Lindsay - March 24, 2022For this week’s show, we’re going back to the basics to talk about how to launch a successful book series.
We’re assuming you didn’t read Write to Market and try to design your series for success, and we’re also going to assume that you’re not a super fast writer who’s going to rapid-release the first five books. If you did and you are, great, as that makes everything easier, but you shouldn’t feel you have to do those things, especially if you’re on your first series. If you’re like most authors, you wrote the books of your heart and didn’t worry until you’d finished the first one (or more) about marketing and whether there was an audience for them.
We broke down launching into several topics to discuss:
- Helpful things to consider when planning a successful series.
- Writing blurbs and choosing cover art that will sell books.
- Preparing bonus material to entice newsletter sign-ups and get new readers to buy your books.
- Some thoughts on pricing.
- Having a consistent publishing schedule for the series.
- Continuing to promote your books and checking in with readers between installments.
Previous episodes that you might find useful:
- How We Would Start from Scratch Writing/Publishing Books Today
- Writing Series That Sell with Sara Rosett
For those listening in the near future, Andrea is putting her self-publishing courses on sale for 50% off with coupon code ENDING.
Thanks for listening, everyone!
