Marketing & Publicity Services

EMAIL CRISTY BERTINI at cristy@storymonsters.com

Manuscript Evaluation

We recommend before you start any marketing program, you have your manuscript evaluated.

One of the first steps to take toward marketing your book is ensuring your manuscript is the best that it can be. The ideal way to achieve this is by having your manuscript evaluated by a well-qualified professional. When we receive your manuscript, we will assign it to an editor best suited for your book's subject who will provide you with a written evaluation that includes areas of strengths and weaknesses and offers some specific suggestions for improvement. We promise to be candid, yet diplomatically honest, while offering constructive feedback. Also included is a two-hour consulting session with Linda F. Radke once the written manuscript evaluation is complete.

Our proven marketing solutions for your book include:

Story Monsters Ink Marketing Bundles

We know that for some, it’s easier to choose a marketing package that includes a variety of services bundled together. That’s what you get with our Story Monsters Ink Bundles! We will promote your book to 90,000 parents, teachers and librarians who love Story Monsters Ink magazine. All you need to do is choose the bundle that works best for you and provide us with some details about your book—we will take care the rest!

Select Bundle

• Full-Page ad in Story Monsters Ink (interior)

• Email marketing campaign (targeted to 90,000 parents, teachers and librarians)

• Medium rectangle tile ad on storymonstersink.com (3 months)

All-Star Bundle

• Full-Page ad in Story Monsters Ink (interior)

• Email marketing campaign (targeted to 90,000 parents, teachers and librarians)

• Leaderboard banner ad on storymonstersink.com (3 months)

• BONUS: One-year new premium membership or upgrade to one-year premium membership at AuthorBookings.com

MVP Bundle

• Feature interview in Story Monsters Ink magazine

• Full-page back cover ad in Story Monsters Ink 

• Email marketing campaign (targeted to 90,000 parents, teachers and librarians)

• Leaderboard banner ad on storymonstersink.com (3 months)

• One free entry in Dragonfly Book Awards program of choice

• BONUS: One-year new premium membership or upgrade to one-year premium membership at AuthorBookings.com

MVP Cover Bundle

• Cover feature interview in Story Monsters Ink magazine

• Full-page back cover ad in Story Monsters Ink

• Email marketing campaign (targeted to 90,000 parents, teachers and librarians)

• Leaderboard banner ad on storymonstersink.com (3 months)

• One free entry in Dragonfly Book Awards program of choice

• BONUS: One-year new premium membership or upgrade to one-year premium membership at AuthorBookings.com

Email Campaigns

Our email marketing campaigns promote the opportunity to review and purchase your book as quickly and efficiently as possible. Book reviews help build buzz to inform potential readers and buyers about your book. Each of our email campaigns includes a custom pitch that is professionally designed, sent to a targeted list, and promoted on Story Monsters’ social media. We will forward review requests and leads generated for your follow up. We will also provide you with a link to a Book Review Submission form to send to potential book reviewers.

• Friends of Story Monster Email Campaign (for children’s book authors)

  This email pitch offers 20,000 parents, teachers, librarians, and book reviewers the opportunity to review a digital copy of your book for free.

• Media and Book Bloggers Email Campaign (for authors of all genres)

  This email pitch offers a targeted list of 5,000 members of the media (newspaper, magazine, radio, and wire services) and book bloggers the opportunity to review a digital copy of your book for free.

• Book Award Winner Email Campaign (for authors of all genres)

  Get your news out about a book award you’ve won (or other noteworthy book news) as quickly and efficiently as possible to 10,000 educators, librarians, booksellers, and media members.

View Sample Email Campaigns

View Sample Book Reviews

Marketing Co-ops

We know how important it is to stretch those marketing dollars as far as possible. Designed with the budget-conscious in mind, we offer marketing co-op opportunities for authors and publishers to take part in several times throughout the year. From email marketing campaigns to virtual book events, we got you covered! Check back often for our latest offerings!

Media Kits

With so many voices clamoring to be heard, the media is continually inundated with requests for interviews from authors, experts, product representatives, and more. To cut through all of the white noise, we develop a creative and compelling “pitch” for your book that will catch the attention of prominent media members. Our media kit consists of: a one-page news release, author biography page, fact sheet about your book. 10-word / 15-word / 25-word / 50-word / and 100-word descriptions of your book, list of 10 to 12 suggested media questions and a pitch letter targeted to members of the media and/or potential reviewers.

