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The Launch Week Rollercoaster: From Crickets to Nascent Fandom Vibes (Or, My First Taste of the Snowball Effect)

The Launch Week Rollercoaster: From Crickets to Nascent Fandom Vibes (Or, My First Taste of the Snowball Effect)

Countdown and Chaos: The Final Week Before My First Novel Debut

Countdown and Chaos: The Final Week Before My First Novel Debut

Building a Fandom: An Ethnographic Journey into Indie Authorship

Building a Fandom: An Ethnographic Journey into Indie Authorship

The High Price of Access: Disabled Fans' Challenges and the Power of Concert Community

The High Price of Access: Disabled Fans' Challenges and the Power of Concert Community

Weverse Puts Accessibility Behind a Paywall—Ableist AF and Hurting Fans

Weverse Puts Accessibility Behind a Paywall—Ableist AF and Hurting Fans

When Fandom Meets Fascism: Weaponizing Norms in the BTS ARMY Community

When Fandom Meets Fascism: Weaponizing Norms in the BTS ARMY Community

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Aug

The Launch Week Rollercoaster: From Crickets to Nascent Fandom Vibes (Or, My First Taste of the Snowball Effect)

5 min read
18
Jul

Building a Book Fandom: How Studying Comparable Indie Authors Helped Me Build a Smarter Romance Publishing Strategy

6 min read
11
Jul

Bookstagram Culture: An Ethnographic Deep Dive

16 min read
04
Jul

Promo as Fieldwork: Testing the Waters with Red Feather Romance

3 min read
27
Jun

Two Weeks Into My Book Launch: Ads, Aesthetics, and the Allure of Analytics

3 min read