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What are some ideas?
Hi my name is Lee Ann Leggett, I am 23, and have published five books. I was wondering if you guys had any ideas on how I could promote them to increase sales. Sales are pretty good and I am being called "the next Stephanie Meyer" but I want to be able to do more. If you haven't heard of me then you don't read much. If you need to look at my work to think of ideas just type my name in the search engine at amazon.com and it will pull 4 of my 5 books up. The fifth was just released and can be found only at publishamerica.com right now. I already made a myspace and I am in the process of building fans that way of. It doesn't matter if you have experience or not, I take all ideas into consideration. I also have typed up letters to send to the film companies so they can review for film production.
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I agree with the above statement. The vampire trend is hot on the market right now and will be until the completion of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga in theatres. However, you want to continue to sell books after the trend is over and that is what direction you should probably be going in. It WOULD be more beneficial to have a website and put your bio, book list and summaries, and where to purchase there, as well as any snippets about your personal life. People will want to relate to you and get to know you. If they like you, they will want to read your books. I would recommend enterting the market where your demographic is. You've got a Myspace, but you can also get a fan page made on Facebook. Get your friends to add you and take it from there. It will happen when it happens, but remember, the best selling point is your books. If people like your books, they will catch on quickly. Stephenie Meyer is not a particularly deep writer nor is her language very complicated, but she took a common idea, gave it an entirely different spin with a classic twist and it's smooth in writing, which is why it is a best seller.
A word of caution. I don't know if you meant to, but it would not be wise to come across as cocky as you sounded in your question above. "If you haven't heard of me then you don't read much" could be perceived as arrogance and that doesn't set well with people. It's also a very broad and misinformed statement. I read all the time and I hit up Barnes and Noble and Borders every three or four days. I have memberships to both stores and I also frequent Half-Price Books and I've never heard of you, but that doesn't mean I won't come across your sometime soon. And you will want to leave a good impression on people who DO happen to come across your book or they won't give it the time of day. The more humble you are, the more impressed people will be.
Best of luck to you!
-Charlotte
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I suggest having your own website, not just a myspace. It would be a good investment to have a place where readers can read a bio about you, info about your books, and maybe a blog where they can connect with you. As for advertising, maybe your publishers would help out there. That is partly their job. You could buy some web ads or offer to do signings and readings at local book stores. Word of mouth over the internet is powerful, so get a well known person to like your book and plug it on youtube or the radio.
And another tip, don't be too confident. You have to realize that after all of this vampire sucess with Stephenie Meyer there isn't room for another big series that sounds so similar. I haven't read the books, but the summaries make it sound like a dark spin off. People are already tiring of this vampire mania, and you need something unique.
Things will fall into place if they are meant to be, just keep trying.
Good luck,
-Abby
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