Kristina Elyse Butke
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...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
- Dec 29, 2023
- 2 min
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
- Sep 11, 2023
- 7 min
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
- Jan 30, 2023
- 5 min
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
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
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
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
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
- Sep 26, 2022
- 3 min
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 19, 2022
- 4 min
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 12, 2022
- 4 min
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
- Jun 27, 2022
- 4 min
"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
- May 26, 2022
- 4 min
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
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
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 5, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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