Increase Your Chances of Success: Why Authors Should Befriend Other Authors

If you want to be a successful author, one of the best things you can do is befriend other authors. Building relationships with your peers will help you learn from their successes and mistakes, and it may even lead to some beneficial collaborations. In this article, we will discuss why authors should befriend other authors, and we will provide some tips on how to go about doing so!

You should befriend other authors for several reasons.

First, you can learn from each other.

By hearing about another author’s journey, you can glean some valuable insights that you may be able to apply to your own career.

Second, authors can provide much-needed support and encouragement to one another.

It can be a lonely business, and it helps to have someone who understands what you’re going through.

Finally, authors can collaborate with one another on projects, which can lead to greater success for both parties involved.

So how can authors go about building relationships with their peers? One way is to attend conferences and events where authors are likely to congregate. Another is to join online communities and forums dedicated to writers and writing. And of course, authors can always reach out to one another directly through social media or email.

Here are some online communities you can join:

1. Critique Circle
2. New Writers and Authors on Facebook
3. Scribophile
4. The Write Point (founded by me)

Building relationships with other authors is a great way to improve your chances of success in the publishing world. So don’t be afraid to reach out and make some new friends!

Some other sort of important ways your new author friends can help you, and you them:

1. Promote each other’s work – word of mouth is still one of the most powerful tools authors have. Here are some ways to also promote for another author

• Share a link to their work on social media
• Write a review of their work on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog
• Recommend their work to friends and family
• Include their work in a reading list
• Mention them in an interview or article
• Host a launch party or write a guest post for their blog

2. Read each other’s manuscripts – it’s always helpful to get a second (or third, or fourth) set of eyes on your work

3. Share resources – authors can be a wealth of knowledge when it comes to things like agents, editors, and publishers

4. Keep one another accountable – it’s easy to get sidetracked when you’re working on a long-term project, but having someone to check in with can help keep you on track

5. Be inspired by one another – it’s always nice to have someone to look up to, and you never know when you might be able to return the favor

What are some other reasons you can think of that authors should befriend other authors? If you’re looking for more writing, publishing, and marketing tips, be sure to check out our blog for authors.