PUBLICITY SELLS BOOKS
Publicity sells books. You have to be open to doing signing events at book stores and libraries. You have to be willing to participate in radio interviews, internet interviews, and television shows. You have to be willing to carry business cards so you can hand them out when you feel you have met potential readers. You have to be willing to create an internet presence with whatever platform fits your personality the best: a website, Facebook, Twitter, Tic Tok, Instagram, etcetera.
Below I list the appearances that I have made to promote my book A DANCE WITH THE DEVIL: A TRUE STORY OF MARRIAGE TO A PSYCHOPATH. My publisher sent out notifications to one hundred potential sources of publicity. That’s how I got the Dateline NBC show, the Kirkus Review, the Library Journal Review, and a couple of the Barnes & Noble signings. But beyond that, I had prepared a list of possible contacts and worked diligently to get myself out there. Publicity in one arena gave the book further exposure and led to me being contacted for other appearances.
TELEVISION
DATELINE NBC, with Dennis Murphy, hour show
KGO TV – ABC, San Francisco, “View from the Bay”
Investigation Discovery, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, “Devil in Disguise”
Lifetime, FINAL JUSTICE hosted by Erin Brockovich, “Convict Alimony”
VIVA Network, Canada, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW SERIES, “Devil in Disguise”
Investigation Discovery, WHO THE BLEEP DID I MARRY, “The Admiral’s Wife”
RADIO SHOWS
True Crime with Burl Barer
Chat with Women, KKNW, Seattle WA
Jack Pattie Show, WVLK, Lexington, KY
Positive Living Radio with Patricia Raskin
Rude Awakening Radio Show, Ocean City, MD
The Gigi Iam Show, BlogTalkRadio, Los Angeles
Author Buzz, BlogTalkRadio with Deidre Hughey
WATR Radio, Waterbury, CT, Barbara Davitt Show
Free Women Now, BlogTalkRadio with Betty Jean
My Life, My Soul BlogTalkRadio with Ivette Ataud-Jones
Power Women Magazine, BlogTalkRadio with Deb Bailey
“Women Who Love Psychopaths” with Sandra Brown, BlogTalkRadio
“True Facts” with Jon Leiberman (America’s Most Wanted), CyberStationUSA
Live FM radio interview on “Moncrieff with Sean Moncrieff,” Dublin, Ireland
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLE ARTICLES
Contra Costa Times, featured interview with photo
Full House Magazine, UK. Featured article with photos
BOOK STORE APPEARANCES
St. John’s Books, Portland, OR
Barnes & Noble, Dublin, CA, Book signing
Barnes & Noble, Bend, Oregon. Book signing
Klindt’s Booksellers, The Dalles, OR, Book signing
Borders Book Store, San Ramon, CA, Book signing
Canyon Way Bookstore, Newport, OR, Book signing
Barnes & Noble, Eastridge, San Jose, CA, Book signing
A Great Good Place for Book, Oakland, CA, Book signing
Barnes & Noble, Pleasant Hill, CA, Book signing (3 times)
Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA Author Event for the book
M is for Mystery, San Mateo, CA, Reading and Book signing
Clayton Books, Clayton, CA, Reading and Book Signing (twice)
Copperfield’s Books, Santa Rosa, CA, Read and Book Signing
Barnes & Noble, Antioch, CA, Speech and Book signing (twice)
INTERNET INTERVIEWS
Women in Crime Ink – Live interview
Mystery Readers Journal, San Francisco, CA
BLOG POSTS
“Writer on the Journey” with Jill Hedgecock
Women in Crime Ink – Posted Chapter One, Part 1
Women in Crime Ink – Posted Chapter One, Part 2
Women in Crime Ink – Book Review Victim Justice vs Criminal Justice
SPEECHES
Writer’s Retreat Workshop, KY, Guest Speaker
Pittsburg Rotary Club, speaker and book signing
California Writer’s Club Luncheon, Mt. Diablo Branch
Women’s Hall of Fame Awards Dinner, Keynote Speaker
Chabot College, CA. Panel discussing publishing and writing
Moraga Rotary Valentine Dinner, St. Mary College, Moraga, CA
Philanthropic Educational Organization for women’s college scholarships
International Women’s Writing Guild, Big Apple Conference, New York, NY
AUTHOR PANELS
Chabot College, Hayward, CA, “A Literary Gathering for Readers and Writers”
Clayton Valley Library, Clayton, CA, Author Panel, “So You Want to Write a Book”
Kensington Library, Kensington, CA, Author Panel, “So You Want to Write a Book”
San Ramon Library, San Ramon, CA, Author Panel “So You Want to Write a Book”
AWARDS
Foundation for Improvement of Justice Award Dinner, Atlanta, GA
CHARITY
Face Forward Gala, Beverly Hills, CA, Honorary Committee Member
MISCELLANEOUS
Antioch Credit Union, Book signing
Napa County Library, Napa, CA, Speech and Book Signing
Recommended in
Huffington Post
article as one of
five books
to read to
spot psychopaths
in your life. Click on the gallery to see the five books
Recommended by
New York Times
Best Seller
Robert Dugoni
and
Positive Living Radio Host
Patricia Reskin