tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post4122718249645706213..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Scared Stiff of PromotingWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-81696018641549437842011-05-22T09:24:18.828-04:002011-05-22T09:24:18.828-04:00I agree! I really, really dread reading my stuff o...I agree! I really, really dread reading my stuff out loud. I'll probably use a monotone and it'll sound SO boring.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-47457212437170968122011-05-21T23:55:32.004-04:002011-05-21T23:55:32.004-04:00Great post, Pat. I can do a lot fo things, but I ...Great post, Pat. I can do a lot fo things, but I doubt I could sit and do a reading! LOL. That takes guts!<br /><br />AngelaAngela Verdeniushttp://www.angelaverdenius.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-29811166774053969662011-05-21T10:45:47.784-04:002011-05-21T10:45:47.784-04:00PAT--my mother's words do ring in my ears--&qu...PAT--my mother's words do ring in my ears--"don't act tacky, and don't make a spectacle of yourself." As if I could.<br />I'm not shy, because I have done a teensy bit of public speaking, plus teaching teenagers to appreciate flora and fauna. However, I do have that self-efacing attitude or feeling, and I know I do it, but cannot stop.<br />If someone compliments me to my face on my book, I say something stupid, such as, Ahh, it's not on the NY best-seller list, you know..just a simple story... ugh.<br /><br />So thanks for the pep talk. I know just about everything I SHOULD do to promote, and do quite a bit, but often I think..."I'm making a pest out of myself."<br />Thanks--CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-13388087750832407052011-05-21T10:35:48.324-04:002011-05-21T10:35:48.324-04:00Thanks for some great advice. When I talk to poten...Thanks for some great advice. When I talk to potential buyers, one thing that works for me is to talk to each person as I would to an old friend. It seems to put them at ease, and it definitely puts me at ease.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683888030155879214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-80840404256888400152011-05-20T23:14:25.377-04:002011-05-20T23:14:25.377-04:00I'm not scared so much as, like you said, I do...I'm not scared so much as, like you said, I don't feel comfortable pushing my books in front of people, expecting them to buy. Few are willing to part with what a POD costs for an unknown author...and I don't know that many people who have e-readers, despite all I keep reading about how popular and ubiquitous they are becoming! So on we trudge...Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-27222597135553443102011-05-20T19:21:30.180-04:002011-05-20T19:21:30.180-04:00I'm glad my first signing will be just that. I...I'm glad my first signing will be just that. I have yet to give my first, um, presentation, I guess. I'm NOT a good public speaker, but I'll sure work on it. Of course, as most of us, I only wanna write!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-75919124602856377422011-05-20T15:22:31.065-04:002011-05-20T15:22:31.065-04:00Enjoyed the post, Pat!Enjoyed the post, Pat!PatRemickhttp://www.patremick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-29546474541191768312011-05-20T12:43:13.317-04:002011-05-20T12:43:13.317-04:00All good advice Pat and I also think that if you b...All good advice Pat and I also think that if you believe in your writings, truly believe, than whats to be afraid of?<br /><br />Jo PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-67361798270825925702011-05-20T12:26:52.136-04:002011-05-20T12:26:52.136-04:00Pat,
Thanks for the valuable post. I was dreading...Pat,<br />Thanks for the valuable post. I was dreading all I had to do to promote my debut mystery, but I'm finding doing PR is merely another way of communicating with people.Marilyn Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424778692932139865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-91360813070873030052011-05-20T12:04:31.196-04:002011-05-20T12:04:31.196-04:00Steve,
I so agree, but I think if you've done ...Steve,<br />I so agree, but I think if you've done sales and liked it you can handle it.<br />Darn tootin: DOAS and GGR be Damned!!<br />And I like people too much to not want to get out there and blab my head off.<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-63655221445044064502011-05-20T08:33:25.323-04:002011-05-20T08:33:25.323-04:00Good advice.Good advice.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-71670877214289290302011-05-20T08:07:23.091-04:002011-05-20T08:07:23.091-04:00Speaking of selling--if you haven't read Steve...Speaking of selling--if you haven't read Steve's book yet, I highly recommend it!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-42971770063573305072011-05-20T07:28:00.253-04:002011-05-20T07:28:00.253-04:00Fun post, thanks! Valuable to a newb like me who&#...Fun post, thanks! Valuable to a newb like me who's out talking about his book for the first time.<br /><br />I've never understood the writerly distaste for trying to sell books and maybe, just maybe, make a little dough. Sales is an honorable profession, for one thing, <i>Death of a Salesman</i> and <i>Glengarry Glen Ross</i> be damned. And selling something you're proud of, something you put years of work into - hell, that's something to brag about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com