Paper Tiger | The 4 Biggest Self-Publishing Mistakes I Made With My Debut Novel @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Three self-published books in and I'm still screwing up. At least I'm making different mistakes? 😅
// JUMP TO
0:00 Debut novel regrets
0:08 Big Mistake 1
0:51 Big Mistake 2
1:49 Big Mistake 3
2:51 Big Mistake 4
#authortube #selfpublishing
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy these other videos:
New self-published author mistakes → youtu.be/PtvhsxgEM8I
Amazon's secret plan and why it's bad news → youtu.be/FRdUkz3s3Rk
My review of David Gaughran's Let's Get Digital → youtu.be/sGyrO42tgTo
// REFERENCES
Self-publishing advice from Ryan Cahill
1. SelfPublishedFantasyMonth guest post → selfpublishedfantasymonth.com/things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-self-publishing-by-ryan-cahill
2. @libraryofaviking's interview → youtube.com/watch?v=iUi5yoV25ZA
Free promo opportunities for new fantasy authors:
1. Rob J Haye's monthly self-published fantasy releases (Aug 2022 page, new link every month) → robjhayes.co.uk/self-published-fantasy-releases-august-2022
2. r/fantasy collection of upcoming sci-fi/fantasy new releases → reddit.com/r/Fantasy/collection/14c870c3-3b31-49f8-955d-6ad5f8488228
3. r/fantasy Resident Authors Book Club → reddit.com/r/Fantasy/search/?q=title%3ARAB&restrict_sr=1&sort=new
4. Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, run by Mark Lawrence → mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-official-self-published-fantasy.html
ARC platforms (paid):
Netgalley → netgalley.com
BookSprout → booksprout.co
Book Sirens → booksirens.com
Other promo platforms (paid)
StoryOrigin → storyoriginapp.com
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
Three self-published books in and I'm still screwing up. At least I'm making different mistakes? 😅
// JUMP TO
0:00 Debut novel regrets
0:08 Big Mistake 1
0:51 Big Mistake 2
1:49 Big Mistake 3
2:51 Big Mistake 4
#authortube #selfpublishing
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy these other videos:
New self-published author mistakes → youtu.be/PtvhsxgEM8I
Amazon's secret plan and why it's bad news → youtu.be/FRdUkz3s3Rk
My review of David Gaughran's Let's Get Digital → youtu.be/sGyrO42tgTo
// REFERENCES
Self-publishing advice from Ryan Cahill
1. SelfPublishedFantasyMonth guest post → selfpublishedfantasymonth.com/things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-self-publishing-by-ryan-cahill
2. @libraryofaviking's interview → youtube.com/watch?v=iUi5yoV25ZA
Free promo opportunities for new fantasy authors:
1. Rob J Haye's monthly self-published fantasy releases (Aug 2022 page, new link every month) → robjhayes.co.uk/self-published-fantasy-releases-august-2022
2. r/fantasy collection of upcoming sci-fi/fantasy new releases → reddit.com/r/Fantasy/collection/14c870c3-3b31-49f8-955d-6ad5f8488228
3. r/fantasy Resident Authors Book Club → reddit.com/r/Fantasy/search/?q=title%3ARAB&restrict_sr=1&sort=new
4. Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, run by Mark Lawrence → mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-official-self-published-fantasy.html
ARC platforms (paid):
Netgalley → netgalley.com
BookSprout → booksprout.co
Book Sirens → booksirens.com
Other promo platforms (paid)
StoryOrigin → storyoriginapp.com
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
