Abby’s Comments (group member since Aug 31, 2020)

Abby’s comments from the Self-Published Only Club group.

Great interview with Whitney. I'll be sure to watch for new interviews. I hope to see a few of our members on there soon 😍

Awesome! I haven't read either one of those

and she felt as if

rushed toward the mountain base

Trana wrote: "Based on a suggestion from my local library director, I recently updated The Mathews Family to include a Book Club Discussion section. It was originally published in January 2020 - ..."

As crazy as it is, I think 2020 has been both bad and good for many authors. Good because many people are home more, which means they're reading more. Bad because it has certainly made traditional promotion more difficult, i.e. book signings, tours, speaking engagements, etc.

Crystal wrote: "Your suggestions to help SP Authors are so helpful. I know what I am about to say next might be lame, but thanks for being kind! :)"

Thank you Crystal. I'm so glad I started this group, and have been overwhelmed with the response, and how quickly it has grown. I'd love nothing more than for us to have hundreds of members we can expose our favorite SP authors to.

Marc *Dark Reader of the Woods* wrote: "Great tips, Abby. Authors everywhere thank you, I'm sure. I might add, "buy their books" for the authors that you want to support."

Haha - I left out the most obvious one. Thank you. ❤❤❤

Kathryn wrote: "Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I loved those choose books as a kid. And I do agree on your assessment on detail. The plot/story/characters were there. If there had been another 50 to 100 pages, it would have been spot on in all aspects.

I definitely think we will see big things from this author though.

What was your favorite relationship?

Mark - thanks on the heads up for the double post. Not sure how I managed that, but thank you!

underneath no less than 300

Here are a few ways that help self-published authors get notice...

1. Leave reviews on Amazon
2. Equally important - Leave review on Goodreads
3. When you are talking about the book/author use the add book/author option above and on the write of the chat box.
4. Recommend the book. Not just by word of mouth, but on a books goodreads page, on the top right, it says recommend. Click it, and then select the friends you want to recommend the book to. It takes a while, but that, I find, is the best way to get a book noticed.
5. Vote for books in Listopia, and if the book isn't already in a list, add it to appropriate lists. As many as you can. For example: I added The White Prince & The Way books to several by searching for self-published lists. Now you can do the same, and vote for them. The more votes they get, the higher they are ranked, and the more visibility they get.
6. Share your reviews on social media, especially Instagram.
6.5. Use hashtags on Instagram, the best one is #bookstagram. When you use a tag, even people that aren't following you will see the post.
7. Follow the author on all platforms, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon,, and Goodreads. (most people don't realize you can follow an author on amazon, but you can, and it helps)
8. Join groups, and share your favorite SP reads in those groups.
9. Invite your friends to join our group. The bigger our group gets, the more people will read our SP monthly/quarterly reads.

I hope this helps, and I hope you'll set a goal to do at least a few of these every time you read an SP book. Authors, if I've missed anything, feel free to add to my suggestions!

Happy Reading!

of Helgon, and find him.

I haven't seen any free offers the last couple days, so I thought I would let you know about a giveaway. @ellieaiden82 is giving away an e-copy of her new book A Fairy Awesome Story every day between now and the release on October 30th. To enter, visit her Instagram page and look for the Countdown Giveaway. You can also find it on my IG stories by following me @grass_and_books

I just finished this book and I have to say, I freaking loved it! Its a Fantasy Reverse-Harem. A Fairy Awesome Story

Trana wrote: "My first novel, The Mathews Family will be a free ebook download for Kindle on October 15th and 16th. It is early American historical fiction that is a blend of fact and fiction bas..."

That sounds interesting Trana. I'll get it added

Ross wrote: "Attention fellow Readers and Writers!!

I would like to kindly (And humbly) request at least a few more thoughtful, honest reviews of my 2nd novella, Redemption of the Rebels. Here ..."

Also, we have quite a few authors in the group, so hopefully a few will get with you on a mutually beneficial promo lol

Ross wrote: "Attention fellow Readers and Writers!!

I would like to kindly (And humbly) request at least a few more thoughtful, honest reviews of my 2nd novella, Redemption of the Rebels. Here ..."

Sounds good, I'll add it to my TBR. Hopefully a few from the group can help you out!

Morgan wrote: "Just finished book one! I really enjoyed our main character, Anna! It was hilarious getting inside her head. And that ending! I’m looking forward to finding out what happened to Ash and Chase."

She's so dingy and I love it!

Trana wrote: "As a self-published author, I appreciate what you've done with this group and look forward to finding other struggling authors to read!"

I'm so glad you joined us!

Ross wrote: "Hi, everyone!

I was kindly invited to this group by someone called Leon Stevens. On this note, I'd like to know if there's a new-member introduction thread I can post about myself and my works in...."

Hey Ross - so glad you joined us. There is a discussion folder title SP Authors. You are welcome to post your works or promos in that folder for other readers to check out! Once you get them posted there, I will also add them to our bookshelf for easy access.