Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In this episode we are reflecting on the past year of publishing, the past two years of the Strategic Authorpreneur Podcast, and what 2022 will bring for both of us.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Our 'creator' goals and what we achieved in 2021
• Challenges we faced as marketers and how we were able to manage our authorpreneur lives
• Things we wished we did best
• How going wide changed the way we publish books
• Things that surprised us
• Our objectives for 2022

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/067-reflecting-on-our-2021-progress/

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Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In this episode, we're chatting with special guest Ben Galley about how to write successful series and the pros and cons of wide publishing vs. exclusivity. We're also going to talk about how authors can leverage their IPs and create multiple revenue streams and some pitfalls of self-publishing you should be aware of.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Tips for writing a successful, long series
• Comparing going Wide with using KDP exclusivity
• Common pitfall of self-publishing
• How new releases help sell your catalog
• Multiple stream of revenues for authors
• Your story is not just an ebook: How to leverage you IP

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/066-kdp-select-vs-wide-with-ben-galley/

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If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In this episode we're digging into the topic of Challenging Ourselves—what it means and how our experience can benefit you. We've each done some major experiments in this area and we're going to try to distill down what worked, what didn't - what we learned about ourselves in the process.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What was our yearly challenge
• Why pushing your limits can help you become a better writer
• What were the challenges/rewards attached to the project we set out to accomplish
• How to deal with feedbacks when they are not what you expect

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/065-challenging-yourself/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST