31 Ways to Support Authors in a Month
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What better way to start off a new month than to support an author friend (or two or three)? Here are 31 things you can do in a month to show your love for the author community. Download the free printable PDF below!
Buy their e-book
Add their book to your Goodreads “currently reading” list
Write an Amazon review
Recommend their book to your Goodreads friends
Watch them on Facebook Live
Comment on their blog posts
Buy a paperback book
Write a Goodreads review
Request their book from your local library
Click the follow button on their Amazon Author Page
Post a photo of you reading their book on Instagram
Tweet a link to their book with your short review
Interview the author on your blog or podcast
Go to an author book signing or event
Request their book at your local bookstore to create demand
Give their book to someone as a gift
Join their Facebook group and engage
Pin their book on Pinterest
Hit the like button on 5-star Amazon reviews
Suggest their book to a book blogger
Send an encouraging message or email to the author
Make fan art and post about it on social media
Engage with their Facebook page posts by liking, commenting, and sharing
Write them fan mail and mail it to their house
Tag a friend on the author’s social media post
Spam their Instagram feed with likes
Subscribe to their email newsletter
Forward or share their emails to friends
Give them a shoutout on Facebook Live, SnapChat, or Instagram Stories
Feature their blog post in your own email newsletter or social media post
Nominate their book for an award
An expert editor, seasoned writer, and author-centric marketer, Shayla Raquel works one-on-one with authors and business owners every day. A lifelong lover of books, she has edited over 400 books and has launched several Amazon bestsellers for her clients. Her award-winning blog teaches new and established authors how to write, publish, and market their books. She is the author of the Pre-Publishing Checklist, The Rotting (in Shivers in the Night), and her novel-in-progress, The Suicide Tree. She lives in Oklahoma with her dogs, Chanel, Wednesday, and Baker.
