We started off talking about overall marketing tips, but our conservation quickly focused on the role Amazon can play in revving up your marketing campaign. To learn more about using Amazon to optimize book sales, I hope you'll hop over to The Life and Literary Pursuits of Alexia Chamberlynn.
If you haven't had an opportunity to visit Alexia's blog, you're in for a real treat, as her posts are filled with timely information as is her new newsletter, Raven Moon. Plus she's a wonderfully supportive and inspiring blog friend. Hope to see you there!
REQUEST FOR A FULL
There must be something awesome associated with doing guest posts. This weekend when I appeared on J.L. Campbell's blog, Tamar Rydzinski of The Laura Dail Literary Agency asked for the first 50 pages of my historical YA, The Underground Gift. This week Alexia's blog has been a magnet for good luck as well, as Allie Maldonado of WiDo Publishing asked Monday for a full.
WORKING THOSE BLOG COMMENTS
Next Thursday YA fantasy/paranormal romance author Theresa Milstein of Substitute Teacher's Saga will be kicking off a series of guest posts on Bird's-eye View. She'll be talking about how to get blog comments to really work for you.
IS THIS THE AGENT FOR ME?
Jeanne Bannon of Beyond Words will be hosting a guest post in a few days that contains tips for discovering the perfect person to belief in your book. Jeanne and I hope you’ll stop by, because as part of the post we’ll be giving away a free critique of someone’s query letter or first 250 pages. Jeanne’s debut book, Invisible, is scheduled for release later this year by Solstice Publishing.
What guest posts would you like to see in the future?
19 comments:
Congratulations Michelle! I've been reading the excerpt of The Underground Gift, and it's amazing. No wonder you're getting all these requests!
Yay for the 50 pages and a full! I wish you the best of luck.
And if guest interviews are what it takes to get requests for pages, I'm soooo glad I'm going to be interview on your blog next week. Since I just started querying, I need a request for more material!
What a great resource this post is!
Marlena, thank you very much for your unbiased opinion! The book will get darker once slave catcher Benjamin Michaelson enters the scene, but what is a good ending without a really bad antagonist? :) If it wouldn't be too much trouble, once you have a chance to finish the excerpt, I have a Praise for Gift page on my blog, http://michellefayard.blogspot.com/p/comment-about-first-five-chaptersor-see.html. I would truly value your feedback there. Wishing you a great day!
Theresa, wouldn't it be great if we stumbled upon the secret to querying success--guest posts? I'm so excited about your being the first guest columnist on Bird's-eye View!
Donna, I value your feedback because your blog is an excellent source of information. A happy Thursday to you!
I'll be sure to drop by and leave feedback one I finish the excerpt! Anything to help!
You're the best, Marlena; thank you very much!
Michelle: I'm wishing you all the best for those first 50 pages!
What a lot of great posts you have lined up. I'll be checking in regularly.
And now I'm heading to Alexia's to read about marketing through Amazon.
Ann Best, Author of In the Memoir, A Memoir of Shattered Secrets
I loved your advice about Amazon, Michelle. Excellent stuff there - wish I'd read it months ago!
Ann, I'm so glad you were part of my Great Reads series; I can't wait to review your next memoir on Bird's-eye View!
Jennifer, from a marketing guru like you, that's high praise indeed; thank you! The virtual door is always open, should you ever want to do an author interview + review or guest blog. I'm trying to promote our local library by reserving Creep from there, but the wait list is killing me. :)
I put my book on Amazon, it sold well but I have a problem with Ebay which involves Amazon but I changed laptops since putting my book on Amazon and can't remember the email address and is finding it difficult to resolve my problem.
Loved your post.
Have a great week-end.
Yvonne.
Your great reads series was a great service to authors. Thanks, Michelle, for what you've done, and for offering to review my next memoir. Now I just have to write and publish it!
Ann Best, Author of In the Memoir, A Memoir of Shattered Secrets
Yvonne, I hope you're able to resolve the situation soon and without too much stress. If you have any tips about using Amazon that you'd like to share, I'd love to have you do a guest post for Bird's-eye View. Wishing you a great day!
Ann, you do know there's now no way your second book can't happen? Your readers, myself included, are with you on this. :)
Michelle: Your encouragement keeps me going! I just spent about an hour going through journal entries, scenes I've written over the years, and anything else that relates to the second memoir. Now I'm going to start working on an outline. Thanks again for cheering me on!!
Ann Best, Author of In the Memoir, A Memoir of Shattered Secrets
Hi Michelle,
All the best with your submission!
Thanks for sharing about Amazon, and I agree with you about Ann, she has to write the second memoir now.
Nas, it's comments like yours that help make a difference in a writer's future career. The inner evil editor won't be able to stand a chance against a sentiment like that.
Congrats, Michelle. I'm sure good things will come of the requests. I'll be sure to come by for those interviews.
J.L., your book reviews are excellent; in case anyone hasn't had a chance to enjoy them, they are at http://readerssuite.blogspot.com/.
The Underground Gift looks really good. Best of luck with your submission! And I really liked the Q&A about marketing on Amazon - very helpful!
Susanna, thank you very much for your feedback about my historical YA and the Q and A regarding Amazon. I'm hoping to put the information in that post to the test with The Underground Gift. :)
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