tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post3052250326859796670..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: Gleek MarketingEmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-85474996003295014022010-01-28T21:22:43.044-05:002010-01-28T21:22:43.044-05:00Janet--What a sweet story. Thank you for sharing. ...Janet--What a sweet story. Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry for your loss, but happy you had so many years together with such a thoughtful man (I know it never seems like long enough.)EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-16317415536021945612010-01-28T16:53:56.813-05:002010-01-28T16:53:56.813-05:00Got a job at a Drugstore Cosmetic Counter. Found o...Got a job at a Drugstore Cosmetic Counter. Found out how much money I would be paid and figured living expenses. I thought I could eat one meal a day for lunch and get fruit for breakfast and dinner. First day I found a pasta meal would fit my budget very well. Real hungry 2nd day. went to same place and ordered pasta dinner. Cook/Waiter different than before. Came over and spoke to me. When I started to pay I was told he had paid for my lunch. He had gone already. Yea Budget not ruined.Skipped lunch next day.Ate at a different place next day. Went back, He bought lunch and asked me out. My money lasted until payday. We got married a year later. Lasted until he passed away thirty years later.Janet Kay Gallaghernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-68501152281365453212010-01-28T07:10:35.564-05:002010-01-28T07:10:35.564-05:00Nynke! What a fun "how I met my sweetie story...Nynke! What a fun "how I met my sweetie story!" Hope you had a lovely Christmas in Norway with his family.<br /><br />"Gleek" is a combination of a couple of words. Choirs are sometimes called "glee clubs" and someone who is a little nerdy is called a "geek." If you put them together, you get a singing nerd--a "gleek!"EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-65445684491535583192010-01-27T18:22:22.268-05:002010-01-27T18:22:22.268-05:00Oh, and by the way, what's a gleek?Oh, and by the way, what's a gleek?Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-29149525125759213472010-01-27T18:21:47.100-05:002010-01-27T18:21:47.100-05:00I really wouldn't know what the most annoying ...I really wouldn't know what the most annoying marketing strategy I've come across is... Nothing worse than posting a blurb somewhere that turned out to be not quite my thing. And Emily, I love how much new and fun stuff you try!<br /><br />Since I don't have much to add to that, and I'm in love, I'll share how I met my sweetie: he got me all starry-eyed at a friend's birthday party in a barn, when I was 14. And years later he joined the same student association as me... But he would not have been my sweetie now if we hadn't reconnected through facebook. The Internet is good for love as well as friendship and marketing :).Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-26103897696586370022010-01-27T13:45:40.389-05:002010-01-27T13:45:40.389-05:00Jean, I feel your pain. Are you by chance from the...Jean, I feel your pain. Are you by chance from the midwest too?<br /><br />It always amazes me when people are interested in the small doings of my life. I think what happens is that they feel free to share their small doings right back. Friendships are made that way. Even cyber-friends.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-62337719860901784102010-01-27T13:42:21.862-05:002010-01-27T13:42:21.862-05:00Thanks for sharing, Colleen. "Flogging the de...Thanks for sharing, Colleen. "Flogging the dead horse of a book..." LOL! Love the way your mind works.<br /><br />I do send out a newsletter every month or so. I try not to make it more often than that unless something happens to warrant a special emailing (like when Dorchester was offering DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS for $2.99 just before Christmas and my December email had already gone out!) <br /><br />Do you think monthly is too often for a newsletter or should it only be for new releases? (Since I am technically releasing a new chapter in the online novella every month, I'm pretty well covered either way! ;-))EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-85024015257900591392010-01-27T12:23:03.817-05:002010-01-27T12:23:03.817-05:00Thanks for a great post. I'm too shy to make b...Thanks for a great post. I'm too shy to make blogging easy, and will now try hard to loosen up and SHARE..Jeanjean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-76866998070975798582010-01-27T09:48:29.299-05:002010-01-27T09:48:29.299-05:00Enjoyed your post, Emily.
