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Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover: 
Who TikTok works for
Main types of content for authors to post
Mistakes to avoid on TikTok
Fostering a TikTok community
Advice for creating content
The technical side of TikTok
This week’s question is: what aspect of book marketing do you find hardest to grasp?
Recommendation of the week is: Only One Coffin by AJ Truman
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Find out more about Rebecca:
Author Website
TikTok

Rebel of the Week is: Heather 
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 



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Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover: 
Collaborating on marketing as niche authors
Building relationships with other authors
What channels work to reach niche readers
Advice for new sapphic authors
How to co-write successfully
This week’s question is: what’s the best book you’ve read this year?
Recommendation of the week is: Filthy Rich Vampires by Geneva Lee
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Links I mentioned:
Preorder A Game of Romance and Ruin
Find out more about TB and Miranda:
I Heart SapphFic

Rebel of the Week is: Maggie
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
 

Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover: 
Staying organized when promoting multiple series
Deciding what to put in your business plan
Investing in marketing
What new authors should focus on in their business
Automating parts of your author business
This week’s question is: what’s the best april fools you’ve ever done, witnessed or heard about?
Recommendation of the week is: Write to Riches: 7 Practical Steps to Manifesting Abundance from your Books by Renee Rose
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Links I mentioned:
Unstoppable Authors Episode 178: Launching a New Pen Name with Sacha Black
Big Gay Fiction Podcast Episode 416: Enemies to Lovers Fantasy Romance with Ruby Roe
Find out more about Ines:
Page Turner Pacing
Rebel of the Week is: Holly 
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
Welcome and thank you to new patron Bianca Wardle and returning patron Cindy. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
 

Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover: 
Why accessibility is important
What is assistive technology
Easy ways to make our content more accessible
How to use alt text
The four main principles of accessibility
This week’s question is: Tell me something interesting you’ve learned this year.
Recommendation of the week is: Guava Flavored Lies by JJ Arias
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Find out more about Jeff, Michele and accessible content:
Content For Everyone
Buy the Book Here
Color Contrast Checker
Rebel of the Week is: Angel Ackerman
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Wendy Karas. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack  
Transcript:

Sacha: This is The Rebel Author Podcast, where we talk about books, business and occasionally bad words.


Hello rebels, and welcome to episode 180. Today, I'm talking to Jeff and Michele all about accessible content and making our books, our social media, our websites more accessible for more readers.


But first to last week's question, which was: what book has gotten you out of a reading slump? Carrie says, "I'm still in a slump. I'm always so tired by the time I have time to read that I can read a few pages before I shut down. I think I need an audible subscription again."


Heather says, "The book that recently got me out of reading slump was the rage read that was Iron Widow, and it was just what I needed."


Claire said, "Another Stupid Love Song by Miranda McLeod and Em Stevens. Last summer, I was racially abused on my way home and followed to the train station by a group of white man." I'm already f*****g livid reading this. "It was really traumatic, and I fell into a deep depression afterwards. Stopped going out, stopped writing and reading." I hate reading this. I'm so sorry. "But then I saw Miranda mention that she had a new age gap romance. And the part of me that felt curious about stories began to wake up when I started reading the straightforward writing style, fast pacing and promise of a happily ever after made a good book to start with." I seriously don't know what the f**k is wrong with people. Like, I'm not going to get into a whole load of politics and opinions right now, but just know that reading that made me really crass, and I'm really sorry that you experienced that. I'm really really glad that reading and story and happy ever afters have helped you to at least heal a little bit from that experience.


This week's question is: tell me something interesting that you've learned this year. We are heading towards the end of the first quarter. What the fuck? And so I want to know, what have you learned this year? It could be something small. It could be something not at all about writing. It could be anything really. So yeah, it can be about yourself as well. Let me know what you have learned about something this year.


Okay, the book recommendation of the week this week is Guava Flavored Lies by JJ Arias. JJ is a f****n master of bickering. This is the same JJ who interviewed me in the Ruby Roe launch episode. And JJ is coming on the show. We are literally just in the process of booking a date.


Oh my god, I had the pleasure of reading Guava Flavored Lies in audio, and it was so good. It was the breath of fresh air that I needed. And okay, so let me tell you about it instead of just keep fucking ranting about how good it is. It's a contemporary romance, sapphic romance, contemporary sapphic romance with two Cuban families rowing. They've got a shit ton of like history, familial history, and like generational arguments between them. They're both pastry chef fa

Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover: 
Resources to create publishing trend predictions
New channels coming on stream for authors
How to get into direct sales
Changes that AI will bring
Steps to prepare for upcoming publishing trends
This week’s question is: tell me about something you have that makes your life easier.
Recommendation of the week is: Penny For Your Playlist: A Gen-X Game Girls Novel by Patron Maggie Menae
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Links I mentioned:
WWM Article
AI Guidelines
Find out more about Clayton:
Written Word Media
TikTok
 
Rebel of the Week is: Christina
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
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Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number seven between Rachael Herron and I. This is The Black Herron Episode seven. Don't forget, Patrons get early access to these episode an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here.
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Book we're reading: Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy’s Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori Dunlap
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