My Top 5 Self-Publishing Tips for Indie Authors (before, during, and after publishing your book!)

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Bethany Atazadeh - YA Fantasy Author

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These tips are the five most important things I've learned as an indie that cover before, during, and after self-publishing a book as an indie author plus a bunch of smaller bonus tips for each subject. All five of these are extremely important to me personally, but there are tons more, so feel free to comment below with your biggest tips for new self-published authors too!
Mentioned in video:
◦ My SELF-PUBLISHING COURSE on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/novel-se...
◦ Cover Design Playlist: • All About BOOK COVERS
◦ Stone Ridge Books Cover Design (my favorite cover designer): stoneridgebooks.com/book-cove...
◦ Enchanted Ink Publishing (my favorite editor): www.enchantedinkpublishing.com/
◦ 5 Mistakes I Made as a New Indie Author (VIDEO): • 5 Self-Publishing Mist...
◦ My Best Marketing Tip (why marketing feels weird and how to change it): • MY BEST MARKETING TIP ...
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📚 T H E S T O L E N K I N G D O M S E R I E S :
www.bethanyatazadeh.com/thest...
◦ COLLECTOR'S EDITION / BOX SET: amzn.to/34A9wFw
◦ THE SECRET GIFT: books2read.com/thesecretgift
◦ THE STOLEN KINGDOM: books2read.com/thestolenkingdom
◦ THE JINNI KEY: books2read.com/thejinnikey
◦ THE CURSED HUNTER: books2read.com/thecursedhunter
◦ THE ENCHANTED CROWN: books2read.com/theenchantedcrown
◦ The Stolen Kingdom Audiobook: www.audible.com/pd/B088FVQNJK...
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📖 B E C O M E A P A T R O N :
Where you can receive digital early reader copies of my books, writing & publishing advice, help with your author platform, meet writer friends, and more!
/ bethanyatazadeh
💻 M Y A U T H O R N E W S L E T T E R :
Sign up for FREE exclusives (the first HALF of The Stolen Kingdom + a step-by-step self-publishing guide): www.bethanyatazadeh.com/contact
❤️ M Y M E R C H :
teespring.com/stores/bethanya...
📚 M Y S E L F P U B L I S H I N G C O U R S E :
www.udemy.com/course/novel-se...
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📒 M Y O T H E R W O R K :
◦ EVALENE'S NUMBER: amzn.to/3sZPlKi
◦ PEARL'S NUMBER: amzn.to/3Kyp63Q
◦ MARKETING FOR AUTHORS SERIES: amzn.to/3pTrbPG
◦ THE CONFIDENT CORGI: amzn.to/36aJd9m
◦ Novel Planner Notebook (mug cover): amzn.to/3hYnzYo
◦ Novel Planner Notebook (laptop cover): amzn.to/3KwvW9Z
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❤️ C O M P A N I E S I L O V E & A M A N A F F I L I A T E F O R :
◦ PUBLISH AND THRIVE: heartbreathings.teachable.com...
◦ WRITING STICKERS & the book launch planner (10% off discount code is BETHANY10): stoneridgestickers.com/?ref=Q...
◦ EPIDEMIC SOUND (where I get my music! If you'd like to try it for a month, using this link gives me a free month! Thank you in advance!): www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
◦ DRAFT2DIGITAL: www.draft2digital.com/bethany...
💬 L E T ' S C O N N E C T 💬
Website | www.bethanyatazadeh.com
Instagram | / authorbethanyatazadeh
KZfaq | / bethanyatazadeh
Patreon | / bethanyatazadeh
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Thanks for watching!
❤️ Bethany
Note: some of these links are affiliate links and will support me with a little extra income at no extra cost to you. :)
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TIME STAMPS:
0:35 - Creating a potential best seller (covers sell!)
2:37 - Making your book the best quality (editing!)
5:18 - Why Researching Everything is Crucial
8:05 - Best Possible Marketing You Can Do
10:34 - My Biggest Lesson Learned (& Most Valuable!)

