September 12, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2009
“Promotional Fireworks: Countdown to Book Launch Success”
When do you begin the promotional planning for your first novel? As soon as you can! Elaine offers a timeline packed with ideas about how to get the word out in time for your book’s publication date. Includes contacting bookstores, submitting articles, creating promotional materials, and off-beat promotional tactics that can give your book the edge.
Elaine Isaak is the author of fantasy novels The Singer’s Crown (Eos, 2005), The Eunuch’s Heir (Eos, 2006) and The Bastard Queen (Swimming Kangaroo, forthcoming), all with romantic elements. In addition, her non-fiction has appeared in Threads, The Writer magazine, and Linn’s Stamp Digest. Her Lady Blade column about fantasy writing appears bi-monthly at alienskinmag.com, and you do not want to be her hero.