Free Books in February
I signed up for a few too many book funnels this month. Then again, I have been heavily marketing three books: A Water Horse (Free), A Lion's Head and A Lion's Pride.
A Library Book
You don't have to buy an author's book to support an author. Requesting their book at your local library is the number one way of supporting authors, especially indie authors.
010 | How Buddhist Cosmology Inspired the Pawn of Samsara Duology
No spoilers. The Pawn of Samsara (POS) duology cemented the ground rules for world-building my fantasy universe. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.
January Stats | Good Things Come to Those who Wait
I'm in the clouds. I'm drifting. I'm diving. I'm swooping. I'm circling the runway. Will I land? I'm doing what I often do to procrastinate—experimenting and analyzing.
Goals for February and beyond
This didn't fit in the end-of-January newsletter.
How Author's use Social Media for Discoverability
An overview of an author's marketing funnel, growing your social media funnel and re-establishing why.
When Sh!t happens to hurt your pride
Costly mistake in the name of efficiency. I'm brave enough to admit it and talk about my loss of pride. #Adventures-in-book-publishing.
Subscribers, I thank you...
Today is January 15th. This email announces the three winners for copies of the Pawn of Samsara Duology. All of my subscribers were entered to win. For those of you who didn't win, there's a freebie attached.
Goals for 2026 | Beginning with a Giveaway
I've started executing on my 2026 goals. Time is a limited commodity when you have a full house with three kids, pets, a partner, and the demands of a full course load. I have three projects I need to cut through this year.
Going Even Wider | Google Books!
As a new Publisher, I'm discovering new things every day. Today I spent time creating a series of BookBub ads that will run in the first quarter of next year—one field I hadn't seen before: a link to Google Books.