the wheels are starting

I started this week working on my marketing. publicity campaign. My publisher, I love him, told me that hehad started doing a few things but I knew from all the things I.ve read on this writing businessm is that even the big boys require their authors to get involved in publizing thier books. It was just a matter of how nd where.

A friend from a former writing group I belonged to informed me that the group was thinking of doing a local radio station reading for their anthologe they just published. It a show reading books for the blind over the radio and I thought it was a great idea so I told him I was interested and to keep me informed of their progress. In the mean time, I contact a couple of national or syndicated stations and will be sending then copies of my book for them to consider.

I also went to the next line which was contacting a couple of online book club/reviewers and will be sending them out copies. I talked with twelve local bookstore that are caring my book and we're looking at possible spring signings there.

The next kickers for me was contacting: 1) two individuals who pair up with people to do virtual book tours. Both would like me on board and the other; we're haxe a tentative date of second week of April. the second kicker is I contacted this one site that helps promote writers with interviews and stuff on the air and vcast. I HAVE A SHOW DATE. it's March 17th at 7pm EST. on www.artistfirst.com. to hear the online broadcast, www.artistfirst.fastserv.com/artistfirst. So keep your fingers crossed for me, please.