Books, Blogs & Business | Book Marketing + Self-Publishing Tips
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
056 - How to Deal with Bad Reviews as an Author and Why You Will Get Them
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As an author, bad reviews can be disheartening, but they are an inevitable part of the journey. While it's natural to hope that everyone will love...
055 - Listen to Your Gut with Kelly Swingler
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's November 7 which means we are 7 days into Nanowrimo, the best 30 day writing challenge i have ever participated in. For those who don't k...
054 - Having Someone Help You Doesn't Mean You've Failed: Here's Why
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this empowering episode, I do a deep dive into goal achievement. Whether you're striving for personal, professional, or academic success, this ...
053 - From Zero to Hero: How To Get Noticed as a New Writer
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A writer platform refers to your online presence and visibility as an author. It encompasses various components that allow you to showcase your work, ...
052 - Promoting your New Book as a New Writer on a Limited Budget
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
📚 Book Promotion on a Budget: Unleashing Your Writing Potential! 🎉 Calling all aspiring authors and wordsmiths! Are you ready to discover the se...
051 - From Discovery Writer to Dedicated Plotter with Ron Lamberson
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things I enjoy is getting to know those within the writing community. Listening to their backstories and why they write what they write. F...
050 - Unlocking the Secrets to a Bestselling Book Title
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an aspiring writer struggling to come up with the perfect title for your book? Do you want to know how to create a book name that captures the...
049 - Beyond the Rough Draft: A Writers Guide to Editing PART 2
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we move on to tips for revising the rough draft, including how to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your work and organizing t...
048 - Beyond the Rough Draft: A Writers Guide to Editing PART 1
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A rough draft is a preliminary or initial version of a written work that is typically incomplete, unpolished, and subject to revisions and editing. ...
047 - She Released her Book 9 Years After Starting It with Adeena Mignogna
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adeena joins us on the show to share insightful tips on how to stay committed to your writing, she shares her favorite books and we get down with a su...
046 - Top Tools I Use To Write 50K Words Three Times A Year
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Camp Nanowrimo is here....three days from now many of you including myself will embark on another writing, editing or rewriting journey. To help you d...
045 - 3 Things I Learned From a 15-Minute Zoom Call
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen minutes seems like a really short time. And what possibly could someone say that will impact a person's life in just fifteen minutes? An impac...
044 - How to Find Your Story Idea in Everyday Life
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Camp Nanowrimo where you can make the decision to write, or edit, even join a writing group. It helps you get on with your goals. However a hindr...
043 - How To Create an Effective Book Marketing Strategy BEFORE you Write Your book
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every time I make the firm decision to write a book, I like to do three things. First, I redefine who my readers are. Yes I know who they are but I li...
042 - 5 Instagram Features You Should Be Using To Grow Your Email List
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So everyone talks about putting the link in your bio but is that really the way to get persons on your email list. Because trust me when I say that I'...
041 - How To Grow Your Email List As An Author And Why
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is nothing I hate more than when something I'm putting my sweat and blood into and it's not working. I feel like I want to rip all my hairs from...
040 - How to Start Your Very OWN Author Newsletter
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have an author newsletter? What exactly is a newsletter, how can you start your very own, and what the heck should you put in it to entice read...
039 - Celebrating One Year on the Podcast - Here's How To Start
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a book marketing coach I'm always for practical ways to market your book. It's not a one size fits all situation and so every author has different ...
038 - How I Gain 600 Instagram Followers and Then Lost Them
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like many of you I struggle with social media on a whole. Not just Instagram but Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and the likes. Each platform is...
037 - 3 Passive Income Ideas for Writers to Start in 2023
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So the other day I attended a gathering, an I got to talking to a friend who wanted some advice on starting her online business. This person wanted to...
036 - How to Add Your First or Next 100 Subscribers to Your Author Mailing List
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I wanted to tell you a story of how I got 100+ people to join my mailing list. At the time it would seem totally random but it was definitely unexpect...
035 - One Thing I Did That Made My Year Successful (Q4 Round-Up)
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Books, Blogs, & Business Podcast. It's the end of year and one thing I learned this entire year is that I need to reach out to...
034 - 5 Insane Lessons I Learned From Writing a Book
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King said “When you’re writing a story, you’re telling yourself a story. When you rewrite, you’re taking out all the things that are n...
033 - You've Written a Novel, Now What!?
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the conclusion on NaNoWriMo many new writers would find themselves asking this question. Now what? You've written your first draft, so what's the...
032 - A Librarian Shares Her Story with Ruth Mini
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Ruth Mini, a Special Collections Librarian and a YA romance writer who loves to branch out in other genres. She writes fiction and non-fic...
031 - Does Self-Publishing Hurt your Chances of Being Traditionally Published?
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to be traditionally published, I 100% recommend doing the self-publishing route first...here's why? Many writers have their reasons for wa...
030 - NaNoWriMo 2022: Are You Ready!?
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So Nanowrimo is a challenge where you write 50k words in 30 days. When you head across to the NanoWrimo website you have the opportunity to announce y...
029 - Nano Series: How to Find and Manage your Time for Writing
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is week 6 and the final week of nano prep and the nano series. In just three days you along with over 500k writers will embark on a writing journ...
028 - Nano Series: Organizing Your Life for Writing
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the last four weeks, I've been releasing episodes to help you find your perfect idea, flesh out believable characters, craft a detailed plot, and ...
027 - Nano Series: How to Build a Strong World and Setting
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A great story is based in vivid, bright descriptive settings. A story setting is when and where the action takes place. Your story’s setting establi...
