Hello !

Before we get to the winner of my survey contest ...

If you missed today's workshop with Sam Namias of crewfiction, and you're interested in frictionless ways to get your books in front of new readers, the replay is live now.

And, the crewfiction team has a fabulous offer for you if you want to streamline your email marketing, group promos, reader magnet, bonus scene, and ARC delivery, and so much more!

Catch the replay! Be wowed!

Once you've had a chance to see how crewfiction can be part of making your author life easier in 2026, if you want in, Sam and the team have a very special offer for the first 10 authors who sign up.

→ Annual Founding Member at $198/year (normally $228) — because you invested time in this workshop

→ Under $17/month for your email service provider, reader magnet/bonus scenes/ARC delivery/etc, locked forever (the price will never be lower)

→ Priority access to one of crewfiction's first group promos/giveaway in February or March (a proven way to grow your email list)

→ 30-minute strategy call with the founding team to maximize your subscriber growth.

10 spots. Expires tomorrow (Friday) at 11:59pm EST / 9pm PST / 5am UTC (on Saturday).

How to claim:

1. Log into crewfiction
2. Click "Upgrade to Founding Member" on the bottom-left of your dashboard
3. Select the annual plan
4. In checkout, enter code: WORKSHOPJAN

And the winner is...

I am delighted that 68 of you completed my survey about where you are in your author journey and how I can be more helpful to you. I now have the fun of parsing all that information into action items and new resources! Woo hoo! 🥳

As promised, here's the draw! Click the wheel of names to see the spin and the name of the winner of a $68 gift certificate to the online retailer of their choice! (I'll reach out to the winner individually so we can sort out details!)

I'll be back next week with something old, something new, something borrowed (It's really cool!), and something blue (still having a hard time with that one!) 😜

May your words flow like the atmospheric river the Pacific Northwest has been drowning under this last week!

xo,

Danika Bloom

Author Ever After 💖

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Where romance writers become romance authors. Write it, finish it, publish it—together.