In my guest post for Ripping Ozzie Reads a few days back, I mentioned some creative marketing strategies that indie authors and others can use to promote their work. The other night, Mike accompanied me to a social hour hosted by the Portland chapter of Media Bistro at the Irving Street Kitchen. While I chatted […]
One of the things that appeals most to me about publishing these days — whether you go the traditional or indie route — is the opportunity to do a virtual book tour online. I’m not a complete shut-in and I don’t have any trouble being friendly, but I’m one of those introverts who tires easily […]
I can be fairly reticent, especially with people I don’t know. This has been something of a challenge in my writing work, when it comes to soliciting magazine and newspaper assignments from editors I don’t know — and especially when it comes to promoting books. I was really shy about promoting my first novel when […]
I’ve been working on guest posts and upcoming appearances on other blogs. Even though I only had six weeks to map out my marketing plan and get “Valhalla” ready for e-publication — which is NOT a lot of time (more on that later) — I’d wanted to engage in an aggressive blog tour to promote […]
At the grocery store last week, I was surprised to see an author set up just inside the main doors, selling his new book of cartoons, Casey and Kyle: So Much For Being On Our Best Behavior!!!. So I stopped and talked with Will Robertson about why he was selling his books in a grocery […]
