Oh please don't think that was critical - I'm envious of your drive!
I'm just ascared.

Ha, ha, ha. It’s VERY terrifying. Some days I have to force myself to suck it up and dive in.

ok! ok! I made it over here before the weekend is out. I sneaked away from the family.

In the interest of post length, the paragraph about my abhorrence of the term "street team" landed on the cutting room floor. Honestly, I don't call my Tiki Lounge a street team. They are my reader group, and I think that's the direction these teams have taken, similar to your Readers' Coffeehouse.

Yah, tooting my own horn does get weary. It feels very weird. I do a better job at taking criticism than compliments. And, I agree, I don't like talking about me. But I try to give my readers what I want as a reader. And I think I've only out right asked once or twice for news to be shared. That was in the beginning when I first launched the lounge and promo for my debut barely started. Now that they've read the book, I've been amazed at the extent news about the book as been shared. And I'm ever so grateful.

Hi Daphne, and you're concerns are spot on. Not everyone in the lounge has a Twitter or Goodreads account. Word of mouth is still a very effective marketing medium, and social media isn't the only way readers can support you as an author.