I wanted to take a minute to acknowledge a wonderful group of people who have recently helped me on this sometimes lonely, often vexing, author’s journey. The group is called Rave Reviews Book Club, founded by Nonnie Jules, President, who is an author herself. Her concept was to form a group that supported authors on various platforms, including social media, sharing information, and supplying honest reviews. The club has evolved in the past year to offer radio interviews and promos, as well as writing contests and opportunities to learn from and mentor each other.

During the past year, Rave Reviews (#RRBC on twitter) members have retweeted countless tweets of mine, shared many FB posts and blogs about my books, and most recently honored my latest novel, The Anesthesia Game, as a Book of the Month. Opportunities like this garner new readers, certainly, but also help to spread the word in general. Their online discussions are exceptionally useful in sharpening the media message any author wishes to deliver about his/her book.

I have been a writer for decades now, and the onset of social media has certainly changed the course of that experience. Because of it, authors are plugged into many more groups and resources than thought imaginable a decade ago. These are time-consuming activities on both the administrative and membership levels. But as with all things in life, we get what we give. In this morass of independent publishing, Nonnie Jules and her hardworking group of admins and board members are the real thing. If you’re an author, check out this link and consider signing-up. They’ll make your life a little more interesting and a lot more fun.

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