Early hot dog merchant, 1936 by Berenice Abbott courtesy http://EphemeralNewYork.wordpress.com
Yay! It’s official, I’m an author now! I wrote a book or four, I had them edited, I covered them, and I had them published. Now all I have to is sell enough of the darned things and that Hugo award is mine!
So how do we go about that? There is the tiny problem of that old “getting your name out there” thing…I stink at that.
Roy Huff, author of the Everville series, regularly uses Goodreads to publicize his work. All his Goodreads connections received emails last week like this:
Roy has modified the event Everville (#3) TheRiseofMallory 99 cent promo begins Midnight Pacific The First Pillar FREE KINDLE PROMO starts in 12 hours.
Date: April 14, 2014 04:22AM
Description: A new promo has begun. You can join that promo here https://www.goodreads.com/event/show/… feel free to invite others to join. Details are below as well. Thanks so much!
FREE KINDLE PROMO April 15 to April 18th for Everville The First Pillar http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BCOQSSQ
FREE KINDLE PROMO April 19 to April 22th for Everville The City of Worms [InD’Tale Magazine’s Creme de la Cover March Winner] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EQZ5T2E
99 CENT KINDLE COUNTDOWN DEAL April 15 to April 21th for Everville The Rise of Mallory http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYN 3NXC
Stay tuned on Facebook @http://on.fb.me/1ni21BT
Stay tuned on Twitter @evervillefans
Well, I don’t know about you, but that seems like a good promotion to me, and I will be quite interested to see how well things go for him with it. Roy has a lot of connections on Goodreads, and he puts a lot of energy into promoting his work, so maybe he will do well. He has given me something to think about, in regard to the whole giveaway thing. One reason I made Tales From the Dreamtime, which is a novella, into the first of my audiobooks was the hope that it would generate some recognition for my brand, which if you remember, is my Author Name.
Another author friend, Stephen Swartz, is promoting his works too. Today is Tax Day in the US, so he is running a twitter campaign:
4/15 TAX DAY SPECIAL! 2 Books! 2 Bucks! #Kindle #romance
#AFTERILIUM http://bit.ly/AfterIlium_US
#ABEAUTIFULCHILL http://bit.ly/BeautifulChill_US
He didn’t know if Amazon UK will honor the discount, but here are the UK links:
AFTER ILIUM kindle http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009SDW1KC
A BEAUTIFUL CHILL kindle http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I6M4R9Y
I will also find out from him how well that went.
So, I am going to continue the way I have been, promoting via twitter. I have paid for a Goodreads ad for Huw the Bard, for the next two weeks or so and will let you know how well that went. I will also try the Goodreads promotion route in May, and will keep you posted on that.
Life in the Realm of Fantasy 
There be apropos, methinks.
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Alas, it’s only Tax Day in the US so no discounts in UK or Australia. Once I learn of some holidays in those places, I’ll repeat the discount. Thanks!
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Really look forward to hearing how your Goodreads ad goes – that’s not one I’ve even contemplated trying.
So many possibilities, it’s tough choosing what to try!
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