Helping Your Author Friends

Are you so busy tooting your own horn, that you forget to help other authors?

I make it a point to recommend books written by other authors that I enjoy reading. I message my friends and social media accounts. There are a lot of talented writers and great novels available in the world today. Why not share when you find a great read.

That's one reason you'll see a section of my website devoted to other authors. Check out the book lists at the bottom of this article. There are hundreds of titles to choose from, some free and some with a minor charge, usually less that $5,

Let's help these authors get a little more exposure. My friend and editor, Joan H Young, has been writing for several years now. I met her online when I was running Adgitize as a blog advertising service. She helped me with some of the detail work needed for Adgitize and was a wonderful resource running that business.

Joan H Young, Author and Adventurer

She was just beginning to write back in the early 2000s and had written her book, North Country Cache: Adventures on a National Scenic Trail in 2005.

She expanded to mysteries and created a delightful character named Anastasia Raven. I liken her books to a Miss Marple mystery. You can learn more about Joan at her website: Books Leaving Footprints. In the last three years, she expanded to writing books for younger readers in the six to twelve age range and she has at least twelve books out. Plus, she finished another book about her experiences walking the North Country Trail.

Every time she publishes a new novel, I make it a point to tell all my friends. Since then, I've met other writers who have become friends and I'm quick to give word-of-mouth advertising to those friends. Writing is a hard, lonely road at times. You work six months to two years in the trenches and then a month of excitement when you release your newest novel.

The excitement fades away and the novel may not make the big splash you hope. It's nice to have a friend or two, that will lift you up, by sharing their novel with your friends.

Sam M Phillips - Sci-Fi and Horror

I've recently met a guy from Down Under, Australia, who has created some amazing stories. He used to run a press named Zombie Pirate Publishing. I believe one day, people will recognize Sam M. Phillips as one of the best writers of the twenty-first century.

When you get a moment, give a shout out to your friends about authors you know personally and recommend your friends to read their books. What will you get out of it? I'm always ready and happy to cheer for the success of my friends, whether I get anything in return. I hope you are, too.

Write every day!