Southern Dragon Publishing

09/08/2026

Most writers do not need a marketing course. They need one hour with somebody who will tell them the truth about where they actually are.

That is what a strategy session is. One hour on Zoom. You bring the mess. You leave with a written list of what to do first, what to do next, and what to stop doing entirely.

Starting at $50. If you are a member of First Coast Romance Writers, the Writers Alliance of Gainesville, or NE Florida Sisters in Crime, it is $50 an hour flat.

No package required afterward. Plenty of people book one session and go do the work themselves, which is the point.

The photograph is a swing under the Highway 41 bridge over the Suwannee. Sometimes the hour sitting still is the productive part.

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09/05/2026

The free ISBN is not free. You pay for it by giving up the publisher line.

Take the one your printer hands you and that company is listed as your publisher of record, in the catalogs, in the library systems, permanently. Buy your own from Bowker and the imprint on the record is yours.

It is not the right call for everyone and I say so in the post. But it is a decision, not a default, and most authors never realize they made one.

The photograph is a live oak at Washington Oaks Gardens. It has been standing there a very long time under its own name.

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09/03/2026

Business tip: finish your Amazon Author Central page.

It is free, it takes about twenty minutes, and most of the authors I talk to have a half-built one sitting there from the week they published. Link every title you have out. Upload a clear photo. Write the full biography, not the two-line version.

It does more for your reach than most of the things writers worry about instead.

Meet my AI cast: avatars of me, voiced by me, made with AI. If I can build them, so can you.

Free two hour beginner marketing course, no cost and no credit card: https://courses.southerndragonpublishing.com/course/marketing-for-the-absolute-beginner/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sdp_202609&utm_content=author_central

09/01/2026

Most author marketing advice starts at step forty. Post this, hashtag that, be on five platforms by Friday.

My free course starts at step one, and step one is not social media at all.

Four modules, about two hours, self-paced. What marketing actually is. Who you are talking to. Platforms without panic. A simple, ethical plan you can run yourself. There is a certificate of completion at the end if you want it for your records.

Free means free. No credit card, no upsell waiting at the end of module four.

The photograph is the trail at Falmouth Springs. Somebody marked it so the next person would not have to guess.

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08/31/2026

Holes in the Somewhere by Richard R Brown

Holes in the Somewhere by Richard R Brown. Sometimes grief sneaks up on you and hunts you down. Sometimes it walks right up and punches you....

Holes in the Somewhere by Richard R Brown. Sometimes grief sneaks up on you and hunts you down. Sometimes it walks right up and punches you.

08/30/2026

Dark Ugly Places by Ashley Mansour

Dark Ugly Places by Ashley Mansour. In Dark Ugly Places, trauma isn’t something you survive — it’s something that survives you. Thirty-four-year-old Nicola Holiday loses everything in a hit-and-run: her husband dead,...

08/29/2026

You do not own your followers. You own your list.

Every platform you post on can change its rules tomorrow, and most of them already have. Your email list is the one piece of an author platform that travels with you when a network dies, throttles you, or decides your genre is no longer welcome.

The post covers what to actually send, how often, and which tools will not hold your subscribers hostage when you outgrow them.

The photograph is a spring run on the Suwannee, from one of my camp hosting years. Springs flow at the same rate whether anyone is watching or not. A list works the same way.

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08/29/2026

A Pinch of Assault by Misty Simon

A Pinch of Assault by Misty Simon. Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the pancakes are fluffy, the bacon is crisp, and murder should not be on the menu...

A Pinch of Assault by Misty Simon. Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the pancakes are fluffy, the bacon is crisp, and murder should not be on the menu

08/27/2026

Back to school at 65, and my first grad assignment asked: what is theory, what is research, and why do they need each other? Turns out I have been doing applied research for twelve years, one author marketing plan at a time. The full story runs through a 1938 radio panic and why readers trust people more than any broadcast.

Theory is the map. Research is the hike.

At 65, I am working on a master’s degree in social media at the University of Florida, after two decades in medical office administration…

08/23/2026

Last post in this run, so here is the whole offer in one place.

Tier 1, Single Site, $97. One WordPress domain, the full plugin, all source files, a 16-page setup and user guide, 30 days of email support.
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Tier 2, Multi-Site and Pen Names, $197. Up to five domains, so every pen name gets its own separate planner with its own saved data. It also fits an author site plus a course site, and the designers and VAs who build sites for authors. 60 days of priority support, one content update request so the tab text and labels match your brand.
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Tier 3, Book Coach and Educator, $497. Rebrand the planner with your own name, logo, and colors, then run it on unlimited sites you own or manage, so your students work in your planner under your branding. A 15-page rebrand checklist, 90 days of priority support, one content rewrite session. This license covers deploying it inside your own program. It does not include the right to sell or redistribute the plugin.
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All one-time payments. Your license never expires and updates are free for as long as I maintain the plugin. No annual renewal. Checkout is handled by Payhip.

Writers Alliance of Gainesville, First Coast Romance Writers, and Sisters in Crime NE Florida members get 50 percent off. Message me before you purchase and I will send your link.

Questions go to the contact form at southerndragonpublishing.com. I answer my own messages. Always have.