Comments for Xandra Gregory http://www.xandragregory.com/blog The Passion of a Thousand Burning Suns Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:08:43 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Spring Broke by Roxy Harte http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2010/04/02/spring-broke/comment-page-1/#comment-45517 Roxy Harte Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:08:43 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=332#comment-45517 I have dozens of strawberry plants for you from where I divided mine:) I have dozens of strawberry plants for you from where I divided mine:)

]]> Comment on Eaten Alive by Xandra http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2010/02/19/eaten-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-45122 Xandra Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:49:08 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=311#comment-45122 I know what you mean. It's so easy to get lost in the shuffle--once you fall off a New Releases page then it's like sinking into a black hole. Not complaining--it is what it is--but some days it feels like a whole 'nother job. I know what you mean. It’s so easy to get lost in the shuffle–once you fall off a New Releases page then it’s like sinking into a black hole. Not complaining–it is what it is–but some days it feels like a whole ‘nother job.

]]> Comment on Jolly Rogered Receives Top Pick From Night Owl Romance! by Roxy Harte http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2010/02/16/jolly-rogered-receives-top-pick-from-night-owl-romance/comment-page-1/#comment-45099 Roxy Harte Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:54:04 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=308#comment-45099 YAY!!! Jumping up and down for you:) YAY!!! Jumping up and down for you:)

]]> Comment on Eaten Alive by Roxy Harte http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2010/02/19/eaten-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-45098 Roxy Harte Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:50:01 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=311#comment-45098 It should be every new author's mantra that "PROMO WILL EAT ME ALIVE." because to a certain extent, no one is going to do the work of helping you get noticed unless you are willing to give up every free minute to do it yourself. Now, don't get me wrong...I agree with what you said... I don't think any author should spend HOURS every day going to chat groups and agreeing with every other person't random thought, "I love Pepsi," "Oh! Me too!" "Me too." "No way, I'm a Coke girl." (You know you've been on THAT chat link...) And by the way, the way to MY HEART is with a large Coke from McDonalds... Chat links can get your name known, but if you spend the best part of the morning chatting, when are you supposed to write? I drew the line in the online cyber-dirt and only chat where I know I am going to make friends who might share my interests and find me charming...and hopefully buy a book...but if they don't buy a book that's okay too because I'm making friendships with people I actually have something in common with. Maybe it's knitting, or crafting...for me its kink, gardening, savetheworldoneclickatatime, rockclimbing sites...and not every day. I limit myself to thirty to forty minutes. Am I losing sales by not trolling every reader, writer, editor site? Lord knows we are an incestuous bunch. Most definitely. But I also know that the year I trolled those sites, I wrote 3 books. Last year, I avoided those sites like the plague and wrote 12 books. The point is to get your name out there in a way that works for you... How about advertising? Personally I love fridge magnets...and now I own a stainless steal fridge... I'm thinking bookmarks... Maybe buying some space on one of those reader, writer, editor blogs and run an ad of my latest release... Obviously, I don't have the answers... I just know that if I don't spread my name around no one is going to do it for me... It should be every new author’s mantra that “PROMO WILL EAT ME ALIVE.” because to a certain extent, no one is going to do the work of helping you get noticed unless you are willing to give up every free minute to do it yourself.

Now, don’t get me wrong…I agree with what you said…

I don’t think any author should spend HOURS every day going to chat groups and agreeing with every other person’t random thought, “I love Pepsi,”
“Oh! Me too!”
“Me too.”
“No way, I’m a Coke girl.”
(You know you’ve been on THAT chat link…)
And by the way, the way to MY HEART is with a large Coke from McDonalds…

Chat links can get your name known, but if you spend the best part of the morning chatting, when are you supposed to write?

I drew the line in the online cyber-dirt and only chat where I know I am going to make friends who might share my interests and find me charming…and hopefully buy a book…but if they don’t buy a book that’s okay too because I’m making friendships with people I actually have something in common with. Maybe it’s knitting, or crafting…for me its kink, gardening, savetheworldoneclickatatime, rockclimbing sites…and not every day. I limit myself to thirty to forty minutes.