I love hearing from au...Enjoyed your post, Emily. <br /><br />I love hearing from authors and don't mind getting a few review quotes, links to sample chapters, and neat stuff about the story's background. But there's a fine line between promotion and obnoxious self-aggrandizing, and I often wonder when I see people flogging the dead horse of a book that's been out for a long time. When do they write the next book instead of promotional e-mails.<br /><br />Also strongly dislike very aggressive authors at book signings. I try to smile, ask people if they'd like to - no strings - read the cover copy, and answer any questions in a friendly, helpful manner. <br /><br />I think it's important to get your "self" out of the way so you don't come between the reader and the story. How this helps with marketing, I can't say though.Colleen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398127184158098008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-66438070951236274272010-01-27T09:43:00.245-05:002010-01-27T09:43:00.245-05:00Funny you should mention that, Ashlyn! That's ...Funny you should mention that, Ashlyn! That's what I'm trying to do with the free serialized novella on <a href="http://www.emilybryan.com" rel="nofollow">my website</a>. Not only do readers get a free read, I'm letting them vote on how the story should continue each month! The first chapter of <a href="http://www.emilybryan.com/DukeForAllSeasons.htm" rel="nofollow">A DUKE FOR ALL SEASONS</a> went live Jan 1st. It's time for me to write the next chapter!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-84153515069272631892010-01-27T08:52:16.335-05:002010-01-27T08:52:16.335-05:00I'm on special notices on a couple of chatty l...I'm on special notices on a couple of chatty loops--for a reason. I don't want to get daily emails...especially not the same on over and over and over ad nauseum.<br /><br />I don't know if someone said something to them or not, but they backed off a bit. Now it's only once a month or so. <br /><br />Most effective are those clever stories some RWA chapters use to promote their contests or workshops. Kiss of death just did one. If we're writers, we should be able to make promo entertaining!<br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-23462765875870120512010-01-27T07:31:21.660-05:002010-01-27T07:31:21.660-05:00Thanks, Margaret! Glad you stopped by!Thanks, Margaret! Glad you stopped by!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-12486533735020915502010-01-27T07:30:05.170-05:002010-01-27T07:30:05.170-05:00Chellyreads--I still remember a friend putting my ...Chellyreads--I still remember a friend putting my first Jane Auel, MM Kaye and Mary Stewart book in my hands. The thing that's so cool about sharing a good read is that it deepens the friendship between the ones who've had a shared experience through the book. You almost develope a secret language. <br /><br />My kids and I read aloud a lot when they were younger and to this day my daughters will talk about something giving "scope for the imagination"--a reminder of our time with Ann Shirley and Green Gables.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-81827032842167594862010-01-27T06:57:06.642-05:002010-01-27T06:57:06.642-05:00Hi Emily,
Great post, very interesting and you rai...Hi Emily,<br />Great post, very interesting and you raised some very valid marketing points.<br /> <br />Regards<br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-58426720934122917492010-01-26T21:38:52.271-05:002010-01-26T21:38:52.271-05:00Oh! well if we are talking SOG! I can come up with...Oh! well if we are talking SOG! I can come up with something creative! LOL! Let me think on it!Jane Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-90404766561614423382010-01-26T20:02:10.358-05:002010-01-26T20:02:10.358-05:00i haven't met my sweetie yet but i know he'...i haven't met my sweetie yet but i know he's out there somewhere :)<br /><br />as a reader, i haven't come across any annoying marketing so far. but yes, i agree with you emily that "word of mouse" is definitely catching up. all my book recs now comes from the book blogging community and rarely do i buy books on a whim at the book store anymore which is good because i'm liking everything i've been reading so far. great post :)Michelle Santiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040069428575572352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-70673887688901486462010-01-26T18:03:35.582-05:002010-01-26T18:03:35.582-05:00LOL I love the word of mouse, Emily. It's st...LOL I love the word of mouse, Emily. It's still word of mouth though just with a mouse. Wink!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-35253637911250266732010-01-26T17:05:00.778-05:002010-01-26T17:05:00.778-05:00Hi Jane,
I knew you'd have an idea to share! ...Hi Jane,<br /><br />I knew you'd have an idea to share! <br /><br />My only problem with that is that until STROKE OF GENIUS, I didn't get to write any of my cover blurbs, so the reader really wouldn't be sampling my writing. <br /><br />But when SOG hits the shelves, that's a doable plan!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-75564269397270030512010-01-26T16:57:13.733-05:002010-01-26T16:57:13.733-05:00I went to the RT convention in Pittsburgh and duri...I went to the RT convention in Pittsburgh and during the big book sale an author stopped me and said, "HI! Have you ever read my work?" I told her no and she said, "Would you mind reading the blurb on the back of my book and tell me if it would be something you would read." So I did and YES! it was and I bought it and I really enjoyed it! So I thought this was a cool marketing strategy! LOL!Jane Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-33010791466545274352010-01-26T12:51:06.085-05:002010-01-26T12:51:06.085-05:00Danielle--I used to think staying in character for...Danielle--I used to think staying in character for the five hours necessary to sing Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" was tough. I can't imagine trying to maintain an online "persona" all the time. True, I write under a pseudonym, but I'm still me.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-39955671371228333942010-01-26T12:48:13.833-05:002010-01-26T12:48:13.833-05:00Sandy--Too true. Word of mouth is still the gold s...Sandy--Too true. Word of mouth is still the gold standard in marketing.<br /><br />Failing that, "word of mouse" runs a close second. I've been so blessed to have the support of online reviewers and romance sites as well as my cyber-friends who talk up my work.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-68774795812185863972010-01-26T12:39:59.663-05:002010-01-26T12:39:59.663-05:00I think being genuine is exactly what's needed...I think being genuine is exactly what's needed, especially when promoting online. We already get so much spam--so real words from the heart go a lot further than singing one's own praises--over and over and over. Great post.DanielleThornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993889577292227348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-4397107715269616442010-01-26T11:08:47.085-05:002010-01-26T11:08:47.085-05:00Interesting post, Emily.
I think my best market...Interesting post, Emily. <br /><br />I think my best marketing strategy is the fact that I've stayed in touch with all the people I worked with at TWA. Many of them have kept in contact with others, and everyone is waiting for Addiction to come out in print. Word of mouth is definitely the best marketing tool.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.com