The missing link in how authors promote themselves isn't a better platform or a bigger ad budget. It's permission to show up as themselves — with a framework to back it up.
The ME Factor is officially live today. Kindle and Paperback:
a.co/d/08yFnufv
#AuthorMarketing #BookLaunch #TheMEFactor
Zak Skinner pulled one thread. The whole world went dark. 🌑
A dystopian techno-nightmare through the lens of a Chicago student. What starts as a campus scam leads Zak straight into the ruins of Steelworker Park.
"Relentless."
Read here: a.co/d/077u0CU4
#BookSky #NinetyFive #TechThriller
Announcement graphic for the April 2026 Travel Issue of Story Impact Magazine. The magazine cover features a portrait of an elder woman in a colorful headwrap, set against a mountain lake backdrop. Surrounding travel props include a compass, passport, globe, vintage camera, and journal. Cover text highlights travel memoirs from Spain, London, Paris, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Canada, and Turkey, plus writing retreats, co-authorship, and promotion strategies.
Issue 2 of Story Impact Magazine is here. The Travel Issue: 54 pages where outer journeys meet inner landscapes — memoirs, personal essays, and publishing strategy for the creative life. Consider this your ten-minute escape. storyimpactconsulting.com/magazine #StoryImpact #TheTravelIssue
#WIPSnips! I reached 11k word in my just-started standalone crime thriller. My protag is currently in a dive bar in #SanFrancisco and tomorrow I’m going to that actual bar to research 🔬 🍸 #writesky #writingcommunity #WIP
#WIPSnips! The word for March 30th is "film" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
This is from my last book, Danny. I'm very proud of my chapter that takes place in an Arby's. Vampires in an Arby's. That's how I roll.
Oh, and it's 1996 here, which is why LOTR isn't mentioned
Visibility isn’t the ultimate goal. Being MEMORABLE is.The ME Factor is about the real you behind your stories — and building a community of readers who will care about every book you write. Coming April 8th. 🔗 #WritingCommunity
“You have to go where the silence is the loudest." 🎙️
I recently hosted veteran novelist and filmmaker Martyn Burke on The Story Impact Podcast.
“That is where the real story is hiding, usually behind the things people are too afraid to say out loud."
🔗 Catch the interview here: lnkd.in/gkfsdRG6
Richmond marina bay walk today felt so good to my soul. Where do you go to recharge?
Richmond marina bay walk today felt so good to my soul. Where do you go to recharge?
“You have to go where the silence is the loudest." 🎙️
I recently hosted veteran novelist and filmmaker Martyn Burke on The Story Impact Podcast.
“That is where the real story is hiding, usually behind the things people are too afraid to say out loud."
🔗 Catch the interview here: lnkd.in/gkfsdRG6
Visibility isn’t the ultimate goal. Being MEMORABLE is.The ME Factor is about the real you behind your stories — and building a community of readers who will care about every book you write. Coming April 8th. 🔗 #WritingCommunity
Exactly! 📚❤️
If you have a reader in your family who loves high-stakes suspense, SWITCH is ready to go under their tree.
I wrote this book for the thinkers, the tech-enthusiasts, and the thrill-seekers. There’s no better time to dive into this world than during the holiday break.
🎙️ Story Impact Podcast is now on Podbean!
Just dropped: My conversation with Jeff Circle, creator of the Writer’s Dossier Podcast and editor of “Myopic Duplicity”
🎧 Listen now: www.podbean.com/ei/pb-jr8ez-...
or if you prefer the video click here: youtu.be/hcyxiCoehso?...
Fringe science. Weaponized technology. Unthinkable family secrets. Ready for your next binge read? ⚡️ #writingcommunity #amwriting #booksky #skybrarian #thrillernovel
Did you go out today?
TUNE IN MONDAY to the Morning Show 8-10am PT on @ksvysonoma.bsky.social Guests: Larry Barnett, Sonoma Planning Commission; Lori Varsames, business & personal coach; & @authortowles.bsky.social, award-winning crime novelist. Her latest is SWITCH. Listen in at 91.3 FM locally or at ksvy.org.
Just marked down my E&A Investigations books Hot House and Salt Island to .99 on Kindle for a limited time. Grab them on Amazon to catch up before Switch drops on 9/30 #bookdeal #Kindledeal #Mystery #Thriller #Amreading
Authors: when you finish writing a book, how long of a break do you usually take before jumping into your next project? Curious… ✍️📚
Great advice, typography is so critical to visibility
Handmade (obviously 🤣🤣) Slipcase for my finally complete thriller series! Authors - do you use these? Where do you have them made?
Wow!
Bravo!! 👏
NEW Book Trailer for my upcoming thriller, Switch: 📚 youtu.be/CKXGS2CCgwY?... #booktwt #bookish #WritingCommunity #booktrailers
🌟📚 Hard to believe it's already been 4 months since my new thriller "Specimen" hit the shelves. I’ve been loving the feedback and seeing readers dive into Thea Riggs’ world of peril and intrigue. Hope you’ll add it to your TBR! 📖💖
✏️📝AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT📝✏️
This #ThrillerThursday it’s time for an author spotlight on Louise Candlish @hqstories.bsky.social
Am a big fan of Louise’s books & she is now an #autobuyauthor for me, v excited about upcoming release #ANeighboursGuideToMurder - roll on July!😍📖
Have you read any?📚
Where do you go to feel restored?
I just interviewed Eliot Pattison on my YouTube series, great conversation! youtu.be/NR9dgbmW3DQ?... #booksky #writestuff #writingcommunity
