tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post930812410833660454..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: Failure to Launch...your book by Diana FlegalAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-7719997350214267522013-12-13T10:58:30.380-05:002013-12-13T10:58:30.380-05:00Heather, yes, very good point. :-)
Heather, yes, very good point. :-)<br />Diana Flegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373354354968232390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-33038262006745916442013-12-12T13:39:03.145-05:002013-12-12T13:39:03.145-05:00Excellent advice, Diana. I would especially stress...Excellent advice, Diana. I would especially stress the importance of building that base before self-publishing. It's easy to throw a self-published book out without getting all your ducks in a row (reviews ready to go from early readers on Amazon, guest blogposts, etc), but things will fizzle fast if you don't have a long-term strategy in mind. The nice thing about self-published books is that we do have the freedom to market them as long as we want, so it doesn't all have to happen immediately at launch. It can be an extended effort, even as we write our next books and get those ready to go.Heather Day Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353914883176152555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-30858763999023883272013-12-11T16:07:33.118-05:002013-12-11T16:07:33.118-05:00Thanks, Diana! I will order a copy.Thanks, Diana! I will order a copy.greatlakeschapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361199842285427820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-37575863542933605822013-12-11T10:46:12.253-05:002013-12-11T10:46:12.253-05:00Rick, the book I am recommending the most is Rise ...Rick, the book I am recommending the most is Rise of the Machines: Human Authors in a Digital World by Kristen Lamb. It seems to be the most practical.<br />Diana Flegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373354354968232390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-76075383798040658382013-12-11T10:18:03.115-05:002013-12-11T10:18:03.115-05:00Good suggestions, Diana. Right now I'm reading...Good suggestions, Diana. Right now I'm reading a book on book marketing, although it is slanted more toward non-fiction rather than novels. Do you--or anyone else reading this--have a particularly helpful book to suggest on marketing novels. (Yes, I realize there are many out there, but rather than reading all of them to find the best ones, I'd like to hear people's recommendations.)greatlakeschapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361199842285427820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-64722893125387212372013-12-11T09:26:57.504-05:002013-12-11T09:26:57.504-05:00Hi Diana, You say "Launching a book begins 6 ...Hi Diana, You say "Launching a book begins 6 months to a year before your book hits the virtual shelf." How true and the first thing I'd do over if I had the chance is set everything up early. The learning curve on social media is steep - it took me four tries to Pin something the way I wanted it on Pinterest this morning (I thought I'd wait till I had something to post about - a book - before setting anything up). It took about 6 months to really get things up and running and only then did I see some sales. Especially you fellow old guys - learn from my mistake and AT LEAST set up the mechanisms of social media way before your contract and launch. Then build on that.<br />Max Lewis<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com