YouTube channels, selling your work, and how to self-publish a book

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Links of the week

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The Best YouTube Channels for Writers

There is so much gold on YouTube for writers. Channels galore. I'd like to start my own channel up again, though I am not sure I will top the time I accidentally created a hugely popular YouTube tag called On My Shelf. It was a silly idea. But it caught on. And now no one remembers who started it. Anyway, check out some great channels!

15 Steps to Self-Publish Your Book

Fantastic overview of the process you need to go through to self-publish a book professionally. It's full of practical advice and gives you a good idea to what to expect. I can also recommend K.M. Weiland's other writing-related advice on outlining and how to structure a story.

How to Sell Digital Downloads On Your Own Website

This is a super post from the team at Podia. They do lots of great content for people who make stuff on the internet, actually. Want to sell your ebook? A guide to writing (or anything else)? This piece includes lots of practical advice on selling through your own website.

Exciting note: I'm using Podia to create and sell my own writing courses and guides.

How small steps lead to great progress

This from Bec Evans on the Prolifiko blog looks at how you can tackle large projects – like writing a book – by taking it one small step at a time. It's so important, but easier said than done. It can be hard to look past that feeling of 'Oh my goodness I need to write a whole book!'

A system for taking notes

Bear is great. It's one of the three writing apps I use every day. This post is by software engineer, Jonathan Clem, who uses the Bear app to take and store all his notes. I found it really interesting to read how he uses the built-in tagging feature to stay organised.

Best of the rest

• How to Find Publishers
• Lessons Learned From 9 Years As An Author Entrepreneur
• How to Get Booked as a Guest on a Podcast
• Recording an audiobook during a pandemic
• How to write an author bio

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