• 276 Why Wide? Diversifying Your Book Distribution with Erin Wright
    2025/01/08

    Episode Show Notes

    In this episode we cover:

    • What does having your books “wide” mean

    • Advantages and disadvantages of your books being wide

    • Dealing with losing Kindle Unlimited page reads

    • Different marketing approaches for different platforms

    • Planning your releases when publishing wide

    Learn More about Erin:

    Erin's Website

    Sign up for free replays of courses

    Wide for the Win Courses

    Rebel of the Week is: Richard If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

    2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Erin Lynn Austin and Martha Knox. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

    THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE

    Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.

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  • 275 Starting the Year with Gratitude and Community
    2025/01/01

    Links I mentioned:

    Follow the Girl Games Kickstarter

    If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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    52 分
  • The Black Herron: Episode 28
    2025/01/01

    Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number twenty-eight between Rachael Herron and I. Don't forget, Patrons get early access to these episode an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here.

    To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “How Do You Write” or visit her website.

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    If you haven’t read The Anatomy of a Best Seller, what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

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    59 分
  • 274 Lessons Learned From a Kick-Ass Kickstarter with Sacha and Petra
    2024/12/25

    Links I mentioned:

    Follow the Girl Games Kickstarter

    If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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    53 分
  • 273 How to Create a World-Class Substack with Russell Nohelty
    2024/12/18

    Episode Show Notes

    In this episode we cover:

    • What Substack is and how it works
    • Utilizing “Notes” on Substack effectively
    • Substack as a new way for authors to monetize their work
    • The importance of branding
    • How to analyze the data from Substack
    • How to increase engagement

    Find out more about Russell:

    The Author Stack

    Writer MBA

    How to Build a World Class Substack

    Rebel of the Week is: Karla If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

    1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Kat Vroman. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

    This episode is sponsored by Fictionary

    Find out more about Fictionary Software + Fictionary Live! here.

    As a rebel listener you can get 25% off StoryTeller, StoryTeller Premium and certification with code REBEL25.

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  • 272 The Ins and Outs of International Signings with Jacqueline Hayley
    2024/12/11

    Episode Show Notes

    In this episode we cover:

    • Breaking into the US market as an international author
    • In-person and virtual signings
    • Main benefits of attending book signings
    • Logistics of attending international book signing events
    • Balancing travel time with your writing schedule
    • Tips for energy management

    Links I mentioned:

    Order House of Crimson Curses direct from me

    Order House of Crimson Curses on all platforms

    Find out more about Jacqueline:

    JacquelineHayleyAuthor.com HaileyJay.com

    Rebel of the Week is: Rachel If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

    1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Gina. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

    THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE

    Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.

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    53 分
  • 271 The Pivot From Trad Pub to Indie with Sasha Wasley
    2024/12/04

    Episode Show Notes

    In this episode we cover:

    • Changes in indie publishing in the last 8 years
    • Necessary skill sets for returning to indie publishing
    • Marketing and promotion differences between trad and indie
    • Advice for switching from trad to indie publishing
    • Current trends in trad and indie publishing

    Links I mentioned:

    Preorder House of Crimson Curses direct from me

    Preorder House of Crimson Curses on all platforms

    Find out more about Sasha:

    Preorder Ghostling

    Sasha's Website

    Instagram @sashawasley_author

    TikTok @ash.harrier

    Instagram @ashharrierbooks

    Rebel of the Week is: Liz If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

    No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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  • The Black Herron: Episode 27
    2024/12/01

    Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number twenty-seven between Rachael Herron and I.

    Don't forget, Patrons get early access to these episode an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 here.

    To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “How Do You Write” or visit her website.

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    If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you’ll love my guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose today and start creating kick-ass stories.

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    47 分