Time for promotion
Okay, so I have had zero time for promotion the last two months. Today I decided to take a little time out and do some author housekeeping. There's an excerpt from The Crown of Zeus up on the Young Adult Book Excerpts Only blog, which has had little use of late. So go and check it out - I can't remember if you can comment, but if you can, please do.
I also have posted my first Goodreads blog. I'm keeping that one for author announcements and teasers and stuff. Nothing time-sucking or anything. I also added the Goodreads app to my much neglected MySpace page. I am gathering my thoughts on promo for The Ankh of Isis. The publisher will be doing a brochure mailing, and I have my own to mail - hey, overall it's very cheap and it seems to work. Three libraries in my county ordered the last book. I'm pretty sure some of the schools did too, but I can't check on it. I won't know how efffective it was until I get my first print royalty statment, in March/April I think. They only do those quarterly. And since RoF went belly up, I lost my best, most cost-effective source of advertising. Sigh.
Hey, don't think I'm slacking off - I've gotten my freelance work DONE and turned in, ahead of deadline, my Wizard Academies revisions turned in (rant brewing - later), my schoolwork for one class caught up and ahead, and a whiteboard full of notes for my first paper, due in three weeks. I also have many articles downloaded for that paper. So I'm good so far. Having three days off last week helped enormously. I know I'll also have at least one day off this week too - no car and no child care will force me to stay home and work.
Today I might actually have a chance to work on my WIP...gasp! My crit partner has been so patient - I haven't even had a chance to look over her last batch of notes. Slowly, slowly I'm catching up.
I WILLpost pics from the NYC trip someday too. Promise.
Oh! And I'm pretty sure I'll be attending the Maryland Faerie Festival again this year. Thank Dog it's in May and NOT JUNE this year - Sweatfest '08 is not something I want to repeat. Hubby's a bit irked that I want to go somewhere for a weekend without him, but you know what? He'll get over it. damcphail and I will hit the road sans-spouses and work that thang. It's not like it's a vacation or anything.
Things you need to know: Warm up before playing Wii tennis and boxing. Your arms will thank you the next day. Ow.
I also have posted my first Goodreads blog. I'm keeping that one for author announcements and teasers and stuff. Nothing time-sucking or anything. I also added the Goodreads app to my much neglected MySpace page. I am gathering my thoughts on promo for The Ankh of Isis. The publisher will be doing a brochure mailing, and I have my own to mail - hey, overall it's very cheap and it seems to work. Three libraries in my county ordered the last book. I'm pretty sure some of the schools did too, but I can't check on it. I won't know how efffective it was until I get my first print royalty statment, in March/April I think. They only do those quarterly. And since RoF went belly up, I lost my best, most cost-effective source of advertising. Sigh.
Hey, don't think I'm slacking off - I've gotten my freelance work DONE and turned in, ahead of deadline, my Wizard Academies revisions turned in (rant brewing - later), my schoolwork for one class caught up and ahead, and a whiteboard full of notes for my first paper, due in three weeks. I also have many articles downloaded for that paper. So I'm good so far. Having three days off last week helped enormously. I know I'll also have at least one day off this week too - no car and no child care will force me to stay home and work.
Today I might actually have a chance to work on my WIP...gasp! My crit partner has been so patient - I haven't even had a chance to look over her last batch of notes. Slowly, slowly I'm catching up.
I WILLpost pics from the NYC trip someday too. Promise.
Oh! And I'm pretty sure I'll be attending the Maryland Faerie Festival again this year. Thank Dog it's in May and NOT JUNE this year - Sweatfest '08 is not something I want to repeat. Hubby's a bit irked that I want to go somewhere for a weekend without him, but you know what? He'll get over it. damcphail and I will hit the road sans-spouses and work that thang. It's not like it's a vacation or anything.
Things you need to know: Warm up before playing Wii tennis and boxing. Your arms will thank you the next day. Ow.