tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8095400400121434313..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Beth Groundwater offers a bushel basket of book promo tipsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20255478284716289022009-06-05T22:04:13.603-04:002009-06-05T22:04:13.603-04:00Here's a short blurb on To Hell in a Handbaske...Here's a short blurb on To Hell in a Handbasket: <br /><br />The second book in the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series is set in Breckenridge, CO, where Claire and her family go on a ski vacation a few weeks after the events in A Real Basket Case. The vacation quickly goes to hell in a handbasket when the sister of her daughter's boyfriend is killed on the slope.<br /><br />"Groundwater's second leaves the bunny slope behind, offering some genuine black-diamond thrills."<br /> -- Kirkus Review, April 1, 2009<br /><br />"Tightly plotted and very current, the story manages to keep you on the edge of your seat."<br /> -- Gumshoe Review, May 1, 2009<br /><br />For more reviews and excerpts, check out my website. The reviewers have been great about not revealing any of the plot twists, so I'm not going to either. ;)Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68377158901764746082009-06-04T22:16:13.610-04:002009-06-04T22:16:13.610-04:00Oh, thanks, Beth! I can see people are going to as...Oh, thanks, Beth! I can see people are going to ask you questions as long as you can answer--you're an absolute inspiration!<br /><br />Before you go--will you just tell us about about your new book?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30191687709485746892009-06-04T21:12:19.620-04:002009-06-04T21:12:19.620-04:00Nancy asked: "How do you come up with differe...Nancy asked: "How do you come up with different subjects for each place you visit on your blog tour?"<br /><br />I looked at other authors's blog tour schedules who had gone before me, like Liz Zelvin, Susan Wittig Albert, and Jean Henry Mead and saw what they had written blog articles about. Character interviews or discussions of some aspect of the book, like theme (eg. my mother-daughter subplot), setting, or the sleuth's occupation are popular topics. So are aspects of the writer's life. When I asked people to host me, I gave them a list of suggested topics to pick from or if they didn't want one of those, I asked them to suggest one of their own.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66136019353889111882009-06-04T18:32:03.805-04:002009-06-04T18:32:03.805-04:00I am impressed by your energy. What baffles me is ...I am impressed by your energy. What baffles me is how to find topics for so many posts! I have enough trouble keeping up with my own blog. How do you come up with different subjects for each place you visit on our blog tour?Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13859183496132834462009-06-04T12:04:10.117-04:002009-06-04T12:04:10.117-04:00Thanks Beth. A fascinating insight to the world of...Thanks Beth. A fascinating insight to the world of a real author. Sounds like you're going to be busy for quite a while yet.<br /><br />Many thanks for all your answers to questions, here and throughout the month, too. I've really enjoyed following you round.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26723769009283693282009-06-04T11:16:59.124-04:002009-06-04T11:16:59.124-04:00Thanks to everyone for your questions and comments...Thanks to everyone for your questions and comments--they helped make my visit to Jungle Red Writers even better, and a wonderful end to my blog book tour. I hope to see some of you at my in-person events (see http://bethgroundwater.com/Appearances.html). For those of you who plan to attend Bouchercon, please don't be shy & come up and say hi to me!Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76051310002318444732009-06-04T09:38:11.026-04:002009-06-04T09:38:11.026-04:00Good advice, Beth. Enjoyed all my stops on your to...Good advice, Beth. Enjoyed all my stops on your tour and even learned a few things. Cheers.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39851831541085817672009-06-04T08:36:38.206-04:002009-06-04T08:36:38.206-04:00Thanks for a really useful post, Beth. Having a fu...Thanks for a really useful post, Beth. Having a full-time job, my struggle is to just get the writing done. I'll worry about all the promotion when I get there, but I'll have this post printed out and ready for that time!<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69718836464524810662009-06-04T07:23:24.619-04:002009-06-04T07:23:24.619-04:00Beth, this is an impressive array of ideas and ana...Beth, this is an impressive array of ideas and analysis. I enjoyed meeting you at my first Mayhem this year, your groundwork certainly paid off for you were no wallflower. I'll be at Bouchercon as well this fall.Julie Kramerhttp://www.juliekramerbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82755147893137186012009-06-04T07:20:19.322-04:002009-06-04T07:20:19.322-04:00Beth,
