ON SUBSTACK. Marketing consultant, author of 8 books; 3 just for writers aka @RachelintheOC | Founder #MondayBlogs https://xitter.cf/t.co/yHk9n6AEFt

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☀️ It's LIVE! My newly-updated @BadRedheadMedia 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge is available now geni.us/30DayMarketing #ebook and #print #WritingCommunity - learn how to set up your author platform for success! ☀️ Twitter, FB, IG, blogging, marketing, promo, social...
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OUT NOW: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 by Scott Stockton, Author Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender ("DARVO") is frequently employed by narcissistic people and groups. Available Now: geni.us/ParentalAlienation Don't miss out on this eye-opening read! Have you experienced DARVO in your family? Share your story in the comments!
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#MondayBlogs I wrote Grammar Errors Part I. Hundreds of you had THOUGHTS. Here’s Part II (and yes, I know it should be ‘Grammatical’ errors, but that sounds like little green Mike Wazowski in Monsters). Bring your red pen! by @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/GrammarErrors2 1. Your vs. You’re Your shows possession: Your book is on the table. You’re means you are: You’re pretending not to refresh your sales dashboard. If you can replace the word with you are, use you’re. “Your welcome” can’t sit with us. 2. Irregardless The standard word is regardless. Yes, irregardless appears in dictionaries because people have used it for a long time, but that doesn’t mean we agree. Dictionaries record language; they don't come to your house to approve every grammar decision you make because that would be weirdly intrusive. Irregardless is generally labeled nonstandard. In edited writing, please use regardless and save everyone an argument. 3. Conscious vs. Conscience We’re conscious when we’re awake and aware. Your conscience is the inner voice that tells you not to correct a stranger’s typo in the middle of their highly emotional post about blue bunnies in space. Being conscious gives us opportunity. Our conscience tells us, "Stop scrolling already, Rachel. You should be writing.” So bossy... Click or see bio for the rest! Always free to read and subscribe!
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#MondayBlogs Grammar Errors You May Be Making Right Now and How to Stop. Please. | @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/GrammaticalErrors Twenty-five word crimes that make writers twitch... Okay, I admit it; I have grammar pet peeves. Come on, we all do. We may pretend we’re far too evolved to judge other people’s word choices, but then someone writes alot, and suddenly we’re pacing around the house muttering, “It’s two words. TWO, dammit.” Might just be me. So, with affection and a tiny speck of judgment, let’s discuss a few repeat offenders. 1. Alot No. It’s a lot. Two words. You wouldn’t write alittle, abunch, or awholemess. Please stop making a and lot live together before they’re ready. 2. For Free You received the book free. You downloaded the guide free. You attended the event free of charge. You can say you received it for free; that phrase is grammatically acceptable, widely used, and understood. I still don’t like it. My dad hates this phrase (former retail guy), and he’s 89, so we listen. Not every pet peeve is a rule. Sometimes a collection of perfectly innocent words irritates us by simply existing, kinda like your little brother. 3. People Who, Things That He is the author who wrote the book. This is the book that ruined my sleep last night. Who is preferred for people, while that is more commonly used for things. Using that for a person isn’t always grammatically wrong, but who usually sounds more natural. Your editor is a person who catches mistakes, not a helpful household appliance that lives inside your laptop, no matter how convenient. Editors need rest, too. Animals deserve flexibility. If Pip knocks a glass off the counter while staring directly into my soul, he is absolutely a who because I want to, ya know, live. Read more: geni.us/GrammaticalErrors Always free to read and subscribe.
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🌺 Are you a Barbara Delinsky fan, like me? 📕 Well, she's retired from writing, but she shares her other love, gorgeous flower photography, on her Instagram: instagram.com/barbara.delins…. This is her only active social media. @Barbara.Delinsky. Please give her a follow there. She mixes in book posts, too (for you die-hard fans).
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🖼️ via @lauriehollmanph “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 explores the emotional cost of extraordinary beauty juxtaposed with the longing to be valued for one’s inner life rather than one’s outward appearance. At the emotional heart of the story is Ceci, a gifted artist trapped by her mother’s expectations and others’ projections; a story that blends romance, psychological tension, and artistic awakening. An emotionally engaging story about identity, love, creativity, and recognition.” --Carol E. Anderson, D.Min., Doctor of Divinity, MFA, Creative Nonfiction, MA Telecommunication Arts Learn more: geni.us/TheImpastoEffect is out now!
