The Author Iceberg

Reviewing Reviews

Reviews!  They are both the joy and bane of an author's existence!  Should you read your own reviews?  What happens if you get a nasty one?  What to do if you get a GREAT one from an author you really respect?  Let's talk about it!

Social Media Spotlight

Ready to get your social media account ready for guests?  Let's talk about the purpose of social media in general, marketing vs. advertising, and steps you need to take to ensure your social media account of choice represents you as a professional author! HOMEWORK: Pick which account will be your "home"...Choose an interesting (and available) social media handle...Verify no one else already has your handle...Sign up for your social media account with your (available) handle...Include a blurb about your author self...Upload a nice author-ly bio pic of yourself along with a header (use Canva for this!)...Create your first message....Let me know that you've done all this so I can come check it out and follow you!!! Links mentioned in episode: - Canva [https://www.canva.com/join/care-hedgehog-chapel]* - Alessandra Torre's Instagram page [https://www.instagram.com/alessandratorre4] (with baby chicks!) Talk to you soon! xo, Kate . *My standard disclaimer: Links marked with an asterisk are affiliate links to items or services I only use and/or recommend myself.  Although I sincerely appreciate you using them, you are under no obligation to do so.  Thank you!!!

Start Right Now!

When should you be doing The Business Things that make you a professional author?  Mostly right now!  In addition to talking about tackling overwhelming writer-related tasks and time management, I'll walk you through identifying the following categories: -Things to do NOW -Things to do as soon as you can -Things to do in the pre-publishing and launch phase -Things to do at the time of publication -Things to do after publication. Links mentioned in episode: -Alessandra Torre's Novel Launch Timeline Video [https://youtu.be/hhwNJU96qHQ] -Kate's Instagram [www.https://www.instagram.com/twintypebooks/] -TwintypeBooks.com [//www.twintypebooks.com] Talk to you soon! xo, Kate

Welcome to the Iceberg!

Almost 90% of an iceberg is invisible under the water, and so it is with professional authors!  The tip above the water line is your written word, while everything else is the business side of writing, the part you rarely hear about.  For traditionally- and indie-published authors (plus future ones!), we'll dive under that iceberg and polish your business self, then celebrate the results together!  From accounting, to marketing, to branding, to professionalism, we'll cover it all!