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Published on February 26, 2013 10:11

February 25, 2013

2 Basic Rules To Follow for Your Books Success

… on Social Media

Are you promoting your book like crazy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook … but nothing seems to happen, no book sales? Are you competing with other writers in “buy my book, buy my book, buy my book… Are you choosing to follow other writers, hoping they will buy your book?

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1. Choose your following very carefully: You want to interact mainly with READERS, NOT writers. The question is: How to find readers?

All Social Media sites have a search function on top of the page. Type in: book bloggers, read, reading, book lovers, book club, love reading, book worm, love to read, mystery book reader, science fiction reader, YA readers, YA book blogger, readers, word nerd, non-fiction book blogger, reading books, reviewing book… and even librarian. Click on “people” or scroll down a lot, as the first names that appear are often publishers and other commercial accounts.

Another method is to type in the name of a very successful book in your genre and find readers there, talking about this book. Follow those readers that you feel belong to your book genre, based on what they say in their tweets. Re-tweet their posts, engage in meaningful conversation, be funny or refer to blog posts you wrote, but don’t mention your book. They will find out about it soon enough.

2. Understand the meaning of Social Media – being SOCIAL and STOP talking constantly about your book!

I noticed one writer on Twitter who writes 100% only and only about his book. He seems to use automatic tweets, as he never, ever engaged in any conversation with others. Kind of autistic .. For sure, I was not the only one who un-followed him. Write about interesting things that are happening, give valuable advice or engage in a humerus way with your readers. No one goes on Twitter, FB, Google+ or Pinterest to read constantly about your book. That’s not entertaining or interesting. Many writers don’t buy books from other writers, they want to sell their own. If ALL writers are doing on Twitter, Google+ or FB is self-promoting they are not only NOT attracting readers, but turning them away.

Yes, famous writers may attract attention for what they have to say – not normally related to their books – but rather to their writer’s life or ideas – and they are often interesting or funny. It’s called social networks not selling pages…

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Authors should rather focus their promotional efforts on trying to get people to talk about their books (review them, read and recommend them, give them awards, take them to their book groups, write articles or blog posts about them) instead of trying to get people to buy them. A much better place to do this is on reader forums, such as Goodreads, Shelfari, Bibliophil, Biblio Connection, BookTalk and the like.

So, following these two basic rules: Finding the right followers “readers” and be “social” on Social Media is key to successful promoting your books.

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Published on February 25, 2013 07:27

February 23, 2013

Interview with Author Michael Watson TREASURE OF THE ANASAZI

Hello Mike, thanks for being with us today and telling readers more about your Jack Trader series and yourself as a writer. Let’s start, as I have lots of questions for you today:

How would you describe your book to someone who has not yet read it?

Treasure hunters threaten the discovery of the single remaining Anasazi village deep in the Mesa Verde area of SW Colorado. Jack Trader, the main character, and Ranger Samantha Baker must stop the men even when their own lives are threatened. The Anasazi, the coyote people, have the capability to transform if they are forced to protect themselves.
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What inspired you to start writing?

Research about Noah’s Ark led to the writing of my debut novel, “The Nestorian Alliance“.
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How did you get the idea for the novel?

This second novel, “ Treasure of the Anasazi “, is a continuation of the Jack Trader series. My research of the Mesa Verde / Durango area gave the inspiration to write this book.
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Are your characters based on real people?

Not specifically, but I’m sure my personal experiences find their way into the characters.
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Treasure of the Anasazi by Michael Watson in a YouTube Book Trailer:

http://youtu.be/UCQp1_NF9yU

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Who is your favorite character and why?

Jack Trader is the leading character and my favorite. He always strives to do the right thing and will take personal risk to protect those around him. He is not perfect. He still struggles with his relationship with Samantha.
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Give us an excerpted quote from your favorite review of this book:

“Darn awesome. I felt like I didn’t want to put it down.”
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Michael Watson

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If Oprah invited you onto her show to talk about your book, what would the theme of the show be? Adventure in our National Parks.
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How much of the book is based on real life (either yours or someone you know)?

It’s not based on any one person’s real-life event(s), but does try to reflect real situations, dialogue and real character actions.
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What would/could a reader or reviewer say about this book that shows they “get” you as an author?

He writes realistic interactions and natural flowing dialogue.

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Thinking way back to the beginning, what’s the most important thing you’ve learned as a writer from then to now?

The writing process cannot be rushed.

