

Hosted by Alycia Carosella · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 29 episodes
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Join me while I talk about everything book and publishing related. I will be talking about my tips and tricks from my years of self publishing. I'm a self published romance author and want to share my experience in hopes of helping others join the writing community. I'll also be talking about anything and everything bookish. Do you have a favorite book you want to talk about? Are you an author and want to share your tips? Let's talk books and writing.
Alycia Carosella hosts Bookbum Diaries, a arts show with 29 episodes published.


Looking to go wide with your books? On this episode I dive into what it takes to go wide with your books.

We have all heard of YouTube, but how can you use it to market your books?

Have you heard of Canva? You have now! This app is a game changer and I'll tell you why.

Marketing draining the life out of you? Join me while I talk about scheduling your posts and planning ahead. We will dive into Meta Business Suites and how much of a game changer this will be for your schedule.

Draft2Digital has change so let's dive into what is changing. Join me for a little update to stay in the loop.

Let's talk about another way to spread your reach and to make more royalties. We will dive into what a consignment agreement is and how it will help you get your books into more stores.

Did someone say another free publishing platform? We will talk about the benefits of adding this to your rotation of publishing platforms.

It's officially 2026! Let's talk about goals and how you're going to set yourself up to achieve them.

Happy Holidays everyone! Just wanted to check in and update on what I'm doing. How writing is going and to make sure you are having a wonderful holiday.

When should you release your next book? Let's dive into how to set up your release schedule.

Let's talk about book series. What goes into writing a series? Is it the best fit for you or are you more of a standalone writer.

Let's do a little update. I've switched a few programs and have a new plan for 2026. Let's talk about why and what I'm using instead.

Just want to check in to see how you are doing and talk about writing style. Do you put yourself into your book characters?

Let's talk about monthly revenue. On today's episode were going to talk about Patreon and how it may be a good fit if you need a little boost in income.

Today were going to dive deep into marketing. We will talk about Canva and how visual presentation is important when paired with trending audio.

Let's talk about how to gain buzz for your book prior to it's release. Today were going to talk about how to create a trusted team to help promote your books for free.

Today were going to talk about trigger warnings. What are they and why are they needed in books. The topics that should be covered, and some topics that may not need to be covered in your warning.

What are ISBNs and why are they important? Today we will talk about where we can get ISBNs and why sometimes the free option may not always be the better option.

On today's episode we will be touching base on copyright. How much it cost and why it's important to protect your work.
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