This is one of the best blog posts -- and fo...Beth,<br />This is one of the best blog posts -- and follow-up conversations -- I've read on promotion. (And, believe me, as a soon-to-be debut author, I've read TONS of them). THANK YOU for sharing your hard-earned wisdom. You're the best!<br /><br />Brad<br />www.bradparksbooks.comBrad Parkshttp://bradparksbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1359721095096111032009-06-04T01:23:47.685-04:002009-06-04T01:23:47.685-04:00Beth, thanks for the great promotional tips. I'...Beth, thanks for the great promotional tips. I'll be coming back to re-read this post a few times!<br /><br />And thanks to Jungle Red for providing the venue.<br /><br />Bob Sanchez <br /><a href="http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com</a>Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81149389135936607212009-06-04T01:04:48.571-04:002009-06-04T01:04:48.571-04:00Great advice, Beth! I'm glad I can learn from ...Great advice, Beth! I'm glad I can learn from your experiences. I'm going to check out that Yahoo group. Good luck with your continued promotion.Kirk Farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558659586133757617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34429794574827996552009-06-03T22:12:01.470-04:002009-06-03T22:12:01.470-04:00I'm enjoying this so much! (Julie, you are too...I'm enjoying this so much! (Julie, you are too funny....)<br /><br />But you know, I think the conundrum of "pacing yourself" is: Fine. I'll pace myself. But what do I NOT do? <br /><br />And Beth, I can't tell you how relieved and delighted I am that you don't have another full-time job. Do you hire yourself out as a consultant? If so, sign me up...<br /><br />Maggie, how on earth did you manage three books in one year? Someday we'll all have to chat about the search for the time to actually--wait for it--write our books.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27489133483389267072009-06-03T21:58:27.455-04:002009-06-03T21:58:27.455-04:00Beth, You are a whirlwind. I'm the basket case...Beth, You are a whirlwind. I'm the basket case. I can't hold a candle to your marketing prowess, but I greatly admire your energy and enthusiasm. I had 3 books come out in 2007 and that was 2 books too many. Pacing yourself is the only way to go. Best of luck with To Hell in a Handbasket.Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55265250300936513902009-06-03T21:29:01.626-04:002009-06-03T21:29:01.626-04:00Congratulations, Beth, and thanks for directing me...Congratulations, Beth, and thanks for directing me to Jungle Red Writers. I'll definitely add them to my blogroll - I've met most of these writers at various conferences, and I'm a fan as well as a writer.<br /><br />I wrote a lengthy comment earlier, but Blogger didn't want to post it - perhaps it was telling me that as a newbie here, I shouldn't be so wordy.<br /><br />Julie Lomoe<br />Mood Swing: The Bipolar Murders (2006)<br />Eldercide (2008)<br />Julie Lomoe's Musings MysteriosoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20129526968337209822009-06-03T20:43:06.514-04:002009-06-03T20:43:06.514-04:00Congrats Beth,
You survived a gruelling tour and...Congrats Beth, <br /><br />You survived a gruelling tour and entertained the rest of us in the process.<br /><br />Charlotte Phillips<br />HacksawCharlotte Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336641340221491792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15339472294224273022009-06-03T20:30:32.772-04:002009-06-03T20:30:32.772-04:00Lisa asked about conferences. This year's Bouc...Lisa asked about conferences. This year's Bouchercon will be the first one that I attend. I decided that as a new author in 2007, I wanted to start with smaller conferences where I could get to know people better, be assured of a panel assignment, and make a little splash without being washed out of the pool by the "big names" doing cannonballs into the deep end. So, I attended Mayhem in the Midlands, the Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave and Murder in the Grove, for example. I worked my way up to Left Coast Crime and Malice Domestic, and this year have finally decided to brave Bouchercon. My hope is that enough readers, librarians, and fellow mystery authors know me now that I won't be left as a wallflower weeping in the corner.<br /><br />All kidding aside now, I think the best way a new author can make a conference work for you is to work the conference. Volunteer! Submit an item to the silent auction. Sign up for at least one of the side social events. Hang out in the hallways or the book room between sessions and strike up conversations. It's especially important to get to know the booksellers, so spend some time with them when they aren't busy selling.