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Authors' websites for unpublished authors?

Started by Ian Nathaniel Cohen. Last reply by Janet Starr Hull Jun 9. 3 Replies 0 Likes

(Not sure if I'm posting to the right group or not, and I apologize if I'm not.)I'm going to take some advice I've frequently heard and set up a website for myself as an author using Weebly (supposedly have a wesbite makes one look more professional…Continue

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Comment by Ronald R. Hanna on July 2, 2012 at 9:15am: PBS feature. A little promo for my new novel embedded, to a point...

Comment by Tellulah Darling on June 26, 2012 at 2:15pm: Hi everyone, I've just launched my site www.tellulahdarling.com and I'm offering a free download of my YA novel entitled Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide to Getting Girls, which will be published this fall. Swing by, check out the book and stay to chat on my blog. I'll be using my years of screenwriting experience to chat about what makes great characters in books, tv and film. :)

Comment by John T Cullen on June 21, 2012 at 7:58pm: Liz, the trick is not to be uptight, and to thoroughly enjoy yourself. Don't worry about waht will happen. You probably won't be world famous the next day. If you have a good time, and just be yourself, I'm sure people will be drawn to you for sales & autographs.

One note of caution: watch the autographs. I once signed a book twice, so that the first page had something like "To James Blabla, with highest regards," after which James Blabla apparently picked up the wrong copy and walked out, never to be seen again. A few minutes later, someone we'll call Lulu from St. Louie picked up a copy, paid for it, and came to my table for a signature. She opened it to the frontispiece, not knowing it had already been signed for James Blabla. So it became a doubly inscribed book to James and to Lulu, or whatever their names were. I still cringe when I think of his face when he got home and opened his copy, and somewhere across town, Lulu as she climbed into bed and opened her copy. Luckily I could not longer be found in the neighborhood by then. You'll make your share of gaffes in the hustle and bustle of autographing. Just relax and go with the flow. Don't make more of it than what it is. And take lots of pictures for later use.

Comment by Liz Gwyn on June 21, 2012 at 7:34pm: Thank you Mr. Cullen. The bookstore will be putting the signing in the newspaper. There is a big event in the town the same day-- BBQ festival in Galax, VA. They get really excited about the big turn out.

I will take all your advise. Since this will be my first- I pray it's an awesome experience.

Comment by John T Cullen on June 20, 2012 at 7:51pm: Book signings are great experiences for an author. The general wisdom is that, unless you are newsworthy, a signing by itself probably will not cast its glow much beyond the event itself. But all publicity is worth the effort, assuming it's local and you're not spending thousands (as I have known authors to do) to read & sell 25 books in some distant city. Like most publishing stuff, don't get too wrapped around the axle about it. Do it, learn from it, and move on. Take pictures, or have someone take pictures, especially with dogs and children, because they can be hugely useful for unknown later publicity situations. Trust me. Nothing is wasted. Just keep it all in balance.

Comment by Liz Gwyn on June 20, 2012 at 7:00pm: I have 3 book signings lined up for my new book, Amazing Stories of Life After Death. Are signings typically worth the time investment?

I see authors at book tables and they look pretty lonely.

http://amazingstories2012.com/

Comment by Stormi Johnson on June 18, 2012 at 4:03pm: Any international thriller fans in here? I would like you to check out my new client's book called Room 1515. Love, Betrayal and a female assassin, what more could you ask for!! :)

http://www.amazon.com/Room-1515-ebook/dp/B0077F9RFK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=U...

Thanks,

Stormi

http://lightningbookpromotions.com

Comment by Janet Starr Hull on June 12, 2012 at 1:36pm: Linda,

I put a disclaimer on all of my work - books and internet marketing/websites, etc. If someone isn't interested in buying your book because it has a disclaimer, then you don't want that person involved with your work, especially if it pertains to their health. A person who respects the disclaimer, or just doesn't care, is the person you want to work with.

Worried about limiting your book sales because you are CYA? No, no, no - not if it is a good book that helps people. Focus on those readers.

Comment by Linda McGee Graber on June 12, 2012 at 12:44pm: A "silly" question...we've written "Patient's Dental Handbook" a guide to help readers make intelligent treatment decisions with their dentist. What do other writers think about adding a disclaimer, removing any responsibility from the authors? My greatest concern is that the disclaimer could limit book sales.

Comment by Kathryn Jones on June 11, 2012 at 1:20pm: Take a look at my interview on http://www.TheChristianAuthorsShow.com TODAY and see one of the things I have done. The interview is FREE for the first 24 hours. After that, you can purchase a package deal if you're interested.