Are you tired of "buy me" links in Facebook, on blogs, and everywhere?
Man, it seems like every time I turn around, someone is asking me to buy something -- a book, a download, a piece of jewelry ... something. I don't think it used to be like this. It seems like there used to be the occasional blast of email when a book released or someone had news, but now it seems like I'm inundated by it.
Look, we all have books for sale. I have 20 or so at last count, and no matter when they released, they're still out there, available for purchase. I write quirky mysteries, with a touch of spice, a touch of romance, a touch of 'gray' (my heroines and heroes are all in their mid-50s). If you're interested in books like that, check out my web site and read about the books.
I can guarantee you, there's something interesting that might grab your attention. Do you like pigs? I've got one where the pig digs up the body. How about nasty co-workers? I've got one where the heroine brings brownies to the potluck and somebody dies. How about college professors? I've got one where a college professor moonlights as an erotic writer and she almost gets busted (no, wait. She *does* get busted!)
Here's the thing: authors have interesting books out there. You have time you'd like to spend, reading those books. Will a promo blitz help you decide? I'm not sure any more. I need to be intrigued by something to spend my time on it, and any more, I'm not very intrigued by people who are constantly asking me to buy, retweet, or repost. I know you're anxious to sell sell sell, but just take a deep breath and relax. That book will be out there, ready for purchase, for a long time. Let folks find it and decide for themselves. You might be surprised who stumbles across your work....
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Funny, a bunch of us were just talking about this in our author group over on FB. We all belong to a bunch of groups and the only thing that shows up in most of them, day in and day out, are "Look at my blog" "my book's for sale" etc. We debated whether or not we should post something really risque on some of those walls, just to see if anyone would actually notice. Wouldn't surprise me if one or more of them actually did just that.
I've been guilty of some of that lately, I will admit, but that's been build-up for my release this week. I've been trying just to interact too, because I miss just having fun hanging out on FB. It's rough trying to find a balance.
Sorry 'bout that. Not sure why my comment showed up in triplicate - I certainly didn't hit "publish" more than once. I deleted what I could.
I honestly don't know what the right balance is, or what the magic bullet is, but I'm pretty sure it isn't "buy me!" I usually post one "I blogged about this today" comment then I go on about my business.
Who knows what will make someone click that link? If I knew, I'd market it and sell it!
And if you find the answer, let me know ::wink::
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