Promotion and a new writer
Raine Delight
Congratulations, you got your first book contract and now the publisher wants you to go out and talk about your book. Where do you go? What do you do if you are a new author just starting out and don’t have an advance? Well, I found myself in this position a few years ago and found innovative ways to get my name out there. I looked for free places where I can go to chat with readers, introduce myself and “pimp” my book to the readers. I also talked to established authors on marketing ideas and made up a ton of free promo items at home off my computer like bookmarks, post cards and other stuff to send out to review places/conventions for promotional items to get readers interested in my work.
Blogs are great, yahoo lops, interviews, spotlights, a professional looking website if possible and more all help get your name out there to the readers. I try to do a blog spotlight a month and a few interviews or chats a week if possible. I go on loops and start asking reader questions, use my signature line with links for readers to go to and I just started using twitter, which confounds me but I hear it helps readers get to know you better. It doesn’t have to cost a ton of money for you as a beginner author to get your name out there. All you need is perseverance and a little ingenuity to make your name known.
Synopsis:
Rodrick Dracon is the twin heir to the Dragon Inn. When he finds himself longing for a mate after being footloose and fancy free, he finds himself drawn to the most obnoxious, brassy woman he has ever met: Jaxon Sinclair. She is the one woman who doesn't melt when he goes by or hangs on his every word. She is just aggravating and down right sexy as sin! Soon the sparks fly, passion goes into boiling and Halloween approaches. Can a wolf shifter get this woman to heel before the full moon? Or can Jax turn the tables on this ladies man and tame the wolf?
Book 4: Haunting Magic (Paranormal Erotic/Shifter)
Buy at:
| Haunting Magic link: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/paranormal/romance/haunting-magic/prod_112.html Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=raine+delight&x=0&y=0 Fictionwise Books: http://www.fictionwise.com/servlet/mwsearch All Romance E-books: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html 1Romance e-bookstore: http://1romanceebooks.com/index.php?searchMe=raine+delight&column=author&_a=viewCat |
Great advice and Haunting Magic sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I agree that a writer needs to get out there on the Internet. I also find it helpful to join non-promotion groups to get to know people. For example, I belong to a television chat group on Goodreads to talk about my favorite shows. I don't promote my books, but I participate in chats. This is another way to get my name out there.
ReplyDeleteKelley
kelleyheckart.com