Hey guys. I’m happy, excited, and a bit nervous to tell you about a new project I’ve taken on. The Reading Indie blog is the pet project of the Authors Professional Co-op. This Facebook group is dedicated to offering support and education to indie authors but has decided to try something new. The original idea became the blog, Author Promo Co-op, but the platform didn’t quite work out and so, faded away. As a former Author Promo Co-op Admin and a current Authors Professional Co-op Admin, I decided to contact the founder of the APC to see if I could have a go at creating a reader-targeted blog with the sole purpose of promoting indie authors. This new blog would be powered by the APC, but not limited to it. This blog will be open to all indie authors. She thought it was a great idea, so I started planning.
For weeks, I approached the group with questions and polls to make sure I was putting something together that they would actually want to be promoted on; that’s even how the name was decided. It was all voted on. Once I had a small admin team to help with the development, we took over and put hours and days into making a place that would showcase indie books and authors to excited readers. Since the development of the blog was completed, life has gotten in the way of some of our efforts and some of my team has stepped aside. I’m still going forward with trying to launch this new blog, but will always be open to taking on more help. Click here if you are interested in helping out.
Now, all Reading Indie needs are some amazing indie authors to feature. We have so much to offer and hope that authors, bloggers, and readers will take advantage of our efforts. We are now, and will be each month, running a giveaway to feature the book covers of four authors, for one week on the landing page of our blog. The more the blog grows, the more influence that landing page will have. We are so excited about the possibilities and hope you will join us and follow along… Seriously, please follow this blog. 😉
Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords
12 replies on “New blog, #ReadingIndie, caters to readers & offers #free promo to authors.”
Congrats, sounds like a great project. Wishing you much success.
‘ Juneta @ Writer’s Gambit
Thanks for the encouragement. I hope it’s able to help any who choose to support it.
That’s awesome! Funny how those things grow. It will be massive before you know it. (Trust me!) So, you’re looking for self-published authors to feature?
That’s right. This blog is open to all self-published and indie authors… Know any? 😉
I’m with a small publisher if that counts.
Email the link to this site and I’ll promote it in my next post!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
Your new project sounds ambitious and awesome. Congrats!! And wishing you huge success.
Thank you. It will be a challenge, I’m sure, but hopefully it helps someone.
Congrats! Wow, that sounds like a huge project. If you’re stuck for authors, let me know…I’m friends with lots of talented indies.
Thank you. I will hold you to that. I’m sure growth will be slow, but I’m hoping it will eventually take off.
Cool idea and I wish you success with this endeavor. It seems like a great way to promote indie authors.
Thank you. I hope it catches on.