Self promotion

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Finding my USP

By Sade|2016-12-31T02:17:38+00:00July 12th, 2007|Self promotion, Selling|0 Comments

DJ,I've been told I need a PR company to help sear Imagine This into peoples consciousness. Today I did the unthinkable, I came out of my shell to network with a group of women who belong to an organisation called Women in Publishing. I got the email, because as Webmaster for the Women Writers Network (WWN) all email is diverted to my inbox.The invitation popped into my box on Friday - short notice - so I didn't bother advertising it on the WWN website. I forgot all about it, until yesterday when I was clearing my inbox. It was around the same time I was making the resolution to grow an extra layer of skin and put myself out there. Before I could change my mind I picked up the phone and invited myself along to their buffet dinner cooked by some reknowned chef I'd never heard of.So I'm sitting [...]

Two books returned

By Sade|2016-12-31T02:17:38+00:00July 10th, 2007|Jupiter journal, Self promotion|0 Comments

DJ,Every one I talk to keeps telling me to share this blog with the world. Deep down I know I don't want to, however I know that I have to. When I do, how honest will my musings be? Will I dare to name and talk about those I talk to in my daily struggles.How honest can I be... Okay, I'll think about it some more, then make a decision. In the meantime a quick update. Got the books back from Ivan, I sent him one book but got two back. Which means Scott sent him a copy. (so slack, made me spend money on postage when he already had a copy) I don't actually think he read it, but hey not everyone is going to love it.Today has been one of those days, I've spent the last 5hrs writing emails and calling people. My most recent call was to [...]

Radio Interview

By Sade|2016-12-31T02:17:39+00:00June 22nd, 2007|Self promotion|0 Comments

Scored my first radio interview for next Tuesday and I'm really nervous. Why didn't any of my so called friends tell me how hard self-publishing is? Why is there a stigma attached to it? Why won't people open their minds to other points of view? I'm so frustrated with journalist telling me they can't write a review on a self published book, why ever not? I'm not going to rant about it again, I'm just going to have to find a way of proving that Imagine This can stand tall against any classic literary text or novel out there.I've got to start working on Kidnapped, I call it Kidnapped but I doubt that will be the final title. I'm going to be realistic, (I get lazy) and give myself 3 months to complete, which gives me till Sept. Got to finish the short story I'm working on, then it'll be [...]