Unusual Ways to Get People to Read Your Writing - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hi and welcome to writer's life my name's Peter and coming up today unusual ways to get people to read your writing getting people to read your book can be a considerable challenge here are some useful ways to get more people interested in your writing first use social media okay so we know that social media isn't an unusual tip but it really depends on how you use it you are an author you are creative you don't have to promote your book traditionally instead think of smart strategic ways to get more followers or grab people's attention then promote your book as an aside to that next make a book trailer creates a trailer for your book to tell the story visually and make it appeal to a mass audience your book trailer will give potential readers an insight into what the book is all about we get them excited and intrigue to read it make sure you include a link to your book at the end next ask people to send pictures of them with your book people love getting involved and feeling as though they are connected to the author so reach out to your fans and ask them to take pictures of themselves with your book in unusual locations put these on your website something fun like this will make your book seem more popular and could catch on to boost sales next creates a competition everyone loves a good competition and so try to think outside the box and create a contest to have potential readers interested in your work and excited about reading your book and next give a talk about it getting out there and meeting potential readers is the best way to market and promote your book think about its themes what would you give a talk on that is relative if that doesn't work then settle book readings at local venues to promote your book and next tap into book groups book groups are a great way to get more people to read your book find book groups either locally or further afield and offer them copies of your book to read next sell it for charity set up a charity fundraiser and sell copies of your book promising to give all or part of the funds raised from sales to the charity if the charity links in with some of your books themes even better get it translated but not selling in your home country why not try elsewhere get your book translated into different languages and you could find yourself a celebrated and famous author in a foreign country instead include a gift everyone loves a freebie so why not include something cute like a free bookmark with every copy of your book to try to boost sales yet video testimonials people are more motivated to buy something if they trust that it's a quality product to make sure you get as many positive reviews and testimonials as you can make youtube videos reading out what people have to say to capture a different kind of audience's attention join and discussion forums if your book has particular themes then find places online where people are having relevant conversations join them and you can promote your book to an audience that's already invested in your work keep it local is next take your book along to craft fairs or markets even jumble sales you might not sell thousands of copies at once but if you start small you never know how big it could go by following these tips you can get more people to read your writing so why not give them a go and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free rises to King can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to   http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us the thumbs up if you liked this video and subscribe to our channel for more my name's Peter this is writers life and I'll see you next time bye for now