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| Learning vs doing is what we teach at Marketing for Romance Writers |
It's sad but true that many publishers do nothing for promotion.
The tide is changing on that, and more are starting to see if they help there are
more sales. (That's not rocket science, is it?) But honestly, most small presses
have no concept of promotion other than giving the author free copies to give away.
So, what's an author to do?
Here are the basics. I create the following for every book, and
teach members of Marketing for Romance Writers to do the same.
- Review sheet containing the title, author, genre, rating (PG-R), tagline, blurb, buy links (US authors: find your Amazon links for US, UK, DE, AU - your readers will love you). Include your social media links. If you use Twitter, this is not the place to write it as @yourname. Write out the link so someone can click it! You get more users that way. This review sheet will hold all details about the book. Add premade tweets you can copy and share. You'll have every aspect about your book handy for interviews, questions, blog posts, and so on.
- Covers in sizes 200x300, 500x750 for website, blog, and other guest spots.
- Excerpt sheet (three different scenes) Try for lengths of 100-150 words, 200 words, 500 words. If you write hot romance, have different heat ratings available.
- Signature displaying info about the book (used anytime you email), and your social media. Make it easy for people to follow you.
- Amazon author page. You should have this already set up. If not, build it now. If you're self-pubbed, Amazon adds this to the back of your book, so have it ready. https://authorcentral.amazon.com/
Nice to have:
- Banner for the book (468x60 - web standard, 600x400 for blog tours, Twitter promo, etc.)
- Timeline covers for Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Google+
- Pinterest board for the book and/or characters, or the era you write about
Other Options
Blog spots are great if you can get them. To me, Twitter is essential.
People are going to be talking about your book on Twitter whether you are there
or not. What hashtags would support your book? A Goodreads author page helps you track reviews there.
Social media isn't something you can do without. What you have
and what you do with it is up to you, but it needs to be in your marketing plan.
And without making it sound like a footnote, a marketing plan that you follow for
all your books will help you avoid a last minute panic. It's great to have it all
done, and then be able to just ask for a few blog spots or help with tweets. Having
a plan is part of being a professional writer. Are these things easy? No. But neither
was writing the book, and your story was worth the work, wasn't it? Don't abandon your book and characters now.
You can do this.
About the Book
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| Human Perfect |
In the android business, the best of the best are Human Perfect.
Coming Jan 2015 http://kayelleallen.com/exc-perfect.html
About the Author
Kayelle Allen is a best-selling, multi-published, award-winning author. Her unstoppable heroes and
heroines include contemporary every day folk, role-playing immortal gamers, futuristic covert agents, and
warriors who purr.
Unstoppable Heroes Blog http://kayelleallen.com/blog
Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
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