still publishing that book, part 3

You thought we were done, right? Wrong!

So now I have my website up to date. http://rachaelrawlings.wixsite.com/rachael-rawlings

I have added the preorder, the lovely cover, and the blurb. I have a means to sign up for the newsletter to keep my readers updated too.

Newsletter, you say? You didn’t know I had that too!?

Many authors use a newsletter to send out chances to win books, to keep readers informed, to share favorite authors, and to ask opinions about future work. I’ve got some awesome people on my newsletter, and always enjoy hearing from my readers. So naturally, I want to give my newsletter folks the good news about my newest publication. Some have helped me with the writing and plotting along the way. Others will write reviews for me, which is awesome!

Reviews, you say?

Here’s the honest truth. Amazon loves reviews. We authors like them, but Amazon loves them. And if we get enough reviews, then Amazon will actually boost our books, showing it to new audiences, finding us new readers! Great, right? So here’s a favor I’ll ask. If you have read a book, any book, that you like, write a quick review on Amazon. It doesn’t have to be more than one line, but it will make the author super happy!!

And now that I have my newsletter updated, I can go back to writing, right?

Um, no. I still have to put some new updates on my author Facebook page, tweet a little (which I am terrible at) maybe do an Instagram, and Pinterest. I don’t do these a lot, but I want to show off my cover, so I’ll add that on my to-do list.

And then I wait a little more.

How to learn Tumblr

subtitle: get a teenager  to help you!

I am reaching out, stretching my social wings beyond the comfortable world of Facebook where me and the rest of my admittedly slightly older crowd like to show adorable pics of our (fill in the blank with dogs, children, birds, crafts etc)

I have this Blogger, a bit of a ramble about what I am thinking about at the moment. I have a wordpress that is hanging out in the net biding its time. I have a Google +, an admittedly confusing venue, but fun to explore. Oh, and my Wix site (my daughter set that one up too)

But none comes as close to the confusion of articles, images, videos, gifs, as the system that is Tumblr. So I started my Tumblr, and a week later, it appears that I am the only one who has ever seen my blog.

What the hey?

Time to call in the professional, ie, my teenaged daughter. So as I watch, totally confused, she is making my Tumblr. 

I can't wait until tomorrow to see how many Likes I get...or is it +1, or, hmmmm reblogs?

What is your favorite social media platform?