Patron Toolbox

All the tools in this toolbox are availible to Novel Marketing Patrons at the $10/mo level and above.

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Blurb Generators

Generate back cover copy, a one-paragraph book description, a one-sentence pitch, and alternative titles.

Fiction

Generate Pitch

Nonfiction

Generate Pitch

Setting

Generate Pitch

Plot

Generate Plot Pitch

Romance 

Generate Pitch

Pitch Optimizer 

Optimize Pitch

Book to Blurb

Use your manuscript to create:

  • back cover copy
  • a one-paragraph blurb
  • a one sentence pitch
  • subtitle ideas
  • alternate titles
Generate Blurb

Website Tools

 

Homepage Scanner

Review your homepage for areas of improvement.
Scan Homepage

Book Page Scanner

Review your book page for areas of improvement. 

Scan Book Page

About Page Scanner

Review your about page for areas of improvement.

Scan About Page

Landing Page Drafter

Build a bigger, engaged email list with this landing page generator. 
Draft Page

Blog Brainstormer

Get blog post ideas to help your book rank in SEO and AIO.

Brainstorm Posts

About Page Drafter

Transform your about page into an irresistible read.

Craft About Page

Book Covers

Design Brief Drafter

Get the best design possible from your human designers with this design brief generator.

Generate Brief

Cover Analyzer

Find out if your book cover fits its genre, and get tips for potential improvements.

Analyze Cover

Book Cover Designer

Create a book cover for your next reader magnet or  work-in-progress

Design Cover

Podcast Host

Directory

Get in contact with over 10,000 podcast hosts from around the world! Currently available for Novel Marketing Podcast patrons only.

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Publishing Tools 

Plot Synopsizer

Generate a plot synopsis from your manuscript.

Synopsize Plot

Chapter Summarizer

Create summary of each chapter.

Summarize Chapters

Not a Literary Agent

Review contracts, ask advice, get a second opinion.

Consult Not a Literary Agent

Query Letter Writer

Generate a query letter to send to agents and editors.

Draft Letter

Book Proposal Generator

Draft a book proposal for your book.

Draft Proposal

Comp Finder

Generate a list of similar books and authors.

Find Comps

Branding Tools 

Life Themer

Find the theme of your life from the themes of your favorite films.

Discover Theme

Tagline Brainstormer

Get a list of potential author taglines.

Generate Taglines

Live Patrons-Only Q&A

Join Thomas Umstattd Jr. for an exclusive live Q&A, where you can ask your burning questions face-to-face on camera and tap into the collective wisdom of fellow patrons! These dynamic bonus episodes drop monthly, packed with insider insights just for you.
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Replays let you jump straight to the answers you need, tailored to your curiosity.Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and level up with Thomas and your creative community!
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Advertising Tools 

Ad Strategizer

Get a customized plan for targeting readers with ads.

Create Plan

Cover Scanner

Is your book cover suitable for advertising on Amazon and Meta?

Scan Cover

Reader Profiler

Create a profile of potential readers along with a plan to reach them.

Create Profile

Email Tools 

Email Drafter

Generate a rough draft of your next author email newsletter.

Draft Email

Subject Brainstormer

Boost your open rate with better email subjects.

Brainstorm

Drip Email Sequencer

Draft an onboarding sequence for your email newsletter.

Draft Sequence

Review Drafter

Spice up your email newsletter with book & movie reviews.
Draft a Review

Email List Cleaner

Draft an offboarding sequence to encourage dormant subscribers to reengage.

Clean Email List

Beta Readers

Twain Bot

Trained on Mark Twain’s books and corespondence this bot can review your writing and offer advice.
Ask Twain bot

Jane Bot

Trained on Jane Austen’s writings, JaneBot can give feedback on romance and historical fiction.

Ask Jane Bot

Reader Magnet Tools 

Reader Magnet Brainstormer

Generate fresh ideas for an email list growing reader magnet.
Get Ideas

Coloring Page Maker

Turn a scene from your book into a coloring page.
Draw Page

Education Tools 

Lesson Planner

Create a lesson plan for teachers to teach your book.

Create Lesson Plan

Discussion Guide Builder

Create questions to spark discussion about your book.

Generate Questions

Compendium Tools

Characters

Generate a dossier of character bios from your book.  
Create Compendium

Locations

Create a list of locations from your book along with key details.
Create Compendium

Factions & Races

Create a compendium of factions and races from your book along with key details.
Create Compendium

Creatures & Plants Compendium

Create a list of significant flora and fauna in your story.

Create Compendium

Tropes

Generate a list of all the tropes in your book.
List Tropes

Glossary

Create a glossary of key terms from your book.
Create Glossary

World Building Tools

Map Maker

Turn a hand drawn map into something good enough to publish.

Create a Map

Timeline

Create a timeline of key events from your story.
Create Timeline

AI Knowledge Checkers

Find out what an AI knows (and doesn’t know) about you and your book. 

ChatGPT

Find out what OpenAI knows about you and your book.
Check ChatGPT

Grok

Find out what xAI knows about you and your book.
Check Grok

Gemini

Find out what Google knows about you and your book.
Check Gemini

Claude

Find out what Anthropic knows about you and your book.
Check Claude

DeepSeek

Find out what the CCP knows about you and your book
Check DeepSeek

Llama

Find out what Meta knows about you and your book.
Check Llama

Writing Tools

Book Title Brainstormer

Generate search optimized titles, subtitles, and series names.

Brainstorm Titles

Structure Analyzer

Evaluate your manuscript based on one of the popular structure formulations.

Analyze Manuscript

Not A Dev Editor

Get a developmental edit on your manuscript.

Review Manuscript

PR Tools

Media Hook Brainstormer

Find an angle to promote your book.

Find Angle

Press Release
Drafter

Create a press release to promote your book.
Draft

Character Tools Tools

Character Namer

Generate a list of theme & time appropriate character names.

Brainstorm Names

Character Compendium

Generate a dossier of character bios from your book.
Create Compendium

Exclusive Discounts

Patrons qualify for over $500 in discounts on many of Author Media’s top courses, Book Vault, and more.

Some of the discounts include:

  • 50% off Author Email Academy
  • 50% off Author Podcast Academy
  • 50% off Publishing A to Z
  • 50% off Tax & Business Guide for Authors
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