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-- Brummet's In the Media --  Join me while I drop into the Book Marketing in 5 radio show today ( Nov 28 ) for a discussion with the host Eunice Nisbett about book promotion activities. The show airs live at 11 AM Pacific / 12 noon Mountain / 2 PM Eastern If you cannot make the live broadcast, you can always drop by at your convenience later on to access the archived audio.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/savvybestsellers/2013/11/28/taking-a-multi-faceted-approach-to-book-marketing-with-lillian-brummet -- Promo --  As I mentioned a few days ago, I'll be periodically giving out more information about my books over the next week or two... Since I am talking about book promotion today (above) I've decided to let you know about our Purple Snowflake Marketing - How To Make Your Book Stand Out In A Crowd :  Introducing 'Purple Snowflake Marketing' ...

- Quote of the Day --  “Our motto is don’t just watch or listen – be the news. …Here’s the thing, you don’t know what a reporter will think of as the news – put it out there, develop relationships, send out press releases, use those online distributors. You never know where that might end up. …It is not news until somebody makes it so. …When you send out that press release it becomes the news; you make the news. …The value of an online radio show or podcast is more then value of a traditional advertisement. The reason is that the person who listens to a podcast are 60% more likely to buy, they are usually college educated, they have more of a disposable income, they have multiple devices and they are expecting to be advertised to. …We run our shows like traditional radio shows, with guests. …the ROI  (return-on-investment) is just incredible.” ~ Joanne Quinn-Smith  Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio e...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Self-published books, at best, are a break even if you are lucky, but I’ve been having fun selling the books and picking up readers. Nothing happens overnight, …the more you work at it, the more you publish the more people you have behind it and are willing to buy your books. …You have to persevere; you have to keep at it. The best sales are places you’d never think – the best sales I’ve had have been through liquor stores and drug stores not bookstores, so you have to be open to all possibilities. You might be able to sell your book and make it fly in places that are not considered the normal places for that. …So people are getting double doses of exposure to the book at least.” ~ Rosemary Chaulk http://tobtr.com/s/5058479 Writing - the life of leisure? Sadly, many people see the world of writing as a career of leisure – which is actually opposite to the truth.  For one thing, wri...

 -- Brummets in the Media -- Jill Jepson’s blog: The Ninja Writer    - which offers " daring strategies for the intrepid writer " will be discussing our work, books and radio show today! Please check it out when you  have time and leave a comment on Jill's blog, if you enjoy what you find there: http://www.ninja-writer.blogspot.com Writing the Whirlwind Newsletter reviews our book promotion guide: Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd . A synopsis of this review will also be posted at WritingtheWhirlwind.net – where you can " discover your unique journey in writing with passion and purpose ". While you are there at this site you can sign up for the free writer newsletter, workshops and events, find coaching for writers and more: writingthewhirlwind.net -- Writer Interview # 23 -- As many of our readers are aware, we began hosting interviews on this blog after being contacted by Brandi Drury  http://virtu...