Promotion is hard. Let's eat donuts.

[seanan_mcguire]

So several people have said, basically, "self-promotion is hard." They are not wrong. And one person has said, "you should really give helpful hints." Also not wrong, although given my "90% of all advice is bullshit" stance on anything not self-explanatory, like "don't lick toads" and "don't go spelunking in the whale carcass," possibly just a

Comments

[dostehseh]

#4 is good and valid advice across the board and everyone should think about it all the time. This is brought to you by my cousin, who is involved in some kind of selling... electricity... thing, and thought it would be super to aggressively try to recruit people to buy in at my seven-year-old nephews birthday party.

Wat.

[seanan_mcguire]

Wat.

I just...

Wat. People. What's wrong with them?

[bunsen_h]

Most of it comes down to "don't be a jerk"; it's unfortunate that so many people need a recipe to follow for that.

[seanan_mcguire]

Sad but true.

[peachtales]

I like donuts.

"Spelunking in a whale carcass" immediately brought up memories of the exploding whale.
For reference, just in case: http://youtu.be/xBgThvB_IDQ

[seanan_mcguire]

I remember that whale. :)

[anne_d]

I have built my brand, and they knew they could trust me.

Yes, this. I've read enough of your work to know that anything I haven't read is worth buying. You are on my "buy it as soon as possible list", which is very small and select. :)

Your advice here is very good, and I hope it gets to the proper targets and is heeded.

[mrs_norris_mous]

I would also be interested in the reasoning ( and whether with hindsight you would do it again about the Mira Grant brand ). I note that I can find Mira's books in a random uk book shop, but I am less likely to find Seanan's...

Re number 8, do you still have a full time job ( apart form writing ) ?.

[seanan_mcguire]

I'm sorry; what reasoning? I don't understand your question. As for Mira, she has a UK publisher; Seanan doesn't. It has nothing to do with the brand, and everything to do with who bought the books.

Yes. I do. I am very tired.

[seanan_mcguire]

Ta!

[kveberle]

I completely agree about the branding. I have never been a big zombie book fan, but I read the Mira Grant books because I know and like your "brand." Turns out, they are some of my favorite books.

[seanan_mcguire]

Yay!