The story is written, the cover is fantastic and Amazon is doing a brilliant job of presenting the finished article. However, no matter how much I like to think that the result of twenty years of hard graft is going to sell itself, it won't amount to anything without constant marketing and promotion.
Good writing is paramount and social networks give you access to people who matter most - the readers. Creating a Facebook Page is a perfect solution for advertising your product and a Twitter Profile can help attract new readers. Joining forums and actively participating in discussions encourages a whole new group of potential fans. Recent news items on self-publication have been good exposure, but writers have to be proactive nowadays.
Feedback is just as important and by far the biggest buzz I've had this week is my first, independent Sons of Africa review - I couldn't have wished for better.
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