It was a record low book sales year for this indie author, mostly because no new books came out in 2024, and 2025 became the year of a prequel no one asked for. But numbers alone do not tell the whole story. So... This was the year I showed up anyway. I went to 25 events in 2025. I vended my first real convention. I broke personal sales records multiple times at in person events. I learned how to talk about my books out loud, to strangers, with confidence. And somehow, unexpectedly, I...

The Scottsboro Ren Faire lit a fire under me. I am already planning new displays, new merch, new costume pieces, and maybe an even bigger banner that says: “Come get emotionally destroyed by The Source Keepers.”

Let’s talk about pity marketing. That awkward cousin of authenticity who shows up uninvited and eats all your credibility snacks.