By now most writers are realizing that in the face of the changes in the publishing business, marketing is an area which falls more and more on their shoulders. For newer writers with untested track records, this is especially true. I've had writers tell me they don't believe in self-promotion. Not only is this foolish [ Read More ]
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It would be great if you could add to your point about joining Goodreads and Library Thing that they do need to JOIN these as a member of a READING community. I cannot tell you how put off I am by the number of friend requests I get from authors who have not contributed to the community and don't have any books but their own on their profile. I ignore these without looking at their book and have had to block many, many (always self-published) authors who have continued to spam me with friend requests. The BEST free marketing you can get is the word of mouth from writing a book readers want to recommend.
