Today, I’m excited and pleased to pass over my blog to author, Emma Bennet to discuss starting her YouTube channel. Over to you, Emma.
Starting My YouTube Channel
Being an author is without a doubt the best job in the whole wide world, but it is a job in an industry which has changed very rapidly in recent years and is showing no signs of stopping – only recently Kindle Vella has emerged as a brand new, and very exciting opportunity for example.
There’s a huge amount of information for writers to keep up to date with nowadays, particularly if you’re an independent or hybrid author, like me.
Over the last few years, I’ve self-published some of my contemporary romance novels while others were taken on by traditional publishers. I’m extremely lucky to be able to do this, and it’s a career which simply wouldn’t have been available to me, or at least as readily available to me, even ten years ago.
Being a hybrid author means that I get all the advantages of having a toe in two parts of the publishing industry, such as the fact that my publisher spends money marketing the books I publish with them, and the higher royalties and control I have over the books I publish myself. However, there are also some disadvantages, and one of those is having to negotiate and understand twice as much as an author who is either traditionally or independently published.
I’ve learnt a huge amount over my years as an author, and am continuing to learn. Sometimes I haven’t found it easy to quickly find the information I need – I don’t want to have to wade through a four thousand word blog full of so many ads it won’t load on my laptop, or watch an hour-long tutorial. Working by yourself can also make you feel like you’re the only person experiencing the things you are, and alone in dealing with the problems and issues a lot of authors face. And so, I decided to start a YouTube channel to help other writers with these difficulties.
My aim is to provide support, advice and encouragement to aspiring as well as veteran writers. I’ll be sharing my own publishing journey as well as plenty of short (and to-the-point) how-to videos, book recommendations (particularly books on the craft of writing), and generally letting you know that I’m just as weird as you and things like weird clauses in a contract you don’t understand, and Amazon messing up formatting your paperback happens to the best of us!
My channel can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJKt8kmDXrWQAGkTV1VHMQ
I’d absolutely love it if you would subscribe if you find my content interesting!
My books can be found in ebook and paperback formats on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Bennet/e/B00DK8SSE4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1647886138&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Williams/e/B08J3ZMMKY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1647886115&sr=8-1
And Amazon.co.uk if you’re based in the UK:
https://www.facebook.com/emmabennetwriter
https://www.instagram.com/romanceemma/
https://twitter.com/romanceemma
https://www.tiktok.com/@emmabennetromance?lang=en
Author biography
Emma grew up and lived in London, before falling in love and moving to Wales to marry her own hero. Emma now lives with her husband, 4 children, and many animals a few miles outside of a small Welsh market town. She can often be found in rivers attempting to control two overexcited chocolate labradors.
Seven charming romances are currently available from the Amazon bestselling authoress:
Number 1 Australian kindle bestseller, ‘His Secret Daughter’, is the heart-rending story of Iris, a woman falling in love with the father of her child. The only problem is she never told him they had a daughter.
The beautiful landscape around her home gave Emma the inspiration for ‘The Green Hills of Home’, a tale of love and duty in which country girl Gwen struggles to save her family home and avoid her feelings for her handsome, suave new boss. Is he quite all he seems?
‘Snowed in for her Wedding Day’ is a novella picking up Gwen’s story as her wedding day approaches, but with terrible weather, and an absent groom, will she have the happy ending she so deserves?
‘Just Desserts’ is a novella about confused chef Leah, who’s falling for her handsome French co-worker Jean-Claude, but meant to be marrying to Dan in just a few weeks! Who will she choose?
‘Her Perfect Hero’ was released in July 2015 as ‘I Need a Hero’, it’s a lovely comic romantic read for anyone who’s ever searched for Mr Right (and failed to find him!). Despair of Bronte, a romance writer, incapable of spotting when the perfect man is right next door! Full of horses, country houses and dentists, just beware of the foul-tempered cat Mr Darcy!
‘Starstruck’, proves that falling in love with a rock star is harder than you’d think! When newly divorced Kate finds school friend, now super famous rock star Joseph Wild, on her doorstep, her whole quiet, ordinary life is thrown into disarray. Is the attraction between them enough to make up for all the hurdles they have to cross if they want to be together?
Latest release, ‘Her Sister’s Baby’ is a beautiful and emotional story about grief, the promises we make and finding love in the most unexpected of places.
Emma likes (in no particular order): cake, books, Cary Grant films, prosecco, chocolate, guinea pigs, knitting, quilting and happily ever afters!
Thanks for popping over Emma Bennet. I’ve subscribed to her channel, have you?
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