Book LaunchPortkey Books is the smallest store on my list of Tampa Bay bookstores and the one running the most ambitious events. Fantasy and romantasy, ticketed author nights, and a two-day closure at the start of the week that catches people…
Amazon & KDPI had fallen into the classic trap every new author falls into. I thought writing the book was the hard part. Wrong.
Book LaunchA good foreword borrows credibility, pre-positions the book's argument, and hands you a sales hook; a bad one does the opposite of all three. Here is how to choose the right foreword writer, how to ask without sounding desperate, what…
Author PlatformMost pre-book platform advice is build-on-LinkedIn or build-a-newsletter, with no real path from either to an actual book. Substack in 2026 is the underused option for authority authors who want to validate the idea, build the launch list, and pre-sell…
Book LaunchBook blurbs are the social currency of authority publishing, a real economy with real rules that most first-time authors fumble. Here is how the blurb system actually works, how to ask for one, what to do when your dream blurber…
Book LaunchMost ghostwriters vanish at delivery; the best stay through launch and beyond. Here is what yours should be able to help with once the manuscript is done, pitch packages, back-cover copy, podcast-tour materials, content repurposing, keynote scripts drawn from the…
Author TalksBrenda Haire joins Author Talks to discuss Save the Buttertubs, merging a memoir with her grandmother's story, and building a 700-person launch team.
Book LaunchAuthors share what genuinely moved copies, from live events and podcasts to real relationships and consistency. A roundup of book marketing that worked.
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