Howdy from Sedona, Arizona. I’m on a week’s sabbatical as this blog appears. As a result, I may not get to the Internet to say howdy to you all today. I’ll be thinkin’ of you while I enjoy the red rocks of Sedona. Yeah, right. (Evil grin.) I promise, though, to take some photos of Sedona and post them when I get back. You’ll note I’ve put one at the top of my blog today that is from my trip to Sedona last year. I’ll admit it, my hubby and I love it in Sedona. 

My question today, though, is all about authors and promotion. I’d like your opinion, as much to appease my curiosity as anything. Authors are crazy creatures. We’re fruitlessly looking, pretty much all the time, for ways to catch a reader’s attention. I say fruitlessly because in some ways whether we catch a reader’s attention or not can sometimes be out of our control. The best thing we can do is attempt to write the best book possible, and then word of mouth can often do more to sell a book than anything else. So tell me…what types of promotion grab your attention? 

Easy to navigate website?

Promo items such as pens, business cards, key chains, cover flats?

Email newsletters?

Printed newsletters?

Blogs on an author’s website?

A blog on a site like The Bradford Bunch?

Book trailers?

Reviews on a review site?

Reviews posted on an author’s site?

Other things I haven’t thought about? If so, please list them.

And here’s a last question…how does an author’s public persona (in person or on line) effect whether you buy their books or not? If so, how?

Until next time, I hope everyone is having a great New Year. Talk to you when I return. Have a good one!