When I write it down it doesn't seem like a lot--but I can assure that the actuality of it does.
I am in the middle of promoting the latest in my Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery series, Violent Departures. (This is #11, by the way.)
My first effort was heading over to the coast and putting on a presentation for the Central Coast Sisters in Crime chapter. I talked about Creating and Sustaining a Mystery Series to a full room of what seemed like interested people. (My publisher even came to see and hear me.) They certainly asked a lot of questions, always a good sign. One of the members hosted a lunch at his house afterwards.
Second in-person event was held at the Fig Garden branch of the Fresno Library. This was a panel of mystery wrtiers.
On April 1, my blog tour began--this is fun and a lot of work. Each day means promoting the new blog, visiting the blog several times during the day and replying to everyone's comment. Because there's a contest with this one, I also must keep track of everyone who comments each day.
On the 16th of April I'm having my official launch for Violent Departures at our local library in Porterville at 6 p.m.--and we'll celebrate with cupcakes.
And on the 18th of April from 2 to 7, I'll have a booth at the Jackass Mail Run in beautiful downtown Springville. .
I've been signing up for other events as they come up.
And in the meantime, I'm writing my next Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery (no title as yet) whenever I can fit is in.
Here's the upcoming blogs that I'll be appearing on along with the subjects I wrote about:
Coming
Up With New Ideas for an Ongoing Series
Where Do My
Characters Come From?
What About the
Dialogue?
Interview
How
I Keep Up With my Characters and What’s Happened
After
So Many Books, How Do You Get Fresh Ideas?
When
to Think About Promotion
The Good and Bad
of Writing a Series
Ghosts
and Why I Write About Them
Reading
Reviews of my Books
Stacey
Milligan’s Dilemma
The
Inspiration for Violent Departures
Who
Do I Write For?
What
Makes the Rocky Bluff Mystery Series Unique?
April 21 http://blog.jamesmjackson.com
Final Interview
Hoping some of you will take the time to visit on one or more of these blogs.
Marilyn aka F. M. Meredith
4 comments:
That's quite a schedule, Marilyn. I wish I had your energy. : )
I really don't have all that much energy, I just get goind with what I have to do. When I get too tired, I quit.
All your work puts me to shame! You are amazing!
Oh, Morgan, I just do what I want to do. I'm hoping that my new book will do well, and for that to happen, I do need to put some effort into it.
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