One Month Before Book Launch

So, it’s been a whirlwind time – launching a revamped web site (new code, new host, new graphics), looking at houses (we’re thinking of selling our two-story townhouse and buying a one story house), meeting with dentists (been rejected by most – no one wants to work on a girl with a novocaine allergy apparently), finishing projects, starting new projects (eep!) and counting down til the book launch on March 1! How is it February already??

At one month out, this is what I’m doing for the book:
–starting to send out book postcards to people on my mailing list (mostly people who’ve bought my books before, friends, and family.)
–still contacting people about readings (readings probably will fill my calender for a whole six months to a year after a book comes out)
–Contacting book sellers, trying to find people interested in teaching my book (any of you ecopoetics professors want a copy, just let me know!) and contacting book bloggers. (This year, I did not use Netgalley, a useful but expensive service that kind of helps you promote your book to book bloggers, librarians, book sellers, and reviewers. I did have it last year, and I think it helped get reviews…)
–I put an announcement about my book in the Horror Writers Association newsletter, and bought a small ad with them as well. (I love speculative writers!)
–Started taking pre-orders for the book.
–Set up the Goodreads giveaway.

So that’s what I’m doing at one month to book launch! If you have any other suggestions for what I should be doing, leave them in the comments!

Oh, and check this out if you’re interested in learning how to “read” submittable statuses: Kelly Davio’s Five Tips on Reading Submittable from an Editor’s Point of View on the Gailey and Davio Writers’ Services site…It’s a really helpful post!