The Rise of Rachel Stark (14 page)

The Secrets to Ebook Publishing
Success

The SuperFab Thriller
Serie
s

Book One

Book Two

Book Three

Book Four (Coming July 4 2014, available now
on preorder at select retailers!)

Connect with [Firstname Lastname]

Instructions for this
section:
The reader just finished your book, your bio didn’t
scare them, and now they think you’re the most super-awesome author
ever. Make it easy for them to connect with you on social media.
This here is one of the most powerful secrets of author platform
building. Simply by listing your social media coordinates below,
your book will drive the growth of your author platform at the very
moment your reader is smitten with you. The more coordinates you
list, the easier you make if for them to connect with you. Some
readers might only want to follow you on Twitter, or on Facebook,
whereas others might want to follow you everywhere. Add a short
sentence in your voice that encourages them to connect with you.
Note howI preceded each coordinate with a call to action, such as
‘friend me,” or “follow me.” It’s not necessary to do that, though
it does subtly remind the reader what you’re inviting them to do
once they click the link. Note how for this section, like the
previous section, I’m using the NoIndent paragraph style. Also note
that although I arranged my back matter in the order of bio, books
and connect, you’re welcome to rearrange the order. You can also
add other sections, such as sample chapters of your other
books.

I really appreciate you reading my book! Here
are my social media coordinates:

Friend me on Facebook:
http://facebook.com/markcoker

Follow me on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/markcoker

Favorite my Smashwords author page:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mc

Subscribe to my blog:
http://blog.smashwords.com

Connect on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/markcoker

Visit my website:
http://www.smashwords.com

Final instructions:
Before you publish your book, triple check that you’ve removed
all my instructions above. Also remember to save your Word file as
a Word .doc, not .docx. In Word 2007 and later versions, you’ll
click on circular
Office button
in the
upper left hand corner of Word, then click
Save
as
: and then click
Word
’97-2003
.