Join Molly’s Minions!

How to join my loyal army of well-intentioned drones

First, go to the Minion Army Facebook page to officially join.

Find the Minion Mission that works for you.  Do whatever makes you comfortable.  Share your thoughts about my books or writing style on your blog or web site.  Share my posts or updates on your Facebook or Twitter page.  The most important thing is that you – A) Have fun.  B) Share the book love with people you think might enjoy my work.  And C) Regulate your enthusiasm before you end up with anything permanent like a “Naked Werewolves Rock!” tattoo.  I’m just saying.

Rules and Regulations of the Minion Army

Pick at least three* Minion Mission options that you’re comfortable with.  Let me know what you do, including links or pictures or anything you’ve got so I can give you a thank you in return.

If you’re doing in-person Missions, I’ll send you a promo package before the book release with bookmarks, postcards or various goodies to share with booksellers, friends, random book-reading strangers, etc.   If you need more, let me know.  If you need less, let me know that, too.   I’ll always include a gift for you, too, just to say thanks.

If you’re only doing online Book Love sharing, I’ll just send you a couple of bookmarks for yourself, and that little special thank-you gift.

*You’re welcome to pick more than three, of course—but to earn goodies, you just need three.  They don’t have to be the same for each book.  Whatever works for you is  much appreciated.

 

Minion Mission Options:

In Person

  • If you’re going to buy a book, consider buying the book the first week it’s out.  First week sales are what make books bestsellers!
  • Visit your local bookstore(s).  Chat with the bookseller, talk up the book, ask to put bookmarks in all of the copies and leave promo materials at the sales or information desk.
  • Visit your local store(s) that sells the book (Target, Walmart, Hallmark, drug store, etc) and put the bookmarks in the books.  See if the store manager will let you put promo materials in the book section. And if you don’t see the book on the shelves, ask the manager to stock it.
  • Visit your library(s) and talk the books up to the librarian.    Ask them to order the book, or some of my backlist books.  Ask to leave promo materials at the desk.
  • Talk to your local Reader Groups about reading the book.  Share promotional materials with them.  Set up Skype style reader group talk with me to discuss the story.
  • Talk the books up to your friends, neighbors, hairdresser, dog walker, lady in line behind you at the grocery store. Give out bookmarks, recruit other minions.  Eventually, we will achieve world domination.

Online

  • Talk up the book to your friends, reader groups, Twitter pals, blog readers, Facebook friends, chat group buddies, computer repair guy, anyone and everyone you think might be interested.  Send them to my site, share the love.
  • If you’ve read the book and are comfortable doing so, write a review.   Any review you give is great, but reviews when the book is first released help a ton!  Post the review on Amazon or on Goodreads or on Barnes & Noble or on your blog or on Facebook or anywhere that supports books and authors.
  • ‘Like’ the book (both mass market and Kindle) on Amazon, or on Barnes & Noble.  The more likes a book gets, the better chance readers will see it.
  • Host or interview me on your blog, or share my book trailers or cover.
  • Share or retweet my book news, posts, random chatter.  Maybe someone will see it and think ‘wow, I have to check this author out.’
  • Come by and visit me when I’m blogging, or in a chat, or wandering unchaperoned around the web, wondering where I am.

Before you accept this mission, a possible self-destruct warning:  I appreciate any support and sharing you give me.  But oversharing is a dangerous thing, especially online.  Once, twice a week is fabulous.  Once, twice a day might result in de-friending or interventions. You know your friends and your reader love venue best, though.  So go with what feels right, but never feel obligated to scream from the rooftops or offer up praise I didn’t earn.