I feel like a juggler this week—trying to manage all of the requested interviews and invitations to speak and sending out review copies while keeping up with my regular commitments. Today the editor of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) newsletter is calling me to discuss how to use my new book to create a useful article. Monday, I am being interviewed by phone for a blog. Last night I received five partial manuscripts to evaluate for participants in the Alaska Writers Conference in Anchorage where I’m keynote speaker next month.
Tomorrow, I’m headed over to Tehachapi, CA for a book festival. I’ll be speaking to a group at 1:15. Thursday, I’m speaking in Glendale and later this month, I’ll be joining a colleague in presenting a workshop in Thousand Oaks, California.
With my promotional efforts and connections combined with those of the publisher (Allworth Press), I am getting busier and busier.
Have you checked out my new books, yet? It is getting lots of buzz—9 five-star reviews at Amazon!! Mark Levine, author of “The Fine Print of Self-Publishing,” emailed me yesterday, after receiving his copy, and said, “I love it!”
If you want to know how to create buzz for your book when it comes out, you really must read my book, Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low-Cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author. http://amzn.to/oe56Ia
When should you read a good book on book promotion? This book is designed to start absorbing before you even write your book because it has ideas in there for making your book more salable—more appealing to your audience—while you are in the writing process.
However, if you are already writing the book or you have finished the writing, NOW is an excellent time for you to stop the forward motion and read this book! Before you get involved in publishing, you really do need to understand the world of book promotion because that is going to be your life for as long as you want your book to sell. And this is true whether you self-publish (establish your own publishing company), go with a pay-to-publish company or land a traditional publisher.
The author is responsible for promoting his or her book!!!! And the earlier you start studying what promotion entails in this highly competitive bookselling climate, the more successful you will become with your book.
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Learn more about me and my work here:
http://www.patriciafry.com
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