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Giveaway Mania!
OK, here's a second post in two days. Can you believe it?!
Well I'm kind of excited. I wasn't sure about this giveaway thing and had some issues with the GoodReads database with regards to the printed version ISBN. But I wanted to give away some books so I set up an event and invited everybody in my friends list at the time. I only got a few people to say they were interested in a free signed copy. I didn't want to have two different giveaways so when I finally got things straightened out with the database it was around Tuesday last week and I set up a standard Giveaway with the same end date as the event I'd set up a couple of weeks earlier.
To say that I was surprised at the amount of interest would be an understatement. Nearly 800 entries were in the pool in a bit over 7 days. I've contacted each of the winners to see how they'd like the salutation addressed. The event I set up ends tonight (miscue on my part) and I'll be contacting each of those winners as well.
I'm flattered and surprised at all the attention this has given my first effort. But now instead of just writing, I have to also look at marketing, promotions, distribution, etc. Oh yeah, I also have those two books in process I talked about yesterday too. Of course this all has to happen in my spare time because I have a day job that pays very well and I can't afford to just concentrate on my writing. lol Yep a busy me but I've always liked challenges.
Well I'm kind of excited. I wasn't sure about this giveaway thing and had some issues with the GoodReads database with regards to the printed version ISBN. But I wanted to give away some books so I set up an event and invited everybody in my friends list at the time. I only got a few people to say they were interested in a free signed copy. I didn't want to have two different giveaways so when I finally got things straightened out with the database it was around Tuesday last week and I set up a standard Giveaway with the same end date as the event I'd set up a couple of weeks earlier.
To say that I was surprised at the amount of interest would be an understatement. Nearly 800 entries were in the pool in a bit over 7 days. I've contacted each of the winners to see how they'd like the salutation addressed. The event I set up ends tonight (miscue on my part) and I'll be contacting each of those winners as well.
I'm flattered and surprised at all the attention this has given my first effort. But now instead of just writing, I have to also look at marketing, promotions, distribution, etc. Oh yeah, I also have those two books in process I talked about yesterday too. Of course this all has to happen in my spare time because I have a day job that pays very well and I can't afford to just concentrate on my writing. lol Yep a busy me but I've always liked challenges.
