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Your Life As An Author PROMPT
Another great visualization prompt... picture the life you want to be living as the royalties come in! 👇PROMPT TEMPLATE: Create an inspiring, lifestyle-focused image of an author [𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆] while their books are still selling in the background. Show the author in [𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] looking [𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱]. Include subtle visual cues that their books are generating sales, such as [𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 / 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 / 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 / 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻]. The overall feeling should communicate 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿. Style: [𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 / 𝗰𝗼𝘇𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 / 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 / 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 / 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹-𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲]. Lighting should feel [𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 / 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 / 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 / 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿]. Make it visually appealing and motivational.
Your Life As An Author PROMPT
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Couldn’t decide if I wanted to be hiking at one of my favorite mountains in Vegas or chilling at a Beach House in Carlsbad…
WE HAVE A TIE! 🏆
Well, this is something I definitely didn’t see coming! 😂 Our August Referral Race officially ended in a TIE between @Jen Pm and @Dr. Shermnae Jones — with 76 referrals EACH! 🤯👏 I absolutely love how competitive this race became, and more importantly, how many new people were introduced to our community because members were willing to share it. So… I’m not breaking the tie. They BOTH win! 🎉 Each of these ladies will receive a 7-day pinned post here in the community where they can highlight their books, community, business, or anything else they’d like more visibility on. Huge congratulations to both of you!! 🥳 And thank you to EVERYONE who participated in August’s referral race. Every single referral helped this community grow and played a part in the momentum we’re seeing right now. ❤️ Drop a congratulations below for our TWO August Referral Race winners!
WE HAVE A TIE! 🏆
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Well done @Dr. Shermnae Jones & @Jen Pm!!
📹 This Type of Video Could Help SELL Your Book
One thing authors often overlook when marketing their books is 𝗨𝗚𝗖 — 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. UGC is essentially someone sharing their personal experience or opinion about your book. It feels conversational, authentic, and much less like a polished advertisement. Take these two videos I recently created for 𝗠𝗼𝗺, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿 and 𝗗𝗮𝗱, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿 by @Mun-Won Chang Instead of simply saying, “Here’s a great book, go buy it,” I’m able to: 👉 Physically show the book 👉 Flip through the pages 👉 Point out details I genuinely liked 👉 Explain who I think would enjoy it 👉 Talk about why it would make a great gift That gives a potential buyer something a product description alone can't always provide: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀. And here's where this gets REALLY interesting for Amazon authors... You can't simply upload your own marketing video wherever you want on your Amazon book listing. However, eligible creators in the 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 can create shoppable videos, tag the products featured, and Amazon may place those videos on relevant product detail pages. That means someone who is already on Amazon considering your book could potentially see a real person holding it, showing the inside, and talking about their experience with it. 👀 That can be incredibly powerful at the point of purchase. Amazon specifically says approved influencer videos may be discovered on relevant product detail pages once the influencer qualifies for on-site placements. 👉 If you want a UGC style video for your book. ORDER ONE HERE FOR $50 💡 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗣: Don't just think about getting reviews. Think about getting your book into the hands of people who can actually CREATE CONTENT around it. A good UGC-style video gives you something visual, personal, and persuasive that can help a shopper go from:
📹 This Type of Video Could Help SELL Your Book
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14 #1 rankings across 8 countries ($0 ad spend) 🌍
Launched my non-fiction book on August 26th and ran KDP Select free days starting the 29th. I went through the storefronts one by one to see where it actually landed—and it went further than I ever expected. The Geographic Breakdown: - United States: #1 Chronic Pain · #1 Pain Management · #1 New Age Mental & Spiritual Healing (peak #655 overall free Kindle store) - United Kingdom: #1 Disorders & Diseases · #1 Alternative Medicine · #1 Spiritual Self-Help - Germany: #1 Mental & Spiritual Healing · #1 Pain Management · #1 Self-Help for Spirituality - Australia: #1 Sacred Self-Help · #1 Pain Management · #1 New Age Mental & Spiritual Healing - Canada: #1 Chronic Pain · #1 Mental & Spiritual Healing - Netherlands: Peak #172 overall free Kindle store (my best rank of the whole run!) - India: #2 Spiritual Self-Help · #3 Personal Health eBooks - Mexico: #4 Health & Family (Foreign Language) 14 #1 rankings · 9 distinct categories · 8 countries · $0 ad spend. (Full transparency: these are the free charts, not paid—a smaller mountain, and I'd rather state that clearly than let anyone assume otherwise. But hundreds of readers now have the book in places I never would have thought to target.) Final Hours: The book is still 100% FREE on Kindle until midnight PDT tonight: 👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HF2RBHWX Healing Isn't Your Job is about my 38 years living with chronic illness, and what shifted when I finally stopped using the mind to fight for wellness. (No Kindle device needed—you can read it on any phone or laptop via the free app). Good luck to everyone launching this month!
14 #1 rankings across 8 countries ($0 ad spend) 🌍
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Congrats! 14x International #1 Seller!! 🥳
⚠️ LIMITED TIME: Publishing & Marketing Training
I just uploaded a brand-new training on publishing + marketing your book on Amazon KDP — and there are a few BIG updates inside that I’ve been waiting to show you. 👀 I’m also revealing some of the new tools I’ve created to help you actually move forward with your book instead of getting stuck somewhere between the idea, publishing, and marketing stages. 🎁 And YES... there’s a giveaway. You’ll need to watch the training to find out how to enter and what you could win. ⚠️ This training is only staying up for 7 DAYS and will be removed on September 8th. Watch it while you have access. 👇
⚠️ LIMITED TIME: Publishing & Marketing Training
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Writer, Husband, Father, USAF Veteran. I love God, Growth, Gratitude, and dry humor. Author of “Husband On Purpose” & “Smile When You Poop.”

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