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I've Overdone it on Social Media
Photo by Alexander Shatov on Unsplash Well... I sort of went overboard joining everything online. Part of it was to snatch up my name...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 133 min read
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Reviews and Blurbs Are Not Easy
All About the Blurb I've been on an ongoing adventure since before Son of the Siren was published, and that has been getting author...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 25, 20244 min read
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Trying Out Instagram
I'm not actually new to Instagram. I first joined when I lived in Japan, and wanted to showcase what I thought were my best pictures out...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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The Hustle is Real
I didn't have a post prepared for today, where I follow a posting schedule of something every Monday. I write the post in advance and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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I got a book deal!
I am absolutely pleased to announce this after all of the hard work my agent Rick Lewis has put into submitting my book Son of the Siren...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Publishing, please STOP
I got an idea to do this straight from YouTuber Elliot Brooks (check out the video here) where Elliot did a social media survey of...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 11, 20237 min read
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On Reviews: A Little Manifesto
I'm a little late to post this, but Twitter has been abuzz with authors behaving badly. Namely, they have been complaining about 1-star...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jan 30, 20235 min read
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Out of the Querying Trenches
I'm so delighted I'm able to give you this kind of update. Early December, I was contacted and offered representation from Rick Lewis at...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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Amazon Responds to Read and Return
I wrote a post called "Read and Return, or, How to Hurt Authors" that described the process of readers getting through an entire book and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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In the Querying Trenches
I have finally stopped revising Son of the Siren. It took several months, (although I took time off in July and August on account of...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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I'm Torn on Tropes
Enemies to Lovers. Grumpy/Sunshine. Slow Burn. Fake Dating. Only One Bed. Found Family. I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 19, 20224 min read
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Do I Have to Join TikTok?
If you've walked into a Barnes & Noble, you've seen it: tables advertising the latest BookTok sensations. The Barnes & Noble website...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Sep 12, 20224 min read
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"Read & Return," or, How to Hurt Authors
This is a post about the trend of returning purchased e-books after having read them. I have seen many a Twitter thread explaining this...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Jun 27, 20224 min read
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Thoughts on Kyla Zhao's Publishing Report
Author Kyla Zhao did an amazing thing for authors and people who work in publishing. In March, she conducted a survey asking publishing...
Kristina Elyse Butke
May 26, 20224 min read
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Why I Won't Write About Copyright Anymore
So, six years ago, I wrote an article about copyright, fair use, and the legality of fan works, and gave it an incredibly click-baity...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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Pre-Order Campaigns: Stress & Swag
One more item to add to the author's list of things to do for their book: pre-order campaigns! As a reader, I actually love these. Many...
Kristina Elyse Butke
Mar 5, 20223 min read
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