Authors – Be Involved

Authors – Be Involved

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We have a number of ways for authors to get involved with our blog and our social media sites, FOR FREE.

See the different posts below. We accept all genres in this section except for religious, political, and medical.

We have recently seen an increase in authors contacting us with just their book details and no other context. Please make sure you let us know which post(s) you would like to take part in. Emails without the relevant information will be deleted.

Author Birthday

Let us announce it’s your birthday on our X account?

Remember to include your birthday in your email (you don’t need to add the year).

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and tell us that you would like to take part in our birthday posts.

Author Interview

Only for authors who write fiction and use an author photo.

We post our author interviews every Thursday. The interview is a written interview and is 15 questions long – 10 on your book/you and 5 fun questions. It will also feature information on one of your books.

To book an interview please email [email protected] with the subject – Interview. Remember to include your book details in the email.

Slots are available from June 2024.

Book Birthday

Is the anniversary of your publication day coming up? No matter how many years since publication we will happily shout about it on our X account. – Include your name, book title, anniversary date, and a bookshop link in your email.

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and tell us that you would like to take part in our Book Birthday post.

Book Reviews

Are you looking for a book review? Make sure you read our review policy first as we don’t review every genre.

Details of how to request a review can be found on the review policy page.

*Any new reviews we take on won’t be reviewed until 2024*

Cover Reveal

Are you ready to reveal the cover of your book to the public? Would you like our help? If yes, then email [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and let us know you would like to book a cover reveal.

Include the title of your book, the date you would like the reveal to be run, and a purchase link (if your book is available to pre-order). We don’t do cover reveals for books already published. Please be aware that we only share on our X page.

We will require the cover at least 3 days before your post date.

First Lines Friday

Would you like us to share an opening line or two from your book on our X account? We will run these posts every Friday so let us know if you have a particular Friday you would like throughout the year.

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and tell us that you would like to take part in First Lines Friday. Remember to let us know the book and the line/lines you would like us to share.

First Page

If you have a physical copy of your book, why not send us a photo of the first page and a separate photo of the cover and we can share those images on our Instagram account.

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and tell us that you would like to take part in First Page. Send your photos as attachments and let us know your Instagram handle (If you have one – Make sure you are following us too – @whisperingstoriesblog).

Guest Post

Do you have something you would like to share with our readers? Whether it is something to do with yourself or your book we will be happy to share the information on our blog.

These posts also include information on one of your books. To book a guest post slot email [email protected] with the subject – Guest Post and let us know what topic you would like to share with our readers.

Guest Review

Do you love to read? Why not review one of the titles we have waiting on our TBR list as a guest reviewer and have your bio, photo, etc included in the review. Get some advertising for the book you have reviewed and yourself at the same time.

You do need to have either a Kindle or the Kindle reading app. All books are in ebook format and will be sent direct to your Kindle/app. You must be fluent in English. Review is required within 6 weeks of you receiving the book.

To book in this post email [email protected] with the subject Be-Involved and let us know which genres you prefer to read.

NetGalley News

Is your book available on NetGalley? Would you like us to let our followers on X know that it is on there?

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and include a link to your book on NetGalley.

News

Do you have some bookish news you would like to share with our X followers? Whether you have just signed a new book deal, received an award, are going to be signing books at a bookshop, etc. Anything news worthy that you would like to share, let us help you get the message out.

We run these posts on Tuesdays.

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and tell us what your news is and which Tuesday you would like us to share it on.

Publication Day

Is your publication day coming up? Would you like us to announce that your book is now available to purchase to our audience on X?

To book this post, send an email to [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and tell us your publication date and the title of your new book. Also include your X handle, if you use X.

Quote

Do you have a quote from one of your books you would like to share with our followers on X and our sidebar? If so email [email protected] with the subject – Be Involved and don’t forget to include the quote and book title.

Writing Tips

Do you have a writing tip you would like to share? We have a dedicated section on the blog that is all about providing helpful tips for other authors.

If you have a tip you would like to share take a look at our ‘Writing Tips‘ section to make sure the topic hasn’t already been covered. Email [email protected] with the subject – Writing Tips and let us know the subject you would like to talk about.


You can take part in as many of the above as you would like. If you have an idea for a different type of posts that we haven’t covered then please let us know at [email protected].


We also have marketing packages available for authors at reasonable rates which you can find via this link – Marketing Services


Thanks for reading and we hope to hear from you soon. Make sure if you have a Twitter account that you give us a follow @storywhispers there too.