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🩸"I have been trained to tell nothing. To sit on information until I could use it. To weaponize it. In my world, every person is an adversary, and every person has an agenda..." ~ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗: 𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙣. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡, by JT Kuendig, available now! geni.us/TheGoodClub What would you do in a world where everyone is an adversary? Share your thoughts below and don’t miss out—grab your copy today! #NewBook #GeopoliticalThriller #BookReview #ThoughtProvoking #MustReadBooks #BookRecommendation #BookLovers
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I’ve been looking for a book like this!! A deeply moving and thought-provoking read on the painful reality of parental alienation today. It accurately captures the heartbreak of a child being turned against a loving parent, paired with the infuriating struggle of trying to rebuild a bond while the family court system works against you. An essential, eye-opening book on modern family dynamics." ~ @amazon Review, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 by Scott Stockton, Author Learn more: geni.us/ParentalAlienation A personal account of parental alienation and what it is really like living it day to day. Have you or someone you know faced similar challenges? Share your thoughts below or tag a friend who should read this!
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I wrote Grammar Errors Part I. Hundreds of you had THOUGHTS. Here’s Part II (and yes, I know it should be ‘Grammatical’ errors, but that sounds like little green Mike Wazowski in Monsters). Bring your red pen! by @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/GrammarErrors2 1. Your vs. You’re Your shows possession: Your book is on the table. You’re means you are: You’re pretending not to refresh your sales dashboard. If you can replace the word with you are, use you’re. “Your welcome” can’t sit with us. 2. Irregardless The standard word is regardless. Yes, irregardless appears in dictionaries because people have used it for a long time, but that doesn’t mean we agree. Dictionaries record language; they don't come to your house to approve every grammar decision you make because that would be weirdly intrusive. Irregardless is generally labeled nonstandard. In edited writing, please use regardless and save everyone an argument. 3. Conscious vs. Conscience We’re conscious when we’re awake and aware. Your conscience is the inner voice that tells you not to correct a stranger’s typo in the middle of their highly emotional post about blue bunnies in space. Being conscious gives us opportunity. Our conscience tells us, "Stop scrolling already, Rachel. You should be writing.” So bossy... Click or see bio for the rest! Always free to read and subscribe!
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📕 Why Parental Alienation Hurts: 10 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by Scott Stockton, Author scottstocktonauthor.substack… My book is now available, and I wrote it to share my lived experience with parental alienation over decades: the agony, the hardship, the nuance, and the spiritual transformation. These are ten things I learned along the way… 1. I struggled to find a book that reflected my lived experience with parental alienation (PA). There are many books written by psychologists and so-called experts on parental alienation, but none written by someone who experienced it firsthand in this way: the agony, the hardship, the nuance, the spiritual transformation. None of these books truly shared my lived experience over decades or connected the dots to the foremost authorities in all related areas so I could understand the problem holistically. 2. Approximately 15% of the population is impacted by PA, so why is it so hidden from mainstream media? Evil is being perpetrated on millions of parents and children, and the media ignores it. 3. PA is not a custody issue. It’s a child protection issue... Click or see bio for the rest! Don't miss out on these important lessons—read now! Have you or someone you know experienced parental alienation? Share your story below... 🙏 Book: geni.us/ParentalAlienation
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🎉 Happy Book Birthday! 🎂 NO PERFECT CHOICE, a novel by Lillian Méndez-Soto @lillianacubana geni.us/NoPerfectChoice When the law decides your fate, survival becomes an act of defiance. After a heart attack lands Alina Rodriguez in a Texas ER, she receives a second, unthinkable diagnosis: a non-viable, life-threatening pregnancy. With doctors unwilling to treat her, the clock ticks, and Ali is forced into a desperate search for care in a system where her life comes second. #BookBirthday
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A great book is the foundation, but readers can’t buy a book they’ve never heard about or can’t find, right? Discovery takes visibility. ~ @BadRedheadMedia "5 Biggest Misconceptions Writers Have About Book Marketing and Sales" #BookMarketing
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📕 NEW: When a person abuses you and then leaves, you have the ability to heal. Once you go ‘no contact’ and work to restore the parts of yourself damaged by the relationship, you can recover. But with complex trauma experienced in attempted co-parenting, this can’t happen. My book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨, on parental alienation, divorce, and family fractures... is available now: geni.us/ParentalAlienation by Scott Stockton, Author Don't miss out on this important resource—get your copy now! If you have experienced parental alienation, let's chat.
