tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post2048396011899527839..comments2024-03-27T05:29:26.481-07:00Comments on Shrinking Violet Promotions: More Marketing Tasks & FacebookR.L. LaFevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-62361971963750627932008-02-01T09:48:00.000-08:002008-02-01T09:48:00.000-08:00Sheesh, I posted in the wrong place! KLSheesh, I posted in the wrong place! <BR/><BR/>KLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-23381215677184136542008-01-31T07:03:00.000-08:002008-01-31T07:03:00.000-08:00Mary,I agree with other comments about breaking yo...Mary,<BR/><BR/>I agree with other comments about breaking your school visit into two assemblies. At the school I used to work at we divided ours K-2 and 3-5. This worked out perfect! The nice thing about doing it this way is almost everyone has a seat. <BR/><BR/>Um, however . . . <BR/><BR/>If I were the reluctant speaker, I would do it once and get it over with!!!!<BR/><BR/>KLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-24745060673275523452008-01-28T16:55:00.000-08:002008-01-28T16:55:00.000-08:00Celise - Yes, please do feel free to use our Comfo...Celise - Yes, please do feel free to use our Comfort Level Inventory for your new authors! Thank you so much for asking.<BR/><BR/>Welcome Jane! And you must be very good at the promotion part of things because even though I've never had a chance to read one of your books, I am quite familiar with your name! Will you be at RWA National in San Francisco this year?R.L. LaFevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-28010004919818352032008-01-28T14:39:00.000-08:002008-01-28T14:39:00.000-08:00So glad to have stumbled onto your site. I was on...So glad to have stumbled onto your site. I was online doing some research into indie bookstores and one of your past blogs came up and voila!--you have a new fan.<BR/><BR/>Terrific blog, brilliant idea. I work the PR thing hard but I'm a fierce introvert and 'getting out there' is always a huge challenge emotionally.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to lots more. <BR/><BR/>Yours,<BR/><BR/>Jane<BR/>www.janeporter.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-68381156882872559282008-01-28T10:18:00.000-08:002008-01-28T10:18:00.000-08:00I'm going to be revamping my press to only publish...I'm going to be revamping my press to only publish the work of young adults (ages 13-18). Do you mind if I borrow your Comfort Level Survey for my company? I think this would help me when I start accepting authors. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-73689562633447061322008-01-28T07:56:00.000-08:002008-01-28T07:56:00.000-08:00Hi, everyone! Terry, so glad that you had such a ...Hi, everyone! <BR/><BR/>Terry, so glad that you had such a good session with the publicist. Way to take that by the horns!<BR/><BR/>Kimberly, thanks for spreading the word! Hope you had a great conference. We think you're FAB. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Bran Fran, yeah, let's dive in, huh? Uh, you go first. Kidding! I did sign up for my account on Facebook. Y tu?<BR/><BR/>Really appreciate you sharing Robyn's post, Robin. This is a slightly different take on it than I'd read from a newspaper recently. LA Times, maybe. I'll see if I can find that. Grazie, mi amiga!<BR/><BR/>MaryMary Hersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268062901264527270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-17170618712275204272008-01-28T05:02:00.000-08:002008-01-28T05:02:00.000-08:00Wow!I went out of town over the last week for a co...Wow!<BR/><BR/>I went out of town over the last week for a conference, and when I come back - just look at what I've missed!!!!<BR/><BR/>BTW, Mary and Robin, I spread the word about Shrinking Violets down at SCBWI Miami. Even my non-introverted friends were writing down the website address to read about all the marketing goodies. You two are fab!<BR/><BR/>Kimberly LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-75610354918174916742008-01-25T10:20:00.000-08:002008-01-25T10:20:00.000-08:00Terry, we're so glad some of the suggestions worke...Terry, we're <I>so glad</I> some of the suggestions worked for you! And yeay on having a publicist who would spend a whole day discussing this with you. Most excellent news for your book. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Bran Fan, I, too, found Robyn's explanation hugely helpful. It really helped me see the benefits of both. And I couldn't believe what great timing it was!R.L. LaFevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-54980763912550044162008-01-25T06:27:00.000-08:002008-01-25T06:27:00.000-08:00Wow, thank you for the info about MySpace and Face...Wow, thank you for the info about MySpace and Facebook. This is extremely helpful, especially to us old folks who are a bit intimidated about both.<BR/><BR/>The message I got is that with Facebook, it's better to let the kids come to you. If they've read your books and liked them, they might search for you on Facebook, but would feel strange if you approached them. That makes sense. MySpace is a bit more adult and public and it's easier to reach out to other people there, but don't be a spammer.<BR/><BR/>I hope I got that right. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the information. I feel more confident about trying social networking sites now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-56006536422726770552008-01-24T18:15:00.000-08:002008-01-24T18:15:00.000-08:00Interesting, M & R. I wanted to add here that Janu...Interesting, M & R. I wanted to add here that January was my target month to begin planning for the release of my book in July. Rather than do the standard kinds of things I've done in the past, I took your advice and contacted the publicist of the company. We spent all day discussing an overall plan. I learned what she had in mind and she came to know what I had in mind. Now, after having that initial communication, I believe we'll have a very smooth promotional plan. And it saved me money too. I was preparing to buy promo-postcards (like I've always had to do on my own), but she informed me that the publisher will do that. Thanks for reminding me to do the basics first (communicate with the publicist) before beginning anything else ;-)Terry P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17116141318727911477noreply@blogger.com