J. Press SS24
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THE NAKED APE GETS DRESSED. For those who strive for better things and who understand, as did Ben Jonson, that: "the pipe marks the point at which the orang-utan ends and man begins". - And those who understand S T Coleridge's: "While Fate tramples on things of beauty, the indignant human heart shall utter them."
I think the reality is that in this day and age, even if you have a 'legit' publisher, which you do, you still have to market your book yourself. What I hear is that even authors who are published by big publishers have to do this. While your books should have fairly general interest they are still aimed at a niche market. Unless you can put yourself constantly in the public eye, appear on Oprah etc., trundle may be as good as it gets, but for your sake I hope not!
ReplyDeleteYes, you are quite right but Oprah would be difficult to persuade, I suspect!
ReplyDeleteThe number of followers on my blog increased from 2 to about 20 after joining a blogging association in my niche. Since then the blog has picked up about 2 new followers per month [more than that after a blogathon].
ReplyDeleteWhether the number of followers will translate to book purchasers is something with which I am not familiar.
-Java