First, thank you.

Second, I don't like the term followers. I would prefer readers or just friends, but since I only know one of you on an interpersonal level, I'll go with readers.

Third, yesterday I hashed out a long entry requesting you help me get my stuff read. I did offer incentive, but, honestly, I should have done more.

Here it is:

The first thing I self-published on Amazon was titled "How Many Summers We Have Left." That work would ultimately go through a rewrite and restructure, and re-title. It is now called "Until Hell Wouldn't Have You." Before that revision, I had copies of it printed up. They are in a box in my basement, full of typos, errors, and very, very minor variances in sub-plot. On the off chance that I ever become a truly successful writer, an oddity such as one of those copies could be valuable. Again: if the off chance is dead on.

If you volunteer to help out with what I proposed in my "500 Plan." let me know by commenting on this post. Something simple, like "i'm in" or "yes." I'll send you a direct message requesting your address and I will get one of those copies in the mail to you. Autographed, of course.

All I need is the sort of thing I mentioned yesterday. Follow me on other social media, share my posts, encourage other people to follow my social media feeds, especially this Goodreads page. Most importantly, encourage others to buy, read, and review my work.

That's it.

There are marketing options available for independent writers. They cost money. If I am going to spend money promoting my work, my preference would to be spend it on tokens of appreciate to people who read, appreciate, and champion my work.

Right now there are 22 of you. If all 22 of you are willing, I'll find something to send to you as a token of my appreciation.

Again, it's okay to ask for help, but it is better if you do so in a way that allows that person to do it voluntarily, and with an incentive for doing so

Thanks and I hope to hear from you.