Books, Blogs & Business | Book Marketing + Self-Publishing Tips

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 for authors to establish a brand. Not only can you promote your work on the platform but you can also connect with readers and fellow creators. In this episode, I'll be discussing how to optimize your Instagram to attract your readers and what conte...

In this episode of Journey to Published, I walk you through my preparation process and ultimately the drafting process. I share some inspiring thoughts and lessons that I learned while writing and marketing my book this week. This mini series is brought to you by Meet your Milestones. It's my printable planner company. We are dedicated to providing authors with planners, tools, and lots of inspira...

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 different ways. The more I repeat myself and the more I show examples on the same topics the better you as the writer will understand. Book marketing is about forming a relationship with your ideal readers. Hands down, when you understand that simple sta...

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 your book and then outline it and then started writing it. Here's a glance at this episode: [01:25] Podcast availability [01:55] Meet your Milestones [02:25] Three challenges in 30 days [03:57] Day 1: Mind map [05:40] Day 2: Outline [08:08] Day 3: Dra...

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 2022. My business made two years January 1 officially and its been a whirlwind of experiences, lessons learnt and more. But this year I really wanted to accomplish big things in my business including increasing my visibility and revenue. So naturally t...

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 walk you through an exercise that will help you to overcome your limiting beliefs in 6 steps. Grab your piece of paper and let's get started. Here's a glance at this episode: [00:40] What the last episode was about [04:10] Actionable step 1 - Identify...

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 their books. And the reason I was doing so was because I was trying to figure out why it takes me so long to go from writing my first draft to actual publication stage. And why it takes many writers years to finish their first book. Why is it that th...

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 than we should or want to make, we seek out advice, help, tutorials and step by step guides. And that’s exactly what this episode is about. Some big mistakes beginners make when starting their novel and some actionable steps to take to prevent yourself...

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 and others are wondering what in the name of writers world is Jewell talking. In this episode we are going to discuss what is Camp,  how you can join this amazing challenge, and what benefits can you as a writer get from participating.   I'm...

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 is so important is that it provides options for you to live a better life that you choose and puts you in control. Having money and being comfortable with finances also gives you freedom and options to decide how you want to live and support the things...

You are listening to the Books, Blogs, & Business podcast. This podcast is aimed to help new writers and aspiring authors to write and finish their manuscripts, market themselves online and of course build a profitable author platform. And do it all without wasting time, money, and energy on systems that don't work.  I'm Jewell Nicole and my mission is not only write my stories but to hel...