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Monday, February 1, 2021

SO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR BOOK_IWSG Post

 


When it comes to selling your new book ...

   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?


It led to 

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/


The reader's enjoyment is paramount 
to the writer who sells well.




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.


REMEMBER:

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.

28 comments:

  1. Who propped the last guy up - that's a clever tease.

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    1. It was, wasn't it? Pretty good for a novel written in 1924!

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  2. About 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.

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    1. Not in my experience, but then we move in different circles. :-)

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  3. Great tips, Roland. Glad to see you blogging again. I bought your audio book End of Days!

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    1. I hope you enjoy END OF DAYS. Midnight is getting in on the blogging act next. His post: I LIVE AT AN ALIEN CRASH SITE! :-)

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  4. "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!

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    1. I'm happy you got something from those two questions. Best of sales to you, Stephen! :-)

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  5. An alka-seltzer in raisin bran? What a fabulous analogy. Happy IWSG day and thanks for a hugely entertaining post.

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    1. Happy 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. :-)

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  6. Good 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.

    Here's to 2021 treating you and the rest of this world more kindly.

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    1. 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!

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  7. Hi 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

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    1. I really laughed at that alka-seltzer too. :-) Happier times for us all~!

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  8. Happy IWSG Day, Roland! Thanks for the comic relief and inspiring quotes in these trying times! Stay safe and take care!

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    1. Humor is my default mode which served me well when I was homeless these past 4 months. :-)

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  9. Good 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.

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    1. Yes, Nick. If we seem distant in our marketing, how can we entice strangers to try our novels, right?

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  10. Great tip! You've done well with this post.

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  11. Thank you for a different perspective on marketing, something I do struggle with. And I particularly enjoyed the Calvin and Hobbes, my favourite comic strip.

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    1. One 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!:-)

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  12. I was born 20 years too late. In the 40s one didn't have to be personable. Quirky was good. Thanks, Roland.

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    1. Roland! Thank you for the audible copy of Beware the Jade Christmas. What a nice surprise. Thanks! I love your writing.

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    2. I hope you enjoy my Christmas fantasy. :-)

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  13. Great advice, Roland. Now I'm wondering who propped the last body up...

    Ronel visiting for IWSG day The Great Pretender

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    1. Thanks for dropping by, Ronel. :-) Watch the Gary Cooper movie, Beau Geste for the startling answer.

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