Selling Sand Door to Door
I finally showered today. First time since Saturday. This cold has me whooped so bad. I got tired of doing nothing but exhausting myself over email, so I cleaned up. In uniform (pink SIMB t-shirt and…
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1321 postsAlternative Agent Hunting
Another way of looking for an agent is to research the successful books that are similar to what you are pitching. Go to the acknowledgements page and see if they thanked their agent. Often they do. After…
Read more →BEA: Networking
On the morning I left for BEA, I found that Sean Keener had picked a "discussion" with me on the BootBlog regarding my past posts about Namebuilding. I'm glad he opened it up to public opinion, and I'd…
Read more →Sand at BEA: The Line
I was scheduled to sign and give away copies of Sand in My Bra in the traditional autographing area in Kentia Hall from 12:00 - 12:30pm. Most authors get a half an hour and they let us know ahead of time…
Read more →Didn't Give Up
Friday morning was rough. I had been up till 1am the night before preparing for giving the BEA tour I had promised. I also made sure my publishing resume was updated, on good paper, and on hand should the…
Read more →Sand at BEA
Susan and Krista designed us a stellar booth this year. Blue ocean backdrop, beach chairs, beach mats, sand buckets, and a "Gone to the Beach" sign replaced old fabrics, shipping trunks and baskets. Yes,…
Read more →Getting Set Up at BEA
Krista, Susan, and Alex had a fairly simple time setting up the booth today. Comparatively to the past few years anyway. They say it looks good, if anyone will get to see it. Yep, we got stuck in a far…
Read more →Friday Night Get Together
If you can't make BEA but still want to say hello, see Sand in My Bra, or feed your face on good $1.95 Happy Hour treats, please come join the fun Friday night. DATE: Friday May 30, 2003 WHERE: McCormicks…
Read more →An Overview Tour at BEA
Since I've been blabbering so much about coming to BEA, and there are a handful of you that have taken action on this, I've decided to give an overview tour to help minimize the confusion before you make…
Read more →Still Working on the Book Proposal
I made major progress with the book proposal this weekend. I got fifteen chapters lined up with catchy titles and suggestive and intriguing teasers. I also added a major feature to the book which will…
Read more →Press kits are done
Pink and black is a running color theme with Sand in My Bra marketing materials. I finished the press kits, and they are nice and shiny just the way I like them. We kept them light with a press release,…
Read more →Oot and Aboot!
Confirmation came in this morning that more than 1000 copies of Sand in My Bra are on shelves in Canadian bookstores. Our rep checked in to say that they are selling well. Susan reminded me that we have…
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