Last day to nominate ‘Avalon’s Choice’

Today is the final day to nominate my novel, “Avalon’s Choice,” in the Kindle Scout contest on Avalon. It’s currently “HOT” and that’s so freaking cool!

What have I learned?

Use social media to your advantage: it’s worth the time invested (as long as you don’t get sucked into the rabbit holes). I used Hootsuite to post to Twitter and Facebook but I wish I had personalized the messages a bit.

Marketing is worth this writer’s time. It’s not super difficult, but it helps to put something out every day or a few times a day. I wish I had thought to print out glossy color post cards with a shorter URL and the book cover – front/back design type thing. But I know for next time!

Blog. I’m a writer and I should’ve done more writing about both my book and my craft. Also, I can post directly to Facebook and Twitter from my WordPress blog (bonus).

I should have networked with other authors, too, both on their sites and social media accounts.

Thanks for reading – and please nominate me.

 

Looking for a new read?

So I entered my first novel into the Kindle Scout contest over on Amazon. And I’ve been slack in promoting it here on WordPress. The lovely and talented Kourtney D. Pope, a contributor for Dare magazine, encouraged me to post this little blurb …

“Avalon’s Choice” is eligible for your nomination for another three days, so please, click on the link and pull a read. If I win, you get a copy delivered to your Kindle – free of charge.

If “Avalon’s Choice” is selected, I could receive a 5-year renewable terms/contract, earn a $1,500 advance, and a 50 percent eBook royalty rate, among other things. What does that really mean? I dunno, but it sounds cool, right?

So, I would appreciate your nomination for “Avalon’s Choice.” Thanks for reading.