CrossReads Community

The first place to stop when you get here!

Submit prayer requests, and also pray for our members here. We also want to hear your praises!

Get inspired with our weekly devotional from CrossReads team member, Lynn Mosher

Get tutorials and help on setting up your profiles, posting to the forums and more!

About CrossReads and How to Contact Us

Find out how you can earn 20% commission just by spreading the word about CrossReads!

Authors, you can post one chapter with a link per book (do not post the first chapter multiple times!). Readers, enjoy!

Check out the latest Christian book releases.

Grab a free book (or two)!

Looking for a bargain? Check this out...

Want to win some great Christian books and prizes?

Prefer audio books? If so, check out these Christian audio books!

Love Christian books and want to review? Write Christian books and need reviewers? Here's the place to connect!

Ever wish that books had ratings similar to movies? Well, have started a book rating system for Christian books here.

Talk with your favorite Christian authors about their genre

Authors post about yourself, your blog, etc. in ONE THREAD only!

Chat about books!

All things Christian Book Clubs

Check out the latest blog posts from CrossReads authors!

Bloggers sign up to host book blasts here!

Want to find places to Guest Blog? Need Guest Bloggers? Post here and connect!

Love to blog hop? Find and post blog hopping opportunities here!

List of Bronze level member benefits available to Silver, Gold & Platinum members as well

How to and how not to use the Reader's Realm

Learn what opportunities you have (both free and paid) to advertise on our site and social media networks.

We will post special promotions and opportunities for authors both here at CrossReads but also opportunities that arise as well.

Watch here for the Courses that will be offered!

Discuss everything related to writing. This includes general discussions, grammar & spelling, plots & brainstorming, newbie questions and much more!

Join us for discussions on publishing print books, eBooks, audio books and much more!

Let's learn from each other how to get the message of our books to even more people. We will discuss virtual marketing, offline marketing and everything in between!

A place where Christian authors can cross promote each other across social media platforms!

Meet, greet, get to know one another here! You don't have to talk books, or you can. Please respect the views of everyone posting, and have fun! Being an author can be lonely, especially when you are a Christian author. Also come here when you need a little bit of encouragement to spur you on and to fix your eyes back on Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith.

Tell us what you've heard. Link to industry news stories.

Want to get more writing done, be encouraged along the way and have a chance to win prizes? Then, you're in the right spot! Join us in our monthly writing challenges here. Each month we will post a new thread to challenge you to write at least 10,000 words on a new WIP (work in progress). Join us in the fun, accountability, prizes and see your books get completed!

Forum for Indie Christian book authors!

Traditionally published book authors gather here!

List of silver level member benefits available to Gold & Platinum members as well

We have an amazing bonus for all our members who sign up for our April 2013 BOGO membership sale. Get more details here: http://crossreads.com/bogosale/

CrossRead members share photos for blogs. The photos shared here are free to use on Crossread members blogs.

Access the quotes paid training here.

Access our author trainings here.

Join one of our 2 Corinthians 10:13 writing groups. Our goal is for you to LEARN to write better. Whether you are a newbie or someone who needs another set of eyes.

Discuss book formatting, book cover design, publishing companies, legal issues and more!

Video tutorials, Facebook, Twitter, Other social media marketing, blogging, book launches, marketing tools and much more! Join us to learn strategies to effectively market your book!

We have formed a group of readers willing to read Christian books in exchange for a review. Not only are you able to list your book in our private group but we will also send out an e-mail to the reviewers once/month with your book information. Find out all the details here.

Create your own book pages for CrossReads readers

Guest blogs submit

Have CrossReads host your website for FREE!

The easiest way to create effective tweets. You have to try this!

Want to cross-promote with others? Here's where to post those opportunities!

List of Gold level member benefits available to Platinum members as well

Take your marketing to the next level

A listing of Advertising Possibilities on the 'Net

99 cent page, $5 and under page, top-rated page, audiobook page advertising

List of platinum level member benefits

5 tweets a month, 1 posting on FB page, 1 posting on Google+

As a Platinum member, you can schedule up to one 1 hour chat with readers a month. You are responsible for all advertising and running the chats.

Have an idea for a course that you would get paid for teaching? Tell us about it!

Help us spread the word about the reader's launch!

Here is where you access your benefits as a Professional Connection Member.

Logos, buttons, small designs

All things website and blog design

Great cover design is essential. Post services and projects here.

Don't want to do the formatting yourself, or maybe you love formatting and would like to help others. Post services and projects here.

Need a great editor, or want to help others edit? Post here.

Looking for proofreading jobs? Post your info here.

Agents post your info here and connect with potential authors

Publishers looking for authors; Authors looking for publishers

Need help with promo tasks, typing, or other tasks? Would you like a job doing these things for authors? Post here.