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Considering a book from the first word you write to the moment you see it on a bookstore shelf,
what’s your favorite part of the process?

One of my favorite parts of the process is the research.

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What’s your least favorite?

My least favorite is the revising and re-reading over and over and over. Oh yeah. Marketing is a real pain too. It takes away from writing.

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What scene or bit of dialogue in the book are you most proud of, and why?

I enjoyed the last scene when (spoiler alert) Jack and Sam may finally come back together.
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If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything about your book? Nothing. There were changes after my editor and beta-readers went through it though, and I’m glad they did.
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What genre have you not yet written but really want to try?

I’ve never written a western, but I am now in the process of writing one based on research I stumbled upon at the historical museum at Durango, CO while researching this book.
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If your book would be made into a movie, who should play the main character?

Hugh Jackman
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How did you get published? Please share your own personal journey.

After receiving a huge pile of rejections from every agent and publisher I queried by snail mail or email, and failed pitches at numerous writer’s conferences, I took the leap to self-publish. The experience through CreateSpace has been very positive. The downside is the amount of time necessary to market.
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What general advice do you have for other writers?

Write what you are interested in. Don’t follow trends. Establish good writing habits.
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What do you find is the best part of being an author?

Being able to research and write about what interests me. The schedule to write is my own, however, the more structured, the better.
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What is one thing that you have done that brought you more readers?

Hired a great designer (Laura Wright LaRoche) for the book cover. First impression is extremely important, even though we are told not to judge a book by its cover.
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What else your readers would be surprised to know about you?

I didn’t start writing seriously until I was 50 years of age.
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Where can people learn more about your writing?

My blog on http://www.adventurewithmike.com/mikes-books-etc.html

Thanks so much Mike, for answering so many questions I had. And to all your readers: Have fun and enjoy Mike’s great book series!

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Published on February 23, 2013 05:41

February 22, 2013

Get Grants for Literary Events

Is your writing group or author organization member of Poets & Writers, or sponsoring workshops or readings? And will this take place in either one of these areas:

California

Chicago

New York State
Washington D.C.
Atlanta
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
New Orleans
Seattle
Tucson

You may apply for grants to be used for writers’ fees payments at Poets & Writers.

Applications must be submitted at least eight weeks before the proposed event.

To support as many literary events as possible, Poets & Writers generally grants no more than $1,500 to organizations in New York State and California, and $500 to organizations in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Seattle, Tucson, and Washington, D.C., during the course of their fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). Decisions on maximum grant amounts are based on the availability of funds and are made at the discretion of Poets & Writers.

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Grants for readings or spoken word performances range from $50 to $350. Grants for workshops range from $100 to $200 per session. Organizations should match payments to writers if possible.

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Grant checks are payable to the writer and sent to the sponsor, which is responsible for delivering them to the author. We do not fund administrative costs, publicity, transportation, or other expenses related to producing events.

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Eligible Organizations include colleges, cultural centers, museums, libraries, hospitals, small presses, community centers, senior centers, places of worship, bookstores, cafés, galleries, and theaters.

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Nonprofit status is not required. If your organization has not previously received support from the R/W program, include a brief letter that describes your organization, the program for which you’re seeking funding, and publicity plans for the event. Please enclose publicity samples from past events.

Prefered organizations are those that:

serve a culturally diverse audience
feature culturally diverse writers
feature writers who have not previously presented at that venue
present programs in rural or other underserved areas
have not previously received P&W support

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Events must be open to the public, with the exception of events taking place in institutions. All requests are considered on an event-by-event basis. Applications from organizations only. However, writers are encouraged to initiate events and let organizations know they can apply on their behalf.

More info & guidelines can be found here: http://www.pw.org/sites/all/themes/pw/national_rw_app.pdf

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Published on February 22, 2013 07:38

February 21, 2013

Extending Your Reach

You've published your novel! Congrats! You have it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, now what's next? Both of these retailers are great and will give you a generous reach to all over the world, but they don't get everyone or to every device. After a few months of selling on both, but mostly Amazon, I saw an advertisement on Goodreads for Google Play.

February 20, 2013

More Options for Authors to Sell Their Books

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Amazon’s global competitor Kobo sells not only in Great Britain and Ireland. More countries will follow as Kobo will be soon the second-largest international online e-book retailer. In former blog posts we covered the benefits of Kobo’s “Writing Life“. Uploading is easy and you get 70% royalties, same as on Amazon.

