I'm so excited to take you along on this new journey for Lyra Parish! It's going to be a lot of work and a longish process, but I hope it's beneficial to everyone, new and old authors, alike. I plan to make a series about relaunching my backlist so stay tuned for more videos. APP SUMO LINK/DEPOSIT PHOTOS 100 for $39 (limited time deal!) https://appsumo.com/r/9jsqnow/ ___ If you have any questions, please feel free to post them below! Looking forward to chatting with you in the comments section. ___ //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I'm one of three hosts for the monthly YouTube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4xAn2FB0r2n-gcnUYSA_jvHdHRiU00wR ___ Want to learn more about my books? Lyra Parish - http://amzn.to/2rOHn9D Kennedy Fox - http://amzn.to/2BEbpfG ___ //J O I N T H E 1 0 K G R O U P // www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2020 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E// Always Mine - January 2020 - Released Always Yours - February 2020 - Released Catching the Cowboy - April 2020 The Two of Us - May 2020 Pushing You Away - July 2020 Holding You Close - August 2020 Wrangling the Cowboy - October 2020 The Best of Us - December 2020 Keeping You Away - February 2021 Needing You Close - March 2021 //2 0 2 0 U P C O M I N G S I G N I N G S & T R A V E L// Talkbooks Author Event - April 18, 2020 - Boston, MA - CANCELLED Wild & Windy in the City - May 9, 2020 - Chicago, IL - CANCELLED ___ //S O C I A L M E D I A// → website: www.thecourtneyproject.com → instagram: www.instagram.com/lyraparish www.instagram.com/kennedyfoxbooks →facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lyraparishauthor http://www.facebook.com/kennedyfoxbooks → twitter: www.twitter.com/lyraparish www.twitter.com/kennedyfoxbooks → email: lyraparish@gmail.com #authortube #writingtips #selfpublishing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GWRmglh_Nc

Today we're chatting more about self-publishing. We'll talk about finding editors, formatting books for window users, starting a new pen name, newsletter advertising, giving each character their own voice, and what to do when sales slow down as a debut author. Here are the timestamps and helpful links that I discussed! 00:35 - Finding editors outside of Facebook. https://www.kboards.com/forums/writers-cafe.60/ https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/52389-editors-and-writers https://www.facebook.com/groups/235450860258127 TEST ALL EDITORS BEFORE HIRING THEM! 04:43 - Formatting suggestions for windows users. https://www.macincloud.com/ Vellum - https://a.paddle.com/v2/click/49674/123957?link=1775 https://www.atticus.io/. (Have not used this so I cannot personally recommend it!) 06:47 - Starting a new pen name, KU or Wide? 12:57 - Newsletter advertising other than Bookbub. Promo master list - https://bit.ly/3eH8QQ0 This has a lot of romance advertisers listed, but some do others as well. Ram's Promo Stacker (makes it SUPER easy!) - https://form.jotformpro.com/70714445732960 15:06 - Giving each character their own voice. 18:16 - What to do when sales slow down as a debut author. Let's be Pen Pals: Courtney Young | PO BOX 697 | Groves, TX 77619 Do you have a question about self-publishing? ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: https://forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7 My List of Recommended Books for Self-Published Authors: Dear Writer, You Need to Quit - https://amzn.to/3at1yyk Romancing the Beat - https://amzn.to/38rfc2C Save the Cat! Writes a Novel - https://amzn.to/34pmNxl Let's Get Publishing Series - https://amzn.to/2WvDKBP Newsletter Ninja - https://amzn.to/3oPOXwx Help! My Facebook Ads Suck - https://amzn.to/3as81IH //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 5 times since 2017. As Lyra Parish, I made the top 100 list several times on Amazon. If you're looking for those books, you will not find them. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa Want to check out Kennedy Fox's Books? Visit: http://www.kennedyfoxbooks.com ___ //Searching for a Motivational Writing Group?// I have a writing group on Facebook where you can earn stickers for writing 10K in a day or 50K in a month. You can choose your own day. It's a supportive community that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019! In 2021, those who write Half a Million or 1 Million words in a year, will be sent an enamel pin! www.facebook.com/groups/writ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TnPP7zFmN8

