Musings on a Sunday morning

It's Sunday, and almost everyone in the US has moved their clocks ahead by an hour.  Here in Arizona, we don't need to save daylight (we'd be happy to give the rest of the country some of our daylight), and don't change our clocks.

While I waited for my clock not to change, I checked some of the postings on some of the groups I have joined, such as LinkedIn.  One of the postings hit a nerve.  And answered a lot of questions.  The question was Who are we associating with?  And how will they be able to help increase exposure?

The people that we associate with are usually the ones who most closely reflect who we are.  I am an author, so I associate with authors.  Every group that I have joined on LinkedIn has something to do with authors.

Now, as an illustration, let's say I was writing about repairing cars.  I could join a car repair group, but how would that help me get to the people who need what I have written.  They are not car repair experts; they are people who need help in repairing a car.  But they are not likely part of the "Car Repair Authors Discussion Group".

So, hanging out with authors might give me an insite into what not to do, but the number one thing an author needs is to have his/her book reviewed, so they can discover what they are doing right, and perhaps convince someone to shell out the pennies.

My new focus is to become a member of a readers group.  I can read as well as the next person.  And if  someone is looking for something to read, maybe they will select something I have written.