PROMOTION COMMOTION – RNA CONFERENCE REPORT by Mags Cullingford
Some great tips in this blog by Mags Cullingford
I love writing but confess when it comes to marketing and promoting the two novels I’ve published so far . . . This post about Hazel Gaynor’s excellent talk at last year’s RNA Conference is very much a case of ‘Do as I say, not as I do.’
HAZEL GAYNOR began with the lesson of E.L. James’s runaway success. ALL publicity is good publicity. What followed was effervescent.
As a reader Hazel needed to be told three things:
- Tell me the book exists
- Give me a reason to care
- Convince me to buy it
She showed how to go about doing this by quoting from the Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference using the link #mpconf15, reminding us the author knows their book the best, and is, therefore, the ideal publicist.
All that followed made perfect sense. Hazel emphasised be nice to everyone, engage rather than sell, keep engaging and…
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Posted on February 28, 2016, in Lizzie's Scribbles. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Such an entertaining blog and excellent advice! Thanks Hazel.
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