Struggling Author Gets Life-Changing Book Makeover | Book Rescue Pilot

About this video

This Book Rescue pilot gives horror author Thomas A. Bradley a surprise author brand overhaul, coordinated with Fiverr. Dale recounts Thomas’s backstory as presented in the video: he started writing at 14, served in the Army Medical Corps starting in 1974 during the Vietnam War, later became a virologist, got a pacemaker in 2008, and after his employer’s virology department dissolved struggled to find work. In 2013 he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis and myotonic muscular dystrophy, limiting his hand use and typing, and he says marketing, not his physical limitations, is his greatest struggle. Over four weeks, Dale’s team submitted orders for over 10 cover designs, hired consultant Brian Meeks to tweak a book description and build a template from it, worked out backend keywords for discoverability, and planned a marketing strategy that would not break the bank. The reveal shows 10 covers, including the Relic Of The Damned books, The Shadow Demon, Blood Tracks, 13 Echoes and the upcoming The Bones Of Sarah Golescue. Additional gifts revealed include lifetime ProWritingAid access, described as a $400 value, a year of Book Brush’s gold plan, one month of Book Award Pro, a paid year on the ALLi Author Plan, and a $100 gift card.

Key takeaways

• The pilot is a surprise brand overhaul for horror author Thomas A. Bradley, sponsored in coordination with Fiverr
• The work covered over 10 new covers, a book-description template built with consultant Brian Meeks, backend keywords, and a low-cost marketing strategy
• Thomas says marketing is his greatest struggle, despite physical conditions that limit typing to minutes at a time
• Dale stresses no promise of overnight success — the goal is to course-correct so Thomas can focus on writing
• Extra gifts included lifetime ProWritingAid, a year of Book Brush gold, a month of Book Award Pro, a paid ALLi year, and a $100 gift card

Episode details: published February 15, 2021 · 16:17 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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