I’ll be contributing to The Other Side of Quiet tomorrow, March 17.

This is a blog run by friend and fellow author Tara C. Allred, designed to coach and encourage aspiring writers. Beginning authors submit work that is critiqued by established authors. Believe it or not, I’m on the critiquing side, as an established author. Who knew!

It’s a neat program. Go check it out!

Check back on Friday to see my contributions posted.

Update, 3/18/16: Follow the link to read my thoughts on the submission of the guest writer.

http://www.othersideofquiet.net/2016/03/17/author-tips-by-david-l-foster-ramons-story/

What’s the most important thing a person can do to help an indie author out? Review the book on Amazon, Goodreads, and anywhere else you might leave reviews.

It seems like such a small thing, but think about it: Independently published authors don’t have a publishing house with a marketing department. There’s no book tour. There’s no write-up in the New York Times. Oprah hasn’t even read it yet.

But who has read it? You! You could tell your friends about this book you just read, and maybe a few of them will listen and buy it themselves. Or, if you posted a review on Amazon, you could tell your hundred-thousand closest friends about this book you just read. Maybe a few of them would listen. What’s the difference? A “few” of a hundred thousand is a lot of people.

Digital word of mouth: it’s the only real way that word of a new book can spread.

Give it a try yourself: Post a review here.