Hey, everyone! I wanted to drop in and remind you that you can still pre-order your copy of Buzzard for just $3.99 right now. And if e-reading is not your preference, we still have our 15% off campaign going with Bookshop.org, so you can grab your physical copy there with discount code: BUZZARD15

In fact, I encourage you to get your copy from bookshop whether you're getting the physical book or the e-book. Because we have partnered with them for our pre-order campaign, every single person who orders through them directly will get a free bookmark and a signed bookplate from the author, Inez Ray.

As you know, because we talk about it often, pre-orders are incredibly important for marginalized authors. Not just because they help to boost a book's early success and increase its likelihood of hitting bestseller lists, but because this industry is designed to stifle the voices of marginalized writers and a successful pre-order campaign does a lot to position an author within the industry.

Truthfully, most books do not have good pre-order numbers. That's the truth. If you follow a lot of authors, you have probably even seen incredibly popular authors talk about needing more pre-orders. That is because people really don't like to pre-order often. Most readers only pre-order their most highly anticipated books. So when a book does perform well before launch, that tells everyone in the industry that that author is someone to watch.

That is our goal here. It is why we keep pushing to hit that 1,000 pre-orders. It is not an arbitrary number. It is a goal that is unachievable for most. And when we hit it, we are successfully declaring to the entire industry that the author we are fighting for deserves their spot.

This is about more than securing sales. Because truthfully, I have no doubt this book will do incredibly well. We know what we're doing and it is an incredible book. It is going to sell. But a part of my job is making sure that we are positioning our authors for long-term success, and not just a successful debut. And this part--the pre-order campaign-it matters.

So help us position Inez for an incredible career by grabbing your copy right now at the following link: https://bookshop.org/a/87137/9781967967261

Once again, you can get the e-book for just $3.99, or use discount code: BUZZARD15 to get a physical copy for 15% off.

Thanks for everything you do to help us fight for our incredible authors.

Love y'all!