Hi all! Long-time lurker, first-time poster to r/books
The story: Someone I am very close to, who found a passion for writing in retirement, has spent the last 4+ years writing a humorous, entertaining, absurd science fiction story. It became his obsession, and it helped him survive loneliness and depression especially during COVID.
Now that he has finished, and received help self-publishing it, he has fallen desolate due to 1) the lack of any book sales, which has resulted in 2) the loss of motivation to continue writing – as both a means of expression and a healthy way to occupy the mind in retirement.
Unfortunately, he is wholly unfamiliar/uncomfortable with social media and modern advertising, quite the opposite of a social person who could organize and give book readings for local audiences, and without resources to hire a publicist.
That’s a long back story just to ask you all: **do you know of any good places (online or otherwise) where someone could help a new author to share/market his self-published book?** It crossed my mind to ask this now because today/tomorrow (December 8th) is his birthday, and when I asked what he wanted, he said, “Nothing really. Maybe just buy a couple copies of my book if it’s not too much trouble.”
Thank you for any suggestions!
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EDIT: spelling
by senorgringolingo