I\u2019m back from Alaska. What a place! Awesome beauty everywhere. So much to do and see. And the wildlife\u2014we never tired of glimpsing a moose or bald eagle. In fact, we visited every zoo and wildlife refuge around. Especially enjoyed seeing the bears up close and personal and the lynx. The caribou are fabulous animals, too. Well, I guess I enjoyed them all\u2014wolves, foxes\u2026<\/p>\n
Of course, I went there to work and the Alaska Writer\u2019s Guild Conference was great. I spoke twice and presented a 3-hour workshop within a three day span. PLUS I consulted with five authors with regard to their manuscripts as part of the conference. I was busy. And the people were wonderful. I met so many super friendly authors and some amazing writers\/marketers. They were so friendly that there were times when I had to take my meals to my room so I could eat without being constantly put on the spot to respond to questions, participate in consultations, etc.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, back at the homestead, I have a lot of work to catch up on. Yes, I had a computer with me, but some things you just can\u2019t handle in brief moments and from a remote place. And things have happened since I left. For one thing, I sold almost out of books at the conference. Yeah!<\/p>\n
This morning, Anna Farmery of Engaging Brand let me know that a podcast I did with her a few weeks ago is live. Listen to it here: A reviewer has added her review of Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low Cost Tips and Techniques for Enterprising Authors<\/em> to the Amazon page. There are now 19 positive reviews. http:\/\/amzn.to\/oe56Ia<\/a> <\/p>\n Charlene Austin of Las Vegas announced that she has once again launched her Writing Road<\/em> newsletter at a new site: http:\/\/www.writingroad.com<\/a> And her first issue features my article: Your Audience Has Needs, Too. <\/p>\n Can you sell books by traveling and speaking, by getting reviews, by engaging in interviews and writing and submitting articles or stories? Well, you certainly can. These recent efforts on my book\u2019s behalf have put my book in front of at least several hundred authors. The number could go as high as a few thousand. At the conference, around 35 percent of participants purchased copies of my book. The numbers are always higher when you (the author) are present to talk about your book. But even if 10 percent of everyone who becomes aware of my book through the pod cast, the article and the new review (which has been posted at several sites), purchase it, this could amount to as many as 200 books. Not too shabby.<\/p>\n And the total number of books sold through these activities might be only twenty or ten. But why would you not put the effort in to sell ten, twenty or even hundreds of books?<\/p>\n For much more information, resources and tips for promoting your book, read my book Promote Your Book<\/em>. Purchase it here: http:\/\/amzn.to\/oe56Ia<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m back from Alaska. What a place! Awesome beauty everywhere. So much to do and see. And the wildlife\u2014we never tired of glimpsing a moose or bald eagle. In fact, we visited every zoo and wildlife refuge around. Especially enjoyed seeing the bears up close and personal and the lynx. The caribou are fabulous animals, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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