314 / Tee Harlowe, a fantasy romance author, shares tips for successful Kickstarters as well as how she’s adapting to market shifts and why diversification is key to surviving income drops.

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• Rapid release publishing strategies
• Instagram tips for authors
• Fallacies in assumptions about genre size equating to sales
• Challenges with Kickstarter fulfillment
• Diversifying author income streams, including through traditional publishing and direct sales
• Running a successful Shopify store

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• PublisherChamp https://www.publisherchamp.com/
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• CrowdControl: https://apps.shopify.com/crowd-control
• Ember Mae on Simple Kickstarters: 18702381-kickstarter-for-beginners-how-to-start-small-and-launch-successfully-with-ember-mae
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313 / How do you balance the demands of a full-time job with launching a romance writing career? Finley Daniels shares her lessons learned in writing and marketing.

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• Balancing writing with a full-time job
• Challenges in marketing and ads
• Importance of book titles and tropes
• Building an email newsletter
• Finding editors and cover designers
• Success with TikTok and BookBub

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312 / What are the creative lies writers tell themselves, and how can reframing your mindset lead to a long-lasting, resilient writing career? Katherine Collette shares her insights and lessons from both podcasting and publication.

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• Why resilience matters more than talent or craft
• The pitfalls of tying self-worth to external validation
• Reframing the role of social media and visibility
• The archetypes of post-publication response
• Finding joy and sustainability in your writing journey

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