Book Business
Publishing has changed. In the past, most publishers had marketing departments that spread the word about new releases. No more. Today, publishers expect their authors to participate in marketing. This participation includes posting on social media, entering literary contests, taking out print ads, paying for book trailers, and getting influencers to review their books.
Who’s an influencer? It’s someone known to media, has a good reputation, and interacts with others. In a few weeks I’ll start contacting influencers about Daisy a Day: Hope for a Grieving Heart. I’m reaching out to grief authors, grief organizations, and those who have experienced the loss of a loved one, survived, and created a new life.
If you’ve done this, please think about writing a review. Your review doesn’t have to be long—a couple of sentences or a paragraph will do. In return, I will send you an eBook to read before writing your review, credit you on social media, credit you in my newsletter, and send you a printed book once it’s released. You can be an influencer. Please contact me via my website.
My book trailer for The Grandma Force is done. Thanks to 4WillsPublishing for doing an excellent job. The YouTube link is https://youtu.be/Y1pOlt6CD8. If you enter the title, you will see a previous book trailer with a different theme. Please watch for the new trailer on Amazon. And thanks to the Book Excellence Awards for choosing my book as a winner.
Photo by Kathy Meyer, RN.
Reviews
This review for Grief Doodling appeared recently on the GoodReads website. Thanks to reviewer Kaycie O’Donnell for writing it.
This is a fantastic workbook for anyone who has lost someone—at an age. You’re definitely going to cry, but it’ll be worth it. I lost my dad when I was 12. Since then I’ve been both very interested in things meant for grieving children and deeply skeptical of those same things. The world is getting better about how we treat grieving kids, but we’ve got a long way to go. Going into this, I didn’t have super high expectations because of past experiences, but I was so happy to be wrong here. This is wonderful. Highly recommended.
From My Window
I’m excited because 21 of my doodle art pictures are part of a Charter House exhibit. When Activities Director Michelle Hoff was hanging the pictures, I helped her, and listened to the comments from passers-by. Their comments ranged from “Wow!” to “I love the colors” to “They make me smile.” Due to Covid-19 and the Omicron virus, the official opening of the exhibit has been postponed. Charter House hopes to open the exhibit, which includes pieces from other artists, at the end of the month. Here I am standing in front of two of my pictures.
Photo by Michelle Hoff.
Though Christmas has passed, I still think about our family dinner and my two great grandchildren. I try to give them gifts that will last. Of course, I hope the gifts make the boys happy. Here are my grandsons playing with a Noah’s ark toy my daughter and I gave them. Looks like the dog likes the toy too.
Photo by Haley Earley.
Quote of the Month
Love is such a powerful force. It’s there for everyone to embrace—that kind of unconditional love for all of mankind. That is the kind of love that impels people to go into the community and try to change conditions for others, to take risks for what they believe in. Coretta Scott King, author, activist, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.