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Olivia Hayle on Reader-Centric Books and Promotion

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Episode 152 / Olivia Hayle, author of contemporary romance, joins us this week to discuss how her shift to focusing on what her readers want in both her writing and her promotion helped her author career.

Oliva’s website: http://oliviahayle.com

💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode! https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support

Show notes:

  • How Olivia learned about branding and applied it to her stories as well as her covers, titles, and book page
  • How she writes in the same sub-genre without getting bored
  • Why writing is all about crafting an experience for your reader
  • The question she asks herself about each book, “Do the readers want it?”
  • Downhill vs. uphill marketing
  • How Olivia thinks like her reader in storytelling, newsletters, and bonus content
  • How authors can build in “fail-safes” into books to make sure you can end a series if it’s not performing
  • How Oliva’s wide audio is a way to reach new readers while her ebooks are in KU

✨ Support Wish I’d Known Then

If the podcast has helped you and provided value to you and you’d like to give back, become a supporter! (https://www.SaraRosett.com/support)

We’ll give you a shoutout in a future episode.

Learn more here: https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support

More links:

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast

Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/launchplan

Sara’s Book Release Timeline Checklist https://www.sararosett.com/timeline

Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5

Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/

Support the show

🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices
❤️ Jami’s books
https://amzn.to/3wSraA5
🔎 Sara’s books
https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/
📚 Sara’s
How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/
The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes
https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing

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Episode 152 / Olivia Hayle, author of contemporary romance, joins us this week to discuss how her shift to focusing on what her readers want in both her writing and her promotion helped her author career.

Oliva’s website: http://oliviahayle.com

💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode! https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support

Show notes:

  • How Olivia learned about branding and applied it to her stories as well as her covers, titles, and book page
  • How she writes in the same sub-genre without getting bored
  • Why writing is all about crafting an experience for your reader
  • The question she asks herself about each book, “Do the readers want it?”
  • Downhill vs. uphill marketing
  • How Olivia thinks like her reader in storytelling, newsletters, and bonus content
  • How authors can build in “fail-safes” into books to make sure you can end a series if it’s not performing
  • How Oliva’s wide audio is a way to reach new readers while her ebooks are in KU

✨ Support Wish I’d Known Then

If the podcast has helped you and provided value to you and you’d like to give back, become a supporter! (https://www.SaraRosett.com/support)

We’ll give you a shoutout in a future episode.

Learn more here: https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support

More links:

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast

Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/launchplan

Sara’s Book Release Timeline Checklist https://www.sararosett.com/timeline

Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5

Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/

Support the show

🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices
❤️ Jami’s books
https://amzn.to/3wSraA5
🔎 Sara’s books
https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/
📚 Sara’s
How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/
The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes
https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing

  continue reading

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