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A Goodreads user asked May Sage:

Hi, for all the aspiring authors out there, can you tell us what steps you followed to market your books in order to become a best-seller? Obviously writing a great book and having a nice cover are the most important things, but what came after that?

May Sage Unfortunately you won't like the answer: we need to spend money to make money. I advertise a lot.

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