SECRETS OF A PROMO HO-BUY YOURSELF A COWBOY

My countdown to the release of UNRIDDEN on May 26th continues with another replay of one of my blog posts from the Linden Bay Romance MySpace Blog that I wrote back when Rough Stock released. Enjoy! Cat PROMOTION—the dirty little secret of being a writer that no one tells you until it is too late is that writing the book is not enough, getting it published is only the beginning. You can write the next Harry Potter, but if no one knows it exists, who’s going to buy it? Just like little old me, even publishing powerhouses like Nora Roberts and Stephanie Meyers have to hit the marketing trail to promote their books, the only difference being, while they are appearing on network talk shows or are the keynote speakers at national conventions, I am sitting at a table in the back of the Borders in Middletown, New York. I don’t have a press person. I don’t have a huge NY publisher pushing me. So sometimes, I have to think out of the box when it comes to promo. I’ve become known for my unique approach in promoting my military romances. At conventions and book signings you’ll see me wearing […]

HOW DOES A NY ROMANCE WRITER DO RODEO RESEARCH?

As I gear up for release of my next cowboy book, UNRIDDEN, on May 26th, I can’t help remininscing. Below is a blog I posted on the Linden Bay MySpace back in December when Rough Stock was released. The Work in Progress I talk about is UNRIDDEN, back when it was in it’s infancy. Enjoy. Cat   Research…every writer has to do it occasionally, some more often than others depending on the genre being written. I know I have to do quite a bit for my military romances or risk committing factual faux pas which will cost me the respect of readers. There is research where you get a book or find a website to get your facts, and that is important and helpful, but it’s not enough. It’s not enough to immerse both the writer, and consequently the reader, in the world of the characters in the story. It is not just laziness that has me, more often than not, seeking information and factual details from my “muses” rather than another resource. Picture this… I am on the phone with one of my military consultants when I hear a bugle being played in the background. After spending all of his […]

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Check out the Love’s Immortal Pantheon Blog to read about our fabulous new 4-Star review from Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine here  Read my take on the popularity of the menage in today’s romance on Selena Illyria’s blog. Scroll down to the April 18th entry here And of course, don’t forget that most of my rants take place on my MySpace blog here