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More and more bookstores will sell books in any form, on any platform, Kobo e-books is one of them. The Huffington Post published an article a while ago, how independent bookstores can survive and mentioned the iconic San Francisco bookstore Kepler’s in Menlo Park, CA, who is listed under the Independent Bookstore participants and the Kobo e-reading program.

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Indiebound.org

Indiebound offers more than 3.5 million titles. Check out these independent Bookstores in your town/State, that are participating at Indibound.org and upload your book or e-book to Kobo. And than for sure, you can arrange a book signing with these “brick & mortar stores”. Indiebound.org’s website offers also a North America map, the “Indie Store Finder” for USA and Canada where you get lists of all indie bookstores in your area.

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Authors can also earn on their website from Indie books. As part of the IndieBound.org Affiliate Program, they can extend the passion and knowledge of independent bookstores into your online community, and earn generous commissions.

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Writer Molly Greene explained on her blog Kobo to her (non-Canadian or UK) writing audience and how they set up and sign in with Kobo and how to upload and sell your e-book with Kobo.

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In a recent article we reported about the great improvements for Kobo Authors. Kobo lets you sell your e-books to readers worldwide, e.g. Canada, USA, Australia, Japan, Brazil and European countries. Kobo customers own their books for life! Read your Kobo books on any open standard device and bring your books to a growing number of Kobo eReading Apps. Free Kobo eReading apps are offered for smartphones, tablets and computers – Kobo automatically saves your place and syncs your bookmarks across devices.

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Why sell books only to one or two companies? Well, actually, it’s not even selling, it is a kind of consignment… as online book retailers don’t pay you upfront, only when your book is sold will you get money. Upload your book not only to Amazon and Barnes&Noble, but to Kobo as well, an online retailer where your books can be sold in independent, local bookstores.

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Published on February 20, 2013 08:13

February 18, 2013

The Foundation for Your Publishing Success

Platform wikimedia.org

When building a house, no one would start with the walls or the roof. The first step is in preparing the ground and building the foundation that carries the home. Same with your publishing endeavor, you start from scratch to build a platform.

Platform, a buzz word these days… “What’s Your Author’ Platform”? the famous question you will be asked by agents and publishers before they even consider to read your query or manuscript.

Read the blog post about Bestseller author Trey Ratcliff, mentioned in a former article

“I am sitting in a nice restaurant in San Francisco with all these executives of a major publishing house. It’s one of these power dinners of lore. We are to discuss the upcoming launch of my book, and I’ll never forget what happened. They asked me, “OK, Trey, what are you going to do to market this book?” You could have knocked me over with a feather. My young publishing life flashed in front of my eyes… I ended up putting together a robust launch campaign. Luckily I already had thousands of people who came to my blog every month, a healthy Twitter following (this is before Google+) and a great network of people to help. I did everything, including….”

So, what are the essentials of a platform?

Blog / website with a large readership
Guest blogging to successful websites, blog, magazine, and other media
Public speaking – the bigger the better, however at least at your local library
Smart connected social media presences (Google+, Twitter, FB, LinkedIn etc.) URL
Forum memberships, starting with Goodreads, Biblio phil, Wattpad …
Media appearances/interviews online and in print, TV, radio
and …. more than one book!

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Even if your book is excellent, has received great reviews, a marvelous cover – if readers don’t know about it, you are stuck.

And if you go with a major publisher and they would receive – within three month from your books’ launch – lots of unsold copies returned by the bookstores, they would never publish anything from you again. That’s why they ask, “how will you market your book” or “what’s your platform.”

You might think, this is the publishers job. Not even for very famous authors they will do the blogging or social media part, they only advertise celebrities way more than unknown writers and pay for exposed space in bookstores, or send these authors on book signing tours.

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Publishers will do:

- editing, transforming a good manuscript to a great one

- design the book (layout) and its cover

- organize the printing process / e-book formatting

- distribute your book in stores, speciality retailers and online

- carry out all the necessary book keeping with retailers and your royalty payments

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Publishing houses laid off a huge amount of their staff within the last years. Remaining over-worked publicists are not able to give your book’s marketing the attention it needs.

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Jane Friedman, e-media professor and former publisher of Writer’s Digest brought it to the point: “Getting a book published does not equate to readership. You must cultivate a readership every day – and start today. Audience development doesn’t happen overnight, or in six months or a year. It continues for as long as you want to have people read your books.”

