The Book Review Project Volume 1, Issuu 8
Welcome to THE BOOK REVIEW PROJECT WHY EVERY WRITER NEEDS A MAILING LIST Want to know more about new releases, giveaways and exciting writing news before anyone else? You better sign up now! I’ve seen this on every website that belongs to a book blogger, indie writer and even traditionally published authors that I’ve ever felt compelled to seek out and until I started to write, edit and (dare I say it) promote my debut series I always wondered why it was so important. Now I know why and I’m going to let you in on the secret too because many great writers just don’t get the attention they deserve. I was discussing a query for my own series The Girl Diaries with a publisher and they asked me about my subscriber list. “It’s somewhere around 1000,” I said proudly only to have that pride dashed by the disappointment on that publicists face. It turns out that Email is hundreds of times more effective for authors to launch and sell books and that all the energy that I put into social media with follow loops and writing prompts and giving away free samples and advice is going to amount to negligible sales for my books. “How do I make my email list better?” I asked, because that’s why I was meeting with a literary agent, I wanted to know how I could make my platform better and generate sales income. I desperately want to be able to run narrative practice workshops (free ones) full time so I need book sales to achieve that goal. “You need to make your sign up process through your website effortless and offer something for free, then you need to engage your audience weekly, your goal is to be helpful and add value to their days so that people continue to read and pay attention,” she said. It made sense, so this is now what I am trying to do. Further information on setting up a great email list can be found here: https://writingcooperative.com/
INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Sing Wars ....................2 Unplugged Psychologist .....2 Broken Chains ....................3 Once upon a Death .............4 Halfway House Series ........4 E. L. Winfield......................5 Next Best Fantasy...............4 STILL GROWING ARRIVES Saturday 20th July 2019 Cobb and Co Farmers Markets Cnr of Lindsay and Campbell Street, Toowoomba Author Signing and Book Swag giveaways in the kids activity tent from 9:00 a.m.
