Karen Villanueva Author Services offers a variety of services to new and multi-published authors. Whether you are in need of advice, setting up book talks and signings, developing a publicity plan, or seeking representation, we have the experience to meet your needs.

Our local, regional, and national experience can serve to help you cut through the maze of publishing and promotion concerns.

We work with you on a marketing plan and strategy that takes into account your budget, travel availability, and targets the appropriate media.

Depending on your marketability or prominence, publishers can and will do many things for you, but the ongoing promotion of your book is largely your responsibility. Our experience working with publishing house publicists has been very rewarding. The goal for us all is to get the word out about your book and promote sales.

Karen has assisted clients for more than a decade in gaining the media attention and public recognition imperative to building their writing careers. Pursuing logical and realistic goals and creating a good marketing strategy are the first steps in a process that includes setting up book tours and media placements. Karen Villanueva Author Services has placed stories with the Associated Press, The National Examiner, USA Today, Canada AM, CNN, NPR, United Press, Canadian Press, Larry King, and countless other media outlets.

E-mail or call for a "Pick My Brains" session. For $60.00 you can tap into my many years of book marketing experience and come away with a better sense of what you need to do and how you need to do it!

"Karen Villanueva performed miracles in setting up a 10 day book tour in New Mexico for my book, Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico. It is a scholarly book by an academic historian, from a university press, not an easy sell. Yet, she scheduled multiple interviews with local media that produced feature stories about the book and my work, as well as readings and signings in more than a dozen venues all over the state. The book sold out the first printing during the tour."

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, San Francisco, CA

"Karen Villanueva proved to be not only tireless but highly effective as publicist for my latest book, CRAZY QUILT. She is knowledgeable, professional and a pleasure to work with."

— Paula Paul, also author of the Berkley Prime Crime mystery series,
Symptoms of Death, An Improper Death and Half a Mind to Murder

"--and our ball of energy local publicist, Karen Villanueva who keeps us all on track, getting the word out, arranging appearances and press releases (too many vital functions to list here)--we don't know what we'd do without her except lose our minds and descend into obscurity!"

— Sue Boggio and Mare Pearl, authors of Sunlight and Shadow

"...Karen Villanueva --a diligent and highly resourceful PR dynamo"

— Ann Louise Gittleman (Fat Flush Plan, Eat Fat Lose Weight Cook Book)

"Our personal publicist - She has been a delight to work with and deserves much credit for the successful promotion of all four of our books. We highly recommend her."

— Drs. Charles H. Elliot and Laura L. Smith (Depression for Dummies, Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies)