A fellow author asked me this question recently and I thought, this would make a good Q&A post for the blog. " What platforms do you use, and which ones do you find best?" ( I'm mainly on FB but my newsletter is my biggest and best platform. I use my Insta and tiktok a little during my lead up to laughing on Kickstarter, but I haven't been consistent there and/or cultivated a strong following . I find that my absolute best marketing is to have partner authors who I've traded

I just made a huge pot of gumbo. I've cooked a few cajun dishes before, but this has been my best gumbo so far... even if I didn't have any meat in it from a lizard family (turtle, gator, etc.) Also, if you didn't know, cooking is a hobby of mine. Hopefully I will have a chance to get some beignets this weekend when I go down to new orleans for a comiccon (come find me at Fan Expo... but I gotta say that I'm eternally grateful to X-Men '97 for the scene where Gambit explains

This is my tentative 2026 Schedule!  Jan 9-11 Fan Expo New Orleans Jan 22-25 CastleCon, Rochester MN Feb 27-Mar 1 Fargo Comiccon (unconfirmed) Mar 6-8 Gamicon Coralville Mar 19-22 Garycon Lake Geneva Mar 27-29 Planet Comiccon Kansas City Apr-11 Rodcon Cedar Falls Apr 3-5 Kanpai! Omaha Apr 24-26 Midwest Gaming Classic Milwaukee May 2-3 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines May 9-10 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines May 16-17 Sleepy Hollow Renfest Des Moines May 24-26 Iowa Renaissanc

Many Group Promos on Bookfunnel now exist for authors to promote their active crowdfunder (usually on Kickstarter). The below format is how promotion organizers typically want their submissions. Also, remember to share your group promo link on your platform and collect those tracked link clicks--otherwise you'll have a very short-lived shelflife on that sharing platform and quickly earn your way onto a banned list. Here is a step-by-step process to get ready to join Bookfunne