I'm Not Dead

Contrary to popular opinion, I am not dead. I'm back from vacation and trying to get into some sort of routine which will probably include finding a job now that summer is about over. Ugh!

But I need a diversion. I spent most of the summer working on pre-launch promotion for my forthcoming book, bad birls club, in February. It took hours and hours of research to get the information I needed to create the kinds of connections I want for publicizing my book. I've read four books on public relations (I worked in the field, so not much of it is new except the fine details of book promotion), a book on publicizing your book by an industry insider, and several other books on marketing (also my background).

And after about 6 weeks, I'm sick of it. Sick of all of it. I don't want to read another book, send another email, or contact another reviewer even if my life depended on it. I don't know how people do this full time because as fun as it was to jump into, it's equally fun to get away from. Not something I'd want to do full time. Ugh.

The book business is sometimes very exhausting. There is no end to the things you can do to publicize a book, but there is an end to my patience. I've reached it today.

But, after a few weeks rest, I'll probably be at it again. Meanwhile, I'm thinking of doing a reprint of my first book, in paperback this time, and getting that on the market to sell. I must be crazy.