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@haileyreign971 3 сағат бұрын
Holy smokes that's awesome! A WIN IS A WIN!!! ❤🎉
@itcanbedonedollars3693 Күн бұрын
I love that you've planned a month in advance. That is one of my goals too especially within the context of my Author buisness & home since they feed into each other 😊 Loving these videos 🎉
@ReleasetheWordKraken Күн бұрын
Alas, I think I’m giving up that month in advance to prioritize paying off my credit cards. I went into debt to pay for publishing and I really want to pay it off so I can focus on savings.
@haileyreign971 Күн бұрын
Hey hey! ❤🤗 I'm not mad at all. You do what's best for you. ❤😊 I will be working on a bills buffer but just to keep in my savings just in case. It's more likely to be reallocated elsewhere if in my checking. 🥴 Also took a version of the quiz & got the following top 5: analyst, time keeper, commander, problem solver, believer 🥰
@ReleasetheWordKraken Күн бұрын
I like that idea. The more I think about the month-ahead the more I think it should go to credit cards. I do have a small buffer but I think I may be able to adjust other things to keep the buffer strong.
@haileyreign971 3 күн бұрын
❤🤗
@haileyreign971 5 күн бұрын
❤🤗
@haileyreign971 7 күн бұрын
Just here for support ❤🤗
@ReleasetheWordKraken 6 күн бұрын
And it’s appreciated!
@haileyreign971 8 күн бұрын
❤😊
@haileyreign971 10 күн бұрын
❤😊 hey! Happy Sunday!
@ReleasetheWordKraken 10 күн бұрын
You too!!
@haileyreign971 12 күн бұрын
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@eprohoda 16 күн бұрын
Release-‘sup?, epic . ✨
@haileyreign971 16 күн бұрын
Sorry you didn't get to go on your India trip , but yay to reallocation! ❤😅
@ReleasetheWordKraken 16 күн бұрын
Me too but I've already have my flight and hotel for NOLA. It feels like it was exactly what I should have always done.
@haileyreign971 19 күн бұрын
Lovely new challenge! ❤😊
@ReleasetheWordKraken 18 күн бұрын
Thank you 🤗 I think it will be fun!
@haileyreign971 21 күн бұрын
Wow 😮 you weren't kidding about publishing being a business. So many decisions.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 21 күн бұрын
I think a lot of people have these great stories to tell and think their books will just go viral. The creativity and the business are two very different processes.
@SDHegyes 22 күн бұрын
I have LOTS of thoughts about anthologies and was planning on doing a video about them. However, I wanted to wait until my current contract ended in either August or September (I can't remember which at the moment), which means it'll probably be close to December before I get it posted just to be safe. Most of my anthology experiences come from charity anthologies though (they've been good ones for the most part) that follow a central theme but the stories could be any length (within reason) and any genre (again, within reason; I don't think erotica was allowed or excess gore and violence just because of the nature of the various charities).
@ReleasetheWordKraken 22 күн бұрын
I can't wait to see your video but understand the desire to wait. I have yet to do a charity one, but the Austen one I just refused for lack of a contract would have been one (as an after thought). As for length, I've always been given a range, which can be difficult. Most editors will ignore the word count if they like the story. Thats when it helps knowing the editor.
@haileyreign971 23 күн бұрын
I LOVE stickers! ❤ Sorry to hear about India but happy that you learned from your trip! I'm just starting a travel/vacation binder & will probably rework some of the goal amounts (like adding to transportation for local travel). ❤😊
@ReleasetheWordKraken 22 күн бұрын
It's the little things like local transportation that we forget about. I was pleased to have the 'unexpected' envelope because thats some of what I needed it for. When I'm planning New Orleans, I'm picking my hotel location to minimize the need for Ubers and Lyfts. I want to be able to walk around the city.
