One of my most cherished goals was to donate a copy of "Art & Love" to my alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley. The school is mentioned a few times (no always complimentary). This week I got a message that they are accepting my donation. I am thrilled! Also working on other libraries. I see my book is available on Libby and the audiobook is on Hoopla. So much work involved in all of this! I need a vacation...maybe in a year ha ha!

Has anyone noticed that we can no longer add editorial reviews in KDP? We can only add some at the bottom of our book description and Chat gpt says only to add two. So this may especially be a problem for new books that don't have any yet. At least I have a few but I wanted to add more but cannot not. Maybe this is in @Elissa Graeser wheelhouse?

We’ve been working behind the scenes to find better ways to serve the brilliant authors in this community, so we’re offering something awesome for both free and premium tiers. 1. For premium members: We’re opening up 15-minute 1:1 calls with one of our experts—a quick, focused session to get clarity, feedback, or direction on whatever you’re working on. You’ll be able to book times with myself (digital marketing expert), @Sarah Bean (Marketing expert) and @Elissa Graeser (production and publishing expert) Together, we’ve worked with 100s of authors on their book launches, and these focused sessions will help you answer any questions you may have. You’ll be seeing these appointments populate in the Skool community calendar soon. Only rules are - 1 per person, per month. And it’s on a first-come, first serve basis. 2. For ALL members (including free members!) I’ll be hosting a live training for our entire community on how to make sure you’re doing everything you should be to be found online. I’ll share key marketing strategies for online platforms, and show you the technical setup required to rank on search engines, and be sure your social media channels are optimized. This is scheduled for Monday, February 9th @ 7pm ET/ 4pm PST (You can find the link to join on the calendar tab) Let me know in the comments if you have any questions. Look forward to to seeing you all soon!

The world of discovery has changed dramatically and a lot of authors are still playing the game like it's 2023. This video will help you understand what to do to enter 2026 with your discoverability. Side note - One really cool thing my team built is an LLM discovery scorecard. We have been working on improving my score (original results noted in the infographic below) and we're just starting to roll out this scorecard for our clients so we can implement plans to improve their discoverability. What are you going to do next to improve YOUR discoverability?

My Amazon ads bombed (both targeted and auto ad) and Chat GPT told me that my book description was at fault. So... here is my new one followed by my old (bad?) one. I would so appreciate feedback. @Julie Broad @Sarah Bean . Also I got a recent bad 2 star review because it seems the reader was not notified enough of the edgy content so this version aims to fix that. Thank you!! BTW, have mostly glowing 5 star reviews but still this one hurt although it was badly written and a little mean. New: Art & Love: My Life Illuminated in Egg Tempera "She paints the world she knows—taboo, tender, and utterly alive.” Art & Love is an intimate memoir of a woman seeking to fulfill her artistic vision in the face of self-doubt and romantic intrigue, while committing herself to the demanding practice of egg tempera painting—a rare art form she considers her artistic soul. The author’s journey through the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s and beyond traces experiences of communal living that range from the benign to the cult-like. In the 1980s, her work as a nurse during the AIDS epidemic becomes a defining force in the book, inspiring frank visual and narrative depictions of death and dying, intimacy, and bodily experience that will resonate most with unsqueamish readers. Luminous artwork appears throughout the book, documenting the passage of time and adding a rich visual layer to the narrative. As the author’s growth as an artist unfolds, her pursuit of egg tempera painting becomes a metaphor for the resilience and self-discovery that sustain a creative life. OLD VERSION Art & Love: My Life Illuminated in Egg Tempera is the memoir of a woman's quest to master the ancient art of egg tempera painting, gain confidence as an artist and find lasting love. It’s 1966 and unaware of the brewing counterculture tsunami, Lora arrives in Berkeley, California where she is introduced to egg tempera, a homemade paint that combines colorful pigments with egg yolk. She falls in love with the luminous medium but cannot find a teacher to unravel its mysteries.