Emma’s Comments (group member since Sep 15, 2013)

Emma’s comments from the Authors Helping Aspiring Authors Group group.

Self publishing is fast becoming the way to go with publishing your work- IF it isn't already. Having professional looking covers is a great selling point!

https://www.selfpubbookcovers.com

Great place to enter writing contests and get noticed! Win prizes and more:

http://www.fanstory.com/contestsall.j...

Teri wrote: "I also have a few nonfiction books. holistic health stuff..

natural support for alzheimers

getting a handle on happy:

the naturally smarter kid..

since we're being shameless and all:) [bookcov..."

There is no shame in sharing your talents! Don't let anyone tell you different. We have to self promote and network to make a name for ourselves in this business!

Teri wrote: "awesome. thanks! still finding my way around GR:) trying to understand lists and have no idea how to start from scratch, to find and connect with audiences here:)

I'd also love reviews, and will..."

I'll help spread the word for you. Good luck with all your books!

Copied and shared on my FB and Twitter! Best of luck with it!

I will try to find a published author friend who writes in the same Genre to help you.

Yes I absolutely encourage you to share your book blogs, new releases and whatever else you have going on in your writing world!

Feel free to "spam" if you will...

This group is about getting work noticed and helping the aspiring authors get their books out to readers!

S.J. Frost has upcoming books, check it out!

Over on my blog, I posted a little writing update about upcoming books and my next projects :-)
http://sj-frost.blogspot.com/2014/07/... —

Writing contests are a great way to get your writing out there and start building a readership. Also, most contests have cash prizes.

Here is a link to current writing contests,

http://www.freelancewriting.com/creat...

Brett wrote: "Hi folks,

I am interested in writing but with work, family and lack of discipline it is a slow process. I am interested in listening to other authors and how they motivate themselves. It would ..."

Hi Brett, I know how hard it is to juggle a full time Job and family AND try to get a book done. It's no easy task. Might I suggest that you also Join an online writing club, in addition to this one. It's how I started out. It's a great way to meet like minded people and share work. Groups like these eventually led me to do ghost or staff writing for publishing houses. I did that before writing my first book. It was a great experience and I got to work with some pretty successful Writers. You can do anything you set your mind too. Try these links as well,
http://www.writerscafe.org/groups/
http://scifiwriting.meetup.com
http://dir.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/...

And of course here I would be happy to help you with your stories as well.

Hi Roy, nice to meet you. It sounds like you've got an interesting and useful website. Thanks for sharing. Everyone please feel free to check out Roy's site. This is what this group is about, using the tools available to us in order to achieve our writing goals. Thanks again, Roy!

I got it. I will set it up for Wed. the 12th and share it on FB and Twitter, I'll ask my friends to share as well.

Great! Let's try to get it up by Wed. :)

BTW, the key is networking, creating an author platform, and promoting with out spaming. This can be done through getting other bloggers/authors to do interviews and promotional spotlights. Make sure to use blogs that typically promote the same genre. All you need is a network support group of Authors who share blog space and time. It's a give and take business. Remember the more traffic blogs get the more readers will discover your work. Email me and I will send you what ever I can to help you.

I can help you. I have two blogs, I will promote you via FB and ask my author friends to promo and share through their pages. Here is my email. emmapaul041@gmail.com. Send me a blurb, excerpt and cover. I will do a spotlight on my StreetCorner blog for you so we can start there. I will also send you links to Twitter and FB. Also I'm part of a romance yahoo group that promotes new releases. I have a list of promotional links that are free and do a great job promoting through Twitter and FB for you. Let's get your book out to the public! So excited for you!

Reader wrote: "Hi, all. I am a reader (note name), but I am in the middle of finishing typing and proofing a memoir for an aspiring author and thought this might be a good place to pick up tips on publishing and ..."

Welcome Reader, nice to meet you. I wish you the best of luck with your memoir project! Feel free to ask for anything you need, I will try to find the information for you.

Lily wrote: "I join the group because I saw Haven and Nina was members. They are great authors. This group is very interesting."

Welcome Lily, thank you for joining. This group also encourages readers to beta and critique works in process by our authors. You are very welcomed to participate. My beta reader is also a member, she is one of my harshest critics and I love her for it. Please don't be afraid to be honest with your critiques. Also, if you are a writer and would like to learn about publishing your work, we have great authors here as you pointed out, who I'm sure would be glad to support you with that goal. Please make your self at home and enjoy the group.

Don't worry Paula I keep in touch with Martha since she beta reads for me. I will let her know. Hope all is well with you and your family, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hello everyone, I'm catching up on group updates. I'd like to thank and welcome all the new members! Please feel free to introduce your self. FYI, my publisher is always looking for new talent. The senior editor is an award winning writer in her own right, many of us have been featured in USA Today. Just a bit of background. ;) Please post your stories or message me directly. We do have Page Turner Editions, that caters to our mainstream audience. The do both electronic and print books. 30 years plus of literary experience. (Sorry for the pitchy post) I'm not trying to sell the publisher, just letting potential newbies know that it's a reputable company. Again welcome all new readers, writers, and reviewers to the group. Please list any books you think the group would like to read in our book list.

Thank you for sharing your promo! I'll go in and tweet it for you to.