Here is a last pair of links focused on ways to promote your book, your authorship, and getting people out there to sit up and go, “Hey…might be something worth reading here.”
Starting with:
Book Promotion 101– Now, this is a paid site if you want their full consulting services and workshops. But browse through the links and general info for a rather large list of behaviors, advice, and general common-sense-that-isn’t-always-common-sense type tips for everything from book signings to public speeches.
Your Professional Blog– A brief post (and the one before it) discussing the decision to start a blog and how you can keep focused on what that blog is supposed to be, rather than forcing your readers to wade through posts about your dogs all-night flatulence and why you love mint ice cream so much.
And on the magazine front- good news! Leading Edge magazine, whose website was a bit bogged down and out of date, is revamping. Their new look will go live in January, and in the meantime you can order their newest issue (October 2006- #52) which has “The Soul Shop” in it, a story by yours truly about life, love, the meaning of the universe and cuddly kittens….
….Okay, it’s actually about a marketing/price war with the Devil, but the meaning of the universe could be hidden in there. You’ll have to read it to find out!
I see that smile.