In my last blog post I mentioned that I didn't have many comments/reviews for Blue Freedom yet. What a difference a week can make! I now have (or almost have) three more reviews, two from published Australian authors in a similar genre. You can visit the new "Reviews" page on this website for some of the lovely things people have said about Blue Freedom. Thanks especially must go to Meredith Resce, author of "The Heart of Green Valley" series of novels, for reading my manuscript and providing a comment in only two days!
Now to the marketing side of things: I've drafted a media release, and will need to send it plus the Advance Information sheet out to various media outlets this week. I'd also like to target Koorong and Word bookstores for distribution.
Wish me luck!
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Need Networking 28/08/2010
 
I've been approaching some authors to seek a review/comment about Blue Freedom for the back cover blurb, but this is turning out to be harder than I thought. And after pondering for just a moment, I think I know the reason why - I really don't know that many published authors.
The answer: networking.
All of us, especially writers in our solitary profession, need to connect with other authors - to run past ideas, give support, provide reviews, mentor each other, and just debrief in general about this writing life (read: have a good laugh and chat over a coffee :) ).
But having just moved to a new city six months ago, I'm currently not a member of a writers' group, or even any writing organisation. So I'm currently feeling a little alienated in the "writers' support" department.
Being a Queensland gal, I'm looking at joining Omega Writers (a faith-based writers' group in Brisbane), and attending the Word Writers' Fair (also in Brisbane) in November. Will keep you posted.
Just one more small step on the looong writing journey... :)
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