Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is another hard-hitting A to the Q about how to find new readers and market your books. Buckle up, besties.
🖋️ Want my help writing your books? kelseyhumphreys.com/writing
🚌 Add your city to my tour! kelseyhumphreys.com/#signup
👋 If you’re new here I’m Kelsey—rom-com author, stand-up comic, mom of six. I make cozy, real-life writing vlogs, a weekly funny podcast, these weekly writing tips videos, funny bits. I'm a lot. Subscribe for weekly humor, heart, inspo, motivation and zero perfectionism.
How to Become a Full-Time Fiction Author: youtu.be/ooOhu_-3JuE
How to Write and Launch a Series the Smart Way: youtu.be/e_SH7GorPAM
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🔗 OTHER LINKS
🎄 Grab my new romcom “Happy Christmas”: amzn.to/45xBYDg
🎁 Get a FREE full-length novel: kelseyhumphreys.com/freebie
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📌 FOLLOW ME
Instagram → instagram.com/thekelseyhumphreys
TikTok → tiktok.com/@thekelseyhumphreys
Amazon → amazon.com/author/kelseyhumphreys
Goodreads → goodreads.com/author/show/8583138.Kelsey_Humphreys
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⏱️ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Intro & shoutouts
01:00 — The giant list of tactics authors ask about
03:00 — Social media trends: reveals, art, playlists, teasers
05:00 — Patreon, Substack, Etsy, merch & special editions
06:00 — Why fancy tactics don’t work for beginners
07:30 — Local bookstore signings: real expectations
09:00 — How to pitch your book clearly (with example)
11:00 — Coffee shops, craft fairs & selling to total strangers
14:00 — Viral posts vs. actual conversions
15:00 — Special editions & the collector economy
17:00 — Why in-person events can work (with the right mindset)
19:00 — Romance cons & tailoring your pitch
21:00 — Collaborations & partnering with bigger authors
24:00 — Libraries, bookstores & local press: what actually matters
28:00 — Book clubs & finding your angle
31:00 — Kickstarters, audio, swag: run the numbers
34:00 — Things that look cool but don’t sell books
38:00 — Every big author started small!
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🏷️ tags: indie author marketing, book marketing strategies, how to market your book, realistic author marketing, new author advice, indie publishing tips, book launch strategy, author marketing mistakes, beginner author tips, self publishing marketing, how to get book sales, selling books in person, bookstore signings tips, author events advice, writing career growth, how to find readers, author platform building, fiction author marketing, Kelsey Humphreys, Happy Christmas book, romance author tips, creative entrepreneurship, writing business advice, author branding tips, book fair tips, author collabs, indie marketing reality, writing vlogs, author life, women authors
This is another hard-hitting A to the Q about how to find new readers and market your books. Buckle up, besties.
🖋️ Want my help writing your books? kelseyhumphreys.com/writing
🚌 Add your city to my tour! kelseyhumphreys.com/#signup
👋 If you’re new here I’m Kelsey—rom-com author, stand-up comic, mom of six. I make cozy, real-life writing vlogs, a weekly funny podcast, these weekly writing tips videos, funny bits. I'm a lot. Subscribe for weekly humor, heart, inspo, motivation and zero perfectionism.
How to Become a Full-Time Fiction Author: youtu.be/ooOhu_-3JuE
How to Write and Launch a Series the Smart Way: youtu.be/e_SH7GorPAM
______________________________________________________________
🔗 OTHER LINKS
🎄 Grab my new romcom “Happy Christmas”: amzn.to/45xBYDg
🎁 Get a FREE full-length novel: kelseyhumphreys.com/freebie
______________________________________________________________
📌 FOLLOW ME
Instagram → instagram.com/thekelseyhumphreys
TikTok → tiktok.com/@thekelseyhumphreys
Amazon → amazon.com/author/kelseyhumphreys
Goodreads → goodreads.com/author/show/8583138.Kelsey_Humphreys
________________________________________________________________
⏱️ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Intro & shoutouts
01:00 — The giant list of tactics authors ask about
03:00 — Social media trends: reveals, art, playlists, teasers
05:00 — Patreon, Substack, Etsy, merch & special editions
06:00 — Why fancy tactics don’t work for beginners
07:30 — Local bookstore signings: real expectations
09:00 — How to pitch your book clearly (with example)
11:00 — Coffee shops, craft fairs & selling to total strangers
14:00 — Viral posts vs. actual conversions
15:00 — Special editions & the collector economy
17:00 — Why in-person events can work (with the right mindset)
19:00 — Romance cons & tailoring your pitch
21:00 — Collaborations & partnering with bigger authors
24:00 — Libraries, bookstores & local press: what actually matters
28:00 — Book clubs & finding your angle
31:00 — Kickstarters, audio, swag: run the numbers
34:00 — Things that look cool but don’t sell books
38:00 — Every big author started small!
________________________________________________________________
🏷️ tags: indie author marketing, book marketing strategies, how to market your book, realistic author marketing, new author advice, indie publishing tips, book launch strategy, author marketing mistakes, beginner author tips, self publishing marketing, how to get book sales, selling books in person, bookstore signings tips, author events advice, writing career growth, how to find readers, author platform building, fiction author marketing, Kelsey Humphreys, Happy Christmas book, romance author tips, creative entrepreneurship, writing business advice, author branding tips, book fair tips, author collabs, indie marketing reality, writing vlogs, author life, women authors
