An interesting article on do-it-yourself book tours on PW.com that could be useful to those planning them – http://www.pw.org/mag/0511/cook.htm. It’s told from the perspective of a fiction writer, though I’m sure much of it applies to poets too.
Interesting especially because I’m planning one right now, as we speak, for next year’s launch of Becoming the Villainess. Readings in Seattle and Portland, of course, and Kentucky (where Steel Toe is located) and Cincinnati (my family lives there) and maybe down to California – San Fran and LA – if I can find some people who want me there 🙂 I’m hoping to do some of these readings with the lovely and talented Martha Silano, who happens to have a book (Blue Positive) coming out from the same press at the same time. Let me know if you want me or us to stop in your town. The other places I’m considering are Richmond/DC, as I lived there for about a year and a half and loved it, Knoxville (my childhood hometown, and one of my brothers lives there,) Boston (because I love Boston) and NYC (same reasoning.) But I worry about expenses (esp. on my freelance writing budget…) and how not to get sick with all the travel. Any tips from those who have been down this path? Please leave comments with wisdom!
Getting close to having the draft of the cover art ready to post…
Now, if I can just stop fiddling with my MS and get the third blurb…I can stop stressing out. Otherwise, still sick, now I got my husband sick too, so we are planning to eat takeout until we are better. Pizza and hot and sour soup with spring rolls are health food, right?