026 - Nano Series: How to Construct A Detailed Plot
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are many different types of plotting methods to choose from and as a writer, you need to figure out exactly which plotting method is right for y...
025 - Nano Series: How to Create Complex Characters
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Steve Goodhold was a good kid. He got good grades and was never late to class. Little did everyone know that he spent his nights working as an intern...
024 - Goal Setting: How It Was, How It's Going
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks episode number 29 on this podcast and we are one episode away from celebrating 30 episodes on the Books, Blogs, & Business podcast sho...
023 - Nano Series - How to Find your Unique Story Idea
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
National novel writing month starts November first. And for those who don't know, it's a challenge where you attempt to write 50k words in 30 days. No...
022 - My Book Marketing Strategy EXPOSED
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I feel like if we change our perspective a little if can make a huge difference. Something I did. If we look at book marketing from an aerial or birds...
021 - 5 Best Wesbite Practices That Turns Visitors into Buyers with Tiffany Nycole
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having an author website is on the most important things an author can possess. It's also part of the trifecta of book marketing. Without your website...
020 - Address this Mess: Common Mistakes Authors Make and How to Fix Them
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So one thing I like to ask when my students are not get sales on their books is what have you done to market their book. What are some of the marketin...
019 - Should an Unpublished Writer Have an Author Website
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the first thing you do when you hear of an author's name? You Google them. We all do. Why? Because you want to see what they've written and who...
018 - THE TRUTH: How To Write a Book in 30 Days
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago I wrote my first ever mystery thiller book. It's a psych thriller and one my most proudest accomplishments. Now it took me 60 days to ...
017 - Goal Setting: How to Accomplish Big Things in 90 Days or Less
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I remember back in 2019 I told myself that at the end of 2020 either I will have a thriving business or I would learn from the journey. I'm three year...
016 - Proven Ways To Grow Your List FAST And For FREE
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Email marketing is the number one most effective way to promote oneself and their books to their audience. And its because it allows you to have a one...
015 - How to Significantly Grow your Email List Online
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As was discuss in episode 12, building your email list is the number one way to establish a relationship with your audience. Those who sign up to your...
014 - Rapid Fire Q&A Session
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I answer all your burning book marketing questions and then some. We go through a list of frequently asked questions and I show you...
013 - 3 Big Mistakes You're Making in Book Marketing that will Impact your Book Sales
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Human interaction is what builds relationships. And book marketing is all about building relationships with your target audience. Yet many of us strug...
012 - Step by Step Guide: How to Build an Author Mailing List from Scratch
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In any stage of your business, career or 9to5 an email can be a very useful tool to have. Not sell to them, form a relationship. And because relations...
011 - Ask Your Readers These 10+ Questions To Find Their True Desires
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode I wanted to talk about your readers pain points. I want to push some buttons. Get to know what makes your readers tick, what make...
010 - Using Social Media to Find Your Ideal Readers + Course Rundown
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you guys have been following for the past few episodes, you would have realized there is a common theme with regards to finding your readers. We ta...
Mini Series: The Tree In My House Didn't Stop Me - Journey to Published - Week 4
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you think you can't write because...then this episode is just for you This week on Journey to Published, I talk about how a tree crash landing into...
009 - How To Find Your Readers On Facebook
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Facebook algorithm prioritizes content that sparks conversations and meaningful interactions between people. This means Facebook is a prime spot o...
Mini Series: If You're Struggling To Write, You Need To Hear This - Journey To Published - Week 3
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're struggling to write your book, you need to hear this! This week on Journey to Published, I talk about how my full time job is sucking the li...
008 - How To Find Your Ideal Readers On Instagram
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Social media has become a daily part of our lives. From checking Instagram stories to posting on its feed and so much more it has become a great place...
Mini Series: Journey to Published - Week 2
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Journey to Published, I walk you through my preparation process and ultimately the drafting process. I share some inspiring thought...
007 - The WHY Behind Finding Your Ideal Readers
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One thing you'll hear me talk about a lot is book marketing. I will be that broken record that keeps playing the same thing over and over just in diff...
Mini Series: Journey to Published - Week 1
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Journey to Published, I walk you through my preparation process and ultimately the drafting process. You'll learn how to mind map y...
006 - Goal Setting: How To Change Your Life in 3 Months
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's a saying that if you want a different result you got to do things differently. And I decided to do things differently starting this year of 20...
005 - How To Overcome Limiting Beliefs in 6 Steps
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode, we talked about limiting beliefs, what they are, why we have them, and how to identify the origin of them. Today, I'm going to wa...
004 - 10 Limiting Beliefs That's Preventing You From Writing
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I was recently reading up on limiting beliefs and what they are, especially in terms of limiting beliefs as writers and when a writers need to market ...
003 - 5 Big Mistakes Beginner Writers Make When Writing a Novel
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all make mistakes. No matter how hard we try not to, in one way or another we have made mistakes. To prevent ourselves from making more mistakes th...
002 - The 30-Day Writing Challenge to Boost your Confidence
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Camp is right around the corner. We've got just a few days left before April begins and the challenge starts. Some of you are probably super excited a...
001 - 5 Easy Ways To Make Money as a Fiction Writer
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We can use it to live, we can give it, we can repay debt, we can pay taxes, or we can save/grow it. What we talking about? Money! The reason money ...
Introducing Books, Blogs, & Business
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You are listening to the Books, Blogs, & Business podcast. This podcast is aimed to help new writers and aspiring authors to write and finish thei...