Word of Mouth

Nothing beats word of mouth, and in the age of big tech, that means social media influencers. As writers and readers, we love to look at their beautiful posts or videos—books cast as models between burning candles, twinkling lights, delicious lattes, cozy blankets or as actors in fun skits set to music. You want to jump into the scene and curl up with the book on display. Or maybe you've developed a friendship via likes, comments, and DMs with a particular bookstagrammer or book tuber. I know I have.

As a writer, you all are a lifeline to readers. As a reader, you connect us to great books. My latest book purchase, Lauren Graham's Talking As Fast As I Can From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, was made because I saw it on @becksbookshelves Instagram. She's one of the wonderful women I've met on Instagram who loves books and continuously posts about them. One of those books was mine, Dog Girl. As for Lauren Graham's book, I didn't know it existed and still wouldn't if not for Becks. I love Gilmore Girls! She encouraged me to buy it so we could chat about it. See how fun these bookstagram relationships are. Maybe since she read and posted about Dog Girl there is a reader out in the world reading it and possibly chatting about it with Becks or someone else. Word of mouth!

As a writer that is not a well-known name, word of mouth is invaluable. So please, keep up the good work, whether it's on Goodreads, Instagram, Facebook, etc. spread the word along with a review. It matters, and we appreciate it!