7 Highlights of Book Launch

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Written by Willamette Sutta

Willamette Sutta is the pen name of a former librarian who now creates books instead of curating them.

May 7, 2024

Adamant in Dust has been out for 10 days, and it has been a wild ride! It feels more like months of an adrenaline high.

7 Top Highlights:

  • Countless emails, texts, and other notes from family, friends, and new acquaintances all around the world, indicating they are buying, reading, and enjoying my book
  • Steadily increasing sales on Amazon, even though I’m sure the reports don’t reflect up-to-the-minute data
  • 10 positive reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, and BookBub, some of them from people I do not know
  • 5 followers from Goodreads and BookBub (Amazon won’t show the numbers until I’ve reached 20, so there could be more.)
  • Gave away 25 audiobook codes to eager listeners
  • Selling a book to a keen fantasy fan among my fellow-swim-officials at an Olympic-Trials qualifying meet in Indiana
  • Reaching #1 New Release in a category on Amazon for a few hours
Screenshot of #1 New Release in a Category on Amazon

Here’s what YOU are saying:

“What a great start to the series! My only regret is that I can’t binge read the whole thing.”

Amazon Review

“Excellent epic clean christian fantasy story with fascinating characters and an awesome background to the main story. Love it!!!!!”

Goodreads Review

“The characters are well rounded and each one has both positive and negative traits, which gives them more dimension and potential.”

BookBub Review

Thank You!

I would love to hear your reactions, questions, and theories about the story. Please write a comment or send me an email. I’ll respond to them all, but I probably won’t give you any spoilers 😊

Also, please send me pictures of how you are engaging with the book. I want to post a collage of the most creative ones on Social Media and in the next post. Can wait!

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2 Comments

  1. Simona Rinfreschi

    So thrilled to be a tiny part of all this.

    I’m really grateful that we got to meet and I’ll always be able to say; “I knew her before she published her first book and became a bestselling author!”

    Sending you all my love and heartfelt congratulations.

    Onwards and Upwards!

    • Willamette Sutta

      Thanks for the confidence and support, Simona! It was a joy to meet you too!

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