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Graeme Rodaughan:
Hey Graeme, I'd love to offer you a free copy of The Inquisitive Gene: Mother Is Coming, if you're interested in reading it? It is certainly action packed, thrilling and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful! Here's my website if you want to check it out - https://theinquisitivegene.com/ Best regards, Zino Tutt
Graeme Rodaughan
Hi Zino,
Just noting that you're new to Goodreads. I'd recommend setting up your author profile and getting your books on here as well.
As a side note, spruiking your books at authors/readers is (very) often frowned on. Goodreads is really about the readers, not the authors. My best advice is to see yourself as a guest who has stumbled into someone else's house - you may or may not be welcome, so practice your best behavior. (I.e. Don't throw your books at people - it will get them off-side and will get you blocked, and if you persist it will get you marked as a spammer and deleted from the site). I.e. Please do not repeat this question with other authors.
I'd focus on getting into a small number of groups that match your personal reading interests, and what you write about. Go small and tight, not big and wide and build real relationships with strong, vocal readers. If your books are worth reading, they'll come to them in their own time, and will become your biggest advocates as well.
Most groups will have an Author/Promotions area. Use that exclusively to promote your books to the readers in the group. I.e. (Most Important) Respect the Group Rules.
I don't get many sales from goodreads but I get most of my reviews here.
You seem to be writing in a genre similar to my own, i.e. SF, Fantasy, Horror - check out my marketing experiences on the following link. I explain some pitfalls and things that have worked ok for me. #1 - don't do a giveaway on goodreads - high cost, and destructive/disastrous for multiple reasons.
REF: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Be a reader first - and good luck with your books.
P.s. Kudos on the website. I need one of those.
Just noting that you're new to Goodreads. I'd recommend setting up your author profile and getting your books on here as well.
As a side note, spruiking your books at authors/readers is (very) often frowned on. Goodreads is really about the readers, not the authors. My best advice is to see yourself as a guest who has stumbled into someone else's house - you may or may not be welcome, so practice your best behavior. (I.e. Don't throw your books at people - it will get them off-side and will get you blocked, and if you persist it will get you marked as a spammer and deleted from the site). I.e. Please do not repeat this question with other authors.
I'd focus on getting into a small number of groups that match your personal reading interests, and what you write about. Go small and tight, not big and wide and build real relationships with strong, vocal readers. If your books are worth reading, they'll come to them in their own time, and will become your biggest advocates as well.
Most groups will have an Author/Promotions area. Use that exclusively to promote your books to the readers in the group. I.e. (Most Important) Respect the Group Rules.
I don't get many sales from goodreads but I get most of my reviews here.
You seem to be writing in a genre similar to my own, i.e. SF, Fantasy, Horror - check out my marketing experiences on the following link. I explain some pitfalls and things that have worked ok for me. #1 - don't do a giveaway on goodreads - high cost, and destructive/disastrous for multiple reasons.
REF: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Be a reader first - and good luck with your books.
P.s. Kudos on the website. I need one of those.
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