tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post83419794057800851..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHAT USED TO WORK IN SELLING YOUR BOOK DOESN'T Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-68411039029853258972014-02-01T15:29:18.550-06:002014-02-01T15:29:18.550-06:00Roland, I had no idea about the cancer. Sorry to h...Roland, I had no idea about the cancer. Sorry to hear about that, and I wish you the best in the surgery. Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56835113807575526082014-01-31T21:07:25.693-06:002014-01-31T21:07:25.693-06:00Kittie:
Thanks for being concerned. I am a bit app...Kittie:<br />Thanks for being concerned. I am a bit apprehensive although the Father has never let me down yet. Thanks for the prayers. :-)<br /><br />J E:<br />I agree. Hard Sell equals No Sell! Thanks for visiting and commenting. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81011332738030336032014-01-31T17:53:57.630-06:002014-01-31T17:53:57.630-06:00If you look at all the really popular blogs out th...If you look at all the really popular blogs out there, they're all popular for different reasons. And NONE are popular for shilling their books.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88274706215945524222014-01-31T15:00:39.341-06:002014-01-31T15:00:39.341-06:00Roland, my heart skipped a beat when I read about ...Roland, my heart skipped a beat when I read about your upcoming surgery! Please know that I'm sending you lots of prayers and positive thoughts that everything will be okay. HUGS!!!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58906095314587473062014-01-31T10:18:54.198-06:002014-01-31T10:18:54.198-06:00Beth:
LOL. I wish you the highest sales on your bo...Beth:<br />LOL. I wish you the highest sales on your books. :-)<br /><br />David:<br />You're right. The people in our world want to be seen as human beings first and that they matter to us!<br /><br />Alex:<br />Usually it is the unexpected that garners us sales. I wake up each morning hoping to find, like Ted Cross did today, that Neil Gaiman has commented on my blog!<br /><br />As you can see, I spotlighted Elizabeth's fine post here and on Twitter. :-)<br /><br />Shelly:<br />I was bound to be right sooner or later! :-) Your visits here mean a lot.<br /><br />Walter:<br />:-) Somehow I think the reviews gotten that way might be a tad negative!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-41760785378908933732014-01-31T10:06:29.561-06:002014-01-31T10:06:29.561-06:00I'm thinking about staking readers to an ant h...I'm thinking about staking readers to an ant hill and forcing them to read my books, and to give an Amazon Kindle review. <br /><br />Call it jungle marketing.Walter Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221874622830527655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-64702377040376048502014-01-31T09:22:25.826-06:002014-01-31T09:22:25.826-06:00You are so right, Roland.You are so right, Roland.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70734905572774579162014-01-31T06:59:30.024-06:002014-01-31T06:59:30.024-06:00Relationships are key. So is finding your audience...Relationships are key. So is finding your audience. And sometimes it's the unexpected. But it's never the constant Buy My Book.<br />Elizabeth S. Craig had a really great post today about book sales you should check out.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55287014908327841872014-01-31T06:55:30.698-06:002014-01-31T06:55:30.698-06:00Relationships are everything.
If you're at wor...Relationships are everything.<br />If you're at work, school, home , or at the grocery store if you don't have the attitude of beatitude then it is all for naught. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-19986195039136492202014-01-31T00:19:54.667-06:002014-01-31T00:19:54.667-06:00This is a great post. I haven't quite been sho...This is a great post. I haven't quite been shouting at people: "Hey, you! Can you read? Read this." (Bonus points to anyone who got the Newsies reference.) But every-once-awhile I'll do a generic shout. Time to rethink things.<br /><br />You're right: it's about relationships. That comes first. <br /><br />"Ask not what your blog can do for you, but what your blog can do for your community."<br /><br />Thanks!<br />BethBeth Overmyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820441246149409581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72341713026232648332014-01-30T23:14:38.766-06:002014-01-30T23:14:38.766-06:00D.G.:
Sometimes in a cold world, relationships are...D.G.:<br />Sometimes in a cold world, relationships are the only warmth we have.<br /><br />I emailed Annie, asking what that something was. Ah, she is a feisty little thing, isn't she? <br />:-)<br /><br />Word of mouth is the best seller of our books -- getting it out there in sufficient numbers is the hard part!!<br /><br />It's the fatigue of driving at night during the weekend when I work solo that hurts. After my surgery, I will have to work the weekend solo. I am going to have to get enough sleep in the days prior! Whew!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48263312639656559232014-01-30T23:04:12.362-06:002014-01-30T23:04:12.362-06:00Relationships become more important in a world wit...Relationships become more important in a world with an interface between. <br /><br />Didn't Annie Lennox sing, 'Everybody is looking for something?', so if you luck onto that something, you create a spark. A spark can go either way, with the whim of the reading public.<br /><br />Word of mouth is a more personal touch to learning about a new book, and if someone we respect says this is good, I recommend it, we'll at least give it a look. <br /><br />Glad to hear the ice is gone, but take care on your drives.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-63600096231524451122014-01-30T22:15:36.436-06:002014-01-30T22:15:36.436-06:00Tracy:
I'm facing cancer surgery so I am worki...Tracy:<br />I'm facing cancer surgery so I am working, feeling as if I have a time bomb ticking inside me. Little apprehensive.<br /><br />I'm glad you agree with my thoughts. Friendship is something that makes blogging special. Twitter, too. :-0Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69561344361175354182014-01-30T22:06:19.422-06:002014-01-30T22:06:19.422-06:00Yes!!!! You're so right! I've unfollowed p...Yes!!!! You're so right! I've unfollowed people on Twitter because all they do is talk about their own books. It's annoying. I'm with you- friendship wins, and we buy our friends' books. Hope you have been well!Tracy MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615611919340469444noreply@blogger.com