tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post7748157502722025653..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Promoting our published work . . .Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-88018086971976631412010-09-18T07:13:10.962-04:002010-09-18T07:13:10.962-04:00You said it, Lonnie! I enjoy Facebook for keeping ...You said it, Lonnie! I enjoy Facebook for keeping in touch with friends, and I do promote my book and blog there--it's why I signed on--but it's much more than that. I have many more friends from the writing community, but the ones I keep up with offer much more than promotion. They're interesting and share enough of their life that I feel I get to know them on some level.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19238128977991910462010-09-17T22:42:01.399-04:002010-09-17T22:42:01.399-04:00Interesting discussion! I haven't been on FB l...Interesting discussion! I haven't been on FB long and my daily blog is still my focus. I do check FB once a day and generally respond to comments. <br /><br />And I'll undoubtedly mention when my new book hits the shelves in a few weeks. But most of the time I'm not talking about mysteries or writing or my books.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-50532692058405788862010-09-17T18:29:47.563-04:002010-09-17T18:29:47.563-04:00I'm an avid reader and I love Facebook. Where ...I'm an avid reader and I love Facebook. Where else am I going to chat with authors of the books that I read? I love hearing about the latest information on their books, their triumph, their fears, the status of their revisions, and etc. It's makes the anticipation for their new book worth more, because I know what they put into it. <br /><br />I've read many books my new-to-me Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48680330348156053232010-09-17T14:13:26.158-04:002010-09-17T14:13:26.158-04:00I'm a writer, but I'm a reader too. The be...I'm a writer, but I'm a reader too. The best way to promote your book to me is simply to be interesting. <br /><br />Pimping your books on Facebook/Twitter all day long is not interesting. It feels like being stuck next to the guy at a cocktail party who just goes on and on about himself. If you're a writer, the topic of what you do will come up naturally during the conversation, but Christa Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00828119312502342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-42484661949431636472010-09-17T14:08:37.991-04:002010-09-17T14:08:37.991-04:00Wow! Excellent thoughts from EACH of you. Thanks ...Wow! Excellent thoughts from EACH of you. Thanks so much for stopping by!Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-86888991811190262662010-09-17T14:07:39.894-04:002010-09-17T14:07:39.894-04:00I enjoy Facebook, although I don't have a huge...I enjoy Facebook, although I don't have a huge amount of time for it and would drive myself crazy if I tried to comment on a lot of people's posts. I know of some book sales that have happened entirely due to my presence on FB, and I hope there are others I don't know about. I agree that it's a balancing act -- letting readers know who you are and what you write without Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48828751573051274452010-09-17T13:08:51.877-04:002010-09-17T13:08:51.877-04:00I am strickly a reader, and because of the huge nu...I am strickly a reader, and because of the huge number of author "friends" I accumulated on FB when I first joined, I have gone to a tier system for checking status updates. I grouped people as FAMILY, U.CITY PEOPLE, FRIENDS AND BOOK PEOPLE. Now some people are on more than one list, and some authors are in the FRIEND group instead of the BOOK PEOPLE group but the book people list are carynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761365713102858135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82859142872633172442010-09-17T11:52:19.465-04:002010-09-17T11:52:19.465-04:00I am strictly a reader & I quickly delete any ...I am strictly a reader & I quickly delete any author who does promotion only on a regular FB page. I expect it & am excited to read a post about a new book from a favorite author, but unless it's a fan page, that's not what FB is for. I look getting to know the author personally, what they like to read, who or what inspires them, quotes, etc. Any author that doesn't understandchelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257260052653346841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-3107140713471409022010-09-17T11:25:39.239-04:002010-09-17T11:25:39.239-04:00I am an avid Facebooker, and agree that those who ...I am an avid Facebooker, and agree that those who use social networking solely as one big ad for the merchandise they are selling are a bog turn off. I don't mind reading promotional information in small doses, and if the writer also includes other posts that don't pertain to selling his or her book. <br /><br />One particular peeve of mine is when a writer continuously posts to either Holli Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976235735822063166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59440107092680259882010-09-17T11:23:57.917-04:002010-09-17T11:23:57.917-04:00I try to make my posts interesting and/or fun, som...I try to make my posts interesting and/or fun, sometimes book related, sometimes a quote, a movie, a cartoon. And I love reading that kind of post from "real" friends or FB friends.<br /><br />What I don't get is anyone, author or not, posting what he had for breakfast.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-16208574382657370182010-09-17T11:04:10.300-04:002010-09-17T11:04:10.300-04:00I like seeing what various authors are doing, new ...I like seeing what various authors are doing, new book covers, tour dates, etc. It's easier for me to see it all in one place on Facebook than go to each author's website and check, which frankly takes too much time.<br /><br />So promoting on FB is fine with me, although I agree if that's all an author does on FB, the message to that author's FB friends is that they are only seenAubrey Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303347209631781652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-92045235652165240132010-09-17T10:08:53.243-04:002010-09-17T10:08:53.243-04:00I like both things, the promoting and the personal...I like both things, the promoting and the personal stuff from authors--and as an author myself do both. <br /><br />I have seen a couple of authors do overkill--constant and long, long posts about a book or how well they are doing and I just skip over.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-9313060955174967872010-09-17T10:04:46.222-04:002010-09-17T10:04:46.222-04:00Facebook has been terrific for me in many ways. I&...Facebook has been terrific for me in many ways. I've connected with a lot of people on a personal level, some who read my work and some who don't. I do a little promoting, but most of my interaction is personal and fun.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66912787290073417552010-09-17T09:57:43.685-04:002010-09-17T09:57:43.685-04:00I'm a FB friend with both Sheila, and Sue Ann....I'm a FB friend with both Sheila, and Sue Ann. I love reading about not only their books but what is going on around them as they try to get the next book to press and still meet the commitments of their daily lives. Of my almost 400 FB friends at least 90% are authors that I read and enjoy.NoraAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820850644240626655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-75754503520808081452010-09-17T09:56:28.201-04:002010-09-17T09:56:28.201-04:00I am a reader only. I have really enjoyed connecti...I am a reader only. I have really enjoyed connecting to authors, not only those whose books I have read but also authors who are new to me. I do love the self promotion but also love reading about what is happenning in their lives. It is so nice to see that many authors have lifes that are really not that much different from mine. <br /><br />I may not comment much on posts about their everyday Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68474448074249174662010-09-17T09:38:23.366-04:002010-09-17T09:38:23.366-04:00Excellent post, Lonnie. I'm totally in agreeme...Excellent post, Lonnie. I'm totally in agreement with Sheila on this. While I do promote my books on Facebook, I also love connecting with my readers and giving them glimpses into my life as a writer, and they seem to enjoy it a great deal. And I believe Facebook has increased my sales or at least my exposure to the reading public. I've had FB friends show up at signings, promote my Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-80471126290427093172010-09-17T07:48:32.270-04:002010-09-17T07:48:32.270-04:00Lonnie, I will look forward to seeing the comments...Lonnie, I will look forward to seeing the comments here.<br /><br />On many loops and other social networking media, we find a lot of authors talking to (or at?) each other. There's nothing wrong with that--it's a great support system, and we need that. But as you say, too much is "me, me, me"--buy my book, buy my Kindle upload, etc.<br /><br />I look on Facebook as a way to Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com