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Category: Notes for Writers

I was recently asked how I got so many reviews since some books languish with one review for years. I immediately thought of my fellow author BK Greenwood who has been hard at work promoting his books. He has his own website. He had banners made of two of his covers. He does book signings/sales at farmer’s markets, comic book stores, independent book stores, and finally, got accepted to display at a local Barns and Noble. He works at it.
Marketing your book is hard work. It helps that Greenwood’s trilogy, “The Last Roman,” is a damn fine novel (as are books two and three), but he works at it.
So, step one. You need beta readers, and you need to listen to them. Revise your novel; make sure to run it through Grammarly.com or other editing software. Make it as perfect as possible. Get at least ten beta readers who promise to review the novel once it comes out.
Those ten people are the core of your launch group. Ten reviews on launch day – more is better. Beta readers do not get paid, but they get mentioned in acknowledgments.
Now you get your author copies of your novel, and, like Greenwood, you get out there one-on-one and market them!
Questions? Drop me an email and I will try to answer.

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  1. George Toneloc on WelcomeNovember 24, 2022

    This lady I know.. she is a radical wino.. drunk 1/2 the time..I wouldn't take anythhing she does seriously.

  2. vlstart on WelcomeOctober 3, 2022

    Christopher Knoll for Online Book Club rates the novel 4 of 4 stars

  3. vlstart on WelcomeOctober 3, 2022

    I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to fans of fantasy stories, historical fiction,…

  4. vlstart on WelcomeOctober 3, 2022

    I enjoyed reading this book and getting transported to a magical world of spells, epic battles, and magical creatures. For…

  5. Richard Rostron on HonorAugust 14, 2022

    Awesome. I'm looking forward to it :)

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