March 2026 Meeting & Presentation

Presentation:

Author Newsletters: Building a Reader List You Actually Own

Every major platform—Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram, Amazon—owns the relationship between you and your readers. Their algorithms change. Their policies shift. They could disappear tomorrow – or they could shut you out by closing your account or throttling your visibility, often without warning or recourse. But your newsletter is different. It’s the one reader list you control completely, and building it should be a core part of your author platform.

This workshop will show you how to make your newsletter work for you. We’ll cover the real purpose of a newsletter (it’s not just about selling), how to start one even if you’ve never done this before, practical strategies for growing your list, how often to send (hint: probably more than you think), what keeps readers engaged week after week, and how to use your newsletter to build momentum for releases and deepen reader loyalty.

Presented by:

Lynn Raye Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who built a newsletter with thousands of loyal readers. Every week, her inbox overflows with replies—so much so that she had to hire help to manage them. Every time she emails about a book, whether it’s new or from her backlist, she sees real sales spikes on her retailer dashboards. She’s lived the power of owning your reader list and she wants to share with you why you should own yours.

Visit Lynn at: https://lynnrayeharris.com/

Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLynnRayeHarris/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnrayeharris/

Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lynnrayeharrisauthor

Follow on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lynn-Raye-Harris/author/B002BM3CMI

Join her VIP Reader List: http://bit.ly/LRHNews

Coming April 11: Hacking a System in Two Paragraphs: A Non-technical Guide to Cybersecurity For Story Writers, Presented by Bobby Rogers is a cybersecurity professional with over 30 years in the information technology and cybersecurity fields.  (more info to come)