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Free Field Guides

Field guides for the parts of publishing nobody explains.

Short, practical, and free. Each one covers one job from start to finish, in the order you actually do it, written from real client launches rather than a course outline.

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The ARC Team

How advance readers put reviews on the page from release day.

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The Amazon Listing

Titles, subtitles, blurbs, keywords and categories, without getting flagged.

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The Author Newsletter

The audience you keep when the algorithm changes.

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The Reader Group

Show up in Facebook reader groups without getting removed or resented.

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The Podcast Outreach

Get booked on the shows your readers already listen to.

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The Paperback Sizing

Trim, spine and the cover template your artist actually needs.

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The Lead Magnet & Bonus Material

The free read that builds your list, and the scenes that keep it.

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The ISBN

When you need your own, and how to buy one without overpaying.

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