My heart goes out to all my writer friends who keep submitting and submitting yet still maintain a positive, upbeat attitude. I imagine all authors, no matter where they are on the list, feel the same kind of pressure. I imagine that s the biggest pressure I feel right now. I feel my publisher has done a tremendous job pushing me, trying to develop covers that will help sell my books, giving me exposure through Romantic Times and other periodicals, sending out advance reading copies, etc. I feel the only thing I can do to increase my readership is to keep on writing, to get books out as quickly as possible, to write a good story, and hope that people who read my books will tell others about my books.
Word of mouth is a huge part of building an author.
As I said in the previous paragraph, I feel Avon has done a great job promoting me and my books. Ads in Romantic Times help. The distribution of my books has been tremendous. I haven t done a whole lot in the self-promotion department. I ve been very active in my local chapter of Romance Writers of America, helping fellow chapter members toward their goal of getting published.