BONUS EPISODE: Lessons Learned from Starting a New Pen Name

Well, this is the motherlode of write ups! I launched A Game of Hearts and Heists a spicy sapphic fantasy romance on the 10th of February 2023 and I promised to share everything that I’d done to create this new pen name. Goal: create a financially sustainable fiction pen name that gives me the opportunity to have fun writing and create books that are ‘cannot put down, hangover inducing’ Subgoals: surpass 33 preorders, give out over 100 ARCs, keep production costs as low as possible TLDR Take Aways Hate to say it, but mindset IS everything Infrastructure is key You need more time than you think TikTok works You have to talk about your excitement Read full blog post here.