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Aiming at Excellence in Writing for Children and Teens
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LISTS
By Kimberly Hutmacher
If you have just sold your first
book or are still shopping it around to publishers, now is the time to
think about how you will promote the book once it is published. Whether
you will have to handle all publicity efforts yourself or have a
wonderful publicity department to help you, creating a list of contacts
will make both of your jobs much easier.
Who should be on your
list? I’ve created my own list to help you get started. Be sure to
include not only business names and addresses, but also personal
contact names whenever possible.
- Local bookstores
- Local libraries
- Area schools {You can find local school districts and specific schools on this website http://www.greatschools.net/
- Specialty shops {For instance, would your book fit well in a zoo or museum gift shop?}
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Media contacts {Include all local T.V., radio, and print media
contacts. I was able to purchase a state media guide from my local
chamber of commerce for just $15. It was well worth the money!}
- Journals, organizations, internet sites and blogs that might be willing to review your book
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Colleagues and/or respected people from within the field that you are
writing about that might be willing to provide positive quotes for the
book jacket
- And last but not least, start working on that list of
family and friends near and far that you can send email and/or postcard
announcements about your book.
Save this handy list to your
computer, where you will easily be able to add to, delete from and
otherwise modify your list. It will serve you well for your first book
and subsequent books down the line.
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