RD from Book Rank Interview (Heard it Through the Rosevine #18)

About this episode

R.D. discusses his journey in the publishing industry and his various roles as an author and entrepreneur.

R.D. from Book Rank got his start in the publishing industry in 2011, but he's always loved reading books and writing. He's a multiple-time USA Today and New York Times bestselling author (under several romance pen names), co-admin of the romance author forum Dirty Discourse , owner and CEO of the promotional site Hot Stuff Romance and the advertising expert behind Book Rank , his acclaimed done-for-you book promotion scheduling service.

People in this episode

Guest: R.D.

Topics covered

• publishing
• book promotion
• writing
• romance

Keywords

• USA Today
• New York Times
• bestselling author
• Dirty Discourse
• Hot Stuff Romance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Book Rank, Hot Stuff Romance

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