I have posted on the importance of following publishing blogs, but what about hosting one? In this technological age, writers have seemingly endless possibilities to market themselves and their work. Consider some of the following online options:
- Author website (a general website about you as an author, which could be personal or strictly professional)
- Book website (a separate site created for each of your published titles)
- Agent's/Publisher's website (request that your agent updates his website to include your book after publication)
- Author blog (again, depending on your audience, this could be more personal a la Sarah Dessen or informative, such as this blog)
- Book review websites (submit your book for consideration at sites such as: Goodreads, etc.)
- JacketFlap (children's/YA publishing blog reader/networking site)
- Technorati, (online blog directory with networking features)
- Facebook (social networking site)
- MySpace (social networking site geared towards a younger, school-age demographic)
- Twitter (micro-blogging site with the ability to network)
- Linked In (professional networking site)
Please comment with any important online market avenues that I have left out.
Updated (03/28/09): Jane Smith wrote a great post on how to write a press release.
First-time picture book author, Kim Hutmacher, created a terrific article on steps to maximize the publicity her debut manuscript.
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