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Spotlighting.Authors

Author Website Listings Modified March 6, 2001
by Laura Lynn Leffers (BellaFolly@aol.com)
Author of Dance on the Water, An Author's Guide to Budget Book Promotion,

and Out of the Blue.

This listing of author sites was created to support Spotlight, an authors for authors, monthly, book promotion e-letter archived @ Eclectics.
The Spotlight e-letter was created in January, 1997, to supplement An Author's Guide to Budget Book Promotion (Book World, Inc., 1996, $5.95*),
by Laura Lynn Leffers
*The GUIDE is now out of print; less than a dozen copies remain. Contact Laura @ BellaFolly@aol.com

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Author Websites

And collections, etc., for authors:

Sisters in Crime Chicagoland @ http://www.SistersInCrimeChicago.org
Playwrights on the Web @ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/paul_thain/playwrig.htm
Central Indiana Professional Writers @ http://www.netusa1.net/~cipw/
Authors Galore @ http://www.eclectics.com/authorsgalore/index.html
Directory of Romance Authors @ http://wwide.com/romance/arych/rwd
Collection of Author Sites @ http://www.sff.net/people/
Collection of Romance Authors @ http://www.paintedrock.com/authors/romathrs.htm
Author Interviews @ http://www.purefiction.com/menus/reading.htm
Author Interviews @ http://www.amazon.com
Meritorious Mysteries @ http://www.unc.edu/~mweston
Poetry Discussion Group @ http://communities.msn.com/PamelasPoetryForumDiscussionGroup
The Free Gallery of Authors' Voices @ http://fregalry.hispeed.com
Cambridge Writers' online poetry anthology @ http://www.rationalman.demon.co.uk

