ARC readers wanted for my steamy locked-room psychological thriller!
Fans of Verity and The Housemaid will LOVE You're Overthinking This, coming November 19 (ARCs will start going out October 1).
Diana Urban: Author Tips & Tea
Get advice on publishing, book marketing, and writing from a BookBub veteran + bestselling author PLUS updates and unhinged thoughts on my own author journey. Come for the tips, stay for the tea. 🤓
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How to ACTUALLY make a seamless Instagram grid header (2026)
Meta’s constant changes are my villain origin story. Many articles and templates out there are WRONG WRONG WRONG now, including Canva. D'oh!
How I relaunched my book as a #1 New Release (trad to self pub!)
After getting the rights back from my publisher, I self-published my book on Amazon as a #1 New Release. Here's how I did it!
How Taylor Swift inspired me to get the rights back to my book
These Deadly Games is back in my hands... and today, it's back in readers' hands, too.
What it's like to be an author in 2026
This isn't anything helpful, just a dollop of solidarity.
A review of StoryOrigin's Beta Copies with 30 beta readers
I used StoryOrigin to run a 30-person beta team for my self-pub debut. Here’s everything I loved… and what I’d love to see improved.
Important reminder about ARC opportunities + writing updates!
We will return to our previously scheduled programming after this brief message to make sure readers see ALL THE EXCITING THINGS!
Running a beta reader team for an indie book: assets & emails
Here’s what I created to recruit and run my 30-person team: the application, critique guidance, welcome email, and more!
How I got 30 beta readers for my debut self-published novel
A deep dive on how I ran a 30-person beta reader team with a 70% manuscript completion rate.
You're Overthinking This: My self-publishing journey begins!
Sharing what I’ve done so far, from recruiting beta readers to teasing the preorder…