Fay Thompson, Author/Artist
@faythompsonauthor.bsky.social
I write Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror that is slightly bent, a bit fun and certain to be an adventure. I also art. I am currently illustrating chapter headers for "The Inspectors." Nevada! NO AI here. DMs closed!
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Bug Mage Art - Destine bookmark in color. I will let it rest over thanksgiving to see if I need to touch it more. Enjoy!
Professional editors can offer discounts on a 3-book series presented together. Talk to them about it. Use your book marketing spreadsheet and calendar to identify your critical deadlines early, well ahead of your launch dates. Better edits with sufficient editing time.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Professional editors can offer discounts on a 3-book series presented together. Talk to them about it. Use your book marketing spreadsheet and calendar to identify your critical deadlines early, well ahead of your launch dates. Better edits with sufficient editing time.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
My vehicle is empty of hoard and I bought less than $100 in food and gas as I'm trying hard to minimize food purchases. I feed me, a horde of feral birds and 3 cats (one feral). I also try NOT to go shopping or spend money on 'stuff' each week. I don't need stuff.
#consumption #overspending #money
#consumption #overspending #money
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My vehicle is empty of hoard and I bought less than $100 in food and gas as I'm trying hard to minimize food purchases. I feed me, a horde of feral birds and 3 cats (one feral). I also try NOT to go shopping or spend money on 'stuff' each week. I don't need stuff.
#consumption #overspending #money
#consumption #overspending #money
You need to plan on paying website fees monthly. You need to investigate 'shopping' capabilities through your website as an option to simply re-directed links. You become your own distributor and will be shipping your own books (a bit more work)
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #boxsets
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #boxsets
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You need to plan on paying website fees monthly. You need to investigate 'shopping' capabilities through your website as an option to simply re-directed links. You become your own distributor and will be shipping your own books (a bit more work)
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #boxsets
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #boxsets
On your direct website you should be able to offer autographed versions and boxed sets with special goodies. This helps fans feel special and helps you sell more. Your website domain should be your author name, not a generic. This costs branding money.
#writingcommunity #booksky #website #branding
#writingcommunity #booksky #website #branding
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On your direct website you should be able to offer autographed versions and boxed sets with special goodies. This helps fans feel special and helps you sell more. Your website domain should be your author name, not a generic. This costs branding money.
#writingcommunity #booksky #website #branding
#writingcommunity #booksky #website #branding
When you market 3 books in a series, you focus on ONE book and list/show the release or premier dates of the other two. They are already pre-scheduled. A person who reads and likes one of your books will likely buy the other two in close proximity.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #series
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #series
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
When you market 3 books in a series, you focus on ONE book and list/show the release or premier dates of the other two. They are already pre-scheduled. A person who reads and likes one of your books will likely buy the other two in close proximity.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #series
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #series
Shared covers are part of a set allowing you (the author/publisher) to release a custom box set very quickly. You want to 'share' advertising of the 3 books such as an ad in your top genre real-life/online magazine. This saves money. You market 1 book and tease 3.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Shared covers are part of a set allowing you (the author/publisher) to release a custom box set very quickly. You want to 'share' advertising of the 3 books such as an ad in your top genre real-life/online magazine. This saves money. You market 1 book and tease 3.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
One of the ways new writer find success is by launching a 3-novel series one book every 2 months. They don't start until all 3 books are complete, edited and being covered and formatted together. The covers should have a shared spine with numbers.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sharedcovers #spine
#writingcommunity #booksky #sharedcovers #spine
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
One of the ways new writer find success is by launching a 3-novel series one book every 2 months. They don't start until all 3 books are complete, edited and being covered and formatted together. The covers should have a shared spine with numbers.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sharedcovers #spine
#writingcommunity #booksky #sharedcovers #spine
If you realize you are writing a series of connected novels, don't plan on releasing ANY of them before the first three are written. This will likely delay your first launch date and it will increase your needed marketing monies. However, it can reduce them too.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If you realize you are writing a series of connected novels, don't plan on releasing ANY of them before the first three are written. This will likely delay your first launch date and it will increase your needed marketing monies. However, it can reduce them too.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
A well-know author like Stephen King can drive huge pre-order numbers and his print runs will be huge as he is well understood to be a top seller so his titles enter the market pre-labeled 'best sellers' signaling that the industry knows in advance he will sell well.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A well-know author like Stephen King can drive huge pre-order numbers and his print runs will be huge as he is well understood to be a top seller so his titles enter the market pre-labeled 'best sellers' signaling that the industry knows in advance he will sell well.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
Established authors can drive a 200+ preorder signaling to algorithms improved response to inquiry interest and better (higher) placement within the algorithm. For novice authors a minimum of a 50 preorder is good, 100 is excellent and can make or break your novel.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Established authors can drive a 200+ preorder signaling to algorithms improved response to inquiry interest and better (higher) placement within the algorithm. For novice authors a minimum of a 50 preorder is good, 100 is excellent and can make or break your novel.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
#writingcommunity #booksky #sales
In general, lots of concrete book stores don't want to return anything and will test your POD book with a minor order to see if it sells. This may make it hard to get your novel into their store.
