tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post5974304830566230626..comments2024-03-26T19:52:25.909-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: Two Cent Tuesday: Writing & Politics: The Common ThreadPT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-80323820875799949452013-06-26T13:55:30.704-04:002013-06-26T13:55:30.704-04:00The painful truth is that if you've done what ...The painful truth is that if you've done what you can to promote your book and it hasn't taken off, then the problem is the book itself. The only really effective advertising is word of mouth: people who have read your book that tell other people. That growth is exponential. The more people who talk about it, the more people are exposed to it. But if that's not happening, then it's the book. That doesn't mean the book is bad. It may just have a limited audience. I accepted that about my series TOONS. What's the only solution? Write more books.Nigel G Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587936933402372050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-68794231435035301142013-06-25T21:48:41.276-04:002013-06-25T21:48:41.276-04:00I think the best way to get your book known is to ...I think the best way to get your book known is to figure out a way to insult someone. Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code was a piece of shit but he managed to get the Catholic church all worked up, Christians got upset and the author made enough money to buy Hawaii. So who can we offend with your writing to get a bunch of free publicity? stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-30666592684272746092013-06-25T18:50:28.917-04:002013-06-25T18:50:28.917-04:00Your idea about paying people to buy your book on ...Your idea about paying people to buy your book on Amazon just to get it to link up with "also boughts" wouldn't work. I'm saying this because every time I've boosted my books in the rankings (usually through setting Vallar 1 free), they've always come back down within a month. This is because many many people are doing the same thing, so books are always burying each other. Sure you would get some sales, but it wouldn't compensate from what you paid out by far. <br /><br />Covers are very important, but if your book is buried or has few reviews, it might not be a noticable difference. <br /><br />I think the best promotion for unknown authors is having some thing free out there. But you need at least 2 books to do it (or it's not worth it). Then you need to have the links to all your books in those downloads. Plus I've heard of authors using a newsletter like mailchimp. So when you have a release, you send your readers the newsletter. When I released Vallar 2. I emailed a lot of people to tell them. Everyone on Goodreads who reviewed it with 3 or more stars and just anyone directly that had read it I could find. This worked well for awhile. <br /><br />I think your main focus should be gaining more reviews as difficult as that may seem. With reviews you have to be willing to take chances. Then see if you can do an ENT or Bookbub ad. The good part is...You have a lot of books to work with. <br /> Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-15429098338038950452013-06-25T14:41:38.151-04:002013-06-25T14:41:38.151-04:00I just can't bring myself to spend the time on...I just can't bring myself to spend the time on it. Too much time, that is. Most of what I've seen/read, the actual data on the topic, shows that a writer's best use of his time is writing. And, well, if I spend two hours a day on marketing, that's two hours a day I'm not writing.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-66939109241202022072013-06-25T14:32:42.033-04:002013-06-25T14:32:42.033-04:00I thought of marketing to smaller audiences almost...I thought of marketing to smaller audiences almost 2 years ago: http://roguemutt.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/writing-wednesday-everything-you-know-about-marketing-is-wrong/<br /><br />The problem is I'm just lazy and not well suited to such things.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-85675273769606932212013-06-25T12:52:20.484-04:002013-06-25T12:52:20.484-04:00Yeah, yeah, I know you pegged me with two of those...Yeah, yeah, I know you pegged me with two of those, but that is what it is.<br /><br />Anyway...<br />I was reading this thing within the last week or so talking about marketing to a smaller audience. Most authors are busy trying to throw their stuff out into the ocean because huge audience, but what they should be doing is looking for ponds interested specifically in what they've written about. so, for you, I'd say that would be finding some good super hero forums, joining in, and, occasionally, mentioning that you write super hero stories.<br />It sounds like an interesting idea, at any rate.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-27709221726301792042013-06-25T12:13:31.440-04:002013-06-25T12:13:31.440-04:00Marketing is always a nightmare, but you hit on t...Marketing is always a nightmare, but you hit on the top three reasons they sell. Although I do love a good cover. I know I'm not supposed to judge a book like that, but I'm human. Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-49004918030422354462013-06-25T11:45:50.493-04:002013-06-25T11:45:50.493-04:00I just work my audience. I think a lot of marketin...I just work my audience. I think a lot of marketing is letting people who you know will love your book, know that it's available. For my last book, that was easy. I already had a built-in audience. So anyway, that's what I'm brainstorming about these days...how to reach my target demographic. It's a lot more productive than just networking with a ton of Christians who want to tell the world in every post how much they love Jesus and thank him for every good thing that happens in their life and blame Satan for every bad thing.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-53897921213922779802013-06-25T09:12:30.764-04:002013-06-25T09:12:30.764-04:00Just guessing here....I think most women prefer ro...Just guessing here....I think most women prefer romance novels, while men like action thrillers, Tom Clancy style. I'm the oddball. I perfer non-fiction. I think genre's matter. Appeal to as large an audience as you can.<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.com