@mizzelle71 25 күн бұрын
The contract also protects you with Amazon and the other vendors.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 23 күн бұрын
I looked at my contracts with other editors/publishers and I didn’t see anything in them about this. Is there something I should consider asking for in my next anthology contract?
@mizzelle71 23 күн бұрын
@ReleasetheWordKraken its mostly in the reversion rights when you want to republish it? You usually have to provide documentation to show that you own the rights. If there's no agreement/contract, how do you prove that?
@ReleasetheWordKraken 22 күн бұрын
Great point! Yes, there is language in most contracts about any limitations on republishing your story. I’ve included all my anthology stories in my own collections and am typically told to state the original publication on the copyright page. Amazon and other retailers have never dinged me, but having the contract that spells it out would be very helpful if they did.
@TamaraPrins 27 күн бұрын
Interesting way to approach planning. I am intrigued. Also what are your Strenghts?
@ReleasetheWordKraken 27 күн бұрын
I know all 34 but my top 5 are: Learner, Input, Intellection, Relator, and Strategic. What are yours?
@TamaraPrins 26 күн бұрын
@@ReleasetheWordKraken Nice. Strategic, Ideation, Futuristic, Learner, Intellection
@ReleasetheWordKraken 23 күн бұрын
OOOOO! We have a lot of similar ones, but I find some of these are signs of people who benefit from considering their strengths and are writers.
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Hey Love!!! ❤😊 You're so close to 250!! 😮
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
I know!! Only 11 more people.
@thebudgetevolution Ай бұрын
Hi 👋 great video 😊 21:13
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Hey Love! ❤😊 Interesting check breakdown! My bills are usually "top heavy" so to speak, so I'm happy with any rollover from the first check. 😂😂😂
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Agree! First week of the month is when most of my bills are due too.
@OverthinkingandBudgeting1 Ай бұрын
Hello, new subbie here! Love your channel's name btw!
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Thanks and welcome!
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Heeeeeyyyyyy Saaraaahhhhhh ❤😊 Lovely condensing! I told someone that we don't get heat waves, we get heat handshakes. 😂
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Love it!! It felt like that this time. Now it's beautiful again but the idea that it ends is what gets me thought it.
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Heeeeeyyyyyyyyy 😊
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Hey Love! ❤😊 Thanks for sharing! I really hope the yard trading & other similar events help curb the dopamine hits. You got this! 🎉
@amybynature Ай бұрын
New subbie here! So glad I found your channel 😊
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Welcome!! I'm glad you're here.
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Congrats! ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Thank you! I needed this to make the publishing budget get on track.
@BonnieNicoleWrites Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this breakdown of your goals and progress. I love hearing concrete examples from actual authors!
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
I’m happy to share. We have a habit of not sharing how we’re doing, how we make decisions, and the impact of those decisions.
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Loving the sit down videos lately! ❤😊
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Thank you! I like doing them.
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Nice recap! ❤🤗 I just started my journey in October. I started with 2 binders (high priority & home) then I've expanded since. I've learned that I'm not a retail therapy person, but I hyperfocus (really nose-dive 😂) into things that interest me & feel like i need everything to get started with it. I now set items in carts & leave them for 2 weeks. If I still want it AND haven't made an alternative for it, then I can consider buying it. This has saved me hundreds at this point & challenges me to get creative with what I already have. 😊 I've also learned that I like scratch offs. 😂
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
I have had that problem in the past. I've taken a similar approach to slow down new projects. I wish I could do that when I'm in a store. That's when my brain shuts out all rationality. I love that this is working for you!
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
@@ReleasetheWordKraken in the store is just straight will power. 😂 I haven't walked into a Hobby Lobby in almost a year. 😅 baby steps
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
🤣🤣
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
Heylo! ❤😊
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Hello! 🥰🥰
@SDHegyes Ай бұрын
I recently started using this kind of system to save up for holiday, birthday and anniversary expenses. I never thought to do it for author expenses. Going to have to do that.
