HOW TO SUPPORT AN AUTHOR DURING THEIR BOOK LAUNCH
That’s right! It’s time for a book launch! Cat House, my tenth Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mystery will be launching this weekend at the Loving Cats Worldwide Portland cat show. It’s actually sort of a pre-launch, since after the show, the books won’t be available again until National Cat Day, October 29th.
1. Go to the launch event if you can.
You don’t need to buy anything—the author won’t be insulted if you don’t. If anyone can understand financial constraints, it’s an author. Your presence is more than enough.
Tell your friends. Spread the word to other readers. If you’ve read the book, say so.At book signings, spell your name.
Even if it’s Jane (and not Jayne, Jain, or Jaine).Understand if we don’t get to talk to you for long.Launches are exhausting, and we might not have the energy to carry on a brilliant conversation.Friends and family, be patient with us during this time.Launching a new book is stressful. Sometimes we just need someone to listen. Sometimes we need to be left alone.Request the book from your local library.Most libraries have an online form and will gladly fulfill requests if possible.
Put the book on your holiday or birthday wish list.Christmas is coming. Is there someone who never knows what to get you? Give them a hint.
Authors need support months, and years, after the release.
If you read the book, please leave a review online. Reviews help other readers to discover the book and decide whether it’s for them. If you loved the book, let us know. If you didn’t, that’s fine too, but please refrain from nitpicking and hate-speak. What you can disparage in a mere few seconds took someone months to create.
at the Portland Cat Extravaganza & Rescue Awareness Event by Loving Cats Worldwide. Cat House is the 10th Crazy Cat Lady cozy mystery and it’s going to be a paw-ty! (Admittance to the cat show required.)
https://lcwwgroup.com/events/portland2024-szd7t
The 10th Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mystery
This Halloween, the cats are hiding, and the monsters don’t wear costumes.
Young men from the Portland-Seattle area are going missing. It’s just another sad headline to Lynley Cannon—until she starts her new cat sitting job for an enigmatic neighbor.
An off-limits room, a suspicious phone message involving drugs, and the sudden appearance of a missing man’s cat arouse Lynley’s suspicion, but how far can she go before the consequences of her cat-like curiosity turn deadly?