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@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

IN THE VIDEO: 0:35 - Creating a potential best seller (covers sell!) 2:37 - Making your book the best quality (editing!) 5:18 - Why Researching Everything is Crucial 8:05 - Best Possible Marketing You Can Do 10:34 - My Biggest Lesson Learned (& Most Valuable!) AND MY SELF-PUBLISHING COURSE on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/novel-self-publishing-and-marketing-masterclass/?referralCode=4D59A9B5BB7B69999003

@2010kalex 2 жыл бұрын

It's been almost 3 years since I put out my 1st book (November 2019) and I'm still selling copies of it till this day! I'm proud to talk about it now I used to be shy about it but now I'm loving it

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@christianburch6841 2 жыл бұрын

Asking if anything was important or spoke to me... I feel like each one of your videos contains nuggets of advice and wisdom that all of us authors should take to heart. You're genuine and share your knowledge freely and openly. Your videos have made a world of difference with my publishing/writing. I'm on book #4 right now! Thank you for all you do and share!

@mikecook_author 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a quick 5-tips S-P video. I had my first cover made via Fivver. After the first submission, I took a screen shot of similar books and asked him to "make it look like this". This saved me so much time that I could concentrate on the content between the cover. I am working my way up your list.

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! :)

@jeanshelbybooks4154 2 жыл бұрын

$15 for your course?? I’m in! 😀 I’m having so much fun with self publishing. And I’ve only published one book! I have my next book plus a freebie for my email list coming out in July and after that my next four are in their first draft! I’m having a blast with every step of the way. 📚📚🌟🌟🥰

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! I hope you enjoy it and that it's super helpful! :D

@schroderrealestategroupllc2053 Жыл бұрын

I love your content! I just self-published my first book! Thank you so much!

@johnd.20 2 жыл бұрын

great advice for self-publishing!!

@hazeldontell470 3 ай бұрын

Your words about marketing were really helpful!! I'm kinda dreading the idea of marketing my book, but thinking about it as just talking about a book I love actually makes it so much less stress inducing!!

@BethanyAtazadeh 3 ай бұрын

Yay! Glad it was helpful!

@MandiGraceAuthor Жыл бұрын

I used to be of the 'marketing is the worst' camp, but your series with Mandi Lynn helped me overcome some of that.

@johnd.20 2 жыл бұрын

love your videos Bethany!!

@najeeamurray323 Жыл бұрын

That was very helpful. I definitely need to do more research about each step of the publishing process to see what fits and works for me.

@robbiegarnz7732 2 жыл бұрын

Good tips! I think being able to sell anything via KZfaq or TikTok is predicated on your followers and how engaged they are. I lived and breathed KZfaq for almost 2 years but never got anywhere with it. Now you’re taking a large chunk of your life for something that 99% of the time is not going to pan out. As for TikTok I put stuff out but it’s mostly hiking or workout driven. For either I’m not sure how me changing my content to talk about my book would go over. I’m guessing I’d get buried in the algorithm

@Jennifer-gt9gc 2 жыл бұрын

As a newbie, I have much to learn. My. Goodness. ;w;

@HanaEnyde 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all the amazing advice, Bethany! I'm in the “research everything” phase right now (even though it's looooong before I'm planning to self-publish the book). As an aspiring author, I find that I can get a little overwhelmed hearing advice from so many different authors. I have to constantly remind myself to take a breath and understand that building an author career takes time and patience. Loved your self-publishing tips, great content 💕 Yaaaasss, marketing and establishing a fruitful author platform are my biggest struggle at this time. Excited to check out your videos on this! Love Jessica Brody/Writing Mastery courses - her courses were the encouragement I needed to start pushing towards making my dreams of being an author come true (through hard work and patience of course haha)! Will certainly check out your course!

@heidiwaters5214 Жыл бұрын

Terrific

@storiesbydesirae 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with what you think the secret is to marketing well. It can definitely help do things the right way for each particular author. Thank you for the reminders and sharing :)

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you phrase that, that’s exactly how I feel! So glad you liked the video!

@storiesbydesirae 2 жыл бұрын

@@BethanyAtazadeh 😊

@ericarowanarts 2 жыл бұрын

I needed to hear the stretching yourself too thin tip lol I want to try it ALL to see what sticks but you're right. If I don't work on making something work I'm spinning my wheels.

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way, I get so excited about new shiny ideas and it’s really hard not to spread yourself too thin! But it’s SO worth it to get focused on something, I always see results when I do that!

