Episode 175 - Lessons Learned as an Author Podcaster and YouTuber with M.K. Williams and Matty Dalrymple
February 28, 2023
M.K. Williams and I talk about LESSONS LEARNED AS AN AUTHOR PODCASTER AND YOUTUBER, including the importance of putting your own spin on your offering, bringing a mindset of plenty, leveraging a patronage model, starting out as if you have an audience of thousands, the importance of not planning for lightning in a bottle but also not undervaluing what you’ve achieved.
This interview was initially recorded for M.K.’s Author Your Ambition YouTube channel, and she graciously gave me the okay to share it here on The Indy Author Podcast as well.
This interview was initially recorded for M.K.’s Author Your Ambition YouTube channel, and she graciously gave me the okay to share it here on The Indy Author Podcast as well.
M.K. Williams had one simple goal: she needed more time to write her own books. After self-publishing two novels, she found herself spending more time answering questions from aspiring authors than working on her next manuscript. Out of necessity, Author Your Ambition was born. Since 2015 she has written and self-published her own collection of books and helped dozens of authors on their independent publishing journey through a series of videos, books, and courses.
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"I think if I was giving advice to anybody, I would say do your research. but also I'm glad I didn't do any research. I just kind of went in blind. I'm glad I started small. I started with low expectations. I wish I would have looked into how to optimize better first and really had a better understanding of how do I make sure the people who are asking me questions find this?" —M.K. Williams
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Links
M.K.'s Links:
M.K.'s Author Your Ambition YouTube channel
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/1mkwilliams/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1mkwilliams/
Past Podcast appearances:
Episode 170 - Creating a Winning Workbook with M.K. Williams
Episode 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators: NOT the Usual Suspects with M. K. Williams
Episode 071 - The Provider Side of Author Services with MK Williams
Episode 082 - Perspectives on Writer's Block
Matty's Links:
Affiliate links
Events
M.K.'s Author Your Ambition YouTube channel
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/1mkwilliams/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1mkwilliams/
Past Podcast appearances:
Episode 170 - Creating a Winning Workbook with M.K. Williams
Episode 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators: NOT the Usual Suspects with M. K. Williams
Episode 071 - The Provider Side of Author Services with MK Williams
Episode 082 - Perspectives on Writer's Block
Matty's Links:
Affiliate links
Events
I hope you enjoyed my conversation with M.K.! Is starting a podcast or a YouTube channel on your creative bucket list? If yes, what part of our conversation surprised you the most? If not, did our conversation make you consider it?
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However, it's valuable for me to know that you were looking for it! If you miss the transcript, please click here to drop me a note!
If you'd like to become a patron of The Indy Author, please click here.
When AI transcription improves to the point that it doesn't require the time and expense of a human edit, or once my earnings from the podcast enable me to cover the costs of a human editing, I will resume that offering!