Self Publishing and Marketing has a painful learning curve. Let's focus together and get you growing.

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Hi, I’m Martinique.

I've been assisting authors since 2019.

And I've learned a lot.

After scaling the painful learning curve, I want to help more authors. Instead of typing emails and responding to social media posts, I want to compile the information and share it here.

So I've broken down the basics and compiled some of the best practices I've found in the industry.

Let's get you unstuck.

I'm the author assistant you can afford.

Hello, I'm Alina.


Writing changed my life. Publishing changed it again.

Since I wrote my debut novel in 2021, that won the Illinois Soon to be Famous Author Award in 2022, I began my journey as an entrepreneur.

As a self-published author, I controlled every aspect of the process, from hiring the best editor for my book to choosing keywords that would reach the right readers on Amazon. Writing turned out to be the easy part! Once I got the hang of things, I found book launches and marketing are more successful with proper planning.

Three years and five books into my author journey, I have sold thousands of copies, had over a million page reads on Kindle Unlimited, and spoke at author events, podcasts, local tv stations, libraries, and community centers. At my presentations, I advocated for self-publishing because of all the opportunities it brought me.

I launched Hearts and Sails Author Services in 2024. My mission is to help authors navigate self-publishing and help them get their books out into the hands of readers. I strongly believe in providing a great experience for clients and caring about their books as if it were my own book baby. 

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AuthorHelp 101

This course starts with the basics. If you are often feeling lost or overwhelmed, this course breaks the content down to monthly topics.

Out goal is to ease your learning curve.


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Assisting or Coaching

We are here to help. Check out

Martinique at AuthorHelpM4 for graphics, marketing, and more or

Alina at Hearts and Sales Author Services for coaching, formatting, and more.