tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8236098707736449002..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: The Style Maven Steps OutDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67820724426891048762014-11-18T18:23:26.955-07:002014-11-18T18:23:26.955-07:00Back when I lived where there WERE brick and morta...Back when I lived where there WERE brick and mortar stores, my local B&N was friendly to local authors and would face out my books (or I would, if I was in there.) One caveat ... if you move a book, make sure there are still some properly shelved, because that's how the staff finds them. Go in and say "Do you have XX by Favorite Author" and they go to the computer which tells them exactly where that book should be on the shelves. So, if a kind-hearted soul has moved your book to a display table, nobody who works in the store will be able to help a customer find it. But making them obvious within the confines of where they belong is a good thing.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67979200842394331332014-11-18T16:01:33.363-07:002014-11-18T16:01:33.363-07:00I shall add, "Oh, what a pity that you don...I shall add, "Oh, what a pity that you don't carry So-and-so's new novel. I'm desperate to buy it!" to my repertoire. :)The Style Mavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71947904036543883782014-11-18T11:46:24.623-07:002014-11-18T11:46:24.623-07:00Brilliant idea. Unfortunately, mine and many of my...Brilliant idea. Unfortunately, mine and many of my indie friends' bookds won't be on shelves in bookstores. Maybe someday. Things, they are a'changing.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36884720309260787532014-11-18T11:39:15.217-07:002014-11-18T11:39:15.217-07:00Thirty-odd years in theater, love. I have a tenden...Thirty-odd years in theater, love. I have a tendency to *project* in public. ;)The Style Mavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-73568108013302854172014-11-18T09:34:24.414-07:002014-11-18T09:34:24.414-07:00I love this! It's fun to do, and it works in s...I love this! It's fun to do, and it works in small indie stores or in the big chains. I sometimes cruise the mystery section of B&N, rearrange to display covers, and make unsolicited recommendations to shoppers browsing for a good read. Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24244799991202947352014-11-18T09:24:06.595-07:002014-11-18T09:24:06.595-07:00Okay, Ms. Maven ... declaim as opposed to exclaim ...Okay, Ms. Maven ... declaim as opposed to exclaim ... splain, please.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15954479950431191512014-11-18T09:06:24.431-07:002014-11-18T09:06:24.431-07:00Love it! Love it! Love it! Blatant promotion (or s...Love it! Love it! Love it! Blatant promotion (or self-promotion)? I don't think so. How about creative marketing? :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72225212490512184432014-11-18T08:55:45.558-07:002014-11-18T08:55:45.558-07:00Scathingly brilliant idea.Scathingly brilliant idea.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-8659780105816305592014-11-18T07:19:00.930-07:002014-11-18T07:19:00.930-07:00Oh, my what a naughty but fun thing to do Style Ma...Oh, my what a naughty but fun thing to do Style Maven. I have been known to do that very thing for my author friends, and, okay I'll admit it, sometimes for my books. There I've come clean and the bookstore police can just try to find me.<br /><br />What was even worse was when my first short story was published in a national magazine. My husband went to the grocery store and tried to open every issue of the magazine to my story. The store manager was not thrilled. <br /><br />We did adapt a bit more decorum in our later years and tried to be more subtle in our BSP efforts.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com