Comments on: How to promote your writing WITHOUT social media https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/ & Gray-Grant Communications Tue, 22 May 2018 14:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10390 Tue, 22 May 2018 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10390 In reply to JoAnn.

Thanks for your kind words, JoAnn!

]]> By: JoAnn https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10385 Tue, 22 May 2018 01:19:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10385 Thank you for this post, Daphne. You never fail to inspire me, Daphne.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10372 Wed, 16 May 2018 15:16:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10372 In reply to Omer.

Yes, I’ve been a guest for a couple of them. I was on Ed Gandia’s podcast. And I was also interviewed for Barbara Oakley’s Learning How to Learn (not a podcast, but similar enough in style.) I think I’ve also done a couple of others but just can’t remember them right now.

]]> By: Omer https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10371 Wed, 16 May 2018 12:48:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10371 Thank you for the wonderful post Daphne! Have you ever been a guest on a podcast? If you have, I would love to listen to it.

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10370 Wed, 16 May 2018 01:22:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10370 In reply to Fred.

Inspired idea, Fred. Taking swag to places that won’t let you sell is really smart! Wish I’d thought of that!!!

]]> By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10369 Wed, 16 May 2018 01:21:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10369 In reply to Heidi Yorkshire.

Thanks for sharing your knowledgeable advice, Heidi. I like your suggestions.

]]> By: Heidi Yorkshire https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10366 Tue, 15 May 2018 21:12:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10366 All good ideas. As a self-published non-fiction author, I caution against speaking for free with the expectation of selling books or other merch. More than once, I spent time preparing and speaking, and did not sell one book — in other words, these groups were happy to use me and my time as their free entertainment. What I learned to do was to require a minimum (wholesale) purchase of books, which they could re-sell to members or give away as door prizes.

]]> By: Fred https://www.publicationcoach.com/how-to-promote-your-writing/#comment-10365 Tue, 15 May 2018 18:36:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=18088#comment-10365 Thanks for these great ideas, Daphne. This blog really extended how I had thought about promotion. The idea of meeting with a book club is very intriguing — and it sounds like fun. Also, the idea of using Quora as networking opportunity rather than just as an information source is great. As one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas, it probably results from my paleo-digital origins. I was fascinated by William Gibson’s accounts of cyberspace, but don’t reflexively think like a digital native.

Seems like using this ideas in combination would be helpful as well. For example, some of the places I speak don’t allow me to sell materials at the back of the room, but they might be OK with swag — imprinted of course with contact information for follow up questions.

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