T-Shirt Promotion?

Hi Folks!

We all know that promotion is a HUGE part of an author’s career. Well, how’s this for a promotion tactic?

I had a T-shirt made and on the front it says:
Do You Like to Read? followed by:
Ask Me About My Books!

On the back is my name, tagline, the cover of all of my titles, website and blog address.

I also made mini-flyers to carry with me. The front had: Romantic Novels by Pamela S Thibodeaux Available Now in a bookstore near you or Online @ Amazon.com!
Beneath this I put the cover of each novel, its ISBN# and my tagline.

On the back it said: Romantic Short Stories by Pamela S Thibodeaux
Available Now @ TheWildRosePress.com with a picture of each cover and the title beneath it.

I realized after I’d trimmed them out that I forgot to put my website on the flyer so I printed that on a bunch of return address labels and stuck one on each (yeah, I’ve corrected that LOL!)

Did these promotions tactics work? I never had anyone actually tap me on the shoulder and ask about my books so I don’t know. But it was fun to wear.

Guess time will tell.

I passed out the flyers all along the way to and from LA to FL as well as while in FL and now the rest are on my desk at work and I had them out at every opportunity.

The point is whether or not you know right away if your efforts work, promotion is important and we must all find a way to continually get the word out about our books. More importantly, promotion should be fun and provide the opening to talk about your work.

I know these may not be unique ideas, but thought I’d share them with you anyway.

Readers, I'd love to know what promotion method has hooked you!
Writers, I'd love to know what promotion method has worked best for you.
Come share your stories with us!

Upcoming Events: This week I’ll be at Love Romance Café on Thursday, the 24th @ 7pm CST. I’ll also be joining fellow TWRP authors on FAR Chatter’s loop that same day.

Beginning April 27th I’ll be the guest moderator for TWRP Reader Loop for the week.
Hope to see you there!

Where Readers and Writers Connect: Many of you may already know this, but Romantic Times is THE magazine for book reviews. Well RT has a whole slew of message boards/forums where readers and writers can interact with numerous discussion topics. Check it out!

Until later….take care, God BLESS and remember….If you don’t “talk up” your books, no one else will either!

Pamela S Thibodeaux
“Inspirational with an Edge!”

Does 2nd Place Make One Any LESS A Champion?

Hi Friends!

If you read my last post you’d know that on the 9th I headed out for a 13-14 hr drive (one way) to Daytona, Florida for the NDA 2008 National Dance/Cheer Championships. My son is a dance/drill team coach for Stephen F Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX as well as a choreographer and his team competed as they do every year. We scored 3rd place in prelims and moved into 2nd place in finals. As a choreographer he is allowed to design routines for colleges outside of his division – which he does regularly and one such team won the Innovative Choreography Award!

So I ask you, does being 2nd place make them any less champions?

Not in my book! :-)

So now it’s back to real life and daily obligations both at work and in my writing career.

Thursday, I’ll be spotlighting author Tracey H Kitts and her book Red, so drop back by and see what this talented author has to offer!

Where Authors and Readers Connect: As you know, when I find new places for authors to promote and readers to find new writers, I try and share that information with you. Well today I’d like to tell you about Cheryl’s Book Nook. Cheryl is a reviewer for Fallen Angel Reviews but this is her personal site. She recently posted reviews for some of my titles. The others are soon to follow. She has also invited me to do a ‘guest blog’ and interview, so check her site often!

Well folks, that’s about all for now.

Until later….take care and God BLESS!

Pamela S Thibodeaux
“Inspirational with an Edge!”