opffilter.blogg.se - Fisheye by Trish Thorpe

Wedged between talkative, fidgety older brother Spencer (more equipped to interact with electronics than people) and younger sister Grace (a bubbly, pink-sequined, girly girl), tomboy Trish grew into the family golden child - unwittingly providing fuel for her narcissist father's cruelty.

Push friends and family who bought the book to post their reviews on Amazon.Written with the taut, plot-driven momentum of a fictional yarn, this true story reveals an insider's intimate details of the California dream gone horribly wrong.

Post audio from my radio interview on my book’s website.

Buy one more sponsorship from a leading website geared to my book’s audience.

Finalized the media kit (haven’t sent it out yet though) Mailed review copies of my book to the four large newspapers in Minneapolis with a handwritten note (my publicist made first point of contact)ġ5. Entered my book into a Goodreads Giveaway program (Enter here)ġ3. Promoted my first Indie Author Summit event (Next Thursday, Oct. Contacted family and friends who weren’t at the launch requesting (shamlessly) their support and purchase of my book (Thanks dad!)ġ0. Set up a sponsorship on another fantastic blog that speaks to my book’s audienceĨ. Began blog tour outreach (I’m scheduled to guest post for four blogs I love and respect)ħ.

Introduced myself to local bookstores and arranged signings.Ħ. Sent out more than fifteen books thanks to the above mentioned serviceĥ. Send a shout if you want info for this service.)Ĥ. Also used a press release distribution service (I loved it - got more than fifteen requests for review copies from reputable reviewers, one radio interview confirmed, produced a great connection that lead to a feature on a cool website, and a few online interviews are also in the works.

Released a press release to media through a publicist (didn’t go very far)ģ.

Had a launch party at a local independent book store (Sold about 50 books)Ģ. I’m going to share what I’ve done so far and I’d love your feedback. Confession: now that it’s my turn, I can’t say that I’d give myself an A+ in my first week of marketing, which officially ended today. There’s no break from writing and publishing - you’ve got to get your book in front of as many people as possible from the beginning. I always tell authors I work with that this is the real work - marketing your book. I can’t help but cringe just a little that my words will be read by at least a few people (mom, dad, hubby, grandma) and I no longer have it on my computer screen to scrutinize in private. It’s here!! My book The Indie Author Revolution is finally in print.