More great advice from Susan Toy in part 2 of her marketing series!
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#Authors #Marketing Yourself and Your Work Part ONE
It’s DAY ONE of Susan Toy’s excellent five-part series over on Chris the Story Reading Ape’s blog. Are you an author? Do you want to learn about establishing a platform and how to market your book? Look no further. Be sure to share the original post with all your writing friends. And be sure to check back tomorrow for more about marketing.
The following is an extract from a talk delivered at the Calgary Public Library in Feb. 2011.
Part 1
Before I begin, please watch this video:
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I’ve named these two characters Wannabe Author (WA) and Real Author(RA).
How many of you have ever said any of the things Wannabe Author says in this video? Come on, be honest. Okay, then, how many of you have heard other writers say any of these things? And, like Real Author, haven’t you just wanted to put them and everyone else out of their misery by ignoring whatever they say? Obviously, Wannabe Author is the least promotable kind of author. First of all, Wannabe is never likely to be published, so will be of little worry to the publishing industry anyway. WA is not listening to an experienced author, knows nothing about the publishing business, and thinks the path to…
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Book Signing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
Some excellent advice from Sophie Tallis on how to have a successful book signing. Please visit her blog for an excellent Do’s and Don’ts list.
This is the second post I’ve written specifically on book signing, as this is a topic I have some experience with. So, I’d like to share what I’ve learnt and what the experience is like for authors embarking on this scary and exciting journey.
Back in 2012, I had a sell out book launch in prestigious ‘Bookseller Award Winning’ Octavia’s Bookshop, followed by a very successful Waterstones book signing tour. It was both exhausting and exhilarating and costly in terms of petrol/gas and parking, but I loved it and sold a lot of books! Yay! 
Fast forward to now. I’ve done my first book fair, my first reading and attended my first convention for my novel, White Mountain(published 1st Dec 2014 by Grimbold Books & Kristell Ink Publishing), and am embarking on yet more signing dates. 
Along the way, I’ve learnt things that work and things that don’t and have had invaluable advice…
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Sunday Surprise
I’m very excited to be on Barbara G. Tarn’s blog today! Thank you, Barb, for having me.
And it’s a guest! Again from Strange Portals, another fellow author! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Tricia Drammeh!
Where do you live and write from?
I live in New Hampshire with my husband, four kids, and two cats. I wish I could say I write from trendy coffee shops or from an office overlooking a beachside paradise, but the truth is I write from my living room amidst the noise and chaos.
Why do you write?
I can’t imagine not writing. Creating entire worlds and people to inhabit them is an incredible thing.
When did you start writing?
I wrote poetry in high school, but didn’t try to write a novel until I was in my late thirties. I guess I’m a late bloomer.
What genre(s) do you write?
I write a little bit of everything. My Spellbringers series is young adult fantasy. Better than Perfect is romance. The…
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#AUTHORS – DON’T MISS the upcoming series – #Marketing Yourself and your Work…
Attention all authors! Chris the Story Reading Ape is hosting Author Susan M. Toy for a five part series, "Authors - Marketing Yourself and Your Work." Don't miss this series! Hop over to Chris' blog and check out the countdown on the right-hand column. While you're there, check out some of the other informative articles … Continue reading #AUTHORS – DON’T MISS the upcoming series – #Marketing Yourself and your Work…
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