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Comment on Quote Of The Day by Jan Baird Hasak

Jan Baird Hasak — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:49:18 +0000

I love this quote!! I certainly have stood up to live many times, only to be knocked down again. More fuel for the writing fire.

Comment on Henry Miller On Writing by Jan Baird Hasak

Jan Baird Hasak — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:51:56 +0000

I love that Henry Miller quote and his eleven commandments. How much more productive I would be if I followed them religiously! Thanks, Marie, for today’s writing promjpt and encouragement.

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Beth L. Gainer

Beth L. Gainer — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:59:17 +0000

Marie,

This posting is great! I love the tips for online promotion, especially the one on creating a website for the book and author. Online promotion, I think, really helps a book take off. I think the key is to be patient, as it takes time and a lot of hard work to promote a work. Gaining readership through leaving comments is also a good way, as the tips state.

Nice article and thank you for the sound tips!

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Lisette Nolan

Lisette Nolan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:37:52 +0000

Excellent blog Marie and an excellent resource – I look forward to lots more tips.

Another good idea is to get an already published author to write a forward for your book. If they are well known you can leverage this to greatly increase the audience you will reach with your book.

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Editor

Editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:35:36 +0000

Great to get your feedback Martine and I’d be delighted to post this to Women Authors on LinkedIN – thanks for that tip off Marie

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Martine Brennan

Martine Brennan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:31:25 +0000

Would love to see you post this to Women Authors on Linkedin as I think it would be invaluable to the writers there.
Confession, I never ever thought of putting my book on my email signature. So thanks for that.

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Editor

Editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:23:06 +0000

I was at that talk Mona and you were a natural! I will say that I made an extra special effort to attend, as I feel as if I got to know you online first, which paved the way nicely wouldn’t you say?

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Editor

Editor — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:22:01 +0000

Excellent advice Jan – thanks so much for your input. Marie

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Jan Baird Hasak

Jan Baird Hasak — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000

Great tips! Without realizing these online moves have worked for others, I’ve used–and benefited from–every one of them. Initially I was shy about promoting my own books, but once I gained confidence in my own abilities through online interaction, I began speaking on topics related to my books. I’ve placed a pile of my books at the back of the room where I spoke for people to peruse after the talk.

An online tip to add to your impressive list is to ask a blogger in your field whom you respect if you can write a guest blog post, and/or ask if the blogger will post about your book and give away a free one to a lucky reader. Another idea that worked for me is to start writing online articles in your field using sites like ezinearticles.com, with links back to your website and/or blog. These types of promotion can provide the jump-start needed to gain more confidence in your own marketing abilities.

Comment on 6 ways to engage your readers online by Lorna

Lorna — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:49:29 +0000

Yes, everyone who is trying to get publicity or get noticed from anything from a product to a book should use the social networks as a minimum. Great post Marie