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Without having a clear idea of which methods of promoting yourself and your work are really worth the investment of time, you might be tempted to avoid the subject entirely. But in today’s publishing world, neglecting your platform, even before you have a book deal, can be a precarious mistake. The most successful authors are those who have created ways of finding lasting fans – and of reaching out to new ones every day.

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Spend less time promoting – and more time writing.

Most writers are not marketing specialists by trade, so if you need help and assistance in building a platform, read all our former blog posts or book us for a while to get all the individual support for your book and the knowledge, necessary to continue on your own. We studied for years e-publishing and book marketing, so that YOU don’t have to.

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Published on February 18, 2013 07:14

February 16, 2013

“Grace Unexpected”, a novel by Gale Martin

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‘Boy, are YOU in for a surprise…’

“I thoroughly enjoyed reading Grace Unexpected and those around me thoroughly enjoyed watching me jump out of my seat and scream ”ARE YOU SERIOUS?” while reading the second to last chapter of the book. Want to find out more? You’ll just have to pick this one up!”

Reviewer N. Whiffen, Amazon.com

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What others say:

“Martin delivers an engaging plot, with witty banter, comedic elements that border on farce and cleverly titled chapters . . . its ending contains a welcome twist. An entertaining light read.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“This is Gale Martin’s second novel and I can’t wait to see what she does next. Not many authors can be intelligent, witty and funny with such ease. Five and of five huge stars.”

– Book Evolution

“I absolutely LOVED Gale Martin’s ‘Grace Unexpected’ and recommend it to anyone who

loves chick lit.”

– Endless Days of Literary Ecstacy

“GRACE UNEXPECTED is chick-lit at its finest. Wit, drama and surprise fill every page. A 5-

star read. 273 pages of fun!”

– Literary R&R

“A simple gift of comic genius”

“Calling all single ladies! In this charming and witty story, Gale Martin reminds us how humorous and daunting the dating life can be. GRACE UNEXPECTED is a delightful mix of love and loss. Snark kept me laughing on each page, but it was Grace Savage’s voice that kept me wanting more.”

– Marni Mann

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About the book:

Thirty-something Grace Savage has slogged through crummy jobs and dead-end relationships with men who would rather go bald than say “I do”. In search of a respite from her current job, she visits Shaker Village in New Hampshire. Instead of renewal, she’s unnerved to learn that Shaker men and women lived and worked side by side in complete celibacy.

When her longtime boyfriend dumps her instead of proposing, Grace avows the sexless Shaker ways. Resolved to stick to her new plan – dubbed the Shaker Plan – and despite the fact that her ovaries are ticking, she returns to her life in Pennsylvania. Almost immediately, she’s juggling two eligible bachelors: Addison, a young beat reporter; and True, a venerable anthropology professor. Both men have ample charms and real soul mate potential to test her new-found Shaker-style self-control. Grace appears to be on the fast track to a marriage proposal… until secrets revealed deliver a death rattle to the Shaker Plan.

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Grace Unexpected, e-book ($3.99) and print ( $13.35), 273 pages,

Amazon:

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Independent Bookstores in North America with store locator

Gale Martin

About the Author

Gale Martin is an award-winning writer of contemporary fiction who plied her childhood penchant for lying into a legitimate literary pursuit during midlife. She began writing her first novel at age eleven, finishing her first book three decades later.

Her debut novel, DON JUAN IN HANKEY, PA, published in 2011, is a humorous backstage novel inspired by Don Giovanni, Mozart’s famous tragicomic opera about the last two days of Don Juan’s life. It was named a Finalist in the 2012 National Indie Excellence Awards for New Fiction.

Her second novel GRACE UNEXPECTED, published in 2012, is wryly witty women’s fiction that features a protagonist who can hear her ovaries ticking, who has a heart of pure gold, wrapped in lead. But a string of crummy boyfriends would do that to any lovable woman while waiting for Mr. Right.

She has a master of arts in creative writing from Wilkes University. Her work has been published in The Christian Science Monitor, Duck & Herring Company’s Pocket Field Guide, Sirens Magazine, Giggle Water Review, and in several anthologies. Gale hosts a blog about opera called “Operatoonity.com” and an opera-themed Twitter account @operatoonity.

Don’t miss her Goodreads presence

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Gale is a also a very popular guest speaker, her next appearances are:

AAUW Book and Author Luncheon, Willingboro, NJ, April 26, 2013
Author Event, Alvernia University Literary Festival, Reading, PA, October 24, 2013

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Don’t miss to read Gale Martin’s blog when visiting her appealing website http://galemartin.me. Every time I go there, I enjoy her amazing posts, spending way to much time reading it all. Her website is a real show case, role model for other authors.

