I am an author cheerleader because I understand the process of writing, publishing, and marketing. It isn't as easy and glamorous as it often looks. Over the years I've helped others because some people have helped me. I believe in "paying it forward" and you can too.
Some authors have a limited budget when it comes to producing books. For this and many other reasons, some authors supplement their income in other ways. Some use Patreon as a way to make money while they create their works in progress. Two examples are James P. Sumner and Jay Tinsiano. As you can see when you visit their pages, in return for monies from patrons, they offer exclusive deals.
Some authors are like me and want to support other authors, so they provide a venue to do so. Diabolic Shrimp created by Joshua Grant, is one of those places. He has lots of ways for authors and readers to connect and share their love of books. When you click on one of his ads, a portion of the money is used to help other causes.
Some readers are part of an author's fan club. They get emails alerting them to the newest books or what is going on with the books and authors that they love. Sometimes the author has a Facebook group where their readers can get insights or behind-the-scenes looks on the writing life and books in progress. If you belong to either of these things, I hope that you remember to support your favorite author when it becomes time for the newest book to go public. Share about it on social media or word of mouth. Explain why you love this book without giving too much away.
One of the best ways that readers can show their support of authors is to write reviews. Although reviews are never required to read a book, it does help out. Some customers, when searching for a new-to-them book like to know what other readers have thought about it. Not unlike shopping for an appliance...did this product work for others. That could be why some reviewers choose to do their reviews on their favorite book platform such as Barnes & Noble. Other reviewers post blogs. Some post on Goodreads or other places where books are being discussed in great numbers. BookBub is a place where readers of all genres can give a quick recommendation on books they find there. I'm on there to make recommendations from time to time. Feel free to follow me and see if I've posted something new during their weekly email updates: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/lynn-hallbrooks
Whatever way you choose to support an author, I hope you do so with positivity, grace, style, and avoid spoilers when reviewing books.
Some authors have a limited budget when it comes to producing books. For this and many other reasons, some authors supplement their income in other ways. Some use Patreon as a way to make money while they create their works in progress. Two examples are James P. Sumner and Jay Tinsiano. As you can see when you visit their pages, in return for monies from patrons, they offer exclusive deals.
Some authors are like me and want to support other authors, so they provide a venue to do so. Diabolic Shrimp created by Joshua Grant, is one of those places. He has lots of ways for authors and readers to connect and share their love of books. When you click on one of his ads, a portion of the money is used to help other causes.
Some readers are part of an author's fan club. They get emails alerting them to the newest books or what is going on with the books and authors that they love. Sometimes the author has a Facebook group where their readers can get insights or behind-the-scenes looks on the writing life and books in progress. If you belong to either of these things, I hope that you remember to support your favorite author when it becomes time for the newest book to go public. Share about it on social media or word of mouth. Explain why you love this book without giving too much away.
One of the best ways that readers can show their support of authors is to write reviews. Although reviews are never required to read a book, it does help out. Some customers, when searching for a new-to-them book like to know what other readers have thought about it. Not unlike shopping for an appliance...did this product work for others. That could be why some reviewers choose to do their reviews on their favorite book platform such as Barnes & Noble. Other reviewers post blogs. Some post on Goodreads or other places where books are being discussed in great numbers. BookBub is a place where readers of all genres can give a quick recommendation on books they find there. I'm on there to make recommendations from time to time. Feel free to follow me and see if I've posted something new during their weekly email updates: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/lynn-hallbrooks
Whatever way you choose to support an author, I hope you do so with positivity, grace, style, and avoid spoilers when reviewing books.
This Just In
It doesn't matter what we do or which side of the book we are on, we are all fellow Earth dwellers. In this spot, I am going to share links to information that I receive which relate to those Earth dwellers in the writing and reading world.
Brandon Barr's Buddies have put a blog post out requesting the assistance of others. Please read the entire post and if you can do something, anything to help out, then please feel free to do so. http://epicfantasyfanatics.com/brandons-buddies/
I received a message which shared that Kellogg's, Feeding America, and Amazon are teaming up to help others. It will require the assistance of those who don't mind buying something and shipping it to designated food shelters. A few clicks and you are done. From now until 27 November 2018 you can make a difference. The choice is yours. Here's the link to learn more: https://www.amazon.com/adlp/fightinghungerwithkellogg
Brandon Barr's Buddies have put a blog post out requesting the assistance of others. Please read the entire post and if you can do something, anything to help out, then please feel free to do so. http://epicfantasyfanatics.com/brandons-buddies/
I received a message which shared that Kellogg's, Feeding America, and Amazon are teaming up to help others. It will require the assistance of those who don't mind buying something and shipping it to designated food shelters. A few clicks and you are done. From now until 27 November 2018 you can make a difference. The choice is yours. Here's the link to learn more: https://www.amazon.com/adlp/fightinghungerwithkellogg