In this episode, J.D. Barker shares his unconventional path fromghostwriting to becoming an international best-selling author. He shares how his path of innovative marketing and out-of-the-box thinking has allowed him to outmaneuver traditional publishing and book marketing routes that can keepauthors stuck.

J.D. Barker is an international bestselling American author whose work has been broadly described as suspense thrillers, often incorporating elements of horror, crime, mystery, science fiction, and the supernatural.

 

Episode Highlights:

• J.D.’s journey from ghostwriting to bestsellingauthor and how he carved his own author path
• How creative and disruptive book marketing cangenerate buzz and reader engagement for indie authors
• How J.D. created a hybrid approach to traditionalvs indie publishing
• Why branding matters, how traditional publishersfocus on individual books rather than authors, and how indie authors have amarketing edge
• Why innovation is key to breaking through anindustry where millions of books are published annually

Haunted house giveaway details: https://woobox.com/vcevs2.

Pre-order link for the Something I keep Upstairs: https://jdbarker.com/books/something-i-keep-upstairs/.

 

Connect with Isabelle:

Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.buildyourbrandwithpr.com⁠⁠⁠Threads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@isabelle.knight.pr⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/isabelle.knight.pr⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-knight-pr⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ikpublicity⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@isabelle_knight_pr⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ik_publicity⁠⁠⁠

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit isabelleknight.substack.com