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Kathleen from Book Brush is sharing why fall is the perfect season to market your thriller books. 🍂 Shorter days, spooky vibes, and readers craving page-turning suspense — it all adds up to the ideal time to promote your next twisty read. Watch as Kathleen breaks down: • How the season itself sells suspense • Why fall marketing hooks naturally spotlight thrillers • And how reader mood does half the work for you Ready to grab that fall energy? Jump into Book Brush and create promo graphics that match the mood. #BookMarketing #ThrillerAuthors #FallReads #AuthorCommunity #BookBrush

Fall is one of my favorite times to help authors market their thriller books. The shorter days, the cozy (and sometimes spooky) nights — readers are already in the mood for suspense. In this quick video, I share a few reasons why fall gives thriller authors a natural edge and how you can make the most of it. If you’ve got a twisty story waiting to be discovered, now’s the perfect time to start promoting it. Create your fall promo graphics in Book Brush and let your readers feel the chills. #BookMarketing #ThrillerAuthors #FallReads #AuthorCommunity #BookBrush

For everyone who likes ugly and useless diagrams ... here you can have some fun. (I assume Simon Brown kept them in this Version of the book) In case you don't ... you'll benefit even more. He presents in a simple way: ... ways to communicate your architecture that everyone is able to understand, even to non-technical people. ... how you can make each other to understand by using a common language. No ambiguous terms like system, module, component, container, Service, app, ... any more ... clear abstractions so that it's clear how much level of detail is currently important and what's too much (or too little) ... less redundant maintenance of information So in case you sometimes try to document your architecture or have to create some diagrams for it ... have fun with this book. Btw. The C4model also works well together with other methods and templates for architecture documentation like arc42.

The secret to remembering everything you read isn't taking more notes. It's asking better questions at each level: What's the book's main question? How does each chapter answer it? What examples support each claim? Questions create structure. Structure creates memory.

How can you develop ideas over long periods of time? One way is to use Kitab - a visual and spatial book for visual thinkers. https://Kitab.cc

Most Authors Sell Just 300 Copies—Here’s How to Break Through the Ceiling Most books end up as door stoppers. No whimper. No impact. Nothing. As if the author never existed.    Most authors stop at 300. That’s the average. But averages are limits, not destinies.    Write with clarity. Design with intention. Market with courage. Repeat the process.    Build a reader community early. Talk about your book daily. Turn readers into fans. Fans into advocates.    Use affordable tools. Leverage LinkedIn. Share stories, not spam. Give value before asking.    I’ve seen authors rise. Not by luck. But by systems. By consistency. By boldness.    The ceiling is real. But ceilings can be broken. 👉 Are you ready to sell beyond 300? It’s doable, all you have to do is learn how to push past average.

✨ Tiny tweak, BIG impact. Watch how swapping just one verb can completely change the mood of a sentence. Now it’s your turn! 👇 Pick one of these and upgrade the verb: 1. She looked at the sky. 2.He sat on the chair. 3. They moved down the street. 4. I held the book. 5. The dog ran to the gate. Drop your new version in the comments—I can’t wait to see how creative you get! 🖊💡 #writingskills #powerverbs #romanceauthor #writingtools

Ever lose track of a character’s eye color halfway through your draft? Or realize you’ve spelled out an acronym three different ways in your nonfiction manuscript? That’s the pain of inconsistency. Those inevitability are why I build a book bible for every project. A book bible is your central reference guide: character details, world rules, abbreviations, structural choices, tone, citations. A bible is the behind-the-scenes blueprint that keeps your book straight from first draft to final edit. In my latest article, I break down how to use a book bible in both fiction and nonfiction, plus which digital tools make the process easier. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/exHaYYfJ

How do you encompass your entire magnum opus, into a 3-word title? Food for thought: ✔️ Brevity - be concise but punchy ✔️ Memorable - don’t overcomplicate it ✔️ Attention-grabbing - don’t try to tell the story in the title ✔️ Aligned with your story’s mood - be honest While you can’t judge a book by its cover, people will absorb some meaning from the title. #CreativeWriting #WritingTips #CatchyHeadlines #BritishAcademyOfCreativeWriting #BACW

I’ve been reflecting on the most effective ways to refine a manuscript, and a surprisingly simple technique keeps coming to mind. We often get caught up in re-reading, but as Mignon Fogarty of Grammar Girl shares in my latest book, sometimes a fresh perspective is all we need. In this short video, I share a powerful, time-tested method that helps me catch those crucial errors and bring clarity to my work. It’s a small shift in process with a significant impact on the final result – give it a watch and let me know your thoughts! #EditingTips #AskJane #JaneKCleland #MignonFogarty #GrammarGirl