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Ep 315 Craft&Connect: Marketing in the Summertime

Be sure to check out Becky's website at https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/ [https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/]. Get on her newsletter and check out her free resources. Today we are talking about the things that you can do this summer to practice or start your marketing. Please tag Becky (@beckythebookcoach [https://www.instagram.com/beckythebookcoach/]) and me (@author_katcaldwell) [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/] if you are trying social media this summer! We would love to support you! Here are some things that I use in my social media that you can check out. These are affiliate links through Amazon. Tripod: https://amzn.to/3Q3O2IZ [https://amzn.to/3Q3O2IZ] Microphone: https://amzn.to/43EclQN [https://amzn.to/43EclQN] Light for phone: https://amzn.to/4xrMGIE [https://amzn.to/4xrMGIE] Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 314 The Indy Author with Matty Dalrymple

Matty Dalrymple (DAL-rim-ple) is the author [https://www.mattydalrymple.com/] of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. Matty also podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author [https://www.theindyauthor.com/], and she is a Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors. Sign up for the Craft&Connect Live event June 12, 3pm here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2 [https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2] Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 313 A Book A Month with Peter DeHaan

Peter Lyle DeHaan is an entrepreneur and businessman who has started, managed, and owned multiple businesses over his career. Common themes at every turn have included customer service, sales and marketing, and leadership and management. He shares his lifetime of business experience and personal insights through his books, articles, and blogs to encourage, inspire, and occasionally entertain. Find him at https://peterlyledehaan.com/books/ [https://peterlyledehaan.com/books/] and on his Substack at https://peterdehaan.substack.com/ [https://peterdehaan.substack.com/] Sign up for the June 12 Craft&Connect Live event here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2 [https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2] Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 312 Niching Genres and Romancing Your Readers with Laura Cheever

Laura Cheever writes fantasy novels with strong Christian themes and an emphasis on romance within seasoned marriages. She is the author of Chosen of the Tapestry, Lost King of the Pattern, Mending and Madness, and A Hoard of Tales. She lives in rural Wyoming with her husband, Andrew, and their four children, the legendary makers of mischief and shenanigans. Find out more about her and get on her newsletter at https://cleavebondpublishing.com/ [https://cleavebondpublishing.com/] Sign up for the second Craft&Connect Live here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2 Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 311 Craft&Connect #4: Where to Find Your Ideal Reader with guest Becky Grogan

This week on Craft&Connect we continue our chat about Ideal Readers, this time focusing on where to find them If you missed the worksheet from last marketing episode, you can find that here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBQ9FpRY0EztvNELzTCqFb0q7N3AuMIf/copy [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBQ9FpRY0EztvNELzTCqFb0q7N3AuMIf/copy] The worksheet for this week is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDpNfIl08-IZUyKXakWhBq6zCM6jWq9f/copy [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDpNfIl08-IZUyKXakWhBq6zCM6jWq9f/copy] Check out Bookfunnel.com [www.Bookfunnel.com], Storyoriginapp.com [www.Storyoriginapp.com] and bookclicker.com [www.bookclicker.com] as places to look for collaboration with authors. If you haven't started your author newsletter, I have a mini-course on how to do that and how to use it to discover other authors and readers. You can find that here for just $17. https://www.curios.com/c/V148YL [ https://www.curios.com/c/V148YL] Sign up for the next Craft&Connect LIVE on June 12, 3pm EST here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2 [https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2] Find out more about Becky at https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/ [https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/] Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]