31 Ways to Support Authors in January
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What better way to start off your January than to support an author friend (or two or three)? Here are 31 things you can do this January 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. Her blog posts have been featured on popular websites like The Book Designer and Positive Writer. She is the author of the Pre-Publishing Checklist and her novel-in-progress, The Suicide Tree. She lives in Oklahoma with her two dogs, Chanel and Wednesday.