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Doing it for publishing expenses has shifted how I spend my money. I've become more aware of the return on my investment.
@bookhuggah Ай бұрын
Hi. Question, you may have a video that answers this, but how did you get started with the videos? I’m still figuring this stuff out. Missing the community of the group, not the ones that caused trouble. Hope you’re doing well today.
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
I’m happy to share! I have a very simple set up: phone, a few different phone stands, and a MacBook. I record on my phone and then edit on iMovie. I don’t know what options there are for PCs or phones, but there are free video editing apps and software out there. I wanted to share the experiences I was having because I couldn’t find videos on KZfaq about the business side of self/indie publishing. Then I realized the money situation was bigger than my business. I started uploading the videos and determined what I could do.
@bookhuggah Ай бұрын
@@ReleasetheWordKraken thank you. I’m doing a bit of what you describe. I am currently collecting the videos from seeing a clone turkey in the neighborhood, as I am curious about it being lonesome and what that means. Then I’ll have to edit them together somehow. Also I like seeing the videos on the business side of authorship. It’s really interesting and I like how you are doing it and being just like this is it so take it or not, and it’s not hard, just a lot of effort in different areas depending on the day and time and other resources.
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
That sounds like a cool idea and thank you for letting me know you like the business related videos. I can find lots of blogs written about some of these topics, but I never see videos. So many people learn from videos and I think there should be more. It’s not difficult to publish books, but you need to know what’s expected if you want to make money or find readers. There are too many books being published for us to hit publish and cross our fingers.
@bookhuggah Ай бұрын
We had to remove the clothes line from the back of our home to the tree line since the hoa said so, and we have had our electricity bill increased because of that. The line was visible from the road.
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
That’s fairly common, unfortunately. HOAs are always about the aesthetics rather than the functionality of people’s lives. Even in a townhouse community, where I expected to have limitations, our property managers get rigid about what we can keep on our back porches.
@haileyreign971 Ай бұрын
❤😊
@silynthiabudgets18 2 ай бұрын
Awesome savings 💸
@ReleasetheWordKraken Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@haileyreign971 2 ай бұрын
That's awesome! You did great! 😮🎉 YAY FOR BINGO PART II !!! 😂🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
🎉🎉 I can’t wait either. I’m just waiting to get to 250 subscribers!
@haileyreign971 2 ай бұрын
@@ReleasetheWordKraken only 25 to go!!!! ✨️😁
@haileyreign971 2 ай бұрын
I forgot bingo was done too 🤣🤣🤣 You're doing great Love! ❤️🤗
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🤗 Bingo will be back! I added in your suggestions and a few others. I’m totally doing the $1 version.
@haileyreign971 2 ай бұрын
@@ReleasetheWordKraken YAY!!! 🎉🥰
@haileyreign971 2 ай бұрын
I have a "things that I don't need but I need" envelope in my personal savings. It saves lives. 😂😂
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣😂😂 that's the most important thing!
@cassie_hart 2 ай бұрын
Go you! Zoe has done so much for the indie romance community and there are so many awesome promos these days - I must remember the old 'do one thing each quarter' thing. I'm so lax with marketing and promo and I am not a fan of social media either lol I still have to find my niche I think! Also, I love that you write both romance and horror - an author after my own heart
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
I call it "balance" - can't write Happily Ever After without acknowledging the darkness of the world somewhere else. I think Zoe work on the book blasts has gotten a lot of indie authors in front of readers who typically only see traditionally released books. It was the bump my series needed. I was struggling to get 100 reviews on the first book and its been 6 months since my first one. There are over 230 reviews and climbing. The rest of the series is doing much better too. Those of us not loving social media have to find a way to connect with readers.
@cassie_hart 2 ай бұрын
It was so cool to hear about your process for this! And DAMN your collection sounds really great. I love that whole short stories but a bigger story too. I bet it will be a blast to write!
