One thing that I think would be incredibly hard to do is to self-promote my own book. I don’t think I have it in me to be a cheerleader for my own stuff. That being said, my new acquaintance, Andrew Greenwood sure seems to make it look easy.
Andrew has written several novels (here) that based on my first reading aren’t half bad. He’s got a terrific plot in the first book Random Sample, some engaging characters, and for a native Houstonian, it’s fun to read about so many places in my home city from his character’s point of view.
He’s also terrific at self-promotion. I heard about him from a friend of mine who read one of his books and when I went online to order one I had an email from him in no time with an offer to deliver the books personally and for a personalized signature. When the books did show up he included several of his books.
So, you tell me if he’s good at self-promotion. He’s just sold three instead of one of his books, he’s just made a fan out of someone who might not have given him a second though otherwise, and I’m probably going to “re-gift” the books once I’m done with them, thereby inspiring more people to become Greenwood fans. I say that he’s doing all the right things.
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