I worked all day yesterday on a short story, and may be a...
I worked all day yesterday on a short story, and may be at the point where I can finish it today. I don't have the best luck with short stories (in fact I have crappy luck with short stories) so hopefully I can find a place that wants it.
I'm watching a forensic special re-investigating the Lizzie Borden murders. Somehow I don't think they're going to solve it. I go back and forth on whether she was guilty myself. I think she could have done it, but there were also cases where a stranger walked into a house in the middle of the day and killed everybody in it, so who knows.
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Carol Berg has a guest post on The Night Bazaar: On Book Releases
I agree with her. A card or bookmark with the book cover and a description on it is really helpful at cons, for people who ask about your book or want something to pick up after a panel or during a signing. Pens, toys, buttons, etc may be fun but aren't going to convince anybody to buy a book. There aren't a lot of promotional things a writer can do to convince people to buy a book they haven't already decided to buy; you just have to hope the publisher is getting it into bookstores so people can see it and decide if they want it, whether they buy it there or order it later or get it as an ebook.
And the best promotion is still word of mouth by people who read the book and like it and tell friends or leave reviews or post about it somewhere.
A few links for Sunday: TutZone: 30 Hot Shots That Are Sure to Inspire You and Marvelous Portrait Photography by Evan Kafka
Coupon Sherpa: 55 Green Uses for Yellow Lemons
I'm watching a forensic special re-investigating the Lizzie Borden murders. Somehow I don't think they're going to solve it. I go back and forth on whether she was guilty myself. I think she could have done it, but there were also cases where a stranger walked into a house in the middle of the day and killed everybody in it, so who knows.
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Carol Berg has a guest post on The Night Bazaar: On Book Releases
I agree with her. A card or bookmark with the book cover and a description on it is really helpful at cons, for people who ask about your book or want something to pick up after a panel or during a signing. Pens, toys, buttons, etc may be fun but aren't going to convince anybody to buy a book. There aren't a lot of promotional things a writer can do to convince people to buy a book they haven't already decided to buy; you just have to hope the publisher is getting it into bookstores so people can see it and decide if they want it, whether they buy it there or order it later or get it as an ebook.
And the best promotion is still word of mouth by people who read the book and like it and tell friends or leave reviews or post about it somewhere.
A few links for Sunday: TutZone: 30 Hot Shots That Are Sure to Inspire You and Marvelous Portrait Photography by Evan Kafka
Coupon Sherpa: 55 Green Uses for Yellow Lemons
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