Eve Gaddy: Promotion

Yes, I decided to tackle this bug-a-boo for my blog this month. Promotion is very hard for a lot of writers, and particularly with self-publishing so popular now, it’s very necessary.

Non-writers, think about this. No matter how modest, or unsure, or private of a person she may be, a writer is supposed to toot her own horn about her books. Loudly. A lot. It takes a lot of getting used to, especially for an introvert, as many writers are. “Read my book! It’s wonderful!” We’re supposed to come up with clever ways to say this. And do it without doing it too much. No one wants to be beaten over the head with posts ad nauseum about buying a writer’s books. Yet if we don’t advertise and talk about our books no one notices and then we don’t sell any and that’s no fun at all.

So how do we let people know we have a book out that is just published, or free, or sale price or whatever? I have an email newsletter. That’s one way and it isn’t as painful as some, since (hopefully!) the people on my list actually want to hear from me. I post on Twitter and Facebook. I ask my friends to share. But is that enough?

Not according to conventional wisdom. There are a kajillion ways to advertise and trying to figure out the best is extremely difficult. Especially for the writer who really just wants to write. We lament having to do other stuff. Oh, we love to talk to readers, but that’s fun. For many of us, having to wear a number of hats--promoter, publisher, author, techie person--is one of the hardest things we do. There’s also the fact that what works for one writer might not work for another.

I have to say, when I post about deals for my books or my friends’ books on Facebook, I’m often thanked for letting people know. That makes me a lot more willing to post, since I figure if people are reading my author page, then they’re interested in books. And who doesn’t like free or sale books?

Readers, how do you like to be alerted about books? Newsletters? Facebook? Twitter? BookBub? Goodreads? Advertisements? If you follow an author on BookBub you’ll get updates when they have a new book out or one on special. Why yes, I have my BookBub page right here! Thanks for asking! https://www.bookbub.com/authors/eve-gaddy .

Where was I? Oh, yes, how readers find out about books they’d like to read. I’m sure a lot of people hear from a friend about a book the friend just read. But how did your friend hear about the book?

You can get an ebook of Texas Cowboy free for a limited time at your favorite outlet-- BookBub has all the links. And if you’re inclined, you can follow me too.

https://www.bookbub.com/books/texas-cowboy-by-eve-gaddy

And here’s a free book from Katherine Garbera, Book 1 of the Amalfi Night Billionaires series. https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-billionaire-s-pleasure-by-katherine-garbera?ebook_deal

Here are the rest of the books in the series. You can find them with all the links at each author’s BookBub page.

Book 2 

 

Book 3 

Book 4 

Book 5 

     

Leave a comment about your favorite way to learn about new-to-you books and I’ll pick one lucky winner to win an ebook copy of Love Me, Cowgirl.:)       

   

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HAPPY READING!!

Eve Gaddy: Rocking the Multi Author Series!

Once upon a time, five friends decided to write a series set on Italy's fabled Amalfi coast. Our heroes would all be billionaires, some secret, some not so much. Sexy billionaires, of course. Naturally, our heroines would all be smart, strong, beautiful women.

Katherine Garbera, Mimi Wells, Nancy Robards Thompson, Kathleen O'Brien and Eve Gaddy (me), got together to plot our series. This required copious amounts of wine, and for some of us, copious amounts of cheesecake from Junior's Cheesecake in New York City. I blame those extra five pounds I picked up on my fellow Scandalous Billionaires authors.

We decided we needed a mystery to tie things together. We dreamed up something that didn't work once we started writing. So after a flurry of emails, we settled on jewel thieves. Smoking hot billionaires, strong, beautiful women, jewel thieves, a luxury hotel and hot sultry nights. What more could a reader want?

My billionaire just happens to be a private investigator. After an incredible night together, my heroine, Summer St. Croix, discovers that Luke Vanetti, her dream lover, is none other than her new boss! And her first job is to pretend to be Luke's fiancée at the luxurious Hotel dei Fiori on the beautiful Isola del Sole.

All wasn't smooth sailing, at least for me. (Not for my hero and heroine, either!) I required more talk and more cheesecake. But my fellow authors came through and The Billionaire's Charade turned out to be a lot of fun.

We have a special offer. The entire boxed set of Scandalous Billionaires stories can be yours for only 99 cents! Plus, if you pre-order or order during the first week you can get a free copy of Nona's Cookbook. Just email your screen shot of your order page to ScandalousBillionaires@gmail.com
Start reading your copy of the Scandalous Billionaires box set May 3. Available at your favorite digital outlet.

The Billionaire's Temptation by Katherine Garbera
The Billionaire's Deception by Mimi Wells
The Billionaire's Betrayal by Nancy Robards Thompson
The Billionaire's Secret by Kathleen O'Brien
The Billionaire's Charade by Eve Gaddy

Eve Gaddy: Writers' Magic

Writers are a fun group. When we get together, be it at a conference or a retreat, or just lunch with friends, we talk. Sure, we talk about our families and what's going on in the real world, but we talk about our books. A lot. No one understands a writer better than another writer.

My family is used to me by now, but my daughter is still amused to hear my friends and me talking about our characters as if they are real. To us they are. Otherwise they wouldn't be nearly as much fun to write about.

I think there is something in the air at a writers conference that promotes creativity. Perhaps it's being able to plot and talk in person. As my friends know, I have to talk about my books before the story gels for me. Unlike some of my friends--you know who you are--I like talking on the phone. I like FaceTime a lot too. But nothing beats talking in person. The creative sparks fly, ideas flow and sometimes, especially if we're tired, we come up with the craziest stories.

Plotting on airplanes is fun. You have to be careful, though. Once I was plotting Just One Night aka 'the bomb book' on an airplane with my friend and writer buddy, Lenora Worth.

The heroine is a bomb unit detective, the hero her prime suspect in a bombing. Since we were on the plane we couldn't say the word 'bomb'. We finally came up with 'that big thing that happened.'

Another time my writer buddy, Julia Justiss, and I plotted an entire Regency Urban Fantasy series on the way home from a conference. That's a series I can't wait for Julia to write.

The last two conferences I went to were RWA --Romance Writers of America-- in New York City and Novelists Inc.--Ninc--in St. Pete Beach in Florida. I'm writing a new Romantic Suspense series and I talked about it at both conferences. I still don't have it figured out. I think I'm just going to have to start writing and hope there's a little magic left over from the conferences to help me along.

My most recent release is The Billionaire's Charade, Book 5 of the Amalfi Night Billionaires series. (I love this cover.:)

I plotted some of that with two of the other authors of the series, Nancy Robards Thompson and Mimi Wells. At Junior's Restaurant in NYC. (Junior's has the most incredible cheesecake, which I'm positive lends greatly to creativity. And adds to the waistline, alas.) It is also loud. Extremely loud. Which made discussing books interesting.

Check out all the books in the series.

The Billionaire's Temptation (Book 1) by Katherine Garbera

The Billionaire's Deception (Book 2) by Mimi Wells

The Billionaire's Betrayal (Book 3) by Nancy Robards Thompson

The Billionaire's Secret (Book 4) by Kathleen O'Brien

The Billionaire's Charade (Book 5) by Eve Gaddy