Crunch time. The Rogues Gallery Writers have seen this day coming for years. Now, the day soon becomes reality. With the release of Writing is Easy Rebekah, Tracy, Jeff and Mike have a lot of things to handle.
One of the largest is the book release party. The plan to have a Book Bunko Bash party now moves to the fore. October 2, 2010, one day after the official release of the book, the Rogues will gather at Barbara Jean's in the European Village in Palm Coast for their big kickoff shindig. There will be buffet style food, a raucous bunko game with prizes as well as the four authors selling and signing books.
Invitations will be sent out through online media. Only the first 100 will be able to get in, so a list will be kept on a first come, first served basis.
The Rogues are also scheduling speaking engagements. Once they get the first couple under their belt, they will soon be touring schools and organizations with their knowledge of writing and publishing as well as their humor.
Ok, writing all this in third person is really beginning to irritate me. We do plan to get out to schools with the intention of inspiring young writers to get diligent about their dreams and aspirations.
We are motivated. We are great writers. We have spunk. We have moxie. We will be heard and we will leave our mark. My sincere hope is that we have a positive effect and that we encourage and inspire those who need such intangibles. We know there are many who need this as we ourselves have simply needed someone to believe in us and inspire us as well.
The Rogues Gallery Writers - on a mission to inspire writers. We're rollin'!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Writing is Easy
Yes, writing may be easy, but the time spent promoting can be overwhelming. Our new book - Writing is Easy is now at the printer. We are waiting on the proofs, then we go to print and a whole new Rogues Gallery Writer needs to emerge.
We have websites to develop and update. We have blogs to write, interviews to schedule, reviews to seek out and potential buyers to find. This is an arduous task that requires dedication to our book, our craft and our vision.
All of us desire to get "out there" and make this happen. Desire is a critical ingredient to getting a book to take off. But desire is nothing without action. Action comes in the guise of hours normally spent elsewhere being put to use in doing the above actions that create a 'buzz'.
A book without buzz is a doorstop. As Rebekah is learning with her excellent, excellent book - Motherhood is Easy, constant promoting is the way to success. Even minimal success. The first 100 to 200 book sales come easy. Friends, family and acquaintances buy either out of love, support, curiosity or simple kindness.
The public at large is a different animal. They don't give a shit about our book. We must do something to create excitement or interest. The reading public has no vested interest in us. They couldn't care less whether we sell s single copy.
We feel strongly that our book is viable, interesting and helpful to writers. We also feel the book is viable, interesting and entertaining to fiction readers. Just because we feel this way does not mean anyone else does. We must transfer our feelings by infusing the book buying public with our enthusiasm.
The prospect of hours building websites and creating content can be viewed drudgery or investment. Obviously one view contains much more oomph than the other. These are the Renaissance Days of publishing. We're breaking out of the Dark Ages of publisher domination and exploitation and entering a brave new world.
Marketing and business savvy are critical if writers wish to take advantage of their new found freedom. Look for the Rogues Gallery Writers to step up and make things happen. We will be looking for anyone who will listen to our message. We will be looking for every writer who dreams of publication but has been stonewalled.
Writing IS easy. The rest is just plain ol' fun!
We have websites to develop and update. We have blogs to write, interviews to schedule, reviews to seek out and potential buyers to find. This is an arduous task that requires dedication to our book, our craft and our vision.
All of us desire to get "out there" and make this happen. Desire is a critical ingredient to getting a book to take off. But desire is nothing without action. Action comes in the guise of hours normally spent elsewhere being put to use in doing the above actions that create a 'buzz'.
A book without buzz is a doorstop. As Rebekah is learning with her excellent, excellent book - Motherhood is Easy, constant promoting is the way to success. Even minimal success. The first 100 to 200 book sales come easy. Friends, family and acquaintances buy either out of love, support, curiosity or simple kindness.
The public at large is a different animal. They don't give a shit about our book. We must do something to create excitement or interest. The reading public has no vested interest in us. They couldn't care less whether we sell s single copy.
We feel strongly that our book is viable, interesting and helpful to writers. We also feel the book is viable, interesting and entertaining to fiction readers. Just because we feel this way does not mean anyone else does. We must transfer our feelings by infusing the book buying public with our enthusiasm.
The prospect of hours building websites and creating content can be viewed drudgery or investment. Obviously one view contains much more oomph than the other. These are the Renaissance Days of publishing. We're breaking out of the Dark Ages of publisher domination and exploitation and entering a brave new world.
Marketing and business savvy are critical if writers wish to take advantage of their new found freedom. Look for the Rogues Gallery Writers to step up and make things happen. We will be looking for anyone who will listen to our message. We will be looking for every writer who dreams of publication but has been stonewalled.
Writing IS easy. The rest is just plain ol' fun!
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