Kris Riley and Joe from All Things Blissful | Book Crew | Wide for the Win by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Join Beth A. Freely and Dirk Hooper as they welcome Kris Riley and Joe from All Things Blissful! We talk about creating swag for authors, about book promotion and hiring a personal assistant to help with all the various duties authors have to tackle to survive online. Dirk also talks about the book Wide for the Win by Mark Leslie Lefebvre.

Show Notes:

1. Just finished Wide for the Win by Mark Leslie Lefebvre
2. Feature Interview: Kris Riley and Joe
All Things Blissful is owned and operated by Kris Riley. Kris has been involved in the Indie book world since 2015. She started out as a book influencer, reading and reviewing any book she could get her hands on. Kris then dipped her toes into the street team arena, helping her favorite authors get more eyes on their book babies.

In November of 2018, Kris founded Blissful Services. Recently having rebranded due to combining her love for swag, book talk and being a PA all into one and renaming her business All Things Blissful. Over the years, Kris has had the amazing opportunity to work with many talented authors to help bring their dreams to fruition – all the while living out her own dreams.

Joe is the co-pilot of All Things Blissful. Born and raised in podunk Iowa, now calls less podunk Oklahoma home. He has worked for the city for ten years. He is an avid reader, pop culture enthusiast and music lover. You can generally find Joe with his AirPods in, chasing after Kris.

a. Tell us about starting out as a book influencer in 2015.
b. What is All Things Blissful?
c. What are the services you offer?
d. Let’s talk swag. What do you do? What do you get requests for? What works the best?
e. What are street teams supposed to do for you? Any advice on how to get them going?
f. What is Book Talk?
g. What advice do you have for authors who are trying to get their name and books out there?
h. What is the most surprising thing that’s gained traction for your authors?
i. How do you get in touch with influencers? How do you find them?
j. What’s next for you?

Links for our guests:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/QUBWmLkpLcGEZecK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingsblissful

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@all_things_blissful
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_allthingsblissful
Website:
https://allthingsblissful.com

Beth Anne Freely
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X: @BAFreely
Instagram: @BAFreely
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Dirk Hooper
www.writeworks.dirkhooper.com
asherlake.net
themusesfunhouse.com
X: @dirkhooperplus
www.facebook.com/dirk.hooper/