Getting 'YOUR' written word out THERE!

Before I start if you are not in it for the long haul then stop reading NOW, if you are playing the long game read on.

First what market are you aiming at ?

Digital down load only? 

Self publish on Amazon Kindle / Smashwords / Barnes and Noble Nook / Apple iBookstore / Kobobooks / Google playbooks / Sony reader store.

I'm sure I may of left some out but you get the picture.Printed only? 

That can get be split into self printing or using a publisher, you can send novels to be serialised in magazines all around the world.

Putting your book on Amazon or any of the other sites is not going to sell your book, you will read and hear some people say build a base join Twitter, Face book, LinkedIn just to name a few.

Ask your self this question how many books have you sold on the social net works by just sending an automated message 'buy my book'? 

Come on, we have all done it including me, but it only really works when you engage with people on a one to one basis. 

Yes having a great website with lots of your books is a way now all you have to do is drive customers to that site, it's no good having a site if nobody knows it's there apart from you and your pet.

This is such a large subject I will not bore you but there is a lot of information out there, it's up to you to decide.

You can always look 

at http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunitiesCompetitions are very good at getting your work out there, as well as other routes, remember don't just stick to one, the question is TIME, YOU can spend all your time getting your work out there and none writing new stuff so just alot some time each week to promote your work.

Competitions are normally a good way to get your stories out there from local ones to world wide like 'The Bridport Prize' www.bridportprize.org.uk at time of posting this there is only 49 days 5 hours left to enter for 2014. You can enter either via post or online. T's & C's apply.

They have a rich history and winners come from around the world.

So good luck, until next week.

Regards

Barry T Martin Author.