<br /><br />Also, get to know your fellow panelists before the conference by e-mailing them to introduce yourself, reading at least one of their books, and discussing the panel topic with them. That way, you'll at least have a few ready-made acquaintances. Also, I always try to get a roommate if I'm staying at the conference hotel, both to save costs and to have a default friend to pal around with.<br /><br />I always come home from conferences totally exhausted because I'm "on" all the time. But that's why you're there, to meet people and network and make new friends.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11478034489663946602009-06-03T20:18:57.911-04:002009-06-03T20:18:57.911-04:00Good advice for any published author who needs to ...Good advice for any published author who needs to do a lot of self promotion. - Karin H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43391330033663336762009-06-03T18:53:52.626-04:002009-06-03T18:53:52.626-04:00For those who ask how I can do so much promotion, ...For those who ask how I can do so much promotion, I should remind folks that writing is my full-time occupation. I don't have a day-job or children underfoot to raise like so many other authors do, so I have more hours in the day to devote to this stuff. And the more time you've got, the more you can do. The reverse, of course, holds true, too.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79498525647677013332009-06-03T18:53:47.632-04:002009-06-03T18:53:47.632-04:00Beth, thanks for sharing all the advice and lesson...Beth, thanks for sharing all the advice and lessons learned. I'm curious about conferences like Bouchercon. Have you attended previously and how can a new author get the most benefit from a conference?Lisa Borknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64359251946447433222009-06-03T18:01:16.676-04:002009-06-03T18:01:16.676-04:00You have so much going on at one time and you stil...You have so much going on at one time and you still sound sane - how do you do it? I've enjoyed following your blog tour and wish you much success with your personal visits in June.<br /><br />Jane Kennedy Sutton<br />http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77729587820373904842009-06-03T17:35:13.560-04:002009-06-03T17:35:13.560-04:00To answer the question of whether a non-fiction bo...To answer the question of whether a non-fiction book can go on a blog book tour, in some respects and depending upon topic, a NF tour can be as, if not more, creative than a fiction tour. For example, Karen Brees book on food preserving can be hosted on locavore groups, on organic gardening blogs, and on the gazillions of excellent cooking blogs. Some of those blogs get thousands of hits per day, and that's your objective on a tour - to be hosted on blogs that have a high readership, and thus exposure for your book - as well as on blogs which are relevant to your book topic.<br /><br />DaniDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44808232228463428612009-06-03T17:19:28.057-04:002009-06-03T17:19:28.057-04:00Beth: Good advice gained by experience - pace your...Beth: Good advice gained by experience - pace yourself may some on blood pressure meds alone :-)<br />Right now I'm in a 'up to my ankles but in headfirst' but since it's mostly with work coming out I make excuses for myself. I've got to do better updating my site and my blog as well.<br />You're really doing great. Congratulations and keep up the good work - pace yourself is definitely good advice.<br />Best wishes,<br />JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3321326589701068572009-06-03T17:14:47.829-04:002009-06-03T17:14:47.829-04:00I'm a bit late to the party as Beth winds down...I'm a bit late to the party as Beth winds down her blog tour. I'm fascinated by this and wonder if it would work as well with non-fiction, which is my genre. <br />Beth, I love your advice to "pace" yourself. And I was particularly taken with the great advice you received from Diane Mott Davidson. I tend to toss postcards since they usually have no value whatsoever. Most people don't turn them into a "keeper." I've found bookmarks handy and useful, leaving them in bookstores, even in airports. No, I don't know if they've improved book sales. I like the idea of the limited edition items for book buyers.Thanks so much for sharing so much good advice. First book or fiftieth, it's always good to get more input on promotion!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801627181926444988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4830054941868094522009-06-03T16:39:38.943-04:002009-06-03T16:39:38.943-04:00Hey Chester--Good tease (as we call it in TV)!
T...Hey Chester--Good tease (as we call it in TV)! <br /><br />That's because Chester will be back here soon with his own tales from the book tour cyber road--talking about The Surest Poison, the first book in the new Sid Chance Mysteries.<br /><br />And yeah, I agree. Even though it seems like having multiple authors at a signing is a good thing, I'm just not sure it is. Sometimes, people are embarrassed not to buy all the books, so they just don't buy any of them.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com