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Monica Leonelle

Go Wide, Grow Wide — A New Author Community with Books, Workbooks, Training, and More

For wide authors, wide-curious authors, and anyone interested in direct book sales

3 min readMay 31, 2022

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Go Wide, Grow Wide — A New Author Community with Books, Workbooks, Training, and More

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Monica Leonelle

Spotify Launches Audiobooks

How authors will get paid for them.

4 min readSep 7, 2022

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Spotify Launches Audiobooks

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Monica Leonelle

Why New Authors Can’t Ignore What Google Play Books is Building

The company has all the resources to compete with Amazon. Now it has a reason to as well.

6 min readJul 6, 2022

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Why New Authors Can’t Ignore What Google Play Books is Building

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Monica Leonelle

Why Brandon Sanderson’s Second Kickstarter Did 4.5x Better Than His First One

Six Lessons Any Author Can Apply to Their Campaign Design

11 min readMar 22, 2022

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Why Brandon Sanderson’s Second Kickstarter Did 4.5x Better Than His First One

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Monica Leonelle

What Should I Use as My Reason For Raising Money on Kickstarter?

What an author should state as their “reason why I’m fundraising”

6 min readOct 18, 2021

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What Should I Use as My Reason For Raising Money on Kickstarter?

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Monica Leonelle

What Authors Should Know About Their Rights When Serializing Their Content

Your intellectual property has value. Be sure you understand your rights.

7 min readJul 15, 2021

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What Authors Should Know About Their Rights When Serializing Their Content

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Monica Leonelle

Why Social Media Marketing Will Become More Important in a Fiction App World

What to do when you can’t advertise your content.

6 min readJul 13, 2021

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Why Social Media Marketing Will Become More Important in a Fiction App World

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Monica Leonelle

How Wide Authors are Marketing Their Serialized Fiction

Hint: They are thinking like comics creators.

5 min readJul 13, 2021

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How Wide Authors are Marketing Their Serialized Fiction

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Monica Leonelle

Independent Authors are Still Underestimating Serialized Fiction

Here’s what you need to know.

5 min readJul 13, 2021

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Independent Authors are Still Underestimating Serialized Fiction

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Monica Leonelle

Kindle Vella is Soft Launching

Early screenshots from the Kindle iOS app

6 min readJul 13, 2021

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Kindle Vella is Soft Launching

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