Self-Publishing Q&A Monday LIVE w/ Rachel Brookes | April 24, 2023 at 5pm CST

Welcome to my channel! My name is Courtney, and I'm a full-time self-published romance author. This is my home on the internet to share my self-publishing journey along with tips and tricks that might help others. Thanks for being here!
Current Books Published: 51 romance books!
My List of Recommended Books for Self-Published Authors:
Dear Writer, You Need to Quit - amzn.to/3at1yyk
Romancing the Beat - amzn.to/38rfc2C
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel - amzn.to/34pmNxl
Let's Get Publishing Series - amzn.to/2WvDKBP
Newsletter Ninja - amzn.to/3oPOXwx
Help! My Facebook Ads Suck - amzn.to/3as81IH
//A B O U T M E//
I write under the pen names Lyra Parish, and I am half of the USA Today Bestselling Duo. Kennedy Fox. However, I am no longer co-writing under the pseudonym. I've been involved in the indie publishing scene since 2011 and self-published my first romance novel in 2014. Since then, my solo books have been Top 100 on Amazon, and my co-written books under KF made the USA Today Bestseller List several times.
I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: bit.ly/3k8P6pa
I will be republishing them all again and documenting that journey right here on this channel. That should be happening in 2024.
//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 of writers, and it's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019!
groups/write10kinaday
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//2023 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E//
Cruel Beginnings (Dark Romance) - March - Released
Bless Your Heart (Small Town Romance) - June
Color Theory 3 Anthology - August
Cruel Boys (Dark Romance) - August
Valentine Texas Series #2 - August
Valentine Texas Series #3 - October
Cruel Girls (Dark Romance) - December
Also...I'm self-publishing my small-town romances in audio, German, French, and Italian.
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//S O C I A L M E D I A//
Tiktok→ / lyraparish
Instagram→ / lyraparish
Facebook→ / lyraparishauthor
Twitter→ / lyraparish
Email (business inquiries only)→ [e-mail]
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Scrivener - Application I use to write!
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Streamyard - Best Live Streaming Software! (get $10 off!)
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Flodesk - Newsletter Sender (get 50% off). It's easy to use + affordable!
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[@tanyabc]

This is incredibly generous of you guys. Thank you for answering my question!

[@TheCourtneyProject]

You’re so welcome! ❤😂

[@e_m_conley]

This was all great info; thank you! I'd love to connect with others to beta read for each other.

[@campwriter9289]

Thank you for this! It was so helpful and please make that beta reader group! (Honestly I’d be more than happy to pay someone) I’ve had no helpful feedback on my book , it’s so frustrating! Thanks again, you guys are the best😊

[@TheCourtneyProject]

I need to! Lol! A Brutal Beta Readers group would be so helpful. ❤️

[@crystalpackard4117]

Someone asked if there is a course for new authors about all the steps to self publish: Sarra Cannon's Publish and Thrive does this. How to upload books to the different platforms, how to market, long term goals, how to organize your time, etc. It's awesome.