How I Made a Children's Book Without Paying Anyone!

📖 Find my BOOK here: https://amzn.to/4bDVLBV

Have you ever wanted to be an Author, but felt like getting a normal publisher was just unattainable?
Well good news, Friend! We live in the age of Amazon KDP, a completely free way to to publish books and possibly reach millions of readers!

The process might seem a little daunting at first. I sure can attest to it- I just published my very 1st Children's Book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing!

This video is a full and transparent recounting of my personal experience doing everything myself! If you're an aspiring Author OR Illustrator, this video is for you!
This includes How To's on the following:
Market Research, Writing the book, ILLUSTRATING the book, publishing, AND marketing! Woofta!

I include many helpful tips, and share what I learned along the way.
I've done my best to make helpful timestamps so you can easily find what you're looking for. ❤️

Much Love,
Ember 🔥

🛠️ Gear Used👇:

👓Blue Light Glasses: https://amzn.to/3Vf2TQr
🖋️Drawing Tablet: https://amzn.to/45Pk4KG
📷My Camera: https://amzn.to/3P2ajU5
🎙️Podcast Microphone: https://amzn.to/3T9qL7w
🔭Tripod: https://amzn.to/4cv0uHf
💡Light: https://amzn.to/4eulf7r
🗃️Memory Card: https://amzn.to/3KNzR4f

↑ Above are my Amazon Affiliate links. If you buy something after clicking on them, I could get a very small earnings from Amazon. How cool is that!?
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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🌟Time Stamps:
0:00 -Intro
0:50 - Picking What Kind of Book
2:14 - Choosing a Target Audience
4:20 - Set Realistic Deadlines
5:28 - Writing the Book
6:15 - Book Size
6:54 - Sketches
7:32 - Painting in Krita
10:03 -Tips for Illustration Phase
13:00 - Cover & Front/Back Matter
13:59 - Noob Mistake #1: Bleed Size
15:12 - Uploading Manuscript Issues
17:38 - First Proof
20:25 - Noob Mistake #2: Calibrate Monitor
21:15 - Noob Mistake #3: CYMK
23:18 - Ebook
23:53 - Second proof
27:23 - Finally Published
28:00 - Marketing
30:36 - Reviews
31:31 - Day Dreaming

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