Comments on: The Work http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2005/08/22/the-work/ A seduction in words Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:04:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Lauren Dane http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2005/08/22/the-work/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Lauren Dane Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=108#comment-56 It's true! It's all a series of hills. But I'm slowly getting used to it and seeing what works and what doesn't. My husband brought me home an article he clipped out of the WSJ for me about two books that had the same approximate level of critical acclaim and support from the publisher but one ended up selling 800K and the other 200K (both still amazing numbers, sheesh!) because one author got out and signed and spoke and promo'd her booty off and the other was a recluse. It’s true! It’s all a series of hills. But I’m slowly getting used to it and seeing what works and what doesn’t.

My husband brought me home an article he clipped out of the WSJ for me about two books that had the same approximate level of critical acclaim and support from the publisher but one ended up selling 800K and the other 200K (both still amazing numbers, sheesh!) because one author got out and signed and spoke and promo’d her booty off and the other was a recluse.

]]> By: Mechele Armstrong http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2005/08/22/the-work/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Mechele Armstrong Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:11:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=108#comment-55 LOL I won't whine. I don't really mind doing promo, it is fun sometimes. I just never realized once you sold that book, reached the holey grail, there was another summit over the next hill, the promo one. LOL I won’t whine. I don’t really mind doing promo, it is fun sometimes. I just never realized once you sold that book, reached the holey grail, there was another summit over the next hill, the promo one.

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