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I think it’s like most creative pursuits - lots of great ideas and plans that have to be balanced with time and energy!
@AuthorEchoLark 2 ай бұрын
I would love to see you talk about the anthology process a bit, like you mentioned. I want to primarily be a short romance author, and I'm curious what the alternative paths for short stories are and how that might work with stories that are in a series like yours would be.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
I’m happy to talk about my experiences with it! I’ve created my own anthologies and been an author in bigger ones.
@mizzelle71 2 ай бұрын
The laptop washi is from Procrastiplanner, Etc.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
Yes! I think I bought a kit with it once upon a time. I have a few of their things.
@merandasomnolentgamer8323 2 ай бұрын
I also did my first NaNoWriMo in 2004. As a hobby writer, I find it a particularly helpful distraction during election years ;) But I have to admit that I haven't really used the forums or groups in many years. I'm still kind of bummed that I can't do a special "return" for my 20th year.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
This year's going to hurt a lot between your 20th anniversary AND an election year. There are a handful of other groups popping up to corral writers. In theory you could still do one more year. It's not dead yet, but there will probably be very little support. I'm curious to see if anyone will take on being an Municipal Liaison given what they're being asked to do.
@janalewis3030 2 ай бұрын
A writer can never have too many notebooks. 🤣
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
I agree a million percent!
@haileyreign971 2 ай бұрын
The title made me think of the black & white hotel transylvania shows. 😂 Thank you for sharing your thoight process!!
@BonnieNicoleWrites 2 ай бұрын
I appreciate you talking about this. I have been trying to figure out myself what I want to do without NaNoWriMo. I still want something to give me a big push of motivation like that....but I don't know what that will look like yet.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
I fear that will be the struggle for most people. I don’t know if you were involved with local events, but the community was a big part of it for me. It was a good way to meet people when I was new to town. They were people just trying to write, not judge the writing of others.
@BonnieNicoleWrites 2 ай бұрын
@@ReleasetheWordKraken I was hoping to do local events, but the closest meetups were a couple hours away. I ended up creating my own writing group that I started last year during NaNo. It's a small group but we still meet monthly. So I'm glad for that!
@nancys.100 2 ай бұрын
Interesting to hear your ideas on the ebbs and flow of energy during the year and how it effects your writing schedule.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@quartkneek3670 2 ай бұрын
I gave up on NaNo about five years ago when they did a major website redesign. Before that, I did their events religiously every year for over a decade. I had to leave when the alphabet people hijacked not only the region but the national organization as well. They were very homophobic and more concerned about pronouns rather than genres. It's been like watching a car crash in slow motion as they put more and more resources into younger writers and coddling newbies at the expense of supporting people actually trying to write novels. They abandoned their core mission a long time ago so the demise was inevitable
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
That shift happened when Baty left long before the website redesign. Hopefully participating as long as you did allowed you to gain enough to keep you writing.
@ThaBloodWitch 2 ай бұрын
I've loved NaNo for ten years because it pushed me to write more than usual, even when I'm not going by the "traditional" goal. Tbh, after what happened/came out last November, it's like a switch flipped and I just don't care for the organization anymore. I have a pile of t-shirts in my closet I went from wearing every day to not wearing at all in the last six months. It's not just the issues within the organization, I'm tired of how commercialized it has become and every author influencer on KZfaq is trying to make a buck off NaNo. I haven't heard any rumors that it could be shutting down officially, but I did notice they brought old tshirt designs back for this past Camp, which seems a little bit of an indicator that they are flailing right now, and last I checked they still don't have a new Director. I'm interested to see what happens from here.
@ReleasetheWordKraken 2 ай бұрын
Since they were overwhelmingly getting things done on the back of volunteers, it will be interesting to see what happens. I was an ML for many years and still have friends who were doing that job but recently left because of the increasing demands put on their shoulders. I think the search is still going on for a new director, but they want someone who can navigate them through this crisis. I don't know if its possible.