I want to make sure I’m not spamming people with dumb shit all the time. I also don’t want to be spending most of my time doing dumb marketing stuff when I could be writing the next book, so I am using only four methods for marketing / social media.
My Website - www.jonathanpeaceauthor.com (you're on it now!)
This is where I will post each week a small update on what I’ve been doing, or a few words like this about the business of writing and selling books as an indie author. You’ll also be able to see the progress on the latest book I’m writing, find contact details and info on each book.
My Newsletter - https://jonathanpeaceauthor.substack.com/
This will be the second most important way I’ll get to speak with my readers. The Louise Miller Files will be a monthly update on the last Sunday. Most posts will be the free ones giving more details about upcoming releases, signings etc (I plan to do some library and bookshop readings again) but for those who subscribe to the paid content, this will include character breakdowns, in-depth pieces about why I write what I write, a look at the times I write in (mainly 80s and 90s), along with Q&As and other exclusive content.
This is going to be my business moving forward, and having paid subscribers is going to be a large factor of that. I really hope you’ll consider it - there will be lots of exclusive content, including the chance to get special editions of the books not available anywhere else.
My YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/@jonathanpeaceauthor
Then there’s my YT channel. I’ve done these before for my tabletop gaming hobby, but now I’m going to embrace the awkwardness of talking to camera and discuss the realities of being an independant author in my 50s. I’d like for this to become another revune stream, all going towards the dream of Resignation Day next year, so I’ll be starting to post on there soon.
The aim is every 2 weeks do a new video about being an author and what the actually means both in terms of the writing itself as well as the business of writing and selling books. Hopefully other indie authors will learn from the mistakes I will no doubt be making. Please consider nipping over there now and subscribing early (it’s free to do so) and hitting the notification bell so you know when I post a new video.
And finally there’s Facebook
I’ve never been a big fan of Facebook, and had successfully quit it about 3 years ago. But my wife, also an indie author, swears by it for promotional reasons, joining several groups and posting links to the books there. As an experiment she created the page for me (FB had kicked me out and stubbornly refused to let me back in for some time) and did a little promotion and I saw a spike in sales.
So, I’ve got the page now and will be using it to post in various book groups.
Pick Your Poison
Feel free to use whichever of those platforms works best for you if you want to keep up to date with my writing - or none at all. If you do stick around, please reach out - let me know real people are out there and not just a number. Leave a message or comment. Send me an email. Let me know you’re there, especially if you become a paid subscriber.
I want to grow a community of readers and discuss all manner of things with you. Books, the state of the world, what you’re reading or watching. Tell me what you like about my books, and what you don’t. Give me your fan-theories about what you think the characters will be up to next, or real world events you think I could tie into the stories.
Let’s talk with each other, and not just be an algorythmic number. That’s what I hate that social media has become, so let’s do something about it.