Over the last several weeks I’ve been in my cave heads down writing, attended the RT Convention in Chicago, and back to heads down writing.
It was my first experience at RT and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s wonderful to immerse yourself with other authors that speak the same language. Who else understands what you mean when you say you talk to imaginary people and they answer you. Jimmy Stewart and his Harvey would fit right in. I reconnected with old friends, met many new ones, and had fan girl moments with some of my favorite authors.
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| With Scott and Brooks at RT |
The RT Convention has a reader component that I found exciting. It was a wow moment when a group of readers at the Carina Press cocktail party rushed to meet me. Yes, my signature was the last one they needed for the drawing for the iPad but the excitement was still the same.
I’ve also walked out of the cave to join fellow authors on a live chat at Night Owl Reviews. I finally had the courage to request a review of Knight of Runes. My Dear Husband is my ‘taster.’ In historic times, tasters sampled the food before it was served to the king. My ‘taster’ samples the review and deems it OK for me to read. He was as excited as I was with this review. It scored 4.5/5.0. It’s a Top Pick!
I’ve read two articles this week that I think you might find interesting. Both are from Writer’s Digest.
One article is on How to Use Pinterest to Market Your Book. The article by Rob Eagar is very interesting. The statistics in the article are eye openers. I love pictures but when I read a book what I love more is envisioning things my way. But Mr. Eagar clearly states that Pinterest is the 3 largest social network behind Facebook and Twitter.
The other article is Amazon Let’s Authors Spy on Reader. The author, Phil Sexton, sees some innovative promotional opportunities for authors. One of which is looking at what someone highlighted in their Kindle when they read your book.
Enjoy the articles. I hope you read the review. Have a great week. Now… back to the cave!
OMG!!! You got hugged by that hunk!!!! I am so jealous. No not really. I have my own hunk. Great blog.
@Mary
I asked Brooks to pose as my cover with me but when we started to take the picture Scott stepped in and, oh well, things just happened. They were both wonderful sports and two really great guys.
Thanks for stopping by.
… Ruth
Ruth,
I'm glad you came out of your cave for RT, it's always good to meet other writers.
@Carol St-Laurent
It was great. I'm venturing out of the cave again for Nationals in July. I hope to have this WIP finished and the next one started. If you're there, please stop and say hello.
… Ruth
Loved your upbeat post, Ruth. Sounds like you are living high on good reviews and hugs from hunks. Does life get better????
I hope I get the chance to meet you at Nationals. I'll be there, too.
@Paisley Kirkpatrick
No, it doesn't get any better. My resident hunk… well I won't kiss and tell. Please look for me at Nationals, I'd love to say hello.
… Ruth
It sounds like you had a great time. I look forward to seeing you at Nationals. Now back to my cave to do edits.
@Ella Quinn
You're back in your cave too! Hope you're making great progress. See you in July!
… Ruth