Reaching out

I have been reading articles on how fast some self-published authors have hit it big with sales of their books. Not being one who wishes to be left behind, I have begun to adopt their tactics. One of them, is of course, this blog. The most important, it seems is to embrace the social networks, something new for guys like me in their 60's, but a natural for my kids. Last weekend, my son Geoff called me to tell me a great idea. "Why don't you put up a page on Facebook for Shadow Soldiers?" Well, that seemed a natural thing to do since I have been touting the book for some time there. He said then he could 'like' it and have his friends do so as well. That is just what these other authors have done. Since I have a fairly small group of 'friends' on Facebook I have to rely on my kids' networks to get the word out. The thing is for ninety-nine cents a reader can download my book to their Kindle or other app. If they like what they read its a bargain, if not they haven't spent the cost of a Starbuck's. So, if you read this and want to support an independent writer go to Facebook and 'like' my book. Better yet, go to Amazon.com first and buy the book and write a review and'like' the book on Facebook