Book marketing and editing from an award-winning author who's been where you are.
You wrote the book. Now it needs readers. CycleWriterLLC helps independent authors launch, market and polish their books. I've done all of it for my own award-winning thriller series and for the authors I work with.
I learned the hard way. On my first novel I paid a Los Angeles PR firm $12,000 and got very little back. Since then I've built everything myself: the ad campaigns, the metadata, the distribution and the author platform. Now I do it for other authors, without the agency price tag.
Launch plans, ads and author platforms that turn your book into steady sales.
A 60-minute one-on-one call plus a written action plan for your book: positioning, channels, budget and next steps.
A custom launch or relaunch plan: positioning, Amazon keywords and categories, book page copy, review outreach and a week-by-week timeline.
Per platform, per month. Campaign setup, A/B creative testing, targeting, bid management and a monthly results report. Ad spend is separate.
An author website built to be found on Google and cited by ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity, with consistent book details everywhere online.
Newsletter setup, a reader magnet, a welcome sequence and a launch email plan, so you own the audience you build for every future book.
Big-picture editing and hands-on help getting your book published the right way.
A full read with an editorial letter and margin notes on structure, pacing, character and story. About $2,800 for an 80,000-word novel. Specializing in thrillers, historical fiction and memoir.
A big-picture editorial letter on what's working, what isn't and what to fix first, without line-by-line notes. A good first step before full editing.
Amazon KDP, Kindle Unlimited, IngramSpark and Kobo setup, including ISBNs, imprint, metadata and Author's Edition relaunches when your rights revert.
Starting rates in USD. Ad spend is paid directly by the author. Final quotes depend on word count, genre and scope.
Please reach us at John_gormally@cyclewriterllc.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Yes. I give big-picture feedback on structure, pacing, character and story, especially for thrillers, historical fiction and memoir. Rates start at $0.035 per word.
It depends on your goals. Many indie authors start with a few hundred dollars a month in ads plus a one-time strategy and setup fee. I'll recommend a budget that fits your book and genre, and I'll tell you if spending more won't help.
Yes. I've relaunched my own titles as Author's Editions under my own imprint, with new ISBNs, covers and distribution through Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and Kobo.
AI tools cite sources they can find and trust. That means a well-structured author website, consistent book details everywhere online, reviews, and articles or interviews that mention you. I help authors build all of that.
A book marketer plans and runs the work that gets a book in front of readers: launch strategy, Amazon and Facebook ads, review outreach, email lists, social media and author website SEO. The goal is steady sales, not just a launch-week spike.
Still writing, ready to publish, or published and not selling? Tell me where you are and I'll tell you honestly what I'd do next. Award-winning author (2023 Firebird Book Award, BookFest 2026 Honorable Mention), MBA in Global Marketing, U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Email John_Gormally@cyclewriterllc.com or call 760-519-2210.