HEY SOON-TO-BE-PUBLISHED NON-FICTION AUTHOR!
You’ve written the book. Woohoo!
Now let’s make sure it doesn’t die in your Google Drive.
You Need a Self-Publishing Strategist
How I help your book help you
You’ve already done the hard part: you wrote the damn book. Now it’s time to turn that manuscript into a polished, published, and proudly shareable book—with a launch that feels exciting instead of overwhelming. Together, we’ll create a tailored launch plan that gets you reviews, visibility, and real‑world results—not just, “Yay, I’ve got an ebook on Amazon.”
From manuscript to published book
No more wondering “Is this the right trim size?” or “What the hell is metadata?” We’ll choose the right platforms for you, set up your files, make sure your cover appeals to your perfect reader, pick the categories that will help retailers show your book to the right people, decide on the best pre-launch and launch pricing, and walk through every self‑publishing step so nothing important falls through the cracks.
Launching with social proof and sanity
We’ll build a realistic launch plan that fits your life, your energy, and your audience. Together, we’ll line up early readers, gather reviews, and create a simple promo plan so your book doesn’t just appear online—it arrives with some well‑earned fanfare.
Hi, I’m Donna!
PUBLISHING STRATEGIST, USA Today BESTSELLING AUTHOR and your slightly snarky, deeply supportive guide through the wilds of self‑publishing.
For more than a decade, I’ve helped first‑time and early‑career authors move from “I think I’m ready to publish?” to “Holy merde, my book is out in the world and people are reading it.”
If you’re a professional woman who wants her finished book to look great and actually support her business, come with me!
When you you bring me in on your book launch, you can expect
A POLISHED, PROFESSIONAL BOOK
Your nonfiction business book will look and read like it belongs on the shelf beside the big names—not like a haphazard DIY project.
REVIEWS THAT BUILD TRUST
We’ll line up early readers and a simple review plan so you launch with social proof that makes new readers think, “Okay, she’s the real deal and I want to work with her.”
CLIENTS, NOT JUST “I’M PUBLISHED!” POSTS
Your book becomes a quiet but powerful sales tool—attracting aligned clients, speaking invitations, and opportunities that fit the next chapter of your career.
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Book Launch Checklist
Grab my free Book Launch Checklist and stop wondering what you might be missing. It walks you step‑by‑step through the essential tasks so you can publish and launch your book with the same confidence you have delivering the thing you’re known and loved for.
The Minimum Viable Author Platform
Building your first author platform does not have to mean being everywhere online. This post walks mid‑career women through a simple, sustainable plan to launch a debut nonfiction book with just three core pieces: a clean author website, a focused email list, and one primary marketing channel. You will learn how to define your ideal reader, craft a clear book promise, and create a “minimum viable” platform that fits alongside a demanding career instead of competing with it. By the end, you will know exactly what to build (and what to ignore) so your expertise, message, and first book can actually be found—and bought—by the people who need them most.
Own Your Amazon Real Estate
Owning your Amazon book page starts with A+ Content. When you fill that “From the Publisher” section with clear visuals, benefit‑driven headlines, and proof that your non-fiction book actually solves a real problem, you keep mid‑scroll browsers focused on you instead of wandering off to the carousels of competing titles. Thoughtful A+ modules can turn a generic product page into a polished, professional sales asset for your expertise. If most books in your space are not using A+ Content well or at all, that is your competitive edge. You are doing more to claim your Amazon real estate, anchor your authority, and boost conversions than many of the “big players” you’re sharing the shelf with.
Amazon Book Description Makeover
A messy Amazon book page quietly kills your sales. In this post, you’ll see how simple HTML formatting can turn a boring “wall of text” into a clean, scannable, and high‑converting book description that both readers and algorithms love. By using an easy, no‑code tool to style your Amazon sales page—bolding key phrases, adding bullet points, and structuring your blurb for busy shoppers—you’ll send stronger relevance signals to Amazon, improve your conversion rate, and protect your visibility when people click but don’t buy.