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Published on February 16, 2013 16:18

February 15, 2013

6 Social Media Sites, Essential for Writers

Going through my list of tweets for the day, I paused at this one:

1. Why engage in yet another social media when I am already on Twitter, Pinterest & Facebook ?

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It reminded me of other statements from new writers, I hear on a daily basis:

2. None of my friends is on Google+ …

3. I have a website, why should I additionally have a blog?

4. Writing my book, I don’t have time for all these Social Media…

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Answer for question 1 and 2 – Google+

This says it all: Google+ = Google, the famous Search Engine… You don’t join Google+ to meet your friends and family as you do on Facebook! You join to improve your Search Engine Ranking: As the main search engine, Google indexes and ranks its own site much higher than any other content. Google+ posts – with a main keyword in the first sentence / title – will rank well in Google search and often show up on the first page, for a long time. And now Google+ outranks Twitter as no. 2 social network, having more active users than Twitter!

On Google+ authors can create a separate page for each of their books. You have immense space to show images, such as your books cover, even if it has 36 MB and you can show your book as often as you want. More reasons to be on Google+ can be found in a former article: “7 Reasons Why Google+ is Perfect for Writers“

Answer to question 3 – Why should I have a blog?

Your website is something very static. You usually don’t do many changes or new content writing. A blog – either on your website – which would increase SEO – or on WordPress or BlogSpot is adding constantly new content. This means search engines index your blog site higher.

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Writing is fun – why else would you have written this novel! As a writer, it is only a matter of minutes to write a blog post. And you don’t need much fantasy to come up with topics. You can write about, well, writing, your writers life, the publishing process, what you have learned about marketing your book… the subjects you can write about are endless.

An important reason for a blog is that you can use snippets from the content to fill your social media sites. For sample: use one sentence and a link to your blog and post it as a tweet. Readers see your post and click on your blog or website – and voila! they learn about your book. Here are two samples from the blog page you are just reading:

Author of “The Wolf’s Moon” Patrick Jones, in an Interview, talking about the characters in his book http://wp.me/p1uIFg-1il

9 Compelling Reasons to Get Marketing Help, Boosting Your Books Success

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Readers and fans have a reason to come back to your blog, as often as you write a new post, and will re-tweet your blogs and spread the message about your book. Plug-ins and share buttons automatically send your blog posts to all your social media sites.

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Answer to statement 4:

What you are just reading here, was automatically send to Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Stumbleupon, Tumblr, Reddit, Triberr, Yahoo and Goodreads – at the same moment I hit the “publish” button! I don’t need to go to all these sites to fill them with content. What more could you wish for? Writing one blog post, it can be as short as 300 – 500 words an it will be found all over the internet! You certainly can add more Social Media sites to your blogs sharing button, to spread the word even more.

Your post is yet sent more often among Social Media sites:

Google+ can send your post automatically to Facebook and Twitter, I wrote in December how authors can set up this function.
Twitter gets feeds from Google+ and Pinterest, among others
Facebook for sample gets feeds from Pinterest and Goodreads and your blog
Pinterest feeds Twitter and Facebook

SUMMARY: To have maximum exposure for your book and you, as an author, and to save lots of time, join:

Google+
Twitter
Goodreads
Facebook
Pinterest
Write a blog.

How to get more followers on your social media sites is explained in one of last months’ blogs, and also at How to Get More Followers on Google+

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Be very selective when choosing followers:

You want READERS and REVIEWERS as followers. NOT your friends. Type into the search functions on top of these pages: readers, book lovers, book worms, reading, love to read etc. to find the right people as your following.

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One last tip: Set up a second page on Google+, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest – only for your book. Separate it from your existing private presence.

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Part of our Book Marketing package we offer, is dedicated to help you to create or improve your reader community platform, such as:

create an attractive media presence
increase the amount of followers
learn how to connect all these sites
and how to save time on Social Media

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Published on February 15, 2013 07:53

February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day

These Valentine’s greetings are for our thousands and thousands of followers and readers on our blogs, especially on http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com, and on Twitter, Google+, Chime.in, Facebook, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, FavStar, Goodreads and on http://www.111Publishing.com.

We wish you all a wonderful and relaxing Valentine’s Day. Spoil the writer in your life with a gift that saves time – more time to write. See yesterdays post …

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