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Kiki - The Book Publishing Coach

Everyone has a story to tell, and I can't wait to help you publish yours! I'm a publishing coach with a holistic approach.

Literary Manager | Book Publishing & Marketing Strategist

Changing the narrative of the publishing industry by providing an accessible, holistic approach to storytelling

https://linktr.ee/KLRLiterary Your best writing comes from a fusion of mind, body, and story brought forth with meditation, yoga and mindfulness practices. I help writers find their way through the publishing experience with peaceful ease!

06/18/2026

One of the biggest myths in publishing is that successful authors somehow have all the answers.

They don't.

What they do have is support. People to ask questions. People who have been where they want to go. People who can help them avoid expensive mistakes, save time, and see opportunities they might miss on their own.

Being resourceful is a wonderful skill. So is knowing when to stop carrying the entire load yourself.

What's one area of your author journey where you wish you had more support right now?

06/17/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆.

Mondays are CEO days at KLRLM, so this week I'm working from a picnic table at Fairplay Beach, surrounded by fresh air, sunshine, and space to think.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned as a business owner is that creativity doesn't always happen between four walls. Sometimes the best ideas show up when you step away from the desk, look up from the screen, and give yourself room to dream bigger.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻.

Whether I'm helping authors navigate publishing, building marketing strategies, or planning the next chapter for KLR Literary Management, some of my best breakthroughs happen outside.

Who says you have to be in an office to be productive?

Writers, entrepreneurs, and creatives: Where do you get your best thoughts? In your office, on a walk, in a coffee shop, by the water, in the mountains... somewhere else entirely?

👇 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

06/12/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹!

In more than 30 years in publishing and entertainment—from Walt Disney Studios to Penguin Putnam to a literary agency—the biggest change I've seen isn't technology.

It's that authors have 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 than ever before... and 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 than ever before.

Should you pursue a literary agent?

Work with a hybrid publisher?

Become an author-publisher?

Hire a publishing consultant?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼?

And perhaps most importantly: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁?

This Saturday, I'm joining Gemini Writers Studio for a free pop-up workshop to pull back the curtain on today's publishing industry.

We'll cover:
📚 The difference between literary agents, literary managers, and publishing consultants
📚 How hybrid and author-publishing models have changed the game
📚 Red flags to watch for before hiring anyone in the industry
📚 Live Q&A

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿.

📅 Saturday, June 13
⏰ Noon MT / 2:00 PM ET
💻 Free on Zoom

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yaww636s

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.

06/10/2026

I'm often asked what a literary manager does. Besides guiding an author's career, I educate them with updates on the publishing industry.

One big thing happening now: scams.

Authors -- don't fall for it! I promise that in the 30+ years I've been working with authors, I have NEVER cold-called one offering my services.

Check the email address. Research the company. Ask other authors if they used the service.

Or ask me. That's what I'm here for.

06/02/2026

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. ~ Proverbs 31:25-26

I was recently told that I'm pi***ng away my education.

The comment stuck with me—not because I believed it, but because it made me stop and think about the path that brought me here.

I wrote my first book in kindergarten.

In college, I studied journalism and literature, worked on the literary magazine, and immersed myself in the world of books.

Then came Disney. Penguin. A New York literary agency. Years spent learning how stories are created, marketed, sold, and shared with the world.

And somehow, according to some people, all of that was supposed to lead me to climbing someone else's corporate ladder.

To get "a real job."

But when I look back, every step seems to have been pointing here.

To this. 💜📚

To building a business where I can help authors in the way they actually need help.

Not through a corporate filter.

Not through the priorities of shareholders, quarterly earnings reports, or publishing trends.

Just me, a trusted team of freelancers, and the authors who trust us with their dreams.

I've spent my entire career learning how publishing works.

Now I get to spend my days helping writers navigate it.

That doesn't feel like wasting an education.

It feels like finally using it exactly as intended.

My entire career has been preparing me for this. The only surprise is that it took me so long to realize it.

📷 Sabrina Harrison Photography

06/01/2026

Confused about the difference between a 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, a 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁, and a 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁? You're not alone.

Gemini Writer's Studio is hosting a FREE pop-up workshop with ME - 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 “K𝗶𝗸𝗶” 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗟𝗥 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 on Saturday, June 13 (Noon MT / 2:00 PM ET) to clear it all up.

This session will cover:
• How publishing support roles actually differ
• How hybrid and author-publishing models have changed the game
• Red flags to watch for before hiring anyone in the industry
• Your questions, answered in a live Q&A

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘. 𝗢𝗻 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺. Register here to receive the Zoom link. https://tinyurl.com/yaww636s

05/28/2026

Want to build recognition as an author?

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

The authors people remember usually repeat the same 3-5 themes over and over again.

Not because they lack ideas.
Because 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

If every post is wildly different, readers never learn:
• who you are
• what you write
• what you believe
• why they should follow you

Recognition is built when people can predict the kinds of conversations they’ll get from you.

That’s branding.

05/27/2026

Thinking about writing a book? Already deep in one? Curious what the process 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 looks like behind the scenes?

Join me tomorrow night as I moderate a special panel discussion hosted by the Denver Chapter of the Authors Guild and SWARM (Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mountains) featuring:

• Lisa Gardiner — science journalist & narrative nonfiction author
• Jeff Bennett — astrophysicist & award-winning author
• Jenny Shank — novelist, journalist & creative writing instructor

We’ll be talking about:
📚 writing process
📚 research overwhelm
📚 publishing surprises
📚 rejection
📚 finding agents/publishers
📚 protecting creative time
…and what writing a book is actually like once you’ve lived it.

Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, science writing, memoir, or you’re just book-curious, this conversation is for you.

🗓 Wednesday, May 27
⏰ 6 PM MT
💻 Zoom

RSVP link in comments

05/26/2026

One publishing expert says you have to be on TikTok.
Another says email is king.
Someone else says Amazon ads.
Another says never use Amazon ads.

Then there’s your cousin’s neighbor’s friend who published a book in 2009 and suddenly becomes a publishing strategist. 🙄

There is SO much information out there about writing, publishing, and marketing books that authors end up overwhelmed before they even begin.

And here’s the bigger problem:
Not all advice is good advice.
Not all advice is current advice.
Not all advice applies to 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 goals.

The publishing industry changes fast. Algorithms change. Distribution changes. Marketing trends change. Reader behavior changes.

If you listen to every voice at once, you stop trusting your own direction.

The goal is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 all the noise.
The goal is to 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 it.

That’s where strategy comes in. 𝗔 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. Built around your book, your goals, and your strengths instead of whatever random advice is trending this week.

If you’re tired of spinning in circles trying to figure out what you “should” be doing, let’s talk. 💜📚

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