tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post116567396267104849..comments2024-03-18T06:16:18.802-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: PimpingJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1166197725815797002006-12-15T09:48:00.000-06:002006-12-15T09:48:00.000-06:00Terrific post! We're featuring you in the 12/15 A...Terrific post! We're featuring you in the 12/15 AuthorMBA "Best of the Biz" report (authormba.blogspot.com). Thanks for the great blog.<BR/><BR/>KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165989711642203672006-12-13T00:01:00.000-06:002006-12-13T00:01:00.000-06:00Hi I added your site on my blogroll. Hopefully you...Hi I added your site on my blogroll. Hopefully you could do the same. Thanx.Tawcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163696730038583040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165887891041192272006-12-11T19:44:00.000-06:002006-12-11T19:44:00.000-06:00This is kind of amusing. I first read Barry Eisle...This is kind of amusing. I first read Barry Eisler and then asked a B&N employee for suggestions and they said Lee Child. I'm moving backwards!Samantha Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082727385970686651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165857158432975762006-12-11T11:12:00.000-06:002006-12-11T11:12:00.000-06:00Okay, we all do the face-out fandango, but how man...Okay, we all do the face-out fandango, but how many of you are going to confess to taking someone's books and moving them to say, the JUST PUBLISHED table at the front of the store or the No. 2 bestselling slot at the drugstore? (Which aren't really about sales but are co-op bought slots like everything else).<BR/><BR/>On tour once, we had this terrific escort in LA (Ken whose last name escapes me but all authors know this dude!) And this guy was a master book mover. But he always played fair and never covered up or moved authors whose publishers had paid for the placement. But Ken was a wiz at finding creative ways to "rearrange" the shelves.<BR/><BR/>And Joe, thanks for the pimping, man! I've touted your stuff as well whenever I got the chance. (BTW, Okemos/Lansing Ladies Book Club was asking about you last time I visited them!)<BR/><BR/>And Joe Moore is dead-on when he sez authors should support other authors' signings. Sometimes, your fellow writers are the only folks who show up and that can make things a lot less depressing! But it just rots my socks when I see writers show up and slink out without buying a book. Karma, man...PJ Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980813858620119772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165852442962135442006-12-11T09:54:00.000-06:002006-12-11T09:54:00.000-06:00Is there beer in heaven?Of course not, silly.That'...Is there beer in heaven?<BR/><BR/>Of course not, silly.<BR/>That's why we drink it here.<BR/>And when we're gone from here,<BR/>Our friends will be drinking all the beer.Ann Voss Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141783064748972033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165850066659034122006-12-11T09:14:00.000-06:002006-12-11T09:14:00.000-06:00An excellent post, Joe. I edit some of the names y...An excellent post, Joe. I edit some of the names you mention, and none of them got to where they are without word of mouth. I recommend books not my own all the time, because, strictly as a fan, if I've discovered a writer I like, I want that writer to do well and be happy and keep writing on and on (currently at the top of my recommendation list: Julia Spencer-Fleming). Success lifts all boats!<BR/><BR/>NeilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165844419950459412006-12-11T07:40:00.000-06:002006-12-11T07:40:00.000-06:00Great post, Joe. I agree 100%.Tell me something, t...Great post, Joe. I agree 100%.<BR/><BR/>Tell me something, though...<BR/><BR/>Is there beer in heaven?Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165801942426526382006-12-10T19:52:00.000-06:002006-12-10T19:52:00.000-06:00If you don't believe we pimp each other's books, c...If you don't believe we pimp each other's books, check the photo:<BR/><BR/>http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/batguy21784/WayneJoe1.jpg<BR/><BR/>I know, I know...you're thinking, mannnnn alive, what a couple of studly men. {ahem}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165800934481361592006-12-10T19:35:00.000-06:002006-12-10T19:35:00.000-06:00I was one of those author's who tag teamed with Jo...I was one of those author's who tag teamed with Joe on his Gi-Normous Tour--something like 18 bookstores in Maryland, we did. And true to his claims, Joe faithfully pimped my Door Within books to any and all. This was a great learning experience as I was sort of a "Driveby signing" neophyte. <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm a wily veteran, so I pimp Joe wherever I can. It's amazing how many times as I'm talking to customers, I'll ask, "Do you like to read Fantasy?" <BR/><BR/>The kids and teens say, "YES!" The Adults usually say, "I'm more into_________." If it's mystery, I'll immediately say, "Oh, you have got to check out JA Konrath's new mystery series!"<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with the "Thou shalt help thy fellow author" philosophy. I don't get authors who have this competitive, I've got to sell more than you, thing. I think there's always room for more good books. And as a reader, I'm always hungry.<BR/><BR/>Can I get an amen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165788799985407582006-12-10T16:13:00.000-06:002006-12-10T16:13:00.000-06:00For a bookseller's view on people who move around ...For a bookseller's view on people who move around books, read the Bookseller to the Stars entry ... <A HREF="http://markfarley.blogspot.com/2006/12/oiii-fogle-no.html" REL="nofollow">here...<BR/></A><BR/>I do often recommend author friends' books to other friends. And I am headed for the poorhouse due to all the author friends' books I purchase for myself! :DMartha O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915815056340085345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165767926613808042006-12-10T10:25:00.000-06:002006-12-10T10:25:00.000-06:00I thought I read somewhere that booksellers resent...<I>I thought I read somewhere that booksellers resented this, as it messed up their system...</I><BR/><BR/>Speaking as a bookseller who often faces her own favorites when passing through the aisles, I can second Joe's response. Most times, they won't even notice, and even if they do, the annoyance would be for the messy customers, not the authors.<BR/><BR/>Great Post! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165764772676890362006-12-10T09:32:00.000-06:002006-12-10T09:32:00.000-06:00I agree with Tess. I have a much easier time selli...I agree with Tess. I have a much easier time selling my friend's books than my own.Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165711205218939092006-12-09T18:40:00.000-06:002006-12-09T18:40:00.000-06:00Oh and for God Sakes!---if you're into sci fi or j...Oh and for God Sakes!---if you're into sci fi or just damned imaginative writing, check out Tobias Buckell's first novel, "Crystal Rain." It blew me away. I've never read anything like it.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165710854253158322006-12-09T18:34:00.000-06:002006-12-09T18:34:00.000-06:00"If someone is holding a Lee Child, I tell them ab..."If someone is holding a Lee Child, I tell them about Barry Eisler, JD Rhodes, Harry Shannon, and Mark Terry."<BR/><BR/>I love you, man. Really. If you were here right now, I'd give you a big kiss--with tongue. Okay, maybe not.<BR/><BR/>When I give talks I'll also do a spiel about other authors I like. Sometimes I'll do a little Q&A at the beginning, asking what authors people there like and recommend others similar.<BR/><BR/>Although there's some competition out there, in general I've found authors to be the least cut-throat competitors, perhaps because although there's a limited number on "that list" there's actually a ton of room for all of us.<BR/><BR/>So let me recommend you pick up my friend J.A. Konrath's books, and if you haven't read anything by John Ramsey Miller, damn, get started. And I just read an ARC of Robert Gregory Browne's "Kiss Her Goodbye" coming out February 6th, which is pretty great. And I can recommend Dick Francis's latest, "Under Orders," and the novels of PJ Parrish, well, the list goes on...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Mark Terry<BR/>www.markterrybooks.comMark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165702951664873852006-12-09T16:22:00.000-06:002006-12-09T16:22:00.000-06:00Aw, Joe, thanks. You know I pimp you every chance ...Aw, Joe, thanks. You know I pimp you every chance I get!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165700789221638822006-12-09T15:46:00.000-06:002006-12-09T15:46:00.000-06:00I'm not published (yet), but I've gotten into a ha...I'm not published (yet), but I've gotten into a habit of facing out certain authors' novels when walking through bookstores. So far, none of the booksellers have noticed or said anything to me about.