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The intro was the only slide/page without a graphic. Shortened it to two sentences and added a matching photo, and dropped the CSS rule that let Step 1 share a print page with the intro (needed now that the intro has its own image and deserves a full page like every other section).
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title: How To Get Your Stories In Front Of The Readers Who Need Them
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author: Will Estes
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Most advice on making a living as a writer tells you to hustle, place ads with the right keywords and the like. That absolutely works. It's also not why you're an author.
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You want to know your story reached the one reader who needed it. And if there's one reader who needs your stories, there's more than one.
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## Step 1: Find a review by a reader who deeply connected with your story.
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You're looking for reviews that go beyond "great book!" — the ones where a
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reader took time to describe what the story did to them. They might be on
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book-focused sites, blogs, or social media posts. These are the readers who
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got it. They're the seed of everything that follows.
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## Step 2: Comment on their review with heartfelt thanks.
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Thank the reviewer for their review. Ideally you do this on the review itself. Be as specific as they were. Be as warm as they were. You're not just
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thanking one reader. You're showing every future reader what it looks like
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when someone gets your work and you notice.
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## Step 3: Share what they connected with in your story.
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Share what the reader actually connected with in your story publicly to
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your audience: on social media, your email list, wherever your readers are. Before you thanked them. Now you're responding to the specific thing they connected with.
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You're not just responding to one person. You're becoming a beacon: showing
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other readers like them that your stories are out there and that someone
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who needed your stories already found them.
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By: Will Estes — ReGround
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**Are you wondering how to get your stories in front of readers who need them?**
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Let's talk one on one and find out if working with me is the right fit for you. I'll
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look at your specific situation. We'll map out how you get
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your stories to reach the readers who need them.
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[Get a Free Strategy Session](https://reground.org/talk){.cta-button}
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