Traditional means for generating
buzz about their books work great for extroverts or authors without children at home, but what about authors who are too shy to stand up in public to discuss the topics of their books or don't want to leave their children at home while they travel the globe promoting their books?
Not exact matches
Leading author and speaker, Brian Solis, spent three and a half years
working on his latest
book, X: The Experience Where Business Meets Design, during which time he found clarity
about why «experience» is a topic we won't be dismissing as
buzz or hype any time soon.
Self published authors have to rely on their own resources, be more creative in finding retail shelf space for their
books (as a rule, self published authors have far less access to chain bookstore shelves than the big publishers who spend millions on marketing dollars), and have to
work very hard to create any sort of
buzz about their
books.
Authors should be using this time to gather
book reviews and
work on their online platform,
working on their blog and building excitement
about the
book via social media and lining up media interviews to create a
buzz about the upcoming
book.
Perhaps the author doesn't see this next stand - alone fiction
work drawing as much
buzz as the seven
books in her first series and its companion titles, and therefore doesn't need to worry
about losing digital revenue to her publisher.
It's an exciting time to be a writer, and whether you're already published or
working on your first
book, you've probably been wondering
about all the
buzz around self - publishing and what PubIt!
«With publishers constantly looking for new platforms to promote
books, I'm thrilled we are
working with She Reads to get the word out
about CALLING ME HOME by Julie Kibler and to see the
buzz build for this wonderful, moving novel.»