Fifteenth Time's a Charm
Something extremely way cool happened---the alumni magazine from my Alma mater, Eastern Illinois University, did a truly fabulous feature article about my book! I've had a very good response---the biggest since launch---and I've gotten confirmation of something I suspected all along...
My book was published in February of this year, and pretty much from the get-go I've been out there marketing-wise. I've done signings and website interviews, gotten articles in local papers, finagled my book onto shelves of local businesses, delved into an e-life, etc. etc. Some efforts have been modestly successful, some not so much, and I've wondered many, many times whether any of it's even worth it. But during my recent bubble in book sales, people have commented something to the effect of:
So that's it---it might feel like we're spinning our wheels, spending hour upon hour doing things that result in nada, but I'm no longer going to be discouraged by that. Because maybe the first time you put something out there, crickets chirp, and maybe that even happens the second, third, and fourth time. But the fifth...the tenth...the fifteenth...?
In other awesome Monday news...I placed in the Top Five of the In Time... blog's Harry Potter Blogfest! You can read my entry and find links to other entries below.
My book was published in February of this year, and pretty much from the get-go I've been out there marketing-wise. I've done signings and website interviews, gotten articles in local papers, finagled my book onto shelves of local businesses, delved into an e-life, etc. etc. Some efforts have been modestly successful, some not so much, and I've wondered many, many times whether any of it's even worth it. But during my recent bubble in book sales, people have commented something to the effect of:
"I've been hearing about this book and keep meaning to check it out, but then I saw this article and I have to read it."
So that's it---it might feel like we're spinning our wheels, spending hour upon hour doing things that result in nada, but I'm no longer going to be discouraged by that. Because maybe the first time you put something out there, crickets chirp, and maybe that even happens the second, third, and fourth time. But the fifth...the tenth...the fifteenth...?
In other awesome Monday news...I placed in the Top Five of the In Time... blog's Harry Potter Blogfest! You can read my entry and find links to other entries below.And it's Meet an Author Monday!
Hop around and see what's going on with these fun and fabulous authors. If you have a book published or under contract, hop on!
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Comments
Kelsey - Thanks for reading my Harry Potter thingy! I just can't get enough Snape. I was thrilled to find that potions picture.
Robin - Thanks! I'm glad you found this post encouraging...not long before you're pounding the pavement with us...the countdown begins...
Julie - Thanks, Julie. :) Baby steps.
I didn't know you did book signings. Are you coming to Chicago? I would love to meet you in person and get a personally sighed copy. What fun!
Good luck.
Michael
Can't wait to see which old haunts in Charleston you remember, Karen -- I was especially hoping that you, of all people, would see this post. :)
Aw, you are too sweet, Michael. I dream of doing a Chicago signing one day---not out of the realm of possibility since I live in the western suburbs. I'd love to meet you too!