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It’s been another busy week in the book marketing and selling departments, and it’s going to be a busy weekend, too. Things I’m celebrating:
- I did a fun interview on Celine Jeanjean’s blog, Down the Rabbit Hole.
- I sold five books in 2 ½ hours at the local Farmer’s Market Craft Day! Whoo hoo! Three people paid cash, and two paid with credit/debit cards. The Square worked perfectly and was quick and easy to use. Thank you to everyone who suggested I get one!!
- I sent press release/calendar event info to the surrounding newspapers and put flyers up around town for the Barnes & Noble book signing coming up. I don’t know how many of the papers will actually include the info, but it was a good exercise in publicity.
- In a fit of madness, I called the local WCAX TV news station and got myself on their Books Over Breakfast program, which is a brief segment where the news person talks to authors about their books. It’s scheduled to air on August 5th at 6:55 AM. Eeep.
- On Saturday, I’ll be going to the League of VT Writers Summer Retreat and Member Showcase in Albany, VT, to attend some interesting workshops and hopefully sell more books.
- On Sunday, I’m taking my son, the NASCAR nut, to the Sprint Cup race in Loudon, NH, as an early birthday present. My daughter gets to spend the weekend with grandparents, and she’s excited about that.
I also enjoyed some lovely weather this week.
What other celebrations are going on out there?
© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2015. All rights reserved.
Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams 
My goodness you have a lot going on! Congratulations on your book sales. I’m celebrating an interview about my book, Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls at Rachna Chhabria’s blog, Rachna’s Scriptorium.
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Thank you! That sounds like a fun book. I’ll head over and check it out.
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Selling books at a local crafts-type affair is a great idea. We have an annual craft show in the town where I live, and I’ve thought that once I actually have something to sell, that would be a good place to sell a few copies. People might be interested in reading something from a local author.
Sounds like lots of progress! Happy writing!
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Thanks! I’ve been told the pre-Christmas craft shows are really good to get into, and people do like supporting local authors, which is great!
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WOW, you’re on a promotional roller coaster!! That’s fantastic!! I never thought of asking B&N if they’d let me have a book signing since my books aren’t in their store.
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Thank you! My books weren’t in their brick-and-mortar store, either, but were available at B&N online. I decided to just ask and see what happened, and they said yes!
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So cool that you sold so many! Congrats on your interview at Celine’s blog!
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Thank you very much!
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Congrats on getting books sold, and good luck with the press and events.
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Thank you! It’s a lot of work, but I know it will be worth it.
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I knew that square would come in handy! Yay for selling 5 books – and in such a short time, too. You’re being wonderfully pro-active about putting yourself out there and making connections. People can’t buy a book unless they know it exists, so good for you!!! 🙂
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Thanks, Lexa! You were right about the Square. It’s very handy!
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Wow! That’s amazing! I haven’t had the courage to approach a tv station – you rock! And, you’re an inspiration. 🙂
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Thank you, Tyrean! I don’t know what possessed me to do it. The whole idea has me shaking in my boots, but it’s exciting, too.
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You seem to have a lot going on. I would be nervous to be on TV. You sure are an inspiration.
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Thank you! I’m going to be nervous until it’s over, but I figure that if I get through one, the next time won’t be so hard.
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Exciting that you got onto a news segment. Break a leg! 🙂
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Ha, ha, thank you!
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You are rocking the world. Way to go. I hope I’m that brave when my time comes. 🙂
Anna from Elements of Writing
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It’s a huge leap of faith. Just close your eyes and jump. No one gets anywhere if they don’t try.
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True enough. 🙂
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Congratulations on those five books, Lori! It’s great how people like to support their local authors.
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Thanks, Sue! I was pleasantly surprised at how willing people were to be supportive and buy.
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