Am I losing sales by not trolling every reader, writer, editor site? Lord knows we are an incestuous bunch. Most definitely. But I also know that the year I trolled those sites, I wrote 3 books. Last year, I avoided those sites like the plague and wrote 12 books.

The point is to get your name out there in a way that works for you…

How about advertising?

Personally I love fridge magnets…and now I own a stainless steal fridge…
I’m thinking bookmarks…
Maybe buying some space on one of those reader, writer, editor blogs and run an ad of my latest release…

Obviously, I don’t have the answers…
I just know that if I don’t spread my name around no one is going to do it for me…

]]> Comment on A Special Message to Aspiring Writers by Xandra Gregory » This Is How We Roll http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2009/11/20/a-special-message-to-aspiring-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-45011 Xandra Gregory » This Is How We Roll Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:24:11 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=259#comment-45011 [...] blogged before about Harlequin’s decision to include a vanity arm in order to monetize the slush [...] [...] blogged before about Harlequin’s decision to include a vanity arm in order to monetize the slush [...]

]]> Comment on Continuing Resolutions by Xandra http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2010/01/09/continuing-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-44892 Xandra Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:13:38 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=269#comment-44892 Jessica, Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed "Jolly Rogered." Yes, there is a sequel to Jolly Rogered. I just...::ducks head::...<subscript>am still thinking up a title for it</subscript>. I'll make a formal announcement when I find out a ballpark release date. Once again, thank you for reading! Jessica,
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed “Jolly Rogered.” Yes, there is a sequel to Jolly Rogered. I just…::ducks head::…am still thinking up a title for it. I’ll make a formal announcement when I find out a ballpark release date. Once again, thank you for reading!

]]> Comment on Continuing Resolutions by Jessica http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2010/01/09/continuing-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-44882 Jessica Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:24:36 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=269#comment-44882 Question if you please, will there be a sequel to Jolly Rogered? I just finished the story and, well, it just can't end there. What happens to Roger? Do he and Nigel find each other again? Why didn't Nigel know about the network? It was his bloody island...please let me know if the story will continue....thanks. Question if you please, will there be a sequel to Jolly Rogered? I just finished the story and, well, it just can’t end there. What happens to Roger? Do he and Nigel find each other again? Why didn’t Nigel know about the network? It was his bloody island…please let me know if the story will continue….thanks.

]]> Comment on Going Straight to Hell For This One by Yasmin http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2008/03/21/going-straight-to-hell-for-this-one/comment-page-1/#comment-43193 Yasmin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:05:29 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2008/03/21/going-straight-to-hell-for-this-one/#comment-43193 Now Gardening Can be a hoppy or a Job, For me its a sunday hobby and I love it ( Other days i have work Booo! Now Gardening Can be a hoppy or a Job, For me its a sunday hobby and I love it ( Other days i have work Booo!

]]> Comment on The Professional and Web 2.0 by Christine Ashworth http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2009/04/16/the-professional-and-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-42950 Christine Ashworth Fri, 15 May 2009 04:27:58 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=157#comment-42950 Okay - this is why I haven't facebooked or twittered yet. I'm too scared. And, of course, I have nothing to sell. I'm also afraid it will take too much time. All this instant information scares the bejesus out of me. Okay – this is why I haven’t facebooked or twittered yet. I’m too scared. And, of course, I have nothing to sell.

I’m also afraid it will take too much time.

All this instant information scares the bejesus out of me.

]]> Comment on Scurvy Doggerel by Free Trial http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/2009/01/17/scurvy-doggerel/comment-page-1/#comment-41877 Free Trial Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:26:08 +0000 http://www.xandragregory.com/blog/?p=119#comment-41877 Keep up the great work, I love your posts Keep up the great work, I love your posts

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