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Comment by Gene Cartwright 19 hours ago

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Comment by Gene Cartwright on July 1, 2009 at 6:13pm

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Comment by Gene Cartwright on June 12, 2009 at 6:31am

Great discussion.
Regarding book promotion, there is no "one" thing that works for everyone. I have found that one has to be willing employ a range of tools. When my first novel, "I Never Played Catch With My Father,"" was published, more than ten years ago, I was fortunate to have a great publicist, whom I met on a train. She later booked me on Oprah, and represented me on a two-year book tour. She remains my publicist and a great friend. (see my page for more info). My fourth novel was published in 2008.

Here are a few things I have found that work:

*Join writers groups that do more than meet and drink coffee. I belong to one, here in California, that features annual appearances, for all members, at the L.A. Time/U.C.L.A Festival of Books.

*Print glossy, 4x6 postcards that feature your book info (your web site, etc.) A great (and inexpensive) company I use is gotprint.net. They ship anywhere.

* Frequent places where readers gather: bookstores, book fairs, book clubs, etc. and pass out your cards. Of course, always have copies of your book with you.

* Take advantage of the many, very good sources for press releases: PRLOG.org, FreePressRelease (http://www.free-press-release.com), and others. Post these on your web site...send their links in emails to friends and associates.

* I was so concerned about the need for authors (myself included) to promote, I founded iFOGO.com (http://www.ifogo.com). I encourage all to take a look. Whether you are with a major house, a micro publisher, or are self-published, your success largely depends on you.

*By the way, be sure and see "Coverblast.com." There, you can send e-cards of your book jacket.

There's more I could say, but I will end here by suggesting you be a shameless promoter of your work. You will find many "Free," opportunities to promote your book but do pass up great opportunities that may have a modest cost.

After all, your book is worth promoting, right?

Comment by Gene Cartwright on June 5, 2009 at 7:31am

It's great to be associated with a group of highly motivated and talented authors. I hope I can contribute positive thoughts and energy to complement what I see here.

Comment by Sunny Frazier on May 10, 2009 at 7:37pm

My book cover for FOOLS RUSH IN won the Book Cover of the Month Contest for May 2009.  Anastasia Cassella-Young is in charge of the site. You can submit your awesome covers free at http://www.authormeetingplace.com Then encourage all of us here to vote. Just click on "Contests" for info.

Comment by Stephanie Morris on May 8, 2009 at 9:31pm

Better Late Than Never has received a glowing review! Check it out!
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Comment by Sunny Frazier on May 3, 2009 at 8:06pm

You want to talk marketing and promotion? I was hosted at Bookland Heights this week. I had a 4-day visit. Diana Black and Mary Cunningham told me to bring my "posse," which I did. 31 comments on my site--zowie! Of course, some were my sassy replies. Diana even riffed on one of my answers at Basic Black, her blogsite: http://basicblackblog@blogspot.com. It's all about kitchen timers, folks!

You can visit Bookand Heights at http://booklandheights@blogspot.com Just click info above the steaming cup of coffee. Then let us all know when you're there and we'll be your posse!

Comment by Chris on May 2, 2009 at 7:42pm

Hello everyone,

I hope and pray that everyone is doing well and having the opportunity to enjoy this beautiful spring. I'm writing you as a group because I wanted to ask you, if you would please share my web site with others who may benefit from my past experiences. I have had multiple sclerosis (MS) for more than 29 years and I have written the book Life Interrupted, It's Not All About Me, which is my self-help memoir written for the sole purpose of helping others, their friends and family deal more positively with the stresses put on a relationship when life is interrupted by chronic illness or disability. If just one relationship is saved or benefited it will have been well worth my literally having made my life an open book. If you have the opportunity please visit my web site and/or share it with those who may benefit. Thank you all so very much.

TITLE: Life Interrupted, It's Not All About Me
AUTHOR: Chris Tatevosian
Web Site URL: http://www. LifeInterrupted-nolonger.com
GENRE/THEME: Self- Help Memoir - Inspirational
PUBLISHER: Tate Publishing and Enterprises LLC
ISBN: 978-1606045633
RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2008
WEB SITE: www.Lifeinterrupted-nolonger.com

God bless,
Chris

Comment by Stephanie Morris on April 11, 2009 at 7:35pm

TITLE: Better Late Than Never
AUTHOR: Stephanie Morris
AUTHOR URL: http://www.stephaniemorris.webs.com
GENRE/THEME: Interracial Sensual Romance
PUBLISHER: Amira Press
ISBN: 978-1-935348-31-3
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2009
URL TO THE BUYING PAGE: http://www.amirapress.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37_43&products_id=211

BLURB:
Kristen Smith loves to work with children and her life-long dream of opening her own childcare center has finally come true. Everything couldn’t be more perfect until her high school sweetheart walks through front door with his son in tow. Randy Stroud was the "one" that she has never gotten over. She has never understood why he’d ended their relationship but it was obvious that he’d moved and she was more than willing to pretend that she had.

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