Douglas Bell’s CAKEWALK hit me like a gorgeous day when the forecast calls for rain. In its particulars, I’ve never read a story quite like this one—boy meets girl, girl is trans, boy overcomes all sorts of obstacles (societal, familial, interpersonal) and loves girl despite every one of his own self-sabotaging barriers—but, I recognize something more powerful in what it shares in common with other books in the upscale commercial fiction genre: a funky, fashion-forward romp with two flawed humans struggling to stitch together a life that’s better off shared than separate. And I am here for it.

I've reached out to current contacts to write reviews on Goodreads. 

I also signed up with BookSirens to get the novel quickly in front of reviewers. I hope to get a handful of reviews from this promotion logged onto Goodreads.

I am hiring a publicist. I hope to have my press kit done by February 1, 2022. There will be a coordinated effort to reach bloggers, book clubs, social media influencers, and journalists.

And a post publication marketing plan will be finalized by which will be posted before March 1, 2022.