These tips are the five most important things I've learned as an indie author that apply before, during, and after self-publishing a book as an indie author, plus a bunch of smaller bonus tips on each topic. All five of these are extremely important to me personally, but there are tons more, so feel free to comment below with your top tips for new self-published authors too!

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My SELF-PUBLISHING COURSE on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/novel-self-publishing-and-marketing-masterclass/?referralCode4D59A9B5BB7B69999003
Playlist for the cover design: https://youtube.com/playlist?listPL3IFBPbxQRyqUB8NzkkVIF2-dP1ccVmg6
Stone Ridge Books Cover Design (my favorite cover designer): https://stoneridgebooks.com/book-cover-design/
Enchanted Ink Publishing (my favorite publisher): https://www.enchantedinkpublishing.com/
5 mistakes I made as a new indie author (VIDEO): https://youtu.be/BQQdYUpQFz8
My best marketing tip (why marketing feels weird and how to change that): https://youtu.be/iZ7NTfh6avo
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THE SECRET GIFT: https://books2read.com/thesecretgift
THE STOLEN KINGDOM: https://books2read.com/thestolenkingdom
THE GENIE KEY: https://books2read.com/thejinnikey
THE CURSED HUNTER: https://books2read.com/thecursedhunter
THE ENCHANTED CROWN: https://books2read.com/theenchantedcrown
Audiobook “The Stolen Kingdom”: https://www.audible.com/pd/B088FVQNJK/?source_codeAUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-195681&refacx_bty_BK_ACX0_195681_rh_us
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0:35 – Creating a potential bestseller (covers sell!)
2:37 – How to achieve the best quality for your book (editing!)
5:18 – Why it's crucial to research everything
8:05 – The best marketing you can do
10:34 – My biggest (and most valuable!) lesson

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