A few days ago I decided to do additional online searching about book promotion, knowing my time isn't too far away. Although, I have gotten a little ahead of myself, as I tend to do. I guess that isn't too unusual when you're about to give birth to a baby you've been loving and nurturing and keeping inside for.....years!
Anyway, I googled: Authors
how to contact book clubs. I'd already heard about authors either attending book clubs in person, or via Skype, or by phone, and I wanted to learn as much as I could. What a great way to connect with your readers! I will definitely do as much of this as possible.
After scrolling down, I came upon Build Book Buzz, a fantastic site! It's the site of Sandra Beckwith, and I love the first sentence on the About/Contact page: Sandra Beckwith is a recovering publicist with more than 25 years of award-winning publicity experience.
Here are some of the article titles, just to name a few:
Author book signing tips
How to set up Google and Twitter alerts
How to write a tip sheet
6 surefire ways to promote your novel
~~~~~ plus others ~~~~~
All of these are free and ready to download. Sandra also offers coaching, presentations, and of course has books to sell. I was so impressed, I e-mailed Sandra and told her, and she kindly replied, saying I'd made her day! How sweet is that?
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| A nice & neat corner of my desk in 2010 (It never looked like this for more than 15 minutes! I just wanted to show my cool coffee mug, which has a typewriter on the other side.) |
After scrolling down, I came upon Build Book Buzz, a fantastic site! It's the site of Sandra Beckwith, and I love the first sentence on the About/Contact page: Sandra Beckwith is a recovering publicist with more than 25 years of award-winning publicity experience.
Here are some of the article titles, just to name a few:
Author book signing tips
How to set up Google and Twitter alerts
How to write a tip sheet
6 surefire ways to promote your novel
~~~~~ plus others ~~~~~
All of these are free and ready to download. Sandra also offers coaching, presentations, and of course has books to sell. I was so impressed, I e-mailed Sandra and told her, and she kindly replied, saying I'd made her day! How sweet is that?
*So, here's a tip from me. When someone makes a difference in your life,
no matter how small it may seem at the time, tell them!*
"I love it, the writing process, but I don't have to like it. It's so frustrating. You feel you've written rubbish and you tear up the papers and walk around the room in circles. But it's a love affair. I like getting down there and putting on to paper. I never wanted to write until I was 40 or 50." -- Peter O'Toole
Sounds like some very helpful information. I'll have to check into it. Thanks for sharing it, Becky!
ReplyDeleteHi Daisy! Yes, there's a ton of great info there. I bookmarked them and also printed some. How will I ever remember all this?? LOL
DeleteThank you for stopping and commenting!
Becky, thank you so much for sharing info on my site! I'm SO grateful! Good luck as you move forward with your book -- I hope it's fun!
ReplyDeleteSandra Beckwith
Hi Sandra! Thank YOU so much for being so generous with your information and tips! And thanks for your wishes about my book. I'm sure you'll hear lots from me!
DeleteThanks for the tip. I linked it in my sidebar. Good luck with your promoting!
ReplyDeleteHey Val! Thanks so much! Did you ever receive your lost books?? I hope so!
DeleteLooks like you are working hard to make your book dreams a reality. Good for you! It does take effort. I like your advice about letting people know when they've made a difference in your life. Noticing the kind gestures of others is sooooooo much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ms Joyful! And yes, I'm a big believer in letting others know how they made a difference or helped in some way. Glad you do, too! :)
DeleteLove it. Nearly as much as I am loving the reality of your dream.
ReplyDeleteI had an epiphany a while back. If I am not happy, I write and make my feelings clear. It seems only fair to write when I am happy too. So I do.
Have a great weekend.
Hey EC! You are such a dear and have cheered me on from the time we met in Blogland! Your friendship means so much to me, and WOW, I am thrilled to know you are writing....it can be so therapeutic! Write On!! :)
DeleteWe hope all the hints and tips work for you. Best of luck. Have a tremendous Thursday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Hello Molly!! Thank you so much! Having everyone's well-wishes along with me will surely help me. A tremendous Thursday to you, too!
DeleteThank you for sharing what you are learning. Can't wait to read your book. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Julie! I'm always happy to share whatever I come across. And I can't wait for you (and many others!) to read my book, too! :D
DeleteI'll look into those links, Becky. Sounds like some info I'm interested in too. Thanks for doing the research! :)
ReplyDeleteM.L. Swift, Writer
Hey Mike! I'm happy to do the research for my fellow writer friends! :)
DeleteThanks so much for stopping by!
Thanks, Becky!
ReplyDeleteDid you notice the cool harvest poem Robert Brault wrote on his blog? I was sad to see that he closed comments, as I wanted to compliment him.
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Hi Sue! You're welcome! No, I hadn't been to Robert's blog in a while, but I'll check it out. Thanks!
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