An online store has a policy of how they handle POD. Ask.
#writingcommunity #booksky #pod #novels
An online store has a policy of how they handle POD. Ask.
#writingcommunity #booksky #pod #novels
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In general, lots of concrete book stores don't want to return anything and will test your POD book with a minor order to see if it sells. This may make it hard to get your novel into their store.
An online store has a policy of how they handle POD. Ask.
#writingcommunity #booksky #pod #novels
An online store has a policy of how they handle POD. Ask.
#writingcommunity #booksky #pod #novels
If you are self-publishing you merge the traditional print run with the features of POD to estimate your print run and help with your calcs. If a store orders 30 books and sells 1 in 6 weeks your 29 books will likely return to you and you will pay for them (shipping)
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If you are self-publishing you merge the traditional print run with the features of POD to estimate your print run and help with your calcs. If a store orders 30 books and sells 1 in 6 weeks your 29 books will likely return to you and you will pay for them (shipping)
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
Sell through or net sales are the number of books (and returns) calculated on a regular schedule across the 'life' of the novel. This is a changing number.
Earn out is the point where the costs of publishing are earned in full where profits begin.
#writingcommunity #booksky #earnout #sales
Earn out is the point where the costs of publishing are earned in full where profits begin.
#writingcommunity #booksky #earnout #sales
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Sell through or net sales are the number of books (and returns) calculated on a regular schedule across the 'life' of the novel. This is a changing number.
Earn out is the point where the costs of publishing are earned in full where profits begin.
#writingcommunity #booksky #earnout #sales
Earn out is the point where the costs of publishing are earned in full where profits begin.
#writingcommunity #booksky #earnout #sales
Self-publishing or POD books avoid inventory risk to some extent (not completely) Sell in or laydown are the number of books ordered prior to publication. How many copies are available to consumers on the day the novel is offered for sale. This calcs print run.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellin
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellin
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Self-publishing or POD books avoid inventory risk to some extent (not completely) Sell in or laydown are the number of books ordered prior to publication. How many copies are available to consumers on the day the novel is offered for sale. This calcs print run.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellin
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellin
40 - 80% sell through is average sell through, over 80% is high sell through. Traditional book stores use sell and return policys which mean the publisher agrees to pay for unsold books and return shipping within a specific time frame.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
40 - 80% sell through is average sell through, over 80% is high sell through. Traditional book stores use sell and return policys which mean the publisher agrees to pay for unsold books and return shipping within a specific time frame.
