Reflections on the Release of THE VAMPIRE’S PROTEGE

With the release last week of The Vampire’s Protege, I found myself reflecting on the excitement of the moment and realizing just how long it has been since my last novel was released. (Follow the hyperlink to check The Vampire’s Protege out on Amazon!)

As I explained in this blog a couple of times after I parted ways with my previous publisher, I took my time and deliberately searched for my next publishing home. I was willing to let Damian Serbu retire to a farm rather than go with a press that did not feel like a good fit for me. And I came close to sending myself right out to pasture! But along came NineStar Press, and I knew I had found a good home for my work! Anyway, that was a long winded explanation to the fact that it’s been a few years since my last release.

In the back of my mind, I remembered the thrill of a new release, but it came roaring back to me last week with all the same energy! The first book review that appears about it; the reader reviews appearing on Goodreads; the arrival of my hardcopy in the mail; telling friends and family that it’s available; knowing that something that I spent hours and hours working on, a precious work of art, just went out into the world for everyone to see.

It also reminded me about the importance of publicity. And that is not a strength of mine! I am willing to do as much as possible to help NineStar market my book, to do as much as possible to get sales at a point where they want to continue working with me. But marketing creativity is not my forte. I am shy by nature, not a great self promoter, and am still gaining knowledge about how to get word out there about my novel. It still startles me in these early stages that it takes so much time! But duh – of course it does. Little in life comes as easily as waking up in the morning. So I am plugging away on that today.

Which reminds me, I better get back to work. Thank you for the encouraging words and for reading this blog. Thank you for letting me know what you think about The Vampire’s Protege.

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