A Letter from the Editor
by Timothy Pike

If you thought you’d be able to read this month’s issue without getting smarter, you’re in for a major disappointment.

Because Books & Buzz Magazine is all about getting smarter! Who needs school when you have our e-magazine for all your education needs? You don’t even have to wake up early to go to class. In every issue, we feature some of the best authors working today. You could consider them your professors, and—

On second thought, staying in school might be your best course of action.

But in the meantime, we’ll raise your writing IQ if it’s the last thing we do! Let’s start with these insightful articles:

1. Hands down, this is the MOST creative way to market a book I’ve ever heard of (Read about it in my interview with award-winning horror author Mark Leslie)

2. The ONE thing you really need to do if you want your novel to be successful
(Article by Joel McKay)

3. This simple mindset shift about the concept of “overnight success” can send you SOARING
(Article by Breakfield and Burkey)

4. Sometimes, blazing rage (about social injustice) is the BEST fuel for writing
(Article by Don Sawyer)

Also, join us in the Blog & Buzz Club if you haven’t already—it’s a great way to write a novel with the help and support of your peers. Check it out!

Enjoy this month’s issue of Books & Buzz Magazine. And if we run into each other someday (in the Smart People section, where we’ll both be, of course), we’ll give each other a knowing wink.

To your writing success,

Timothy Pike
Editor of Books & Buzz Magazine