The Indie Author Checklist
From Concept to Launch and Beyond
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Do you want to write and sell more books? Now you can. Learn how to go from idea to income with the ultimate indie author checklist.
The Indie Author Checklist teaches you how to plan your books effectively, get them written, and take control of your marketing and launch process with a simple six-stage checklist.
In The Indie Author Checklist, you’ll discover:
- A step-by-step guide to take the smallest idea and turn it into a fully-fledged novel outline
- Techniques for overcoming any roadblocks during your writing process
- How to plan an effective launch and boost your day-one sales
- Methods for boosting sales of your backlist titles
- How to use paid advertising to maximize your book sales and find new readers
- And much, much more!
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Excellent!
Lovin’ all the wisdom here. Just wish there was a PDF. If there is one, I can’t find it. So basically I have to listen to it really slow and take a lotta breaks to jot down the checklist.
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