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Ricardo Fayet

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Ricardo Fayet is one of the four founders of Reedsy, a marketplace connecting authors to the world’s top publishing talent—from editors to cover designers, book marketers, or literary translators. He’s the author of several Reedsy Learning courses on marketing and a regular presenter at several prestigious writers’ conferences: NINC, RWA Australia, and The Self Publishing Show Live, among others.

He oversees the marketing for all Reedsy products—Marketplace, Book Editor, Learning, Discovery—and is a big SEO and Facebook advertising enthusiast.

In his spare time, he enjoys watching football (or “soccer” as y’all call it over there), and carrying tactical analyses to explain why his favorite team won, as well as referee mistake analyses when hi ...more

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Average rating: 4.48 · 788 ratings · 222 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Market a Book: Overperform in a Crowded Market (Reedsy Marketing Guides, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 701 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazon Ads for Authors: Unlock Your Full Advertising Potential (Reedsy Marketing Guides Book 2) 4.62 avg rating — 87 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ricardo answered Goodreads's question: If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there? I'd love to visit Roshar from Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive, even if just to see a chasmfiend (from afar) or one of the giant crabs from the isles.
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This was a really fun and easy read. The stakes are high, you jump straight into the action, and there are several unexpected twists right out of the gate. It definitely gives off Warhammer vibes. The only thing for me is that since there are a lot of ...more
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Hadn’t enjoyed a fantasy book like this in a while The Bloodwood Saga series is fantasy at its best. The first book hooked me, but the second one really stepped it up a notch. Excellent plot twists, magic system, and overall world building. Can’t wait ...more
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“You can include Easter eggs in each series that only readers of the other series will get.”
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“You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke.”
― Arthur Plotnik

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