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Changing Hats
With my new novel, Born To Magic, is coming out Sunday the 15th, and I've been thinking a lot lately about what it takes to get a book moving. When I say moving, I mean getting the book in front of readers. Writing is a somewhat solitary profession, but once a book is done and it is about to be published, a writer has to change hats, leave his or her ‘garret’ and face the world.
The new hat the writer wears is that of publicist, hawker, social media maven, and beggar….It is the polar opposite of what a writer does (usually) best. And it takes a lot of time, effort & sweat and, as I mentioned before, begging.
It used to be a writer would write, the publisher would publish and handle the marketing, thr media…basically all phases of the post publication process. Now, whether the writer is a traditionally published author or an independent author, the burden is on the writer.
I have been working for several weeks to prepare for the release of Born To Magic. I’ve gotten several early reviews in, and they are not just simply 5 star reviews, but wonderful ones as well. I’ve been tweeting and facebooking and bouncing around on a bunch of reader blogs all in name of introducing my work to new readers.
Time will tell if this is approach works to both the reader and writer’s advantage. But for those who are reading this (both readers and writers), please do respond with your thoughts as to the effectiveness of social media marketing for writers.
And please remember, Born To Magic, will be available starting February 15th.
David
Born To Magic
Amazon: http://bit.ly/BTMAFL
The new hat the writer wears is that of publicist, hawker, social media maven, and beggar….It is the polar opposite of what a writer does (usually) best. And it takes a lot of time, effort & sweat and, as I mentioned before, begging.
It used to be a writer would write, the publisher would publish and handle the marketing, thr media…basically all phases of the post publication process. Now, whether the writer is a traditionally published author or an independent author, the burden is on the writer.
I have been working for several weeks to prepare for the release of Born To Magic. I’ve gotten several early reviews in, and they are not just simply 5 star reviews, but wonderful ones as well. I’ve been tweeting and facebooking and bouncing around on a bunch of reader blogs all in name of introducing my work to new readers.
Time will tell if this is approach works to both the reader and writer’s advantage. But for those who are reading this (both readers and writers), please do respond with your thoughts as to the effectiveness of social media marketing for writers.
And please remember, Born To Magic, will be available starting February 15th.
David
Born To Magic
Amazon: http://bit.ly/BTMAFL
