Michele Lang

Thanks again to the people who left comments about favorite author swag.  It really does help to get feedback about what folks want to see.  As luck would have it, the great Paperback Writer blogged today about the conundrum of author promo, what works and what doesn’t:  http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2008/06/real-estate-of-self-promo.html

 From the comment trail in the Celebratory Swag post, it seems that you, the readers, overwhelmingly prefer books as swag.  Whether it’s a regular book, a sample book, an ebook, or even a short excerpt on a postcard, you want to get a sample of the writer’s talent to see if their world appeals to you.  Makes a lot of sense to me!

Is there any kind of author promo you find off-putting?  What should we writers NOT do? 

Thanks again for your input!

First off, THANK YOU to the many readers who chimed in with their fave author promo items  – we authors are always learning more about what people like to get.

Let me announce the winners of the Celebratory Swag contest!  I will write a little article designed for writers in another post – again, thanks readers for your input.

THE WINNERS ARE (drum roll, please….):

JeanP

cattzpjs

shadow 31071

teresa_ryn

louiesbabe13

All winners, please email me with your mailing address!  Thanks again for entering the contest…it was such a success I will be sure to do another swag contest soon J