I’ve never spent much time on
Goodreads. A big mistake. There is a wealth of information on
the site and a robust community of book lovers.
You can connect with old friends, make new ones, and discover books you
otherwise would never know about. As a new author, it provides a wonderful
opportunity to connect with potential readers.
I logged into my account that
I’ve had for four years and typed in the title of my book. It wasn’t in the
database. I did some exploring and discovered I could add the book myself. So I
did! Here's how:
Click My Books 
Click add books
Click Manually add a book
Fill in all the blanks
Click Create book
Now your book is on
Goodreads!
Share the news.
Rachelle Gardner has an
awesome blog post How Authors Can Effectively Use Goodreads.
Check out her 12 tips. I’m working my way through them to take full advantage of all Goodreads has to offer readers and authors. I've listed them below, but you'll need to go to her blog for an indepth discussion.
1.
Participate
in the site in your role as a reader, not just an author
2.
Join the
Goodreads author program
3.
Join
Groups
4.
Link
your blog to Goodreads
5.
Create
and publicize events
6.
Do
giveaways
7.
Post
videos and other materials
8.
Create
widgets for your website or blog
9.
Decide
if you want to advertise
10.
You may
not want to use the “Recommendations” feature
11.
Never
respond to negative reviews
12.
Measure
your success
As for running, I'm still working on speed work instead of distance. My pace continues to get better. I wish I had a picture of my
running outfit yesterday. I looked like a neon sign. Orange, yellow, and lime green running
shoes, a bright pink shirt, and my trusty white hat. Too cool!
Here's today’s running
song Adele’s Chasing Pavements
Happy writing and running,
Kathy
4 comments:
I tried it--and it worked. Thanks.
Great!
Thanks for all the great info, Kathy! My problem is a little different. I have successfully added my e-book to Goodreads but can't seem to add it correctly to my list of books on my Author Site on Goodreads. And this is different from just adding the book as a "to be read." Argggh!
My problem is the same as Wendy's. I can add my books to Goodreads, just not to my list of books I've written. Any ideas? Also, I missed the info on getting my covers back up after Amazon pulled their little stunt.
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