My author journey: How I sell books and grow my community

In this video, I'm sharing with you my author journey, from before my first book was written, through to now, four books and tens of thousands of sales later. I've never sat down and just talked about my full journey, the ups and downs, and the learnings I've had along the way, so I hope you enjoy this chatty episode! RESOURCES MENTIONED & HOW I CAN HELP YOU! THE CREATIVE'S CONTENT CLUB: Want hands-on marketing support, social media templates and content ideas, marketing masterclasses and more, every single month?! Join the all-in-one marketing membership for authors and creatives, The Creative's Content Club! https://www.marketingbyshelby.com/club THE LIFETIME LAUNCH: Launch your product with social media: https://www.marketingbyshelby.com/the-lifetime-launch ALL GUIDES, COURSES AND RESOURCES to help you with marketing: https://www.marketingbyshelby.com/marketing-offers CHECK OUT MY LATEST MARKETING FREEBIES created for you at: https://marketingbyshelby.com/freebie MY NEW BOOK: https://shelbyleigh.co/from-sand-to-stars ABOUT SHELBY: Hey, I'm Shelby, bestselling writer and marketing coach for creatives. After growing my own audience as an author to more than 500k on social media, working in social media management for 7+ years, becoming a full-time writer and selling over 50k books on social media, I now teach authors and creatives, like musicians, artists, poets, photographers and more, how to grow and sell their creative work on social media. CONNECT WITH SHELBY: I post marketing tips here on YouTube (subscribe for more videos!) as well as on TikTok and Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/marketingbyshelby https://tiktok.com/@marketingbyshelby https://marketingbyshelby.com/ Thanks so much for watching! Please subscribe for weekly marketing videos and give this video a like so more authors and creatives can find these tips. Timestamps: 0:00 - The beginning of my writing journey 1:45 - How I got started in my genre 4:04 - My first lesson about commitment 5:05 - My second lesson about community 6:00 - How I published my first book 8:00 - My first book launch 9:45 - What I learned about persistence 11:50 - How my 2nd book came to be 13:00 - My book deal story 14:45 - Give yourself a chance to succeed 17:00 - Proving people wrong 18:45 - How I help other authors and creatives