<BR/><BR/>And yes, whenever I run across a Konrath novel, I face it out. :-)Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165696445183623032006-12-09T14:34:00.000-06:002006-12-09T14:34:00.000-06:00Unless the bookseller catches you moving stacks of...Unless the bookseller catches you moving stacks of books, it's unlikely they'll even notice.<BR/><BR/>If they do notice, it's very unlikely they'd take any sort of revenge out on an author because someone else moved their books.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165693381166864682006-12-09T13:43:00.000-06:002006-12-09T13:43:00.000-06:00Regarding "facing out" books (your own or others')...Regarding "facing out" books (your own or others'): I thought I read somewhere that booksellers resented this, as it messed up their system, and that the resentment would pass to the authors whose books had been faced out. Is this true?Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986567025249948237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165682616006789332006-12-09T10:43:00.000-06:002006-12-09T10:43:00.000-06:00I've hand sold a couple of yours, Joe, and managed...I've hand sold a couple of yours, Joe, and managed to get my work book club to do Kevin Guilfoile's "Cast of Shadows."<BR/><BR/>I'll happily pimp all my writer friends, but if somebody is holding the last Lee Child book in the store, it's war. And I'll win that war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165681556466919842006-12-09T10:25:00.000-06:002006-12-09T10:25:00.000-06:00Joe, I pitched your books while I was speaking wit...Joe, I pitched your books while I was speaking with a book group at a Barnes & Noble event a couple of months back. What goes around comes around.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234972022475955356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165680397306026052006-12-09T10:06:00.000-06:002006-12-09T10:06:00.000-06:00Oh gosh, I owe my entire career as a freelance mus...Oh gosh, I owe my entire career as a freelance musican to friends. What's lovely, is that you can't always do every gig, and you don't have room to teach every child. I love when that happens, because then I get to pass the names of my friends along.<BR/><BR/>I've tried "regular" advertising, and it has probably netted me one gig over ten years. Word of mouth has given all of us careers.<BR/><BR/>There's plenty of room, you're right. And it's such a great feeling to be able to 'give back' and help others find a way to make money at what they love, too.<BR/><BR/>There's just no advertising that approaches the success of word of mouth. Not even close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165679613441810212006-12-09T09:53:00.000-06:002006-12-09T09:53:00.000-06:00Keeping on topic, I have started doing an intervie...Keeping on topic, I have started doing an interview series out of my kitchen with other authors. So far, I have done two of these in the past couple of weeks, and I know they have already helped sell at least one copy of the interviewees books.<BR/><BR/>Another thing I have begun doing is setting up group bookstore events. I set up one for January 20 for five other authors with Lulu and I. The cool thing is, one of the authors wives is a PR person. She drew up flyers, sent out press releases, and has helped me begin calling radio stations to set up interviews.<BR/><BR/>You will find that helping others a lot of times comes back to help you. If there is one area of thinking that has changed dramatically for me in the past year or two, it is the realization that helping other writers and aspiring writers is the way to go.<BR/><BR/>That said, <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDI4MWsKe6U" REL="nofollow">Check out my interview with Lulu suspense novelist Jon Batson</A> and go <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Rands-Conspiracy-Jon-Batson/dp/1411693906/sr=8-1/qid=1165679539/ref=sr_1_1/102-8319773-5808901?ie=UTF8&s=books" REL="nofollow">buy his book</A>.<BR/><BR/>StaceyStacey Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128613653591282474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1165677221109232362006-12-09T09:13:00.000-06:002006-12-09T09:13:00.000-06:00Good advice, Joe. Showing up at fellow author's s...Good advice, Joe. Showing up at fellow author's signings and buying their books is a nice gesture as well.<BR/><BR/>JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com