Today I’m participating in a blog hop for Kindle Vella books. Please take a moment and check out the books in this hop. Come back and tell me which one was your favorite and you’ll continue to read. Genre: Non Fiction Building Your Readership The hardest part about promoting a book is finding your readers. Inside this book I share 10 ways to start building your readership. Each episode gives you tips and action steps
Last month I participated in the Feed Your Dream Summit. Click the link to check out the replay: https://admin.headliner.ai/feed-your-dreams-summit-dreamers-in-publishing-promotion This month I was invited to present at the Motown Networking Group. I did presentation on 10 Ways To Get Ready For Book Promotion. Click the link to check out the replay: I was also invited to an interview with the Black Book Festival Podcast. Click the link to check out the replay: I had a
If you haven’t heard about Amazon’s new platform – Kindle Vella this summer, I have to believe you’ve been living in a cave. Late spring Amazon debuted this new platform for readers. The readers pay for each chapter instead of a whole book. The author submits chapters, daily, weekly, or monthly. This isn’t a new concept; a few other platforms offer it. Amazon decided to get into the game. They give you 200 tokens for
Your email is your #1 promotion tool for your book promotion. If you are promoting without one, you are re-inventing the promotion wheel with each book. Join the Email Boot Camp and get on the path to building your readership. https://lashaunda.kartra.com/page/EBOOTCAMP
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