Yay! It's book cover critique day with yours truly! I hope you guys enjoy this new series and that find some helpful tips throughout these videos. I hope it helps you during your cover design process and allows you to LAUNCH with the best cover you can. Also, it's okay if you didn't get it right the first time, rebranding is a good thing and helps breathe new life into your books and backlist. If you'd like your cover critiqued, please feel free to email me at lyraparish@gmail.com, but know that I've already received (as I'm checking right now) over 40 covers! Thank you so much for trusting me with your book babies. I'm honored! With that being said, I may only be able to get to one per week so I hope that's okay. If you don't mind waiting, please send over whatever you'd like me to look at and I'll be happy to add it in my folder. @bytheBrooke has offered a discount for those who want to use her services. Of course, you don't have to, but I thought it was kind of her to offer. Check out her designs here: http://www.bythebrookedesigns.com SD—Thank you so much for allowing me to look at your covers and give my honest feedback! I'm honored! Let's be Pen Pals: Courtney Young | PO BOX 697 | Groves, TX 77619 Do you have a question about self-publishing? ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: https://forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7 My List of Recommended Books for Self-Published Authors: Dear Writer, You Need to Quit - https://amzn.to/3at1yyk Romancing the Beat - https://amzn.to/38rfc2C Save the Cat! Writes a Novel - https://amzn.to/34pmNxl Let's Get Publishing Series - https://amzn.to/2WvDKBP Newsletter Ninja - https://amzn.to/3oPOXwx Help! My Facebook Ads Suck - https://amzn.to/3as81IH //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 5 times since 2017. As Lyra Parish, I made the top 100 list several times on Amazon. If you're looking for those books, you will not find them. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa Want to check out Kennedy Fox's Books? Visit: http://www.kennedyfoxbooks.com ___ //Searching for a Motivational Writing Group?// I have a writing group on Facebook where you can earn stickers for writing 10K in a day or 50K in a month. You can choose your own day. It's a supportive community that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019! In 2021, those who write Half a Million or 1 Million words in a year, will be sent an enamel pin! www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2021 R E L E A S E ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB34V4p66c4

Hope this video helps you set realistic word count goals and expectations for NaNoWriMo. This video is a part of the Project Authortube Preptober Collab hosted by Tamara Woods. Go check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/pimptwoo DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: https://forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7 Don't forget to follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@lyraparish Looking forward to chatting with you in the comments section. //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa I'm currently a co-host for the monthly youtube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: https://bit.ly/2ZvKNwq ___ //J O I N T H E 1 0 K G R O U P // I have a writing group on facebook where you can earn stickers each month if you write 10K in a day. You can choose your own today. It's a supportive community, that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019! www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2020 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E// Always Mine - January 2020 - Released Always Yours - February 2020 - Released Catching the Cowboy - April 2020 - Released The Two of Us - May 2020 - Released Keeping You Away - July 2020 - Released Needing You Close - August 2020 - Released Wrangling the Cowboy - October 2020 The Best of Us - December 2020 //2 0 2 0 U P C O M I N G S I G N I N G S & T R A V E L// Talkbooks Author Event - April 18, 2020 - Boston, MA - CANCELLED Wild & Windy in the City - May 9, 2020 - Chicago, IL - CANCELLED ___ //S O C I A L M E D I A// → instagram: www.instagram.com/lyraparish www.instagram.com/kennedyfoxbooks →facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lyraparishauthor http://www.facebook.com/kennedyfoxbooks → twitter: www.twitter.com/lyraparish www.twitter.com/kennedyfoxbooks → email: lyraparish@gmail.com #selfpublish #writingadvice #selfpublishing #writingtips #authortube ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ATREY2Seg