Rynling R&D

Method Agency
https://authors.methodagency.com/

The Year of Content System for Authors has 400+ proven prompts for social media, email, videos and more all wrapped in a simple planning process so you always know what to create, when to post, and how it turns into actual book sales.

When I linked to this service in a previous post (here), I described it as "you essentially pay $30 to download a PDF that tells you how to do selfpub marketing on social media." I have now paid $30, and I've found that it's actually a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. There are also three short videos that you can watch via the website, as well as a template for what an author account on Instagram should look like.

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ETA Part 2: I have a feeling that most of my experiments in this field are going to be failures. I apologize in advance for the negativity, but these experiences are still worth writing about, I think.

Fauna and Folly: A Cozy Academia Fantasy Romance Novel
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crowmance/fauna-and-folly-a-cozy-slow-burn-winter-romantasy-novel/

Since the beginning of the year, I've been seeing a number of Kickstarter projects for the physical publication of novels like this. This one stands out to me for not using Gen-AI art, which I appreciate.

Though the story doesn't appeal to me in the slightest, I'm curious about what one of these books looks like. Since it's not too expensive, I think I'll back this one.

Also, the author's Instagram is (here), and I'm interested in studying what's going on with this sort of account.