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough
You need to sell a high percentage of the book send to distribution within a specific time frame. Let's say you send 1,000 books to a book store and sell 600 of them, calculate 600 divided by 1,000 equalling 60% sell through (low sell through)
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough #rate
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough #rate
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
You need to sell a high percentage of the book send to distribution within a specific time frame. Let's say you send 1,000 books to a book store and sell 600 of them, calculate 600 divided by 1,000 equalling 60% sell through (low sell through)
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough #rate
#writingcommunity #booksky #sellthrough #rate
You can calculate your 'reasonable' profits at 6-weeks from your novel launch. In traditional publishing your print run is a fixed number and sell through is 6-weeks. Sell through is the percentage of sales at 6 weeks that makes your novel viable.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #profits
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #profits
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
You can calculate your 'reasonable' profits at 6-weeks from your novel launch. In traditional publishing your print run is a fixed number and sell through is 6-weeks. Sell through is the percentage of sales at 6 weeks that makes your novel viable.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #profits
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #profits
I ordered a 'gift' for the white elephant gift exchange for my next writing group in December. I found what might be a cool writing tablet that is pretty cheap and might be fun. We have a price limit on the gifts and this squeaks in. Will add a fat chocolate bar to it.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I ordered a 'gift' for the white elephant gift exchange for my next writing group in December. I found what might be a cool writing tablet that is pretty cheap and might be fun. We have a price limit on the gifts and this squeaks in. Will add a fat chocolate bar to it.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
It's 3:12am for me right now. I'm not sleeping. I'm here yapping as brain is awake. I do have a live edit on my tab and this is a common habit. I edit year-round on more than 40 novels - it's a way of life for me. Typos and bad grammar are eternal... #writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's 3:12am for me right now. I'm not sleeping. I'm here yapping as brain is awake. I do have a live edit on my tab and this is a common habit. I edit year-round on more than 40 novels - it's a way of life for me. Typos and bad grammar are eternal... #writingcommunity #booksky
On my adventure today, my vehicle is stuffed with a hoard so I'm off today to donate it to charity. Norman Mailer, Henry Miller, Edgar Cayce and cookbooks are all in the donation pile. I believe books belong in re-circulation and need new eyeballs.
#writingcommunity #booksky #hoard #donations
#writingcommunity #booksky #hoard #donations
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On my adventure today, my vehicle is stuffed with a hoard so I'm off today to donate it to charity. Norman Mailer, Henry Miller, Edgar Cayce and cookbooks are all in the donation pile. I believe books belong in re-circulation and need new eyeballs.
#writingcommunity #booksky #hoard #donations
#writingcommunity #booksky #hoard #donations
I repeat stuff here on my channel near every day of the year because writers are really hard headed and resistant to doing what they need to do. I am a lone voice in this wilderness pointing out the minimums you need. I can't make you save - just tell you.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I repeat stuff here on my channel near every day of the year because writers are really hard headed and resistant to doing what they need to do. I am a lone voice in this wilderness pointing out the minimums you need. I can't make you save - just tell you.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing
If you are intelligent enough to write a decent novel, you are intelligent enough to learn the business of publication. I don't expect you to like it or to be good at it, but by writing a novel you are already IN IT if you actually want to achieve minimum success.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If you are intelligent enough to write a decent novel, you are intelligent enough to learn the business of publication. I don't expect you to like it or to be good at it, but by writing a novel you are already IN IT if you actually want to achieve minimum success.
#writingcommunity #booksky
#writingcommunity #booksky
If you decided to write looking for a financial and easy windfall, it means you drank the coolaid of the hucksters selling ai and marketing lies. Most writers find writing a full novel hard as hell, even if they love it. Most discover the business of writing is equally hard.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If you decided to write looking for a financial and easy windfall, it means you drank the coolaid of the hucksters selling ai and marketing lies. Most writers find writing a full novel hard as hell, even if they love it. Most discover the business of writing is equally hard.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Don't lie to yourself.
Be pragmatic and recognize the obstacles you must address to support your own novels.. This is the first step you actively take toward success. Investment in your novel's future success. It's a concrete decision. Not luck.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #support
Be pragmatic and recognize the obstacles you must address to support your own novels.. This is the first step you actively take toward success. Investment in your novel's future success. It's a concrete decision. Not luck.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #support
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Don't lie to yourself.
Be pragmatic and recognize the obstacles you must address to support your own novels.. This is the first step you actively take toward success. Investment in your novel's future success. It's a concrete decision. Not luck.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #support
Be pragmatic and recognize the obstacles you must address to support your own novels.. This is the first step you actively take toward success. Investment in your novel's future success. It's a concrete decision. Not luck.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #support
So, you need the invested FANS to assist your launch, move the algorithm upward and encourage other random strangers to risk the purchase of your book - based on the validation encouragement of strangers. Books are expensive. This is marketing.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #strangers
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #strangers
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
So, you need the invested FANS to assist your launch, move the algorithm upward and encourage other random strangers to risk the purchase of your book - based on the validation encouragement of strangers. Books are expensive. This is marketing.
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #strangers
#writingcommunity #booksky #marketing #strangers