I'm so happy I was able to take part in this secret exchange this year! Thank youuuuu soooooo muchhhhhhh @Camille Myrick for everything! MEANS SO MUCH! Big thanks to @KevinTheWriter for putting this together. You're the real MVP through all this! Channel links: Camille Myrick - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChpgGoWm-scUGSPMj-PDOiw KevinTheWriter - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqvOOxjnqGmFHTbMU5Zq0A DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: https://forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7 Don't forget to follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@lyraparish Looking forward to chatting with you in the comments section. //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa I'm currently a co-host for the monthly youtube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: https://bit.ly/2ZvKNwq ___ //J O I N T H E 1 0 K G R O U P // I have a writing group on facebook where you can earn stickers each month if you write 10K in a day. You can choose your own today. It's a supportive community, that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019! www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2020 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E// Always Mine - January 2020 - Released Always Yours - February 2020 - Released Catching the Cowboy - April 2020 - Released The Two of Us - May 2020 - Released Keeping You Away - July 2020 - Released Needing You Close - August 2020 - Released Wrangling the Cowboy - October 2020 The Best of Us - December 2020 //2 0 2 0 U P C O M I N G S I G N I N G S & T R A V E L// Talkbooks Author Event - April 18, 2020 - Boston, MA - CANCELLED Wild & Windy in the City - May 9, 2020 - Chicago, IL - CANCELLED ___ //S O C I A L M E D I A// → instagram: www.instagram.com/lyraparish www.instagram.com/kennedyfoxbooks →facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lyraparishauthor http://www.facebook.com/kennedyfoxbooks → twitter: www.twitter.com/lyraparish www.twitter.com/kennedyfoxbooks → email: lyraparish@gmail.com #selfpublish #writingadvice #selfpublishing #writingtips #authortube ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vT6ryQIMD0

Today we're going to chat about self-publishing with Ingram Spark and unbox something they graciously sent me. (TYSM!) Ingram is the BEST way (IMO) for self-published authors to expand their reach, hands down! You HAVE to watch this video about the Groundwood Eggshell: https://www.ingramspark.com/groundwood-eggshell Learn more about the Book Building Tool: https://www.ingramspark.com/design-a-book The organization for self-published authors I mentioned: https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/ The incredible small business we're supporting this video! Fulton Street Books & Coffee: https://www.fultonstreet918.com/ Let's be Pen Pals: Courtney Young | PO BOX 697 | Groves, TX 77619 Do you have a question about self-publishing? ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: https://forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7 My List of Recommended Books for Self-Published Authors: Dear Writer, You Need to Quit - https://amzn.to/3at1yyk Romancing the Beat - https://amzn.to/38rfc2C Save the Cat! Writes a Novel - https://amzn.to/34pmNxl Let's Get Publishing Series - https://amzn.to/2WvDKBP Newsletter Ninja - https://amzn.to/3oPOXwx Help! My Facebook Ads Suck - https://amzn.to/3as81IH //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 5 times since 2017. As Lyra Parish, I made the top 100 list several times on Amazon. If you're looking for those books, you will not find them. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa Want to check out Kennedy Fox's Books? Visit: http://www.kennedyfoxbooks.com ___ //Searching for a Motivational Writing Group?// I have a writing group on Facebook where you can earn stickers for writing 10K in a day or 50K in a month. You can choose your own day. It's a supportive community that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019! In 2021, those who write Half a Million or 1 Million words in a year, will be sent an enamel pin! www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2021 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E// Pushing You Away - February - Released Holding You Close - March - Released Bossing the Cowboy - May - Released Kissing the Cowboy - July - Released Winning the Cowboy - August - Released Forcing You Away - October - Released Wanting You Close - November - Released The End of Us - December ___ //S O C I A L M E D I A// → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lyraparish https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedyfoxbooks → instagram: www.instagram.com/lyraparish www.instagram.com/kennedyfoxbooks →facebook: http://www ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSJ4kkq-_Zc