Episode #82 – How To Promote Your Book

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I’m a day early for this episode because there is so much great stuff in here to hear!

Tour Hosts share their fails, successes, and ideas, so listen up!

  • Uma Krishnaswami direct from India!
  • Chris Cheng talks about python massages
  • Loreen Leedy talks about promoting and making money at the same time here
  • Darcy Pattison talks about creating book trailers with help from this site
  • Editor Deborah Halverson reveals her big fail that happened with her own book
  • Julie Hedlund stumbled upon a great way to pre-promote for the time she gets published
  • Elizabeth O. Dulemba talks about how she’s gotten over 3 million hits on her site in the last 2 years
  • Dan Santat talks about his unique and indy-supporting win-win-win idea
  • Elizabeth Stevens’ gets published authors to tell about their big failures and fakes me out in the interview!
  • Christine Fonseca talks about her greatest…you’ll have to listen to hear!

Blog Tour ScheduleHow to Promote Your Book

Feb 1 – E is for Book
Feb 2 – Banana Peel Thursday
Feb 3 – Creative Spaces
Feb 6 – DearEditor.com
Feb 7 – Writing With a Broken Tusk
Feb 8 – Shutta Crum
Feb 9 – McBookWords
Feb 10 – Kerem Erkan
Feb 16 –Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Feb 17 – Fiction Notes
March 1 – 12×12 in 2012
March 2 – Christine Fonseca, Author
 
 

 
 

19 Comments

  • Julie Hedlund
    Posted February 7, 2012 2:16 pm 0Likes

    Katie,
    This episode is so full of awesome! I got so many ideas. What a great idea to interview many people to get different ideas on the same topic. It’s fascinating to hear what has worked and not-worked as far as promotion is concerned.
    I was honored to be a part of this and can’t wait for you to be on my blog! 🙂

    • katie
      Posted February 7, 2012 3:58 pm 0Likes

      I love that expression, “so full of awesome” and I’m going to steal it! Thanks so much…I loved this episode so much I released it early!

  • Elizabeth
    Posted February 7, 2012 2:24 pm 0Likes

    Thanks for having me on, Katie. Great podcast, as usual! 🙂 e

  • Laurie Jacobs
    Posted February 7, 2012 3:52 pm 0Likes

    Katie, this is the first of your podcasts I’ve listened to and I learned so much. I already looked into the archives site and found an old movie of a conga line I can use for a book trailer. Thanks so much for posting all this fabulous information. I’ve read your book (taking copious notes as I go) and have recommended it to all my writer buddies.

    • katie
      Posted February 7, 2012 3:59 pm 0Likes

      Thanks, Laurie! Thanks for the reciprocity!

  • patientdreamer
    Posted February 8, 2012 12:09 pm 0Likes

    Hi Katie, thankyou so much for this podcast. I have listened to a couple, but I have never got so much info as I did with this one. I sat here scribbling away notes and learned so much. Thankyou for such and enjoyable listen, even Mango was fun to hear…… (oh just so you know, I am from New Zealand).

    • katie
      Posted February 8, 2012 10:16 pm 0Likes

      SO cool! (My daughter was there last summer!)

  • Donna Gephart
    Posted February 8, 2012 12:47 pm 0Likes

    Katie,
    Could your timing be better with this chock-full episode? I just got off the phone with my publicist at Random House, talking about ways to promote Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen when it comes out. You, my dear, are a podcast mind reader!
    Keep up the great work,
    Donna

  • Kirsten Larson
    Posted February 8, 2012 1:46 pm 0Likes

    I finally got to listen to this podcast, which was chock-full of fabulous tips. I don’t care if it’s more than an hour. Your podcasts are worth every second.

    • Donna Gephart
      Posted February 8, 2012 8:54 pm 0Likes

      I second Kirsten. The longer the podcast the better, Katie.

      • katie
        Posted February 8, 2012 10:17 pm 0Likes

        Wow, Kirsten and Donna, thanks. I have to tell you, I do feel stress when I see the dial going over 60 minutes, so I really appreciate that!

  • Shannon Jones
    Posted February 8, 2012 3:46 pm 0Likes

    Great one!! Got some good bits and tips. Thank you as always for being a fabulous resource 🙂

  • Eric Van Raepenbusch
    Posted February 9, 2012 12:41 pm 0Likes

    Katie — I love when you have Loreen Leedy on the show. Together, you are like the Dynamic Duo of great ideas. Your ebook show a few episodes back was awesome and her “teacher” idea was brilliant in this show. Thanks so much.
    P.S. I liked the new music too!

  • Katie Davis
    Posted February 9, 2012 12:44 pm 0Likes

    Thanks, Eric! I like the new music too!

  • Loreen Leedy
    Posted February 9, 2012 12:56 pm 0Likes

    Fun and informative episode as usual, Katie! Thanks for having me and everyone else…I learn so much from hearing other people’s adventures in the world of kidlit!

  • Amarapara
    Posted February 15, 2012 5:44 am 0Likes

    Brilliant, love what you do. I love your philosophy and honesty.

  • Gia Volterra De Saulnier
    Posted January 23, 2014 1:46 pm 0Likes

    I'm so new to this business, so I appreciate all this advice! Thanks!

  • Gia Volterra de Saulnier
    Posted January 23, 2014 8:47 am 0Likes

    Wow, this is great advice! I’m so new to this business, but I’m willing to learn as much as I can! Thanks!

    • Katie
      Posted January 23, 2014 10:18 am 0Likes

      Thanks, Gia! I’m really gratified when I get comments like that. Please let me know if there are other things you want to know by leaving your questions here: speakpipe.com/katiedavis

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