I've Hired a Publicist
As an author, you sometimes reach a point where you've done everything you can to promote your work. Giveaways, Facebook, blogs, social media, even sites like this one; I've used them all to market my novels and get the word out. And there's nothing like word of mouth to send your published efforts viral.
Not long ago, I came to the realization that I'd done everything I could to move the needle forward in promoting 'Red Sky at Morning' and 'Tempest of Fire'. There are only so many ways you can advertise your work, and eventually, you reach the end of your promotional avenues.
Recently my publisher mentioned his agent in a Facebook posting. To make a long story short, I've decided to enlist the same marketing professional to represent me and the Michael Neill series. Skip was recently interviewed on the 'Coast to Coast' radio show, a venue secured by said publicist. He's also snagged several appearances on other shows--all thanks to the publicist's efforts.
I have a few military obligations to fulfill over the next several days, but once those are complete, my newly-hired agent and I will start working on getting the word out about Michael Neill and the world of military espionage. Wish me luck! I'll keep you posted, and include updates and air times for any radio, TV, or print interviews as they become available.
And in a similar vein...
I've been writing quite a bit lately, several pages over the past few days. It's been good stuff (at least I think so), although some of it has been edited and re-written over the same period of time. Have you ever written something and decided, "Wow, that was stodgy."? I did that today. It became necessary to pull out a few high-brow words and replace them with more common ones. And I think that did it. I even commented to my wife that "I wrote something today that sounded like it came from a real author."
And one more thing. 'Red Sky at Morning' is now available on iTunes! How this whole audio book thing works was a mystery to me, up until just a few weeks ago. I had no idea what you got when you ordered one; did it show up in the mail, on a CD? Were cassettes or 8-tracks involved? Could I play it on my Walkman?
But now the audio book is out. And I know everything.
Keep reading!
Steve
Not long ago, I came to the realization that I'd done everything I could to move the needle forward in promoting 'Red Sky at Morning' and 'Tempest of Fire'. There are only so many ways you can advertise your work, and eventually, you reach the end of your promotional avenues.
Recently my publisher mentioned his agent in a Facebook posting. To make a long story short, I've decided to enlist the same marketing professional to represent me and the Michael Neill series. Skip was recently interviewed on the 'Coast to Coast' radio show, a venue secured by said publicist. He's also snagged several appearances on other shows--all thanks to the publicist's efforts.
I have a few military obligations to fulfill over the next several days, but once those are complete, my newly-hired agent and I will start working on getting the word out about Michael Neill and the world of military espionage. Wish me luck! I'll keep you posted, and include updates and air times for any radio, TV, or print interviews as they become available.
And in a similar vein...
I've been writing quite a bit lately, several pages over the past few days. It's been good stuff (at least I think so), although some of it has been edited and re-written over the same period of time. Have you ever written something and decided, "Wow, that was stodgy."? I did that today. It became necessary to pull out a few high-brow words and replace them with more common ones. And I think that did it. I even commented to my wife that "I wrote something today that sounded like it came from a real author."
And one more thing. 'Red Sky at Morning' is now available on iTunes! How this whole audio book thing works was a mystery to me, up until just a few weeks ago. I had no idea what you got when you ordered one; did it show up in the mail, on a CD? Were cassettes or 8-tracks involved? Could I play it on my Walkman?
But now the audio book is out. And I know everything.
Keep reading!
Steve
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