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Share & Promote (Feature Friday!) 📣
Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links (yes, those are allowed) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇
Share & Promote (Feature Friday!) 📣
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@Cristal Vancarson I've been here quite a while - just not hanging out much lately. Thank you for the comment. Did you think they were funny? Got any ideas for more starring these cats - I have done another for a vet visit.
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@Cristal Vancarson Thanks!!! I had 10 planned out and none of the ones you have are duplicates. Good job.
📚 Choosing The Right Book Categories Matter!
One of the biggest mistakes new self-publishers make is selecting their book categories without doing any research. Many authors assume categories don't matter, but your category selection can directly impact your visibility, rankings, and even your chances of becoming an Amazon Best Seller. Here's why: 👉 Some categories are extremely competitive and require hundreds (or even thousands) of sales to reach the #1 spot. Where others are much less competitive and may only require a handful of sales to earn Best Seller status. This is where category research becomes important. Tools like Publisher Rocket allow you to research categories before publishing so you can better understand: - How competitive a category is - How many sales are needed to rank - Which categories may be a better fit for your book - Opportunities that other authors are overlooking When I publish a book, I don't just ask, "What category fits my book?" I also ask:👉 "What category gives this book the best opportunity to succeed?" A strategic category choice can help you gain visibility faster, earn that Best Seller badge, and create more social proof for your book. Inside my Publishing Playbooks, I included a list of 100 Amazon book categories that can be easier to earn Best Seller status in compared to many of the highly competitive categories authors commonly choose. If you'd like access to that resource (along with other publishing guides and templates), you can find it inside the Publishing Playbooks for just $27. 👇 Have you ever researched your categories before publishing, or did you just pick the first ones that seemed relevant? Let me know below!
📚 Choosing The Right Book Categories Matter!
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Can you name the categories you want rather than take the ones being offered by KDP when you publish your book? I often find the choices given by KDP do not represent the categories I want or have researched as the best using Publisher Rocket.
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@Krista Brea When I look at other books in the same genre as mine, I see they show up in categories that were not available to me with KDP offerings. Do you know how that happens?
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY & UPCOMING EVENTS
Here in the US we are celebrating Memorial Day - thankfully where I am north of Chicago we are having beautiful weather and I am planning to do some more clean up around my house today and playing with my son outside. He has been asking me all winter to do WATER BALLOONS. Now, would finally be a good day for that! 🗓️ UPCOMING EVENTS - I am in process of putting together the JUNE calendar, but I just wanted to give a heads up on May 27th, for my premium and VIP members, I will be holding a live book formatting workshop. You can check that on the calendar here. I will also be traveling✈️ to Rome 🇮🇹 for the first time ever. In fact, it's my first trip to Europe, and I will be solo traveling. I will be away June 4th through June 12th. I will have my laptop with me and be able to pop on and engage in the community occasionally, but I will not be doing any live events during that time frame. Hope everyone has a wonderful start to their week.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY & UPCOMING EVENTS
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Happy Memorial Day. I am honoring some friends who didn't make it back from Viet Nam
📚 3 Questions to Ask Before You Start Writing Your Book
One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is jumping straight into writing before answering a few important questions. Writing the book is the time-consuming part, so you want to make sure you're building on a strong foundation first. 1️⃣ Who exactly am I writing this for? "Everyone" isn't your audience. Get specific. Who is this person? What are they struggling with? What problem are they trying to solve? The clearer you are, the easier it becomes to create content that actually connects. 2️⃣ Is there demand for this topic? Just because a topic sounds interesting doesn't automatically mean people are actively searching for it. Spend time validating demand. Are people searching for it on Amazon? Are similar books selling? Is there evidence that readers are looking for help with this problem? 3️⃣ What transformation or outcome am I helping them achieve? People don't buy books because they want pages... they buy them because they want a result. They're buying: ✔ Better relationships ✔ Less stress ✔ More confidence ✔ A new skill ✔ A solution to a problem Ask yourself: What will someone be able to do, feel, or understand after reading my book? Before you write a single chapter, answer these three questions. ➡️ If you found this post helpful but you have not yet been through the classroom called Future Author Energy, you need to go through that. I would highly recommend it. It helps you get really clear on who your audience is and what the takeaways are for your book.
  📚 3 Questions to Ask Before You Start Writing Your Book
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@Linda Prag Here's some suggestions: Lesson 1 Overview: Finding the Right Niche & Topic (The Foundation of Success)  Understanding what makes a niche profitable on KDP  Evergreen vs trending niches  Researching Amazon Best Seller Rank (BSR)  Identifying underserved sub-niches  Audience targeting (kids, seniors, hobbyists, etc.)  Keyword demand vs competition balance  Using Amazon search bar + competitor listings  Validating your idea before creating Lesson 1: Finding the Right Niche & Topic (The Foundation of Success) Most new KDP authors make the same mistake—they create a book first and then try to figure out how to sell it. Successful publishers do the opposite. They start with demand, then build the book around what people are already buying. Let’s break this down step by step. Understanding What Makes a Niche Profitable on KDP A profitable niche has three things:  People are actively searching for it  Books are already selling consistently  There’s still room for a new, better version You are not looking for a “brilliant idea.” You are looking for a proven demand with opportunity. Good niche example: “Large Print Word Search for Seniors with Easy Puzzles” → Clear audience + clear benefit + proven demand Weak niche example: “Fun Puzzle Book” → Too broad, unclear audience, hard to rank Evergreen vs Trending Niches Understanding this will help you decide if you want steady income or quick wins. Evergreen Niches (Best for Beginners) These sell all year long:  Kids activity books  Word search & puzzle books  Coloring books  Educational workbooks Why they’re great: They provide consistent, predictable sales. Trending / Seasonal Niches These spike at certain times:  Holiday-themed books (Christmas, Halloween)  Back-to-school workbooks  Current trends (AI, mindfulness, etc.) Strategy tip: Use trending niches to boost income, but build your base with evergreen books. Researching Amazon Best Seller Rank (BSR)
1 like • May 19
@Wendy Koenig See my suggestions in the reply to @Linda Prag
Combine GPTs?
For those of you who have built GPTs have you ever combined GPTs into one master GPT? I have two Book GPTs that kind of do different things but I’d like to combine them.
Combine GPTs?
1 like • May 14
I think you are making it more complicated than necessary. Just go into GPTs and create a new GPT with a new name. Dump in all the instructions, files, etc. from your old two GPTs and now you have a new GPT with the combined capability of your two old ones. As you get more sophisticated, just add new instructions.
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