Advice for Aspiring Authors & Self-Publishers

About this video

Dale Roberts compiles advice for aspiring authors and self-publishers from guests he says he has interviewed over the past eight years — more than 150 guests including company representatives, social-media influencers and newer indie authors — all answering the same closing question. The advice varies widely: set small daily goals and bank one small victory a day; go wide and use each platform for what it does best; keep writing and putting work out because skill, readers and ideas compound; read critically in your own genre to learn why selling books sell before deciding where to depart from convention; get early readers for objective feedback; do not give up on book one, because a career snowballs book by book; use author notes to point readers to where they can find and discuss your books; just create and publish instead of letting perfectionism or ’not good enough’ thinking block you, then improve from feedback; follow one formula and one niche for about a year rather than scattering across fiction, non-fiction and low-content; trust your own process and filter advice to what fits you; and let your personality show through your books.

Key takeaways

• Bank one small victory every day — small daily progress compounds into a large catalogue over time
• Go wide across platforms, using each for what it does best, instead of relying on a single platform
• Read critically in your target genre and study why selling books sell before breaking their conventions
• Pick one niche and one method and commit for about a year instead of scattering across book types
• Publish imperfect work and improve from feedback rather than waiting for perfection

Episode details: published July 6, 2024 · 28:05 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

← Previous: Are You Using These Banned KDP Keywords? · Next: ISBN Not Working on Amazon? Do THIS! →

All Dale L. Roberts videos · Dale L. Roberts profile · Dale L. Roberts on YouTube