Marketing: The Bane of a Writer’s Existence
I give credit to author Michael Barrington for the idea of marketing with your clothes, as per the photo to the right. After his wife gave him a shirt similar to the one I’m sporting, he wrote about the attention it gets. I immediately bought one for myself.
We writers would rather write than market, but marketing is like proofreading: It must be done!
Thus, I’ve decided to start sending an e-mail newsletter monthly, instead of a quarterly, hoping it’s not too onerous for readers. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so on my home page. My goal is to make them short but interesting, including sprinkling interviews with other writers so that you don’t get tired of my voice.
I hope you all got to enjoy Midnight Clear at Christmas. Although each book in the series is “my favorite,” this one was special to me—maybe simply because I love Christmas.
I’m working on book 4 now, Nathan’s romance, and I admit it’s slow-going. Nathan has such a kind heart, and I want to be true to his story. His heroine, Sophia, is strong, sassy, and independent in a way I aspire to be someday. I’ll promise to keep at it if you promise to keep reading!