Awesome post! Thank you so much for putting it up!
Your humble host.
We all know there are dozens of things we’re supposed to be doing as authors in addition to writing. We talk about it here all the time.
One of the important items is building a mailing list. That way, YOU are the source for information on your books and not a website or online retailer or agent or anybody else. YOU let fans know when the next book is coming – or anything else you wanna share, and THEY become connected with you and your writing. That’s a huge asset when it comes time to sell them another book.
Okay, that’s the why part. But how do you do it? And what do you mail to the subscribers?
Today, author and friend of the blog Al Macy explains how he saw the light and what he did to gain a solid mailing list with an active readership – and…
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I love the idea of promoting another author. I think that it’s one thing to say, “I’m great, you’ll really enjoy this book.” But way more effective to say, “This author is great! I really enjoyed this book and I think you will too!” Thank you for sharing.
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