Newspaper Article

Last Friday I came home from work and found out that the article that featured my two novels in the local newspaper had come out. You can read it here.

Overall, it was a really good article. I thought there was a little too much about me, personally, but still there was enough about my two published books to hopefully generate some sales.

I made it a point to advise the reporter that the most challenging thing for a new author was promotion, and that didn't get in the article. Maybe it's because I had forgotten to mention it during the interview, and I had to email that point afterward.

The only other thing was the mention in the article of my other two books, the ones yet to be published. When I referred to the upcoming sequel to Killer of Killers, I said, "Killer Eyes." But the reporter heard it as "Killerize," and that's how it was printed in the article. No big deal, nor was the misspelling of the word, "heart" in John Dunn, Heart of a Zulu. (It was spelled "hart.")

No matter. It's still a good article, and it's one way of promoting my books. And for the record, the most challenging aspect for a newbie writer is promotion. But no way is this my last promotional effort. Promotion is an ongoing process, and I have to keep on thinking of how to keep that going.