tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post8149598256770899983..comments2023-10-17T05:11:36.246-04:00Comments on InSpired Writer: Platform Building: Part 2 - Cultivating a Fan BaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-86519349289745202162008-06-17T14:41:00.000-04:002008-06-17T14:41:00.000-04:00Another great article!Another great article!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798124104168438303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-26397615575073706202008-06-11T21:11:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:11:00.000-04:00Rita--I've been busy and just got to your article....Rita--I've been busy and just got to your article. It's great! I think, however, you could uesfully expand it, explaining more about the various points. I confess, for example, I don't know how to put a signup link on my website -- but I'm going to look through my references right now to find out how. Good work.billramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257354451325924154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-7675623871494049912008-06-04T19:43:00.000-04:002008-06-04T19:43:00.000-04:00Hey, girl, how are you? Great post. Since I actual...Hey, girl, how are you? Great post. Since I actually give presentations on this topic, I'll just add to one of your suggestions: the book signing. You mentioned an attractive sign up sheet, but it's important to give people a reason to sign up more powerful than the fact that you're an author. Have a beautiful basket of goodies with a theme such as bath (soaps, shampoo) or stationery, or anything that can sit near you on the table and look very appealing. Then, you let people know that when they sign up for your mailing list they are automatically entered in the drawing for your "prize." Some call this an "ethical bribe," but I think of it as just being practical. Lots of people are just too shy to sign up, even if they want to, so provide a reason for them to make that little extra effort. You can also choose to grant anyone who buys your book a free second entry. Be sure they know the winner will be chosen that same night, and make sure you get phone numbers for that purpose (ask for email AND phone #). It also helps to have a bowl of chocolates or other candy sitting beside you as well, which provides the additional benefit of giving you a good reason to call moms with kids over to your table. <BR/>Whew! Didn't mean to write so much.<BR/>Keep up the great blog!<BR/>Linore<BR/>http://www.LinoreRoseBurkard.com<BR/>Inspirational Romance for "the Jane Austen Soul"Linore Rose Burkard, Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927467483596900030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-17053759887904761882008-06-04T14:18:00.000-04:002008-06-04T14:18:00.000-04:00Wow, these are very helpful. I hope to see more po...Wow, these are very helpful. I hope to see more posts like this from you. I'm adding you to my own blog's favorite links.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-88509394727947107092008-06-04T00:55:00.000-04:002008-06-04T00:55:00.000-04:00Rita,Thanks for the tips. You should join the pro...Rita,<BR/>Thanks for the tips. You should join the promotional loop that Edie Ramer started. <BR/>SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-81104901835139694362008-06-04T00:52:00.000-04:002008-06-04T00:52:00.000-04:00Great tips! Thanks for taking the time to share t...Great tips! Thanks for taking the time to share them!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>TracyTracy Berta-daughter to the King, wife, mother, speaker, writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182790179432456441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-57290986011890728252008-06-03T18:09:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:09:00.000-04:00Very helpful content! Thank you for all these tips...Very helpful content! Thank you for all these tips. I'll be visiting again.J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-50782247642610137382008-06-03T16:40:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:40:00.000-04:00Three cheers! Very good stuff. I'll be referring t...Three cheers! Very good stuff. I'll be referring to this over and over I suspect.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!!<BR/><BR/>--ChironChironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350218547511690377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-92232919248030257692008-06-03T16:04:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:04:00.000-04:00I don't think you meant to have the html tags show...I don't think you meant to have the html tags showing? It is very distracting. If it is for cutting and pasting, I didn't see it.<BR/><BR/>Blessings Dear FriendStory and Logic Media Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317731231950753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-41383116282493347452008-06-03T14:58:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:58:00.000-04:00Great, great stuff! Thank you so much for the idea...Great, great stuff! Thank you so much for the ideas. I already have ideas brewing in my head for how I'm going to use a couple of them.Tonya Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912813075970062184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-36310859872176316392008-06-03T11:41:00.000-04:002008-06-03T11:41:00.000-04:00Loved the content here *and* the graphics! Very he...Loved the content here *and* the graphics! Very helpful. I'll be back.<BR/><BR/>blessings,<BR/>Vicki<BR/><BR/>http://victoriagaines.comVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601718675860240867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-71577560565391130882008-06-03T10:29:00.000-04:002008-06-03T10:29:00.000-04:00The 'readership fan list' is a good idea.And I LOV...The 'readership fan list' is a good idea.<BR/><BR/>And I LOVE the pictures you're posting. Where are you getting those?<BR/><BR/>One thing missing here, though. The old fashioned way of developing a fiction fan base is through magazines and genre periodicals. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if there is a historical fiction periodical or not, but I bet literary magazines would be open to it. Lit mags don't exactly develop a platform, but they do help you meet other people in the industry.Marcus Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255781957722144278noreply@blogger.com