So IF you are a female author, why not take this little quiz. It's fun. I get nothing from it . . . except a reveal at the bottom of this post. You get to find out which author I am! I was surprised. The questions were interesting. Thanks, Mike.
Now it's truly time to get to work.
I made absolutely fabulous progress last night on my Marketing Plan. My goal is simple: When I publish, I want to know exactly what to do to promote my book that works for me. People can be so snarky about what is needed -- You MUST use an editor. You MUST use a professional cover designer. And that's before deciding how many promo copies are needed, when the book should be launched, what's the best venue for the launch, and many, many other questions. Well, that shoe doesn't fit this princess!
So much information is available online and elsewhere that, at times, designing a realistic marketing plan seems daunting.
What was my breakthrough? The trick for me is to simply DRAFT a list using all the sources I've gathered. Don't worry about which ones I'll actually do. Just put ideas in a list. It's DRAFT first, then REVISE. I could knock myself on the head. Of course, I know how to do that!!!!
PS. I'm Harper Lee.
I tried that quiz-- fun. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the quiz -- I am Virginia Woolf.
ReplyDeleteAgatha Christie. I don't like pink lace, but I really do like kittens.
ReplyDeleteI got Agatha Christie too, yet I love kittens.
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking of kittens, we just got three new ones two days ago from our outside cat. *sigh* love looking at them, but.... Not interested in feeding more cats.
I got Emily Dickinson! Weird! Interesting quiz; thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteAgatha Christie, one of my favorite authors. perhaps I'll be like Miss Marple when I grow up. hee hee hee This was great fun, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat was fun, Beth. I'm glad you're Harper Lee, too - now I don't have to worry about being a "one book wonder!"
ReplyDeleteFun quiz, Beth. I remember doing it before (I think Mike posts it regularly), but I don't remember what I got before. This time around--and I'm sure my answers varied from last time--I got Margaret Mitchell. Hmmmm... Congrats on the advances for your marketing plan!
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ReplyDeleteI'm Juliet Capulet. What a fun quiz.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for playing! I'd never seen this particular quiz before and was surprised by the diversity of possibilities -- and also glad that you, Karen, are also Harper Lee! So it's OK to laugh between our various commitments to ourselves and our writing. Write on, ladies of the pen!
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