Crystal Patriarche, BookSparks, $20,000 campaign: • National print, broadcast, and online media campaign • Local print, broadcast, and online media campaign • Widespread Galley distribution to National, local, and niche markets • Targeted trade media campaign for reviews and spotlights • Digital marketing campaign including blog tour • Branded graphics package including print collateral, social media graphics, email and newsletter banners • Early reviewer promotions on Goodreads option • Strategy to position author as an expert • Book or event tour Self • The author, who works as a senior lecturer with Laureate International Universities, will leverage her connections there to promote the book to its over 850,000 students, 25 institutions, 150 campuses, and 65,000 employees, faculty, and staff worldwide.
• Coordinated social media campaign using the author’s blog on design in the 21st Century (http://theautomaticpencil.tumblr.com) and related Instagram (@theautomaticpencil).
• Author’s adult children will run a GoFundMe campaign to print and launch the book in Australia in coordination with its US publication.
• Author will participate in book readings and discussions in person or via Skype/Zoom.
• Author will create book trailer with original images, maps of the world in 2050, and an original score.

... thoroughly engrossing. An engaging adventure set in a deftly illustrated future.'  - Kirkus Reviews Grounded in actual science and soaring in imagination, Gravity Is Heartless is science fiction at its best. This first thrilling installment of the award-winning Heartless Series will delight lovers of romance and sci-fi adventures. Earth, 2050. Scientist Quinn Buyers would rather be studying the clouds than getting ready for her wedding day. When an unexpected tragedy causes her to lose everything, including her famous scientist mother, she embarks on a quest for answers that takes her across the globe. Along the way, she discovers friends and finds love in the most unexpected places. Set in a not-too-distant future that envisages the best and the worst of human actions and creations, Quinn's journey will keep you on your toes until the final pages.