Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And Business Chandler Bolt, Founder of selfpublishing.com

Today I'm joined by Carrie Green, founder of the Female Entrepreneur Association and the author of She Means Business. 

In this interview, we talk about: 
-How Carrie got her publishing deal by putting herself in the room
-The realization that helped Carrie gain the confidence and clarity to get her draft done
-From draft to finally published 6 years later…how Carrie finally did it
-How to write a book that people will say “it feels like you wrote this to me”
-1,000 reviews as the secret #? How to get more reviews for your book
-TEDx talk with 8 million+ reviews - How Carrie did it
-Using your book to grow a membership site or association
-How Carrie got 1,200 members in 7 days for her membership

If you're a female entrepreneur or author, you don't want to miss this episode! This was a fun one. 
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Fiction authors! Today you're in for a treat. In this episode, I'm joined by Tim Waggoner. He's the author of 50+ books (mostly fiction). 

In this episode, we talk about: 
-From writing his first book at 19 to publishing his first book at 36…how he finally got published and what he would do differently
-What Tim learned being forced to write his first published book as an erotica novel
-Plotters vs. Pantsers…which one should you start with and how to find which works best for you
-Media tie-in books: what are they and how to get into it
-Unlicensed media tie-in books: are they legal? How does it work?
-Tips for new & experienced writers writing fiction
-The commonalities of Tim’s best selling books
-The most important thing in fiction marketing

If you love fiction and are an aspiring or experienced fiction author...don't miss this episode! 
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Today I'm joined by Grace Valentine, author of multiple books incluidng "Am I Enough", "Is It Just Me", and her newest book "To The Girl Looking For More". 

In this interview we talk about: 
-How Grace got her first traditional book deal at 20 years old
-Why Grace decided to start writing books about her faith
-How to figure out how much of your faith you should include in your book
-How to get clear on who you’re writing to (and why this is so important)
-Mini-books? What are they and how/why she’s using them

We also cover: 
-How Grace started speaking and booking her first paid speaking gigs (and how to hire an agent)
-How to turn one speaking gig into multiple speaking gigs 
-Lessons learned writing a devotional book

If you're thinking about writing a book about your faith, you don't want to miss this episode! 
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Steve Harrison helped launch Chicken Soup For The Soul and Rich Dad Poor Dad. He's also the creator of the National Publicity Summit. 

In this interview, we talk about: 
-Why authors should use media and publicity to promote their book
-The lead times for different publications and when you should start thinking about publicity for your book
-What’s a “hook” and why you need one to get a yes from the media 
-Making your book “mediagenic”. What does it mean and why should you do it?
-How to build your “Fabulous Fifty” of people in the media to reach out to
-The difference between not hearing back and “no” (silence is not no!)
-How to maximize your media appearances to sell as many books as possible

If you're interested in (or scared of) doing media appearances to help sell more books, you don't want to miss this episode!

https://authorsuccess.com/chandler/ where listeners can get three free publicity resources to promote their books
https://www.facebook.com/SteveHarrisonFan/ - Steve's Facebook page
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This was a fun one! Gabrielle Stone is one of the most successful self published authors we've ever had on the podcast. 

She's the author of "Eat, Pray, #FML" and other popular books and the host of the podcast by the same name. In this interview, we talk about:
-Why Gabrielle decided to self publish and how she did it successfully
-Self publishing an audiobook vs. a traditional publishing deal for an audiobook (what Gabrielle learned from each and why you should self publish your audiobook)
-How Gabrielle sold so many copies of her book as a first time self published author
-BookTok- what is it and how you can use TikTok to sell copies of your book
-What makes a video go viral on TikTok?
-The Toyota Camry approach for your book…and why you should do that instead of the Lamborghini Launch

This was such a fun and informative interview! If you're looking for inspiration or curious about how to sell books through TikTok you don't want to miss this episode!
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Today I'm joined by Brit Barron, the author of "Worth It". In this interview, we talk about: 
-How Brit got connected with a publisher and turned down the idea they came with but still got a deal
-How to decide what to double down on as a creative and an entrepreneur
-Why your book doesn’t have to be related to your business
-How to speak your book if you get stuck in the writing process
-How Brit got Rachel Hollis and a 3X NYT Bestseller to write a forward for her books (and how to get people to write a forward for your book)

This was such a fun interview and conversation! Listen today and let me know what you think. 
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