tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post3187217132396996108..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Book PromotionMargiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-67766831350846184792016-02-24T13:14:20.101-05:002016-02-24T13:14:20.101-05:00This is why I've resisted indie-publishing bec...This is why I've resisted indie-publishing because I know that I would suck at promotion. I'm too much of a distracted procrastinator. LOL Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-68724400977103053212016-02-23T12:43:37.257-05:002016-02-23T12:43:37.257-05:00Excellent points, all, Rebecca! Honestly, I think ...Excellent points, all, Rebecca! Honestly, I think all we can do is write and do our best work and put it out there and let our niche followers help us promote and get the word out. Keep writing--that's the main thing--you are so right, baby! Very glad you came by!! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-20436972494293395822016-02-23T12:25:20.319-05:002016-02-23T12:25:20.319-05:00I love this blog because it addresses every issue ...I love this blog because it addresses every issue I have faced in trying to market books. Here's the thing: Nan, as you and I know from our anthology experience, there are authors who are terrific at getting a lot of followers (like 10,000!) on social media, but even that doesn't translate into sales. It takes so much time to build that kind of following, and though everyone says you need to do that, you and I know it has its limits. And Twitter. I gave Twitter a really strong effort with my last book. I paid someone to design interesting Tweets and manage them. But I found, as you said here, that they are too "fleeting," and besides that, there are thousands of people tweeting about their books. But who is buying, and who's reviewing (and that's another topic of interest, flagging reviews for indies.) I sound so negative here, but I have no marketing ideas to add, except one thing...Keep writing. Write hard. Write well. And when your best book of all hits, people will go back and buy all your others. Thanks for the great discussion everyone!Rebecca Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362986709384767183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-66012547583636078552016-02-23T11:23:51.390-05:002016-02-23T11:23:51.390-05:00Roben, I'm impressed you can do two books a ye...Roben, I'm impressed you can do two books a year! That's great! I don't know anymore what the magic number of titles is for success, but I do know that the spaces are the top are limited. I write because I love to tell stories, too, so I guess that motivation and not sales is the one we should focus on. Thanks so much for coming by, sweetie!! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-18886373460993409212016-02-23T11:22:06.044-05:002016-02-23T11:22:06.044-05:00As we all are, Kristi, as we all are!! As we all are, Kristi, as we all are!! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-46918354741580262802016-02-23T11:21:43.560-05:002016-02-23T11:21:43.560-05:00We are preaching to the choir somewhat, I think, A...We are preaching to the choir somewhat, I think, Ava, but yes, you do have to start somewhere and actually, most of my FB friends aren't other authors, so word gets round. And thanks! I'm glad someone younger is appreciating my Boomer gals!! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-47533214113682756862016-02-23T11:20:57.329-05:002016-02-23T11:20:57.329-05:00I agree wholeheartedly, Nan. It's so hard to f...I agree wholeheartedly, Nan. It's so hard to figure out what works and what doesn't. Back in the days of print only I heard many authors say you needed to have five books published in order to have name recognition. Now with the over four million books available on kindle on any given day, it is most likely double that, maybe even triple. Ha ha.<br /> <br />I write because I love to tell stories. I'm happy when someone tells me they enjoyed my book, or leaves a review on Amazon. There is no money in this venture, at least not for me, but I continue to write, and I continue to play the game of promotion via FB, Twitter, friends, and family although for the most part it's a spit in the ocean. I released my seventh book with Wild Rose Press on Feb 12th, numbers are mediocre. If I keep writing two books a year, and keep getting better, maybe I'll reach that level of name recognition by 2020. Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-10957185926624848212016-02-23T11:20:42.623-05:002016-02-23T11:20:42.623-05:00It is hard--why isn't there a mechanism in pla...It is hard--why isn't there a mechanism in place that just flows your book information out to the world as soon as it's finished and ready to go? Hmmmmm...maybe we should work on that!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-46763711685439824262016-02-23T08:41:03.471-05:002016-02-23T08:41:03.471-05:00Promo is so hard! I'm still trying to figure i...Promo is so hard! I'm still trying to figure it out, to be honest. Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-57938671098716944242016-02-23T08:19:35.585-05:002016-02-23T08:19:35.585-05:00I'm with Liz... I feel like I'm just re-po...I'm with Liz... I feel like I'm just re-posting the books of my fellow authors back to my fellow authors. But "ya gotta start somewhere" as the adage goes. And Nan, You may write baby boomer characters, but your market is really much broader. Many of us (younger generations) can empathize with what your characters experience!Ava Cuvayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312693483840366091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-22148485474600284532016-02-23T07:19:31.298-05:002016-02-23T07:19:31.298-05:00Great post, Nan! Promo is such a big question for ...Great post, Nan! Promo is such a big question for all of us, isn't it? As you know, I pretty much hate it all, especially since I so often feel as though I'm preaching to the choir. As generous and supportive as other authors are--and I'm sure they break records when it comes to that--they can only buy so many books and recommend to so many friends. I wish I had real answers. Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com