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My Book Advertising Dilemma

sassevn's avatarAuthor Mark W Sasse

I am not a great marketer when it comes to promoting my books. I’ve learned a lot over the last year a half, but in some ways it feels like I haven’t made any progress.

I understand that book advertising, especially for new independent authors, is a long process. There’s a lot of hits and misses along the way – mainly misses. I understand the patience that’s involved whether promoting on blogs, twitter, facebook, Goodreads, etc … I’m in the for the long haul.

But my problem stems from the fact that I don’t know what kind of books I write. I’m kind of serious here. They don’t really fit into any genre that I know of and I have found that if a writer isn’t writing to a certain niche or audience, it’s more challenging.

I’ve even done some research into my kind of writing. I’ve asked some trusted…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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