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Bookbum Diaries

Alycia Carosella

Join me while I talk about everything book and publishing related. I will be talking about my tips and tricks from my years of self publishing. I"m a self published romance author and want to share my experience in hopes of helping others join the writing community. I"ll also be talking about anything and everything bookish. Do you have a favorite book you want to talk about? Are you an author and want to share your tips? Let"s talk books and writing.

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All Episodes

00:07:58

Happy New Year

Bookbum Diaries ·

2026/01/01

It's officially 2026! Let's talk about goals and how you're going to set yourself up to achieve them.

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00:03:16

Merry Christmas

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/12/25

Happy Holidays everyone! Just wanted to check in and update on what I'm doing. How writing is going and to make sure you are having a wonderful holiday.

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00:11:58

Release Schedule

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/12/18

When should you release your next book? Let's dive into how to set up your release schedule.

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00:16:39

Book Series

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/12/11

Let's talk about book series. What goes into writing a series? Is it the best fit for you or are you more of a standalone writer.

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00:23:55

Author Update

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/12/04

Let's do a little update. I've switched a few programs and have a new plan for 2026. Let's talk about why and what I'm using instead.

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00:05:24

Happy Thanksgiving

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/11/27

Just want to check in to see how you are doing and talk about writing style. Do you put yourself into your book characters?

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00:11:58

Patreon

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/11/20

Let's talk about monthly revenue. On today's episode were going to talk about Patreon and how it may be a good fit if you need a little boost in income.

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00:21:21

Marketing your book

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/11/13

Today were going to dive deep into marketing. We will talk about Canva and how visual presentation is important when paired with trending audio.

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00:15:35

Beta & Arc readers

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/11/06

Let's talk about how to gain buzz for your book prior to it's release. Today were going to talk about how to create a trusted team to help promote your books for free.

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00:11:06

Trigger Warnings

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/10/30

Today were going to talk about trigger warnings. What are they and why are they needed in books. The topics that should be covered, and some topics that may not need to be covered in your warning.

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00:09:02

ISBNs

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/10/16

What are ISBNs and why are they important? Today we will talk about where we can get ISBNs and why sometimes the free option may not always be the better option.

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00:07:25

What is copyright and why do you need it?

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/10/09

On today's episode we will be touching base on copyright. How much it cost and why it's important to protect your work.

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00:07:32

Dark romance dos and don'ts

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/10/02

Today I'm going to talk about the drama circulating on social media surrounding dark romance. Discussing some dos and don'ts when it comes to writing in the controversial genre.

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00:07:22

Why did you choose your genre?

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/09/25

Why did you choose to write the genre you do? I'll explain why I chose romance and what I have planned for my future releases. Will I stay in romance or branch out to something new?

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00:17:27

Let's talk websites

Bookbum Diaries ·

2025/09/18

On today's episode we will be talking about the importance of websites. Having all of your information in one location to make it easier for readers to find you.

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00:27:20

Let's talk book signings

Bookbum Diaries ·

2024/10/03

Book signings are a huge part of your writing journey. Not only are you getting your name out there, but you get to meet new readers. Let's talk about three different kinds of book signings and how to set them up. It's easier than you think!

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00:17:32

Ingram Spark

Bookbum Diaries ·

2024/07/22

Hoping to get your book into bookstores, or even Walmart or Target? You need to look into whole sale distributors. Ingram Spark is a wide known preferred distributor for many bookstores. Lets dive into Ingram Spark and how to make your hopes into reality.

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00:14:41

Barnes & Noble Press

Bookbum Diaries ·

2024/06/19

Do you want to self publish your book for free? Have you hoped to get your book on Barnes & Nobles website? Join me while I dive in to talk about Barnes & Noble Press. Another FREE publishing platform straight from B&N. You heard that right, it's completely free and a great tool for self publishing. Make sure to listen to last weeks episode as I do reference back to it in this episode.

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00:30:24

How did I publish my debut novel? Part Two

Bookbum Diaries ·

2024/06/12

Are you looking to self publish a book? Join me in this episode to dive into how to publish through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP through Amazon). I'll touch base on what I used at the time of publishing my debut and walk you through the steps of using this publishing platform. There is a lot to unpack in this episode, but I promise you that using this platform to publish is super easy and I am here to help!

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00:15:22

How did I publish my debut novel? Part one

Bookbum Diaries ·

2024/06/09

Join me while I talk about my debut novel, One More Race. I'll touch base on how the story came to me and my process for writing it. What writing software I prefer and how I navigated through the steps of publishing my first book. This is a two part episode and I'll be diving deeper into the publishing platform I used to publish in part two.

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