Literary Lark

CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE! Writing a book is tough, especially if you're not a writing full-time like me. In this episode, I share my game plan for knocking out my next fantasy novel in 100 days--from original outline to published book on Amazon. Why 100 days? Well, I recently received a copy of […] The post Ep 12 – 100 Days to a Published Book appeared first on danieladorno.com.

It's the end of 2015 and this podcast episode is reflecting on what happened over the course of the year. Most of this episode looks at highs and lows throughout the year. Starting at the beginning of the year with my free ebook strategy and then finishing off the year with my first big giveaway […] The post Ep 11 – 2015 Year in Review Plus Rant! appeared first on danieladorno.com.

In this episode, I dive into three writing tools that will help you achieve success for NaNoWriMo. We’re just over a week out from the end of the writing month, so I’m a little late to the party. But if writing productivity is your aim these tools will always come in handy! Here are the […] The post Ep. 10 – 3 Tools to Help You During NaNoWriMo appeared first on danieladorno.com.

——— In this episode, I discuss three aspects of publishing books that indie authors must consider. First, writing book blurbs is a huge pain so I lay down some simple tips to optimize your book descriptions online for better sales. Additionally, I highly recommend authors check out Bryan Cohen’s book description service. He’s also […] The post Ep. 09 – Book Blurbs, Formatting Templates, and Stock Images appeared first on danieladorno.com.

In this episode, I cover everything I did to make sure my recent book launch on Amazon was a success. Hitting the top of the charts in two categories in less than a week was a surprise, but any author can have similar results by following the tips I share in the podcast. Here is […] The post Ep. 08 – Launching a Bestseller on Kindle appeared first on danieladorno.com.

On this episode of Literary Lark, we have two big developments for the podcast. We’ve got video and our first guest on the show! Emory Skwara joins me to discuss the benefits of Wattpad for indie authors as well as how to get your book featured on the site for maximum exposure. Among the […] The post Ep 07: What can Wattpad do for you? appeared first on danieladorno.com.

This week on Literary Lark, I discuss two separate avenues that allow authors to increase their exposure and grow their platform. If you spend any time on popular bloggers’ sites, you may already be familiar with the strategy of guest blogging (which I also touched on in this post). The value of being a […] The post Ep 06: Guest Blogging and Book Conventions appeared first on danieladorno.com.

Marketing is tough work and perhaps one of the big reasons many indie authors never really take off in sales or in growing their audience. On this week’s episode, I discuss how this aspect of building a sustainable author platform is one of the hardest things to do (I’m still grappling with this one!). Nevertheless, […] The post Episode 5: How to Market Your Book On A Shoestring Budget appeared first on danieladorno.com.

On this week’s episode of Literary Lark, I bring up the subject of editing and how important it is for your book to be polished and professional. There are numerous editing options available for independent authors including traditional editors or proofreaders who charge per word. This can get expensive if you have a long […] The post Ep 04: Editing Your Book and The Appeal of Novellas appeared first on danieladorno.com.

On this week’s episode, we continue to the next step after finishing your manuscript, which is choosing a publishing path. I outline three paths that are open to you once your book is ready to be set loose in the world: the traditional publishing, independent publishing, and do-nothing paths. Many authors will gravitate to […] The post Episode 03 – First Steps to Publishing your Book, part 2 appeared first on danieladorno.com.

On this episode of Literary Lark, we discuss the first things aspiring authors need to do on their journey to publishing a book. The first part is obvious: writing a book! I’ll share some tips I’ve learned on my path to completing a manuscript including: setting a schedule for writing, becoming disciplined, and dealing with discouragement […] The post Episode 02 – First Steps to Publishing Your Book, part 1 appeared first on danieladorno.com.

Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast, Literary Lark! I created this podcast as a means to discuss trends in indie publishing, speculative fiction, processes for writing, and basically anything related to writing. In this first episode I introduce the scope of the podcast and cover that topic of book cover art creation […] The post Episode 01 – The Importance of Book Cover Art appeared first on danieladorno.com.