@TaniasWritingRealm 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! For me definitely the "I can't do it all" was a card lesson for me to learn. And I'm still learning to not take on to much. I have a hard time saying no to things

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

That’s been a hard one for me too. I find that I have to relearn it every so often lol 😂

@TaniasWritingRealm 2 жыл бұрын

@@BethanyAtazadeh I released a video on my channel about Stolen Kingdom of you're interested in checking it out 😀

@heidiwaters5214 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BethanyAtazadeh Жыл бұрын

Thank you Heidi! So glad you enjoyed it!

@evelyngray9893 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought your course with Jessica Brody (I've taken several of her courses and love them.) I can't wait to jump in!

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! So excited to hear what you think of it!

@omeysalvi 2 жыл бұрын

Please talk about how it is important to get a copyright for the book as recently I've read on reddit that author accounts are getting banned because unscrupulous actors are stealing their work and claiming it as their own.

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

Your work is copyrighted from the moment you write it. Filing a copyright in the US is just additional legal protection that’s optional. Never heard of these actors but that’s unfortunate.

@bardmadsen6956 2 жыл бұрын

I often wonder how I achieved such an obscure life. The only thing that jumped out was Sleeping Beauty, my book contains Little Red Riding Hood. I've been talking on the internet since the very early 90's from ICQ to Usenet, it has been seven years that I've had a FB page and only have one 'friend' which does not talk. I'm running out of genres to test, not even science fiction historical fantasy people are interested. I could write a peer review paper, but I hear that even with credentials it is a chore. My favorite advice is to keep writing, your an author, actually I could write another, but why bother. Except for the prosperity of our species. In this genre at least it has lots of ancient stories for ideas.

@pierre-louisdrevon2213 2 жыл бұрын

Look transparent - good

@NR-rv8rz 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and this content is very helpful. I feel a bit overwhelmed by the speed of talking with few pauses though. It seems common to KZfaq. I'm not sure why it's the trend on YT to radid fire a barrage of information; especially when it's important things to consider. I guess in this particular video it's not so much the speaking rate but rather that any and all pauses haven edited out so it feels like one single 14 minute long sentence. As a viewer, I feel the brain needs a beat to pause, process and reflect after each sentence or even clause. That's how we do it in face to face conversation. Why is it different in YT videos? Is it because the KZfaqr worries that viewers will flip another video if they are given a moment to think? Asking as I'm genuinely curious.

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

It’s because people click away on slower videos. Period. If you want to slow it down to a different pace, use the speed tool bar option to do that.

@NR-rv8rz 2 жыл бұрын

@@BethanyAtazadeh So weird. It's almost like YT videos are made for the Aderol generation. I've tried the video speed setting but it just makes the videos sound slurred. In yours, the speaking speed is fine but having no pauses makes it stressful to hear. I wonder how many also click away due to that. It's sad that people's lack of attention has a knock on effect of making people have to speak (or edit) with no pauses. It seems to me there has to be some other solution.

@LedgerAndLace 6 ай бұрын

I watch almost every video on at least 1.5X speed (except Bethany at 1.25, because she talks faster). I also have the Transcript screen open so that I can take notes and not have to rewind. Hope that helps!

@gamexpress111 2 жыл бұрын

as someone who is working on her first draft of her sequel, I still think this is a bit overwhelming, haha. Still haven't gotten used to it. Also, beta readers are good too before sending it to editors

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

It still overwhelms me sometimes too and I've been doing it a long time, so I think that's normal :)

@zz-ec 2 жыл бұрын

I have published my first book over a year ago on the amazon platform using the help of an external company. did nothing to promote it. nobody read it. I feel overwhelmed from all the technicalities I have to learn. as if I need the help of someone to arrange everything for me.

@BethanyAtazadeh 2 жыл бұрын

The technical side can definitely be overwhelming, but I promise if I can do it, so can you! I think no matter who publishes it though, it makes a huge difference if you promote it yourself, and take the time to learn marketing skills. It won't make the book take off overnight, but I'm here to say I've gone from a couple sales a month to hundreds a month, so it's possible!

@BruceWayne15325 5 ай бұрын

It's too bad there aren't anti-social-media networks for the reclusive types that enjoy writing, but have zero interest in having a social media presence.

@BethanyAtazadeh 5 ай бұрын

I think that’d be places like discord. Writers make servers for writing stuff there all the time.

@aleysuarez8217 2 жыл бұрын

The last tip was incredibly eye opening for me, omg! 🥹 Thank you so so much, I’m about to publish my very first book soon and it’s so terrifying, since I don’t really know what will work for me 🫣