Spotlight

Archived issues available @ http://www.eclectics.com/newsletter/spotlight.html

January, 1997, Application and information .
February, 1997, Issue: Promotion philosophies of Robin Lee Hatcher, Sara Hoskinson Frommer, Peggy Moreland. Introduction to promotion, great web sites, contest winner Rosalyn Alsobrook.
March, 1997, Issue: Promotion targeting advice from Delia Parr, Gail Eastwood and George Goehl. Great web site of the month: PaintedRock, a writers and readers colony.
April, 1997: Online book promotion networking advice from Deb Stover, Diana Kirk, Reb Sinclair. Great web site: Author web sites featured.
May, 1997: Data Base. Meg Chittenden, Rhea Coleman, and Roz Alsobrook share their expertise. Great web site: Kate Grilley describes the author services offered by Sisters In Crime and its website.
June, 1997: Pre-Publication Reviews. Advice from April Kihlstrom, Michelle Marr, and Bill Spurgeon. Great web site: Pure Fiction, a comprehensive readers and writers site.
July, 1997: Press Kits/News Releases. Contributing Authors: Lorraine Heath, Shirley Kennett, and Charmayne McGee. Great Web Site: Author web sites, web site author collections.
August, 1997: Promotion. Contributing Authors: Patty Salier, JoAnn Levy, Keith Snyder.
September, 1997: Published! Book Signings. Contributing Authors: April Kihlstrom, Ruth St. John Thomas, Gail Eastwood.
October, 1997: Post-Publication Promotion. Contributing Authors: L.L. Thrasher, Keith Snyder, Deb Stover.
November, 1997: Conference Tactics, 1998 Spotlight Changes. Contributing Authors: Victoria Alexander, Leanna Wilson, Jaclyn Reding.
December, 1997: Industry Overview. Contributing Author/Industry Professional: Susan Wittig Albert, Joie Canada (Howard's Bookstore, Bloomington, IN), Molly Weston, Meritorious Mysteries.
January, 1998: Scheduling.
February, 1998: Working with the publisher and/or assigned publicist (Al Gansky calls this "managing projects). Dovetailing your own promo work with the promotional materials a publisher might supply. (Here's an opportunity to praise publishers who participate in the promotion process.) Contributing authors: Peter Rondinone, Geoffrey E. Fox, Laura Lynn Leffers.
March, 1998: Writing articles, developing speaking topics, putting out an e-letter or organizing connecting promotions (like Susan Wittig Albert's). Relating projects to an issue in your book. Contributing authors: Lorraine Heath, Meg Chittenden, Jody Brady (for Barbara Esstman).
April, 1998: Sharing promotion through blurbs. Collecting blurbs from pre-reviewers and other authors, reciprocating, and/or promoting the trade journal. (Here's a way to thank those who review your books.) Contributing authors: Lorraine Heath, Shirley Kennett, Michele Hauf.
May, 1998: Developing a press kit. The author bio, photo, and other promo materials (like Meg Chittenden's wonderful brochure). Contributing authors: Leanna Wilson, Keith Snyder, Rachelle Nelson Morgan.
June, 1998: What to do with a press kit. Acquiring, organizing, and handling mailing lists. How to get good press (pitching a hook, Jody Brady calls it). Contributing authors: Gail Eastwood, Jody Brady (for Barbara Esstman), Elizabeth Boyle.
July, 1998: Targeted mailings (electronic posts included), and extras: Keith Snyder faxes his newsletter, for instance. How to get more bang for your buck. Contributing authors: Sara Hoskinson Frommer, Victoria Alexander, Bonnie Toews.
August, 1998: Handling publicity, confessions from hermits (oops, I mean "socially-impaired"), meeting the public--and liking it (remember JoAnn Levy's piece on speaking, last year). Contributing authors: Sara Hoskinson Frommer, April Kihlstrom, L.L. Thrasher.
September, 1998: Author-generated booksignings, publisher-generated booksignings, book tours. Tips and advice, including how to deal with signings, both slow and fast. Contributing authors: JoAnn Levy, Keith Snyder, Jaclyn Reding.
October , 1998: Alternative booksignings, cooperative booksignings, conference, organization, and speaking opportunities (coupled with booksignings). Also, best booksignings from a fan viewpoint. Contributing authors: Meg Chittenden, April Kihlstrom, Laurel Marotta.
November, 1998: Extending promotions through cooperative mailings, web site links, speaking engagements, and panel positions. Contributing authors: Deb Stover, Susan Wittig Albert, Leanna Wilson.
December, 1998: Give-aways for added exposure (from bookmarks and fridge magnets, Reese's cups in Alex Matthews' promo packages, to Shirley Kennett's skull keyring). Contributing authors: Kate Grilley, Shirley Kennett, Diana Kirk/Diana Hart.
January, 1999: An angle for your book's press release, subject of an article by Ed Karvoski, Jr.; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
February, 1999: Promoting your career, subject of an article by Shirley Kennett; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
March, 1999: Book Promotion on a budget, subject of an article by Jean Hager; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
April, 1999: Developing a targeted marketing plan, subject of an article by Elizabeth Boyle; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
May, 1999: Surviving a book tour, subject of an article by Keith Snyder; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
June, 1999: Cross promotions, wider exposure=wider readership, subject of an article by Alicia Rasley; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
July, 1999: Promoting around the world, subject of an article by Robert W. Norris; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
August, 1999: Laurie Gold for All About Romance website, an article from the reviewer's POV; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
September, 1999: No longer unknown, but not yet successful, "One Foot Through the Doorway" is the title of an article by Keith Snyder. WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
October, 1999: E-publishing--from pioneer to the new millenium--publishers, markets, authors, subject of an article by Diana Kirk, a.k.a. Diana Hart; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
November, 1999: "Writers & Readers--Reactions to Electronic Books," an article by Spotlight editor Laura Lynn Leffers; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
December, 1999: "Good Night" issue. Thanks from the editor, responses from Spotlight readers, all issues archived & available at www.eclectics.com/

Visit Laura @ http://www.sff.net/people/laura-lynn-leffers