This month I had 2 novellas released (one
erotic SFR and the other a paranormal romance—I think I have discovered a
new writing love in SFR). I also found myself thinking ahead to July when The Outcast Prince is released. I had to book some ads, plan some prerelease blogs,
set up a goodreads giveaway of the ARC…
And while I was doing that I was also doing
edits and writing and prepping a couple of different talks I have to give.
After a couple of years of doing promo I
still have no idea what works, only that doing something is required. There are
so many books out there, traditionally published and self-published, add into that
the long ebook tail and there are millions on books on Amazon. Getting noticed
requires promotion.
On the other hand some of my oldest books
are selling better now than when they were first released simply because I’ve
written other books and new people have found me and gone to my backlist.
Backlist matters.
So while I’m not quite free of my day job
yet, if I keep writing it won’t be that far away :)
Now I must go and finish some blog posts
and that WIP…
The only thing that works is keeping your name out there. If readers keep seeing it, they'll think, maybe I should check her out. That's my hope, anyway!
ReplyDeleteYeah, let me know if that works. That's my hope, too!
ReplyDeleteJuggling writing and promo can be so hard, but definitely worth it. :)
ReplyDeleteI've had fans say they keep seeing my name everywhere and then they finally give in and check my works out. So yes, it does help!
ReplyDeleteName recognition does seem to be the key.
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