I'm kind of bad at selling things (which is odd because my dad was a used car salesman. He wasn't the stereotypical one, though, and worked hard to find the best car for the money for each customer.)
Anyway, even with years of watching people sell things to other people, I can't make myself tell readers that my books are amazing and will change their lives. Nor can I follow the advice of one writer I met who said, "When people come up to your table at a signing, shove the book at them so they have to take it into their hands. They'll be embarrassed to put it down, so they'll buy it."
Really? I'd be embarrassed to be that pushy.
So here's the deal. It's the holiday season and people are looking for gifts. If you know a mystery reader, you might consider giving one of my books. I've listed below the first in each series, and I'm giving the Kindle versions away over the next month on Amazon. I won't hide my motive: if a person reads one book, this author hopes it will lead to buying the next and the next.
You win. I win. I like it that way.
First Sleuth Sisters Mystery (four so far, another on the way) is free TODAY/TOMORROW on Amazon. (Nov. 28-29) It's called, oddly enough, THE SLEUTH SISTERS. (Written as Maggie Pill).
Link to Amazon
The first Dead Detective Mystery (4 total) is THE DEAD DETECTIVE AGENCY. Link to Amazon
The first Loser Mystery (3 total) is KILLING SILENCE Link to Amazon.
The first Simon & Elizabeth Mystery is HER HIGHNESS' FIRST MURDER. Link to Amazon
All my books are available in print and e-book. Most are available in audio. Of course I have stand-alone mysteries too. You can find out more about them here on my site, at Amazon, or you can ask any bookstore to order them for you through their regular distributor.
Showing posts with label holiday gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday gifts. Show all posts
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
How Doth She Bigotry? Let Me Count the Ways
I left a conversation yesterday wondering how many ways one person can offend another in three minutes. I was outside sweeping my si...
-
When I sent Sister Saint, Sister Sinner to my editor, she was (as usual) helpful about pointing out areas that needed more development, pa...
-
My grandmother died on my birthday in 1968. We couldn't wish her back, since she'd been in a lot of pain for a long time. Later, I...
-
I have really short little fingers. I mean, I know that "little finger" should alert one to the fact that it won't be much, b...