Some Interesting Information on Marketing

Here are a couple of links that I found interesting to read for some ideas for promoting your books:

http://www.theloneliestplanet.com/2014/01/building-writing-platform-my-results.html

http://www.theloneliestplanet.com/2014/02/one-writers-platform-part-2-events-and.html

Personally, I find that the more information I can find for marketing the better. I am a pretty shy person, but I am willing to try anything to get my name out there. There is so much information out there about marketing, but I am coming up with my own ideas as well as getting good information from other authors. I think it's a pretty amazing thing to connect with other writers via various social media sites. However, if you are a writer who likes people and want to be out there then I suggest, as someone suggested to me, going to art festivals and flea markets. You never know who you might meet. I'll be going to a flea market pretty soon to sell a few books and get my name out there. I will keep you posted.

Stuck on a Chapter

I hate being so close to finishing that last chapter of my books, but get stuck. It's like walking through something sticky (caramel, yum) and not being able to get out. However, when I do get out, the end result is worth it. Then comes the revisions, which is fun for me, but again I find myself in a struggle with myself to find the right words to add to or replace something I've already written. So it begins again and I am struggling to put the right words to paper. It is a lot of effort to create the "perfect book." That last chapter is, well, a stressful thing to do. Maybe its because I don't want to quite let go of writing the book or that I'm scared of what it might turn out to be. Or, on the other hand, the ideas running through my head for my next book are overtaking my brain and I'm trying to be cautious about what I put into the last chapter (where ideas for my next book are swarming) and I don't want to incorporate the two. Who knows for sure? All I can say is that I will be so glad to start the revisions. I'm looking forward to it.

First Time Blogging

Here I am on this site, beginning my first blog. Where do I start? Let's see. My name is Darla Lark and I am an author of 2 self-published books, which are for sale on amazon.com. Lucy's Suspicion's is a mystery and A Life Worth Living is a YA novel. I will have my third book available on amazon by the end of the year. Anyhow, I am a happily married woman with a dog and a cat. I love to read, spend time with my family and friends, and taking walks. Mostly, as far as what I love to do, I love to write. I find the creative process of writing a book to be fun and stimulating. It's my favorite thing to do. I also believe that it takes a special breed of person to be able to sit long enough to write a book.

My contact information is:

email: darlalarkauthor@yahoo.com

and/or

facebook.com/darlalarkauthor