Comments on: The State of the Blook – An Interview with Blooking Central’s Cheryl Hagedorn http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/10/08/the-state-of-the-blook-an-interview-with-blooking-centrals-cheryl-hagedorn/ Exploring new trends and possibilities in book publishing Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ms. Place http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/10/08/the-state-of-the-blook-an-interview-with-blooking-centrals-cheryl-hagedorn/#comment-896 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:02:37 +0000 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/10/08/the-state-of-the-blook-an-interview-with-blooking-centrals-cheryl-hagedorn/#comment-896 Thank you for featuring my interview with Lori. She is doing everything right in publicizing her excellent book. I noticed that she has created a Squidoo page, and another page on Amazon.com as well. Very smart marketing.

It also helps that her book is such a rewarding read.

]]> By: Lori Smith http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/10/08/the-state-of-the-blook-an-interview-with-blooking-centrals-cheryl-hagedorn/#comment-883 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:34:54 +0000 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2007/10/08/the-state-of-the-blook-an-interview-with-blooking-centrals-cheryl-hagedorn/#comment-883 Thanks for the mention! When I started my blook, my intention was to post excerpts and help build an audience for the book (rather than many writers who simply write a wonderful blog and find book opportunities coming their way). Mine was sort of in reverse. It was at times a strange experience for me, and felt very vulnerable — I’ve never had people read things before they were in a final edited version. But at the same time it allowed me to connect with an audience, which was incredibly encouraging. I think the blog was a part (if perhaps a small part) of selling the book to a publisher. I think in this publishing environment, an author has to prove that you’re willing to work, and blogging is almost a given. It’s wonderful that there are so many means in the author’s power of building an audience without spending money.

My book (A Walk with Jane Austen) comes out next week.

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