Comment. Comment. Comment.

The key is to engage yourself with others. Do not expect them to come to you, go to them. This starts with finding posts you connect with and leaving comments.

Many authors will not respond (dont take it personally, that is how they are) but some will.

Keep doing that over a few months and you will get noticed.

We have a daily post where we get together and just "chitchat". It is called @leomarkettalk and you can find the latest post there.

There are probably a couple dozen people who frequent that place on a regular basis. It is a good starting point.