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it's not about you ...
It's about the person you want to spend $ on your prose.
We want to share in a great read with others ...
I got my 4 best friends in junior high to read a "phone book" of a tome
by teasing the beginning of a desert fort manned by only corpses ...
Who propped the last body up?
THE LEAGUE OF FIVE
and
why I think audio books are important:
https://rolandyeomans.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-league-of-five.html
The LEAGUE OF FIVE did not last.
The Tugs of Life have a way of doing that.
But we're talking about
selling your new book, right?
Nissa Annakindt wrote a great post on that:
https://myantimatterlife.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/writing-book-promotions-for-social-media/
WHY DO YOU READ?
How much do you enjoy
calls from telemarketers?
Keep those 2 questions in mind as you try
to market your book.
Be brief in your tease.
Add wonder, mystery,
And in a world gone mad ...
give them laughter
along with relatable characters
who are good company for the journey.
That you are marketing at all means to many
you are not selling thousands and are probably self or small press published
which casts doubts on how well you can write.
ENTICE THEM WITH THE SPARKLE
OF YOUR LOGLINE
AND FRESHNESS OF YOUR WIT.
Who propped the last guy up - that's a clever tease.
ReplyDeleteIt was, wasn't it? Pretty good for a novel written in 1924!
DeleteAbout the only readers who seem to notice if a book is self-published or from a small press are book bloggers. Average readers don't care.
ReplyDeleteNot in my experience, but then we move in different circles. :-)
DeleteGreat tips, Roland. Glad to see you blogging again. I bought your audio book End of Days!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy END OF DAYS. Midnight is getting in on the blogging act next. His post: I LIVE AT AN ALIEN CRASH SITE! :-)
Delete"What do you read? How much do you enjoy calls from telemarketers?" Those questions sum up readers' needs really good. It's so easy to forget the needs of readers when we're making our stories, so those our really good questions to keep in mind. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you got something from those two questions. Best of sales to you, Stephen! :-)
DeleteAn alka-seltzer in raisin bran? What a fabulous analogy. Happy IWSG day and thanks for a hugely entertaining post.
ReplyDeleteHappy IWSG Day to you, too, Kalpana! I do think we must surprise and amuse potential readers with our marketing if we aim to make them actual readers. :-)
DeleteGood old K & H! You can't beat them for a good chuckle. I've had to adjust my philosophy about this bookselling business several times, and I'm sure I'll be doing that again and again.
ReplyDeleteHere's to 2021 treating you and the rest of this world more kindly.
Hope 2021 treats you well, too. :-) My Mardi Gras/Valentine audio book should be out any day now. Audible is being sluggish of late .. not helping my holiday-themed books at all!
DeleteHi Roland ... the alka seltzer one is great ... take care and I do hope things are ok for you - life is just challenging at the moment. All the best - Hilary
ReplyDeleteI really laughed at that alka-seltzer too. :-) Happier times for us all~!
DeleteHappy IWSG Day, Roland! Thanks for the comic relief and inspiring quotes in these trying times! Stay safe and take care!
ReplyDeleteHumor is my default mode which served me well when I was homeless these past 4 months. :-)
DeleteGood thoughts. Marketing needs to be personable somehow and as if you're reaching out to just one person. It's hard but for creative minds, a good challenge.
ReplyDeleteYes, Nick. If we seem distant in our marketing, how can we entice strangers to try our novels, right?
DeleteGreat tip! You've done well with this post.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lenn! Highest of sales. :-)
DeleteThank you for a different perspective on marketing, something I do struggle with. And I particularly enjoyed the Calvin and Hobbes, my favourite comic strip.
ReplyDeleteOne of the few things I saved when my apartment was destroyed by Hurricane Laura was my 3 volume Complete Calvin and Hobbes. That tiger weighed a ton!:-)
DeleteI was born 20 years too late. In the 40s one didn't have to be personable. Quirky was good. Thanks, Roland.
ReplyDeleteQuirky works, too. :-)
DeleteRoland! Thank you for the audible copy of Beware the Jade Christmas. What a nice surprise. Thanks! I love your writing.
DeleteI hope you enjoy my Christmas fantasy. :-)
DeleteGreat advice, Roland. Now I'm wondering who propped the last body up...
ReplyDeleteRonel visiting for IWSG day The Great Pretender
Thanks for dropping by, Ronel. :-) Watch the Gary Cooper movie, Beau Geste for the startling answer.
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