Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors Michael R. Miller, Z.S. Diamanti and Blake & Raven Penn for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Indie Marketing 101. During the panel, Michael, Zac, Blake and Raven offer up some marketing fundamentals, including why marketing is important for indie authors, approaches to marketing over time, building your author platform, mailing lists and reader magnets, pre-launch vs. post-launch marketing, social media platforms and content, paid advertising methods, discounts and giveaways, reviews and ARCs, comp titles, Kickstarter, networking, word-of-mouth, book tours, awards, competitions and more.
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Excerpt: “Adaptation and Predation” from ‘Faceless Galaxy’ by Auston Habershaw
Blurb Gripping action, dark humor, and unlikely survival electrify this collection of the acclaimed Faceless cycle: seven previously published tales, and three all-new stories pitting a shapeshifting assassin’s will against the most insurmountable challenges deep space has to offer… Throughout the gutters and sanitation systems of the civilized galaxy, amorphous, nameless blobs called Torrhoids digest […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies, Oh My (with Laura Purcell, Nat Cassidy, Ed Crocker & More)
NOTE: This is the final TBRCon2025 highlight. See you all at TBRCon2026!
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/booktuber Mike’s Book Reviews and authors Laura Purcell, Nat Cassidy, Johnny Compton, Liz Kerin, Ed Crocker and Ciel Pierlot for a TBRCon2025 panel on “Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies, Oh My”.
COVER REVEAL: ALPHA (The Alpha Cycle 1) by K.D. Marchesi
Behold this awesome debut cover from a great voice in the indie community! Perhaps known best as A Fictional Escapist, this one is sure to change that promptly Title: ALPHASeries: The Alpha Cycle, Book 1Author: K.D. MarchesiRelease Date: Ebook September 28th Paperbacks to followGenre: Survival Sci-FiCover Artist: Miblart GroupTarget Audience: New Adult (16-25) Blurb How many lives will be lost for […]
Guest Essay: Face/Off: Digital Avatars and Emotional Armor by Seth Haddon
We all wear masks—some digital, some emotional, some made of military-grade tech, as in my novella Volatile Memory. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with masks—not because they conceal, but because they reveal. Across art, games, and fiction, I’ve found that masks don’t just protect identity, but reshape it. Often, the […]
TITLE REVEAL: Adrian M. Gibson’s new Fungalverse Novella 🍄
Revealing the title of Adrian M. Gibson’s new Fungalverse novella, set in the aftermath of his award-winning debut novel, Mushroom Blues.
SFF Addicts Ep. 163: Building Your Community with Ryan Cahill, Tatiana Obey & James Lloyd Dulin (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host M.J. Kuhn and guest authors Ryan Cahill, Tatiana Obey and James Lloyd Dulin for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Building Your Community. During the panel, Ryan, Tatiana and James delve into various facets of community, including what community means to authors, types of communities, your author brand, first steps and platforms for building communities, authenticity and targeting audiences, maintaining communities without burning out, community-related challenges, mental health, negativity/positivity and more.
Cover Reveal: Memento Mori Station (Grave Chronicles #3) by Shannon Knight
A few months ago, we helped Shannon Knight with the reveal for the cover of Death Rights. Today, I am excited to show you all the cover for the third book in the Grave Chronicles trilogy! This series has some really striking covers and Memento Mori Station fits right in with that! Memento Mori Station […]
Cover Re-Reveal: A Dragon of the Veil (Warriors of Spirit and Bone #1) by Nick Snape
Blurb Some lies are best left buried deep… Laoch, a ranger deeply scarred by the Unbeliever Crusades, seeks salvation in the dishonoured elven warrior, Sura. Together, they are thrust into a new conflict when a powerful enemy crashes into a Meister’s alchemical experiment, setting off a wave of fear and magic that ripples throughout the […]
TBRCon2025 Highlight: How to Kill Off a Popular Character Well (with Andy Peloquin, Philip C. Quaintrell, Jen Williams & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Andy Peloquin and authors Philip C. Quaintrell, Jen Williams, Tim McKay and Lucia Ashta for a TBRCon2025 panel on “How to Kill Off a Popular Character Well”.
Cover Reveal: SHATTERED: A Sanguine Stars Novella by Nicholas W. Fuller
Blurb Shattered is the story of doing the right thing… And the consequences of those actions. It’s the story of Poey Targe, a Master Sergeant in the Sorento Royal Senate Guardians, and his struggle to keep his planet safe. Shattered, the first in the Sanguine Stars series, is a short, action-packed read with a bit […]
Excerpt: Mercy: Tears of the Fallen (The First Volume) by Chance Dillon
Blurb Relics of the past scattered. A hero broken. A world on the brink. A paragon left for dead, Alevist Lightseeker sought peace—but peace had other plans.Thirty four years past, the blade he buried must rise again. As he hunts the ones who shattered his world, another exile awakens—Erevayn. A man drunk on grief and […]