Its been sometime since the last post and there is a fair amount to report. I must admit I've been a bit lax on blogging. In the early stages there was something to report each week and the blog became a regular event. However during the last few months the pace has slowed and I have got out of the habit.
I'm going to try and place an entry at least once a month - if nothing else it's a trigger for me to push the marketing.
Writing and publishing the book now seems easy - it's the marketing that's hard. The minute you stop pushing, the book sales dry up.
Late last year Brit Writers announced their new scheme for promoting new authors and I am pleased to say that I am now working with them. Go to http://www.britwriters.com/getting-published and have a look under the "New Author" section. It should be live soon.
Hopefully they will be able to raise my profile and introduce me to agents/publishers.
I have asked Cassidy Webb if she could review my book on her web site. If she does it will hopefully give me more exposure in North America.
To date I have not been able to persuade anyone to review the book. This I feel is a key objective to any possible success.
I've entered more short story competitions - but no prizes yet.
Slowly but surely I think my writing is improving - so perhaps I may get short listed one day.
When Brit Writers is live I am going to do a Facebook push to encourage more sales and for those who have read the book to go on to Amazon and give me a review.
I going to ask friends and family to support me by buying the Kindle version in an attempt to raise my standing in the Amazon listings. It is only £2.58!
I am enjoying writing but enthusiasm for marketing comes in fits and starts. Hopefully Brit Writers will inject something new into the mix.
