Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Marketing the Pandaimonion book
We authors agreed to aggressively market the Pandaimonion book - so I'm pitching in now.
1) Organizing a reading: I just booked a room in a restaurant and printed invitations I'll take along to school and work.
2) Press release: I just wrote up a press release. I then phoned the local newspaper and talked to one of the editors in the "culture" department. She was rather interested and said they'd probably write an article about it. When I mentioned the reading, she promised they'd announce it as well.
Phew! This is exciting work!
|
9/12/2007, 3:51 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|
Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Today I sold and signed my second copy, to an enthusiastic friend I hadn't met in years. He practically grabbed it off me, even though the copy I had in my backpack was slightly scuffed in places.
And then he proceeded to introduce me to his assistant who is planning a reading series in a place called the "media dome". That's a kind of multimedia setting doubling as planetarium. First meeting is next week.
I'm very, very happy. This is an excellent introduction into a local network of writers and publishers. Finally, I have a chance of reaching my local base!
Wooh!
|
9/13/2007, 7:36 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|
tryingtowrite
Knight
Registered: 03-2007
Posts: 1356
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
That's great
--- I'd procrastinate now, but it would be easier tomorrow.
A fantasy tongue twister: Sputtering silver sliver Sphinxes spit splinters.
|
9/13/2007, 11:22 pm
|
Link to this post
Email tryingtowrite
PM tryingtowrite
|
QS2
Shepherd
Registered: 03-2006
Posts: 2138
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Wooo, there are signed copies out there of your very first book.
|
9/18/2007, 3:42 pm
|
Link to this post
Email QS2
PM QS2
|
Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Yes. Three of them now.
|
9/18/2007, 3:46 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|
Reythia
Knight of Honor
Registered: 11-2005
Posts: 1883
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Congrats, Firle!
--- -- YAR!
|
9/18/2007, 6:47 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Reythia
PM Reythia
AIM
MSN
|
Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
I suppose that I'll have to come and visit you.
|
9/19/2007, 11:10 am
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|
QS2
Shepherd
Registered: 03-2006
Posts: 2138
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Heh, I guess that is one way.
|
9/19/2007, 1:19 pm
|
Link to this post
Email QS2
PM QS2
|
Blitzen
Squire
Registered: 12-2004
Location: falkirk
Posts: 596
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
You should google JA Konrath and look under his "tips". I don't know if he has tips for reading but he has them for everything else.
Well done anyway.
--- My Amazon Author Page
[url=]http://dun-scaith.blogspot.com/[My Blog[/url]
|
10/2/2007, 7:45 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Blitzen
PM Blitzen
|
Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Thanks, Blitzen.
|
10/2/2007, 8:38 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|
Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
I'm back from the first reading I organized myself.
I'm hoarse, and my throat hurts (I've been fighting a cold for a while now), but I'm still happy. It was a good reading. There were less people than I had hoped for, but they listened attentively, they asked good questions afterward - and most of them came and bought the book. And they wanted it signed.
It was very cool.
|
10/9/2007, 7:15 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|
Reythia
Knight of Honor
Registered: 11-2005
Posts: 1883
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Very cool!!! Congrats! That sounds like a lot of fun and a BIG ego boost!
--- -- YAR!
|
10/9/2007, 8:25 pm
|
Link to this post
Email Reythia
PM Reythia
AIM
MSN
|
QS2
Shepherd
Registered: 03-2006
Posts: 2138
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Yay, more book sales. And all signed as well, good for you. Sounds like things are going well more or less for your first small print.
|
10/9/2007, 9:27 pm
|
Link to this post
Email QS2
PM QS2
|
tryingtowrite
Knight
Registered: 03-2007
Posts: 1356
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
That's great!
--- I'd procrastinate now, but it would be easier tomorrow.
A fantasy tongue twister: Sputtering silver sliver Sphinxes spit splinters.
|
10/9/2007, 11:36 pm
|
Link to this post
Email tryingtowrite
PM tryingtowrite
|
Firlefanz
Lady of the Land
Registered: 05-2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 6984
|
Reply Quote
|
|
Re: Marketing the Pandaimonion book
Thanks.
Yes, they liked the story and wanted to read more - so they bought the book on merit and not just because of me. That's the best part about it.
|
10/10/2007, 6:29 am
|
Link to this post
Email Firlefanz
PM Firlefanz
Blog
|