Social Media Marketing for Authors
Maximize your book's reach by leveraging social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to connect with readers and grow your audience.
Reddit for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
Reddit isn't a feed to post into — it's hundreds of small, fiercely self-governing communities, each with its own rules about self-promotion. Get the etiquette right and Reddit becomes one of the most durable, evergreen discovery tools available. Get it wrong and you'll be banned before lunch. This guide covers both, free vs. paid reach, and tracking results with ScribeCount.
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Discord for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
Discord isn't a discovery platform — it's where the readers you've already found go to become genuine fans. This guide covers what makes Discord structurally different from everything else in this section, how to build a server that doesn't go quiet, and tracking results with ScribeCount.
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Goodreads for Indie Authors
Published on June 27, 2026 by Randall Wood
Goodreads isn't optional the way other platforms in this guide are — your book has a page there the moment it's catalogued, with or without you. The only question is whether you're actively shaping that page or leaving it to chance. This guide covers the Want to Read mechanic, the Author Program, giveaways, ad targeting, and tracking results with ScribeCount.
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StoryGraph for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
StoryGraph has grown into a genuine alternative to Goodreads, with a smaller but real and rapidly growing reader base. The catch: there's currently no formal Author Program at all. This article covers what that means in practice, what you can still influence, and tracking what does reach you with ScribeCount.
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WhatsApp for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
If your books are translated into Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, or reach readers across Latin America, India, or Africa, WhatsApp isn't a messaging app on the side — it's often the primary way readers there discover and discuss books. This guide covers broadcast lists, Communities, what's realistic without outside help, and tracking results with ScribeCount.
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WeChat for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
If your books are translated into Chinese or you're considering that market, WeChat is the platform that actually matters there — but it doesn't work like anything else in this guide. This article covers what's genuinely achievable as a foreign author, what setup actually requires, real costs, and an honest case for hiring local help.
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LINE for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
If your books are translated into Japanese or Thai, LINE is the platform that actually reaches readers there — and unlike WeChat, it's genuinely accessible to set up and test on a modest budget. This guide covers free setup, real pricing tiers, the case for local help, and what's realistic without it.
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VKontakte (VK) for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
VKontakte is Russia's dominant social platform, with a real audience and even a functioning ad system. It's also state-owned, subject to ongoing international sanctions, and effectively closed to normal Western payment processing. This article explains the situation honestly so you can make an informed decision rather than discovering the complications the hard way.
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Xiaohongshu (RED) for Indie Authors
Published on June 24, 2026 by Randall Wood
Xiaohongshu — known internationally as RedNote or Little Red Book — is one of China's most powerful product-discovery platforms. It's also built around a closed-loop shopping experience that blocks third-party links entirely, skews heavily toward beauty and lifestyle content, and isn't clearly established as a book-discovery channel. This article explains why most indie authors should look elsewhere, and what the rare exception looks like.
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