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Indie Author Book Rescue

Book Rescue

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Success Starts Here (11:29)
The Power of Influence and Persuasion
Sound Bites
The Critical Cut
Contradictions
If You Need More Help Read This!

Branding

Protecting Your Brand (5:54)
Maintaining Consistency (5:35)
Cover Testing (7:20)

Know Your Numbers

Introduction
Net, Net, Net
List Launch v Ads Launch
The Million Dollar Income
Comparing the Million Dollar ROI
Your Actual Advertising Budget
Super Simple Budget (2:46)
Why You Need to Click-Track
Simple EOM Tally
Quantifying Time (3:28)
Quantifying Time: Efficiency with AI (5:56)

Reverse Engineer Riveting Fiction [ manual version ]

Introduction
Unlimited Inspiration for Outlining (4:11)
The Time Summary PDF (3:01)
The 4 Quarters (7:25)
11 Words to Plot like a PRO (4:05)
The Outline Sheet (2:38)
Summarizing the Summary (0:47)
Creating the Basic Outline (7:20)
Basic Outline - Deadlines (4:16)
Basic Outline - More on Deadlines (2:24)
Plot Conflict Crisis (3:39)
A New Outline (3:11)
A New Outline in Romance (4:48)
Pace and Heartbeat (1:20)
Outlining Individual Sections (3:18)
Word Count and Chapters (3:02)
Moving Sections (1:10)
Final Words for Riveting Fiction 1
Next Level: Better than the Best (2:37)
Next Level: Introduction (3:29)
Next Level: Unlock Writer's Block (2:08)
Next Level: Reading Fiction (2:47)
Next Level: Trust and Belief (4:05)
Next Level: Working Backwards (5:37)
Next Level: Hiding Stuff (4:05)
Next Level: Prior History Reveal (2:26)
Next Level: What Happens to Make a Change (4:17)
Next Level: Breaking Bad Revisited (7:57)
Next Level: Jesse's Death Walk (4:49)
Next Level: A Twisted Romance (8:57)
Next Level: Final Words (1:48)

AI for Authors

Introduction to AI Writing (8:15)
Is ChatGPT Enough?
Plotter Pantser Plotser Pantter
Team Conversation (9:31)

Draft a Book in a Day

Let's Talk About Speed First
Blah Blah Blah
Character Profiles
No Clue, No Worries (2:41)
Draft Outline (4:28)
Initial Blurb
Creating the Character Profiles (0:38)
The Big 3 (3:14)
Writing the Scenes and the Chapters (5:56)
Your Creative Reference Pages
The Anywhere Draft

Vellum for Plotting, Planning and More

Introduction
A Quick Draft (5:56)
The Other Essential Files (3:08)
Pantsing with Vellum (1:46)

Procrastinators and Perfectionists Paradise

Headspace
Watch What You Say
Don't Go Looking for Stop Signs
Making Decisions: Part 1
Making Decisions: Part 2

AI Version - Reverse Engineer Riveting Fiction

AI Bestsellers for Authors (Processing The Gold)
Overview: OLD and the NEW (8:34)
Fifty Shades of Secretary (3:49)
It's a Crime (3:34)
Plot Ideas from Anywhere (1:56)

The NEW AI: How to Succeed with Short Reads

Do People Read Short Stories?
AI Your Way to Short Story Serial Success
Let's Take this a Step Further
Short Story Serials for Sales
Short Story Serials for Subscribers
Shorter Shorts for Special Occasions (2:14)
Start Short Go Big
Shorts for Any Genre
Flash Fiction
Continuation Hooks
Continuation Hooks EXAMPLE

Dead Easy Dialogue

Story Structures

Changing It Up With ChatGPT

Quick Fiction Fixes
Pulling Them All Together

What ChatGPT Can Do For You

Introduction to TEAM ChatGPT
Collaborator
Assistant
Plotter
Brainstormer
Editor
Researcher
Muse
Sounding Board
Motivator
Idea Generator
World Builder
Dialogue Enhancer
Character Developer
Structure Advisor
Feedback Provider
Writing Coach
Genre Consultant
Revision Aid
Inspiration Source
Continuity Checker
Language Polisher
Fact-checker
Title Suggester
Synopsis Crafter

Best Seller Rankings

Why Best Seller Lists Matter
What Does it Take? (1:12)
Pulsing Facebook Ads for Best Sellers (2:55)

Meta Ads for Authors

Click-Tracking Mastery

The Bare Necessity
The Importance of Click-Tracking
What is Click-Tracking?
Click-Tracking: What to Test
Click-Tracking: Budget and Time
The Two Types of Click-Tracking
BookFunnel Account: Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up
Bookfunnel Click-Tracking Magnets
Bookfunnel Click-Tracking Data
Bookfunnel Click-Tracking: Where It Excels
Amazon Attribution Introduction
Amazon Attribution: Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up
Amazon Attribution: When to Make Decisions
Amazon Attribution: What It Revealed
Click-Tracking: Age Range Test
Click-Tracking: Making Wrong Age Range Decision

Blurbs: Where the ROI Happens

Introduction
The Bare Necessity
The Purpose of the Blurb
The Tagline
Character and Conflict
Swipe for Success
A ChatGPT Blurb
Soft-Sell Call to Action
AIDA
Read More
Your Book Preview
Social Proof

Keep Your Customers

Introduction
The Snowball Effect
Let's Do the Snowball Numbers
Culling
Database Before Followers
Who Says Freebie Lists Don't Work?
Running With The Bulls
Always be Building Your List
The Heart of the Business
Email List Security
Some Subscribers Need a Nudge
Say Hello

Magnets and Shorts

Introduction
The Bare Necessity
When You Only Have One Book
Advanced SS Magnet Data Collection
A Trilogy Funnel (4:27)
Reader Money Magnets
Brand Money Magnets
Go Big
Slash and Earn

How to Succeed with Kindle Short Reads

Introduction
The Coffee Book Readers (3:16)
The Value of Words (7:13)
Better Branding (3:01)
Unequal Word Count (5:23)
Reverse Launch (4:49)
Keyword Targeting (2:25)
Category Targeting
Newsletters (3:29)
List Building Launch (4:07)
Paid List Magnets (3:57)
The Money Pyramid (4:16)
Collaboration Opportunities (4:34)
More Collaboration (1:50)
Co-Authoring (3:19)
Cloning (2:39)

Breathing New Life into Old Books

Introduction
Covers: Images, Titles, Fonts & Colors
Write Better Blurbs
Wide or KU
Leaving Money on the Table
Changing Genres with Simple Rewrites
Multi Genre Series of Old Books
Pricing Books in KU
Should You Go Wide?

EXTRAS

Recommended Resources
Step-by-Step Guide to Create a ChatGPT Account
Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up a MidJourney Account
Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up a Facebook Advertising Account
Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up an Amazon KDP Account

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