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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
Have you Ever found it hard to find Joy Amid life’s trials and adversities?  Well, you are not alone! Ninety phenomenal coauthors give real talk about love and healing in “Finding Joy in the Journey VOL 2”. Providing Tips and Tools for Healthy Ways to NAVIGATE THROUGH ANY DIFFICULT SITUATION In her 12th Anthology, Finding Joy in the Journey Vol 2., Vernessa Blackwell brings together 90 authors from around the world who share their personal
Meet Jamicka Lakeya – Poetry https://www.instagram.com/jamickalakeya/ Inside Of Her https://amzn.to/3675K3z LaShelle L. Turner  – Romance https://turnerlashelle.wixsite.com/mysite Price of Past Sinshttps://amzn.to/3jvjFsc Host:  LaShaunda C. Hoffman http://lashaundahoffman.com http://bit.ly/BORLCH This episode’s Sponsor – Using Canva For Book Promotion https://lashaunda.kartra.com/page/SBWORKSHOP Would you like to be featured on SORMAG’s Writer’s Cafe? Submit to 1sormag@gmail.com: Title, Genre, Link To Purchase Headshot, Website Sponsor Our Podcast https://lashaunda.kartra.com/page/SWCafePodcast LISTEN – COMMENT – SHARE  Tell us what you think about this episode. Next episode – July 7,
One of the hardest parts about book promotion is figuring out what to do to reach your readership. I created the Social Butterfly Membership because I want to help authors become better book promoters. I can’t offer promotion training every day, so the membership is my way to do that. Becoming a Social Butterfly is a commitment.  It doesn’t happen overnight. Becoming a Social Butterfly means you have to be ready to kick fear off
I know everyone can’t be a Social Butterfly but that doesn’t mean you can’t promote your books and have fun doing it. This month I will be sharing tips to help you promote.  Promotion is all about being consistent. I found if you do promotion things you like to do you will stay consistent.  Write down the promotion things you like to do.   For example here are a few things I like to do:  Podcast Interviews
Last month I signed up for a new social media platform called Clubhouse. I know you are saying not another platform, but if you know me, you know I love trying new places to meet people. I’ve been having an amazing time on Clubhouse. It’s like attending a daily conference. I’ve been thinking about what I would contribute to the platform and of course I’m talking about promotion, but I also get to talk about
In 2011, I did my first NANO. I didn’t make the 50,000 goal, but I did write 35,000 words, which I was very proud of and I learned a lot about me and my writing habit. My friend Patricia Woodside also blogged about how to be successful in NANO. She has some great tips, check them out HERE I thought I’d offer a few tips too. Have a realistic goal Don’t set yourself up for