tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post7430751055369291882..comments2024-03-25T20:57:39.730-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: January Theme: A Balancing ActHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-72463873526825824492013-01-11T21:21:55.367-06:002013-01-11T21:21:55.367-06:00So, so true, Marcia. LOVE the point you make at t...So, so true, Marcia. LOVE the point you make at the end of this post. And I love the term "splatter strategy."Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-18369578904266008232013-01-11T09:52:36.098-06:002013-01-11T09:52:36.098-06:00Marcia,
Love the Ratfink trailer - I hadn't se...Marcia,<br />Love the Ratfink trailer - I hadn't seen it before! :) Awesome blog, too! And so, so true. I've attended one of your school visits and MORE teachers should take advantage of your wonderful presentation! What an awesome motivator for kids to see real people - real authors who are so successful! Hopefully you'll get snapped up by a bunch of schools this year!!!ryounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831090550648240649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-79834200998227481272013-01-11T08:38:21.268-06:002013-01-11T08:38:21.268-06:00Exactly!Exactly!Jody Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826620526949644604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-80352032397308258452013-01-10T14:40:52.237-06:002013-01-10T14:40:52.237-06:00As a newbie to this business, I hear "experts...As a newbie to this business, I hear "experts" saying we have to build a brand. That with all the books being published, we have to be visible. And this is supposedly true whether the author is traditionally published or self published. I'm with Marcia. How do you do it? And if you do, will it make any difference? No author wants their published book lost, spline out, in the dark recesses of a book store, or unranked with a million other ebooks on Amazon. So do we write and ignore marketing, or build a brand and then write, or try to do both? Somebody please figure this out and let me know. :)Ben Woodardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832328325967605597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-42709674033134663912013-01-10T14:04:41.395-06:002013-01-10T14:04:41.395-06:00Without writing there is nothing to promote. Great...Without writing there is nothing to promote. Great blog post, Marcia. You'll be back on the promotion merry-go-round when the next book sells! TwinB10https://www.blogger.com/profile/05735459053861635428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-28421527091765739912013-01-10T10:23:16.558-06:002013-01-10T10:23:16.558-06:00So true, Marcia! Some people really love the promo...So true, Marcia! Some people really love the promotional aspect of book publishing, but for me, my heart is with the written word. Marketing is just a tool to help keep me doing what I love.Trudi Trueithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505633674651501284noreply@blogger.com