Zara Keane's guest appearances

Zara Keane

The Smarty Pants Book Marketing Podcast

Books Cubed: Interviews, Raves, & Reads

Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

Joanna Penn

Cecelia Mecca

Kevin Tumlinson

Kirsten Oliphant

Krystal Shannan

David Gaughran

Audrey Hughey

Michael Anderle

Chris Fox

Sacha Black

Orna Ross

Jami Albright

Linda Poitevin

Craig Martelle

Monica Leonelle

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Episode 037 / Cozy mystery author Zara Keane shares how changing genres allowed her to write to her strengths. We also delve into nurturing our newsletters, chatbots, and selling direct.   Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com. Intro links:    In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:  Why finishing that first book is so important How our writing processes change and evolve and how we can’t pin down a single system and replicate it again and again Why trying to do it all is a mistake and the importance of filtering advice How Zara moved from romance to cozy mystery Zara’s “experiment budget” and her attitude to testing Writing to your strengths--writing in a genre that lets you use your natural talents to their fullest Nurturing your newsletter Filtering readers who find you through a promotion Using a serial novella in your newsletter Using content themes to guide content creation for newsletter Zara’s recommendations for getting started with chatbots Benefits of selling direct with Payhip and Bookfunnel: flash sales, coupons, and built-in discounting How Zara created a Christmas in July, promoted it to her newsletter, which gave her a financial return on par with a Bookbub featured deal   Genres discussed include cozy mystery, romance, and romantic suspense.  Links:  Zara Keane RWA NaNoWriMo Bookbub  WIKT Interview with C.C. Hunter How to Outline a Cozy Mystery Newsletter Ninja Mailer Lite Flo Desk Support the show

Episode 037 / Cozy mystery author Zara Keane shares how changing genres allowed her to write to her strengths. We also delve into nurturing our newsletters, chatbots, and selling direct. Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WIKT Facebook group</a>! You can find show notes and links at <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wishidknownforwriters.com</a>. Intro links:  In this podcast episode, you’ll discover: <ul> <li>Why finishing that first book is so important</li> <li>How our writing processes change and evolve and how we can’t pin down a single system and replicate it again and again</li> <li>Why trying to do it all is a mistake and the importance of filtering advice</li> <li>How Zara moved from romance to cozy mystery</li> <li>Zara’s “experiment budget” and her attitude to testing</li> <li>Writing to your strengths--writing in a genre that lets you use your natural talents to their fullest</li> <li>Nurturing your newsletter</li> <li>Filtering readers who find you through a promotion</li> <li>Using a serial novella in your newsletter</li> <li>Using content themes to guide content creation for newsletter</li> <li>Zara’s recommendations for getting started with chatbots</li> <li>Benefits of selling direct with Payhip and Bookfunnel: flash sales, coupons, and built-in discounting</li> <li>How Zara created a Christmas in July, promoted it to her newsletter, which gave her a financial return on par with a Bookbub featured deal </li> </ul> Genres discussed include cozy mystery, romance, and romantic suspense.  Links:  <a href="https://zarakeane.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zara Keane</a> <a href="https://www.rwa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RWA</a> <a href="https://nanowrimo.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NaNoWriMo</a> <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/welcome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookbub</a> <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/030-c-c-hunter-on-blending-genres/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WIKT Interview with C.C. Hunter</a> <a href="http://www.sararosett.com/cozy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Outline a Cozy Mystery</a> <a href="https://books2read.com/u/31qwJM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletter Ninja</a> <a href="https://www.mailerlite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mailer Lite</a> <a href="https://flodesk.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flo Desk</a> <a href="https://www.sararosett.com/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Zara Keane on Nurturing Your Newsletter

Good Adventures, This week, I'm chatting with Irish author Zara Keane. Cozies, Irish history, time travel, and more.  Comment over on our YouTube Channel.  Links: Learn more about Zara over on her website. https://zarakeane.com What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find me here. https://melissabanczak.com See you next time. Go read a good book! Melissa

Good Adventures, This week, I'm chatting with Irish author Zara Keane. Cozies, Irish history, time travel, and more.  <a href="https://youtu.be/xEkQEldzKww" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comment </a>over on our YouTube Channel.  Links: Learn more about Zara over on her website. <a href="https://zarakeane.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://zarakeane.com</a> What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find me here. <a href="https://melissabanczak.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://melissabanczak.com</a> See you next time. Go read a good book! Melissa

USA Today Best Selling Cozy & Romance Author Zara Keane

In this week's episode we interview one of our favorite indie authors, Zara Keane. She knows her book marketing. You won't want to miss. Show Notes &amp; Links -Zara shares her tips for success with Amazon Marketing Service ads. -How to build a successful review team. Learn how to vet your reviewers for a higher success rate. -How and why Zara cut back on her social media marketing. -Tips on handling email marketing for multiple genre writers. -Why you should get friendly with failure. Links (Just click 'em):  Link to Zara's reader review form (hat tip to J A Huss) Link to the JA Huss Perfect Year book marketing series on YouTube Link to Chris' author-recommended Facebook class  Link to Zara's website Link to Zara's Facebook page

In this week's episode we interview one of our favorite indie authors, Zara Keane. She knows her book marketing. You won't want to miss. Show Notes &amp; Links -Zara shares her tips for success with Amazon Marketing Service ads. -How to build a successful review team. Learn how to vet your reviewers for a higher success rate. -How and why Zara cut back on her social media marketing. -Tips on handling email marketing for multiple genre writers. -Why you should get friendly with failure. Links (Just click 'em): <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ9QZbhYZ-LVq3ENqAZqY-wUX0m9xCzlOktfly-zK5a5TZ_Q/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Link to Zara's reader review form (hat tip to J A Huss)</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N71mbQcnl5A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to the JA Huss Perfect Year book marketing series on YouTube</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/2w7IMbJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Chris' author-recommended Facebook class </a> <a href="https://zarakeane.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Zara's website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zara.keane.79" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Zara's Facebook page</a>

Episode 63- Indie Author Zara Keane Shares Her Book Marketing Secrets