To my BookstaBundles clients, friends, and fellow authors,
After a great deal of thought, I’ve made the decision to close this chapter of BookstaBundles and cease offering book promotion and design services.
This is not a decision I’ve reached lightly. BookstaBundles was never something I originally set out to turn into a business. It grew from something I loved doing: helping my friends and fellow authors. People began reaching out to ask if I could help create graphics and promotional materials for their books, and I was incredibly touched that so many authors trusted me with something so important to them. What started as simply lending a creative hand became BookstaBundles, and I’m so grateful for everything this unexpected little business brought into my life.
Over the years, however, the amount of time and work involved in creating promotional content has continued to grow. New platforms, new formats, new expectations, new technology, and an ever-changing marketing landscape have made providing these services increasingly demanding. I’ve always wanted BookstaBundles to remain reasonably priced because I know firsthand how expensive it is to be an author and how quickly those expenses add up. We all deserve access to affordable support for our books.
Unfortunately, I’ve reached a point where I can no longer offer that level of service at prices I feel are fair while still protecting the time I need for the thing I love most: writing my own stories. And ultimately, I’m a writer first.
It’s taken me a long time to admit that I simply cannot do everything. As my own publishing schedule and author career have grown, the hours I spend designing for others are hours I’m not spending with my own characters, stories, and readers. As much as I have loved helping other authors bring their books to life visually, I know it’s time for me to put that creative energy back into my writing.
I will, of course, honor and complete all existing BookstaBundles engagements and commitments. However, effective immediately, I will no longer be accepting new commissions, projects, or design requests.
This isn’t entirely goodbye to BookstaBundles, either. I still love talking about book marketing, sharing things I’ve learned, and helping other authors navigate this increasingly complex publishing ecosystem. The BookstaMarketing Playbook on Substack will remain a place where I can share tips, tricks, ideas, and resources that might make marketing your books just a little bit easier.
Most of all, I want to say thank you. Thank you to every author who trusted me with their book. Thank you to everyone who recommended BookstaBundles to a friend, shared my work, came back for another project, or simply cheered me on. Knowing that something I originally started because I wanted to help my friends became a service that so many authors valued has meant more to me than I can properly put into words.
BookstaBundles has been a wonderful chapter of my author journey. I’m incredibly proud of the work I’ve done and even more grateful for the people I met along the way. But every good chapter eventually has to end so the next one can begin.
For me, it’s time to get back to writing mine.
With so much gratitude,
Sarah Burr
I hope you’ll stay in touch through my BookstaMarketing Playbookon Substack. It will be my new home for how-tos, tutorials, and advice on designing book promo graphics!