Download the Media Kit Worksheet to get started.

View Sample Media Kits

Email us at info@storymonsters.com

News Releases

Do you want to extend the shelf-life of your book? Are you serious about promoting your book? Want to let the world know your book has won an award? As a way to promote anything newsworthy about your book, a news release should be part of your marketing efforts. Let the media, bloggers, and other journalists know about your book as quickly and efficiently as possible. Our skilled copywriters will write a news release that will make you and your book shine. For an additional fee, we are also able to pitch it to a newswire service for you—just ask us for details!

Email us at info@storymonsters.com

Book Marketing Plan

Your road map to giving your book a winning chance to flourish in today's marketplace! No two books or two authors are alike. That is why we believe in the importance of creating a customized marketing plan tailored to each author's individual needs. Story Monsters LLC specializes in providing a comprehensive, step-by-step outline on the best ways to promote, market, and sell your book. A book marketing plan gives you the tools you need to stay on track so you know when and what you should be doing to promote your book.

Email us at info@storymonsters.com

Media Pitch (Local or National)

A media pitch is one of the best and most compelling ways to attract the media to tell an author’s story. We tailor each media pitch unique to the type of book, topic of book, geographic location, and more.

Email us at info@storymonsters.com

Social Media Campaign

Just because your book didn't come out yesterday doesn't mean that you can't attract new readers! Today's power of social media, online promotions, and email marketing gives you the opportunity to directly engage with readers and potential readers alike. If you're interested in promoting a book or eBook to attract new readers or build a network of followers through social media and online marketing, we can help you! Best of all, every campaign is tailored to each author's specific needs and goals.

Email us at info@storymonsters.com

Marketing Collateral

What do your marketing materials say about you and your book? We can create professional, eye-catching designs to reach your customers and make your book stand out from the rest. Just let us know your marketing collateral needs and we will promptly provide you with a plan and an estimate. We offer the quality that your book deserves and the technical expertise to properly prepare print-ready files for the following professionally-designed products:

• ad design

• bookmarks

• business cards

• company logo and letterhead

• flyers

• postcards

• posters (foam-core mounted)

• retractable banners

Email us at info@storymonsters.com

Need help getting started?

We recommend setting up a free Introductory Consulting Session by phone with Linda F. Radke to discuss the services we offer. Named “Book Marketer of the Year” by Book Publicists of Southern California, Linda F. Radke and her team of professionals have been developing effective marketing programs since 1985.

Here’s what folks are saying …

“Advertising with [Story Monsters] has been the smartest move I have ever made.”

— Diann Floyd Boehm, award-winning children’s book author

“Navigating the journey of marketing your book can be a bit daunting. When you hold that published book in your hands, the one you worked so hard on, you want it to reach as many eyes and ears as possible. In my case, I had a children’s storybook that I was trying to bring attention to in other creative ways in addition to the usual marketing methods (socials, friends, emails to schools, etc.). I went online and researched book awards. I scoured them to make sure any that I entered were legitimate and stood behind their programs. I entered a few that I felt were what I was looking for and was so pleased to have won a first-place award for my book. Thrilled is a better word. It was then I learned that Story Monsters offered additional ways to market my book and I immediately reached out.

Not only did I receive excellent customer service and communication, but each member of the marketing team guided me on how and when my ad would appear in both their fantastic monthly publication and (my personal favorite) email blasts to their subscribers. This list included all of the people I would want to target – teachers, parents, librarians – these are the people who would share my book with the children who would hopefully enjoy it. I can honestly vouch for this successful campaign because as soon as it went live, I received hundreds of requests for information regarding my book. I was provided a spreadsheet that was consistently updated with new inquiries and so many email addresses that I could add to my contact list for future newsletters and book updates. I was also provided with any feedback in the form of verified reviews that I was able to use not only on my socials but on my author pages with the etailers that the book is sold on. Win-win.

Every contact at Story Monsters has been responsive, helpful, and encouraging, and even in the short time I have worked with them, I have seen them grow so much. I would not hesitate to recommend them if you are looking for a real boost in your book’s visibility and subsequently sales!  They are the real deal and will champion your success every step of the way.”

—Maria Votto, Award-winning author of The Night the Reindeer Came to Play