<aside> 💡 Written by Sami Valentine, urban fantasy author. Find out more at samivalentine.com.
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TLDR Summary: I'm a newbie author without a backlist who has been building their author platform since September. I attempted a rapid release of the first 3 books in an Urban Fantasy series over three months into KU.
So how did it go? The title sums it up but let's dig into it.
August
Finished first book and reader magnet novelette then set up an author website, mailing list sequence, and social media pages. Note: I already wrote the first draft of a whole prequel series to this book so I had a firm grasp on many of the characters and world building with a detailed outline of the series arcs so it made writing books 2 and 3 faster than book 1 or the prequels.
September
Started list building and writing book 2
October - (48 paid units - $20)
Did a bunch of group promos on book funnel then published the reader magnet short on amazon
November - (143 paid units - $278)
Published first book with soft launch based on newsletter swaps