That does seem to be the question—at least among authors, both independently and traditionally published. And in both camps, the answer is usually a resounding “yes!”
I balked at starting one for the longest time, but finally caved in and created The Happy Valley Gazette earlier this year. I wasn’t all that excited about it, but I began to get a few subscribers and that was good. Still, the newsletter didn’t have nearly the range that my Facebook author page did…(cue the menacing soundtrack)
…and then my reasonably successful Facebook account was hacked, suspended, and ultimately kicked off the face of the earth, and there I was—stranded, with most of my followers gone and no way to reconnect with them.
Except, I now had a newsletter. Thank goodness. The mailing list allowed me to touch base with many of my Facebook followers, and while I’m still not back to normal, whatever normal looks like, I have grown the following more quickly than I might have without those newsletter connections.
As for newsletter content, I’m still working on that. But I think this month’s offering is particularly good. I added a bit of flash fiction—a sweet little prequel to the Happy Valley series.
If you’ve got a hankering to receive the newsletter, you can sign up on my website at leslienoyesbooks.com. And honestly, I don’t know if you’ll have access to previous newsletters, but I’ll plan on resending the current edition to new subscribers later this month.
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 