tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post4859126853378239174..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Guest Post - How marketing helps writersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-31663401402462931392011-04-01T10:35:19.524-05:002011-04-01T10:35:19.524-05:00Sara, thank you for the well written article and e...Sara, thank you for the well written article and excellent advice. We are marketing newbies and this is just the type of info we were looking for to spread the word about our books. Best of luck with your book!Carlhttp://elcarnovels.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-51331306676575199052011-02-15T05:02:03.530-05:002011-02-15T05:02:03.530-05:00much appreciated.
and i look forward to hearing fr...much appreciated.<br />and i look forward to hearing from you Sara.Nigel Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529578665251906089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-67289900391765132062011-02-14T12:03:56.716-05:002011-02-14T12:03:56.716-05:00John, I NEVER miss Bouchercon! So of course to St....John, I NEVER miss Bouchercon! So of course to St. Louis. Yes, crime writers are a friendly bunch, but don't usually come up to someone they never met and greet them by name!Sara J. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145626175256433448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-20978266718040384442011-02-14T11:41:41.746-05:002011-02-14T11:41:41.746-05:00Oh yes, Sarah, I remember now. Are you going to St...Oh yes, Sarah, I remember now. Are you going to St. Louis this year?<br /><br />And crime writers are a friendly, outgoing bunch!John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-5411432656300145602011-02-14T11:00:58.407-05:002011-02-14T11:00:58.407-05:00John, thanks. (Wasn't the original cover - thi...John, thanks. (Wasn't the original cover - this is where you thank your lucky stars for having a good agent and a cooperative publisher.) You and I met in a case of reverse-branding - at Bouchercon Baltimore where everyone was greeting me cheerily, thinking I was Sarah Weinman ... before I figured it out I just thought crime writers were the most outgoing batch of people in the universe!Sara J. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145626175256433448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-6099831660863102672011-02-14T09:56:10.343-05:002011-02-14T09:56:10.343-05:00Looking forward to reading the book.
The marketin...Looking forward to reading the book.<br /><br />The marketing/promoting/branding vs writing is a bit of a balancing act, isn't it? I guess if it were easy, they'd call it soccer.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-42929054709577769532011-02-14T09:36:57.861-05:002011-02-14T09:36:57.861-05:00That's a very good cover, Sarah.
And a good p...That's a very good cover, Sarah.<br /><br />And a good post, thanks.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-23403307954942000192011-02-14T07:57:44.839-05:002011-02-14T07:57:44.839-05:00Nigel - for my blog tour I first approached friend...Nigel - for my blog tour I first approached friends and then just posted on Twitter something like <i>Looking for a few good blogs to visit to promote my book</i>, and people contacted me. And back when I first got ARCs, I emailed book bloggers/reviewers to ask if they were interested in reading and reviewing.<br /><br />When I helped <a href="http://qcreport.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Quinn Cummings</a> set up her blog tour I was pushier (which is easier to do for friends than for oneself) - I contacted her frequent commenters to ask if they would host her, and they were delighted to.<br /><br />PS I'll be happy to visit Sea Minor! Thanks.Sara J. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145626175256433448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-44614240511003063862011-02-14T04:46:46.285-05:002011-02-14T04:46:46.285-05:00and ps Sara, come and do an interview at Sea Minor...and ps Sara, come and do an interview at Sea Minor any time - http://nigelpbird.blogspot.com. you'd be more than welcome. some of the DSD crew have already been and some of them are close to the top of the rankings for the series.Nigel Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529578665251906089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-22809057922753843202011-02-14T04:44:21.732-05:002011-02-14T04:44:21.732-05:00That's really tasty food for thought. I know ...That's really tasty food for thought. I know it's part of the package, it's working out the best use of time, so pointers such as this are very useful. I'm doing the e-book thing just now and the only one that i'm excluded from doing is the book-stores. I've offered my services to talk to a couple of book-clubs and writers' groups in my area and would recommend a try at that even though nobody has taken me up on the offer.<br />A FB page is a good idea, one I haven't thought of - it would be a good way to turn great reviews into a few sales; I think that's my point of frustration, that someone with taste and talent tells folk to go and get and only so few do.<br />The worst that someone you approach for help can do is say no (however strongly) so it has to be worth a punt.<br />I'd be grateful on advice on how to set up a blog tour. Is us simply a case of approaching a list of blogs or is there a particular expectation.<br />Anyway, thanks for the tips.<br />Great cover for Learn To Swim by the way.Nigel Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529578665251906089noreply@blogger.com