Still, it's not all bad. In fact, I think it's fun. Having attended (and graduated) art college a gazillion years ago, and being totally incompetent as a painter or sculpture, I'm thrilled to announce some of that training has finally paid off.
I designed the card shown above ALL BY MYSELF! I'm not exactly sure where or how I'm going to use it to promote my next release, but that's another subject for another day!
I know I'm not the only author who accumulates this kind of stuff. How have you promoted your books? What worked? What was the absolute worst idea you ever tried? Aw, come on! Spill!
I'll give a pdf copy of Protecting Hope (once it is released) to the winner of the worst BSP ever. (Contest ends September 15, 2011.)
Let's talk!
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4 comments:
Not promoting anything but me right now, and da blog. Many authors are doing video clips right now, and some are amazing, and some are... amazingly awful.
Your card is lovely, but if I might suggest adding your blogsite addy, or your regular website...?
I hear THE big thing right now in romance is trading cards featuring the studly male characters. Whether that pans out in terms of sales... TBD.
Thanks so much, Beverly! See http://bit.ly/rmizIb for the flip side. :)
Anne,
That is a great looking card. I'm impressed that you did it yourself. I wouldn't even know where to start! The self-promotion is another aspect of the writer's world that I haven't begun to tackle. Yikes! Glad you are having fun with the process.
Thanks, Annie. As fun as this is, the truth is it takes time away from writing and that can be a real danger. Still, it's a Catch 22. And to think some people think the writing life is boring! ;-)
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