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📕 NEW: When a person abuses you and then leaves, you have the ability to heal. Once you go ‘no contact’ and work to restore the parts of yourself damaged by the relationship, you can recover. But with complex trauma experienced in attempted co-parenting, this can’t happen. My book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨, on parental alienation, divorce, and family fractures... is available now: geni.us/ParentalAlienation by Scott Stockton, Author Don't miss out on this important resource—get your copy now! If you have experienced parental alienation, let's chat.
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🔵 NEW: The Incredible Coincidence That Proved It's a Small World After All by @WorkedForMeBook by Jeff Burgess jeffburgessauthor.com/2026/1… It sure is interesting how long you know someone before you realize how long you really knew someone. What a small world. Lifelong Friendships Can Begin in the Most Unexpected Places Joanne and I first met Liz and Mike McHugh at a Cub Scout Rainwater Regatta event back in 1997. The Regatta is similar to their Pinewood Derby, only with unpowered boats racing in a tub of water, rather than unpowered cars racing down a wooden track. The event was managed by Joanne Davies, who was heavily invested in the Cub Scouts as a Troop Leader. She was a wonderful combination of heart of gold and batshit crazy. I get that, as I am the same way when working on projects... Click or see bio for the rest!
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📕 "I couldn’t put it down. The story is very thought-provoking and really makes you think about who is behind so much of what goes on in our world." ~ @goodreads Review, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗: 𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙣. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡, by John Kuendig #1 on @amazon. Don’t miss out on this bestseller—grab your copy today! Have you read it yet? Let us know your thoughts below 👇 geni.us/TheGoodClub
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📙 My book, 𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙢𝙨, is now available! geni.us/PaintingYouWithWords by @ChrisWoodWrites What begins as a reconnection between two friends becomes a vivid exploration of deep love.
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🍂 NEW: 10 Practical Ways to Save Your Book From Failing Sales by @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/MarketingFreeAndPaid Your book isn’t selling. Before you decide you need to spend $2,000 on ads, redesign your entire website, dance on TikTok, start a podcast, make seventeen Reels, or fire your cover designer, stop. Poor sales are data. Something isn’t connecting between your book and the people who might want to read it. The question is where. You’ve worked in book marketing for 15+ years, and one of the biggest mistakes I see authors make is assuming poor sales automatically mean their book sucks, they don't have enough marketing, or they haven’t spent enough on ads (it could be any, or none, of those). Maybe people aren’t seeing the book, or they’re seeing it but not clicking; they’re clicking but not buying; or they’re buying Book One and never touching Book Two. Those are completely different problems, and spending more money on promo won’t necessarily fix any of them. What helps is strategy. 💥 Shout-out to my exclusive advertising sponsor, the always-free @Booklinker (universal book links—so helpful!), and the paid tool, @geniuslink. I love both💥 I’ve written before about why book marketing has no easy button, because no single tactic, ad, social platform, viral post, or launch will do all the work for us. So, before you decide your book is DOA, here are five free and five reasonably priced ways to kick your sales in the pants.👖 Click or see bio for the rest!
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via @RachelintheOC: I’ll be part of a reading panel tonight at Lucid Winery in Sacramento, hosted by Barbara Caver! Other authors include Joella Aragon, Janna Marlies Maron, @AnnStarbuck_1, Kate Washington, and Carrie Lea. If you’re in the area, it’s free to attend, and you get drink tickets! RSVP here: partiful.com/e/MHLIFEzp6MV2f… Huge thanks to Barbara for creating, hosting, and inviting us!
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Glad to hear you're recovering well. Your story was very inspiring.
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