The Road and The Sell
Back to the highways to push the book.
This is the best - and most surreal - part of the author biz, which is mainly such a solitary job.
Doing readings and signings is a total rush. Which is a little surprising because I've never been one to enjoy being the center of attention. The spotlight - you can have it if you need it. Take as much as you want, in fact. But my conversations with audiences at my readings have been so interesting. Very fun and lively.
The surreal part? Going into total shill mode. So not me. I'm a journalist, not a publicist. While I really enjoy doing interviews about the book with any writer, TV or radio host, I'm not crazy about begging for coverage. But such coverage is so critical if you want to reach more readers - especially if you are a new author, like me. (Although I have been writing for 20 years). You have to hawk to sell. You have to sell in order to write more books.
For all the GoodReaders who have listed "The Third Miracle" to read, thank you. I think you will be surprised, intrigued and fully absorbed by the book and its nonfiction tale. I've had more than a few readers tell me this is one of those books that kept them up late into the night. Pretty gratifying to hear. But it is a terrific story - better than I even imagined when I began writing and reporting it. Honest. The story - which I thought was good going in - deeply surprised me the more I dug into it. (I dug a lot). And in case you're on the fence about whether or not to buy this book, after my reading/signing and some media in Denver, "The Third Miracle" reached No. 5 on the Denver bestsellers list.
See: more shilling. Anyway...
My upcoming event schedule: Nashville on Feb. 1, Atlanta on Feb. 3 and Raleigh on Feb. 4. If you are in those cities, would love to see you at the signings.
Don't make me beg. - Bill
This is the best - and most surreal - part of the author biz, which is mainly such a solitary job.
Doing readings and signings is a total rush. Which is a little surprising because I've never been one to enjoy being the center of attention. The spotlight - you can have it if you need it. Take as much as you want, in fact. But my conversations with audiences at my readings have been so interesting. Very fun and lively.
The surreal part? Going into total shill mode. So not me. I'm a journalist, not a publicist. While I really enjoy doing interviews about the book with any writer, TV or radio host, I'm not crazy about begging for coverage. But such coverage is so critical if you want to reach more readers - especially if you are a new author, like me. (Although I have been writing for 20 years). You have to hawk to sell. You have to sell in order to write more books.
For all the GoodReaders who have listed "The Third Miracle" to read, thank you. I think you will be surprised, intrigued and fully absorbed by the book and its nonfiction tale. I've had more than a few readers tell me this is one of those books that kept them up late into the night. Pretty gratifying to hear. But it is a terrific story - better than I even imagined when I began writing and reporting it. Honest. The story - which I thought was good going in - deeply surprised me the more I dug into it. (I dug a lot). And in case you're on the fence about whether or not to buy this book, after my reading/signing and some media in Denver, "The Third Miracle" reached No. 5 on the Denver bestsellers list.
See: more shilling. Anyway...
My upcoming event schedule: Nashville on Feb. 1, Atlanta on Feb. 3 and Raleigh on Feb. 4. If you are in those cities, would love to see you at the signings.
Don't make me beg. - Bill
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