tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post3849343677608265098..comments2023-09-21T10:10:35.038-05:00Comments on Happily Ever After: Are You Wallowing in Promo Hell?HEA Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246224660274693221noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-28927911212030170662009-12-07T21:51:38.787-06:002009-12-07T21:51:38.787-06:00Hi, Donna. Thanks for stopping by.
Maybe we shoul...Hi, Donna. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Maybe we should start a promo support group. <br /><br />There are so many avenues available, I think instead of trying them all at once, maybe try a couple and see how it goes -- if they don't seem to doing the job, move onto something else. You can come back and try them again. The timing could be off - it could be a matter of everyone doing theBekki Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437144729824303058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-84709390378825966872009-12-07T21:43:46.254-06:002009-12-07T21:43:46.254-06:00Don't I know it, Linda.
Writing seems to tak...Don't I know it, Linda. <br /><br />Writing seems to take a backseat before you realize it. <br /><br />I think we have to be strong and be choosy about where we promo. Give it a chance to work, if it doesn't then try another. <br /><br />Tell ourselves, a little is enough, turn off the promotional side of ourselves and shut ourselves in that tunnel where all we see is the next book untilBekki Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437144729824303058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-42524329385792737992009-12-07T20:57:26.600-06:002009-12-07T20:57:26.600-06:00Wow is this true or what! Who has the time to work...Wow is this true or what! Who has the time to work & write & have a normal life...and oh by the way - your in charge of promoting yourself! Good luck! Bring them in....hmmm<br /><br />And ping is new to me too...Donna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04281785221740479598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-89520354002707977702009-12-06T09:54:15.143-06:002009-12-06T09:54:15.143-06:00Thanks for this, Bekki. I signed up with ping.fm, ...Thanks for this, Bekki. I signed up with ping.fm, and now I have to connect everything to it.<br /><br />I have no idea what works, and I'm drowning in promotion to the extent that I'm not writing. The best advertisement any author has is her books. The more of them you have out there, the better your sales will be. <br /><br />But we still have to do some promo.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-3448707388496212922009-12-04T20:40:54.433-06:002009-12-04T20:40:54.433-06:00Hi Savanna,
I'll have to check out Dorcheste...Hi Savanna,<br /> <br />I'll have to check out Dorchester and the blog tour. I love your flash fiction posts here.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear the tour is so much fun for you.Bekki Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437144729824303058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-86558081017872939692009-12-04T20:37:29.736-06:002009-12-04T20:37:29.736-06:00I agree, Lindsay - posting on
Sunday often result...I agree, Lindsay - posting on <br />Sunday often results in a sell or two for me as well. I think it's a day of sitting back and taking it easy for most people, so they have time to browse.Bekki Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437144729824303058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-8966757112964867112009-12-04T16:05:02.122-06:002009-12-04T16:05:02.122-06:00Oops, I forgot to mention the blog tours a lot of ...Oops, I forgot to mention the blog tours a lot of us Liquid Silver authors have been doing.<br />I don't know how they've affected my sales, but I think they're darn fun.<br />We're having a Holiday Blog Tour on the December 11th. The deal is we put up man candy pics or some sexy theme. Those who take the tour leave comments on each blog to be entered for ebook prizes.<br />For a Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-48759436036504261372009-12-04T15:56:36.493-06:002009-12-04T15:56:36.493-06:00Bekki, lots of good advice.
I hit what I consider ...Bekki, lots of good advice.<br />I hit what I consider to be the high points on all the loops... actually, only what I can manage... and that ain't much.<br />Then, I do the type of promo-ing that's fun for me, like this blog, Lindsay's blog and Shapeshifter Seductions.<br />I figure I don't really know what is effective, so I'll do what I enjoy.<br />I'm also posting Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-27378247576547497812009-12-04T10:37:38.102-06:002009-12-04T10:37:38.102-06:00Bekki - highly useful!
Jane - great to know about ...Bekki - highly useful!<br />Jane - great to know about your sales.<br /><br />I find promoing on Sunday seems to work - Novelsisterhood and Castles in the Air. Perhaps people have a bit more time or mood to browse?<br /><br />Do you do talks? I used to but stopped when I found it seemed to bring me a lot of grief and little benefit.Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-1811019528232307752009-12-04T06:19:59.737-06:002009-12-04T06:19:59.737-06:00Thanks, Jane.
It was actually author Koko Brown ...Thanks, Jane. <br /><br />It was actually author Koko Brown who turned me on to ping - she did a series of blogs on how to effectively use our resouces. http://kokobrown.net<br /><br />I'm so thrilled sales have picked up for you. That's wonderful to hear.Bekki Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437144729824303058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265233912912703190.post-82064386966800936442009-12-04T04:00:14.553-06:002009-12-04T04:00:14.553-06:00Bekki, this is so useful. I've never heard of...Bekki, this is so useful. I've never heard of Ping till you mentioned it, so I must follow that up. Like you, I've found the big groups of little use, and the smaller ones best. I've noticed an increase in sales since I started blogging on groups like this lovely HEA blog and others, but you do have to pick and choose how and when you do it for sure. There is a danger in becoming Jane Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633011977001159724noreply@blogger.com