We all want our books to do well, but how do we achieve that. We socialize, not the usual kind where you have an adult beverage, now that might make this funner, but the kind where you spend endless hours online. If you are serious about getting your work out there and eyeballs on it, then you smooze with readers on facebook. You post on blogs, you respond to them, you post on Kindle-boards, and you whore your wares without really whoring your book. According to etiquette it must be done without being pushy, without being overt about your intent and without offending the list owner, the group moderator and the group members.
So if you like being glued to your computer, friending tons of people, and writing tons of emails then the new push towards social media is for you. If you want to write on the other hand, then it will be a delicate balance between the need to write and the necessity of self-promotion. But these are just my opinions and like a$$h)les, everyone has one and mine is no better than anyone's.
Best of luck to all those that write. May you find a good balance.
Jett Abbott
Scarlet Masquerade now available at
www.sapphirebooks.com
Yeah, sigh...the whole "it must be done without being pushy, without being overt about your intent and without offending the list owner, the group moderator and the group members." That's the hard part! It feels so unnatural to keep pushing my books in front of people, but what else is there to do? Hard to brag when you've been taught your whole life that it's not the way to act.
ReplyDeleteI find that the best way to participate in social media is to have something of value to offer. Aside from the book you're promoting.
ReplyDeleteWe all have knowledge to share, and I also enjoy the opportunity to learn from others, which makes participating in social media fun for me rather than a chore.
The marketing can always go in your sig line.
Catherine M Wilson
http://www.catherinemwilson.com/free-ebook.html
I am in the process of writing my first novel and have NO IDEA what to do first, meaning that how does one know if it is upto standard, if it even deserves to be published along side already published authors...the first step putting pen to paper is already a moment in the making but whereto from there ? Any advice anyone?
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