From a decade of rejection and 0 followers to 10,000 preorders that helped me hit the nyt list! This is exactly what I did for my preorder campaigns.

Authors, here's how I sold 10,000+ preorders of my debut novel and hit the NYT list using social media (with $0 ads). 1. Got clear on my hook. Not “here’s my book.” Instead: “Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic.” Instant emotional resonance. Readers need a reason to care before they know the plot.

AHHHH MY BOOK IS OUT IN THE WORLD TODAY!! 😱😭🥹 Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things is a spicy witchy Charmed inspired romantasy filled with queer & POC characters about hope & love winning out! It's enemies to lovers, forced proximity, and he falls 1st! #booksky

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Happy book birthday to SPELLS, STRINGS, AND FORGOTTEN THINGS by @houseofrandall.bsky.social A young witch cursed with sacrificing memories to cast spells must decide how much she’s willing to lose to save her town in this thrilling tale of magic, love, and self-discovery! 🪄🔮✨

OKAY #booksky I NEED YOUR HELP 😱 (vulnerable post) My cozy witchy modern day Bridgerton x Charmed book full of family curses, queer characters, and a magic tea shop comes out in 19 days (& includes recipes!) Its current overall ranking on the Zon is 57,299 which equates to 1 (one) preorder a day.

“My favourite romantasy tropes will always be enemies to lovers, one bed, and forced proximity” Check out our full interview with @houseofrandall.bsky.social, author of #SpellsStringsAndForgottenThings, here ✨ bit.ly/3ErJypm

AHH I'M SCREAMING I CAN FINALLY TELL YOU MY SECRET my modern day Bridgerton but with witches book that comes out next month is OFFICIALLY IN DEVELOPMENT FOR PRODUCTION TO BECOME A TV SHOW!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Okay #booksky can you work your magic? My queer bridgerton but with witches book comes out in 36 days & I want to show the world (& all the haters) that my lil queer book can hit the nyt list but we need more preorders for that! It's called spells, strings, & forgotten things & I'll put the links ⬇️

good night to everyone except the person who said my "bridgerton but with witches" book should have a trigger warning bc of the queer characters. Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things comes out in 37 DAYS!! You can preorder anywhere but BEWARE there are queer characters 😂 #booksky

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP I've been manifesting 5k preorders by the end of January for my queer witchy modern day pride and prejudice romantasy book that comes out in 41 days & we JUST CROSSED 2,000!!!!! 😭😱🥹🙏🏼 We have 10 days left LET'S GO BABY! It's called Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things!

Here's some more happy news! 😱😭😍 THE @calliehartauthor.bsky.social aka author of Quicksilver aka MY FAVORITE BOOK will be moderating my launch event for Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things at Ruby's Books in Folsom, CA on March 8th at 4pm!!!!

If you would like to disassociate from this day existing might I suggest preordering this queer witchy book about breaking generational curses and stepping into our power because I feel like that's the kind of thing we need more than ever.

Hey - you're doing great. Today is bound to be rough. We'll get through it together. ♥️♥️♥️

The romance aesthetic in my witchy modern day pride and prejudice meets practical magic book set in a stars hollow like town. Only 43 days until release! #booksky #romantasy

If you don't want to give money to Amazon I'm working with two incredible indie bookstores to offer signed copies and swag for my witchy pride & prejudice x practical magic romantasy book that comes out in 44 days! #booksky #indiebookstores

AHHHHHHHH WE SOLD FOREIGN RIGHTS TO FRANCE!!!! Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things - my witchy little pride and prejudice x charmed romantasy baby is going to be translated into French!!! 😭😭😭😱😱🥹🥹 This is SO surreal and I'm so so so grateful and excited!!!!!!

Hi #booksky if you write witchy or romantasy books please drop a comment so I can add you to my starter pack I'll be creating soon!

Can I just say how excited I am for this book by Page Powars?!? #booksky

Looking for queer, BIPOC and disabled book recs from #booksky please and thank you!

@mcuban.bsky.social thank you for being the kind of positive presence we want to see on here ♥️

Okay #booksky pls do your thing so I don't have to use TT anymore bc I'm so over it 🙏🏼 My witchy romantasy book comes out in 44 days and it's for the girlies who were obsessed w/ Charmed & Practical Magic & Stars Hollow. It's got a spicy shadow daddy & an fmc who's cursed to sacrifice memories!

So the TikTok ban is over but Trump wants 50% U.S. ownership. Meta just announced their new Edits app but they'll be allowing hate speech and anti-lgbqt sentiment. Rednote is the number 1 social media app in the App Store but has its own issues. I feel disillusioned, embittered, and manipulated.

Ok #booksky, let’s talk. 👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books. 👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

TikTok is banned. I could freak out bc it was the big hitter I was using to market my book that comes out in 45 days. But you know what, I'm not. I'm still manifesting 5k preorders by the end of Jan. It actually feels *more* possible now than ever because the book community feels more powerful!

FIFTY TWO DAYS UNTIL RELEASE! 😱 Here's where we're at for Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things - my witchy pride and prejudice meets practical magic romantasy ✨ - 47,000 adds on Goodreads - around 1,600 preorders from chain retailers (not including indie) .....

CAN I SHOW YOU SOMETHING 😱 so the sisters in my witchy book own a magic tea shop called Tea & Tome where the menu changes weekly & there's always symbolism in the tea and I made a little notebook that I'm giving away with all preorders that come from Ruby's Books!!!

I don't want to be rich I just want to get 8,000 preorders for my witchy pride and prejudice meets practical magic book so I can hit the nyt bestseller list and then send a screenshot of it to the person who told me I should probably find a different career path.

The other night I cried in the bath because for the last 13 years I've been working toward this moment and it's all happening 😭 - my new book comes out in March and it just got picked as a most anticipated read of 2025 by Goodreads

In 2011 I started writing my first book. Over the next decade I would receive hundreds of rejections for four different books I'd written. When I finally got my "big break" it was in the form a $4k book deal from a small press (to whom I will forever owe my gratitude!). This book was inspired by...

Hi! Brand new here- I'm Bre. This is a space for you if you: - love books - are queer or an ally - need a safe space - love cats - are obsessed with Dean Winchester - like to be silly and laugh a lot - sometimes just need a little encouragement LET'S BE FRIENDS!