by Athena Dean
Conference season has kept me from keeping things current on my blog. My apologies!
Jana Tether, one of our authors, is very active in building her online presence. Here are a few things she shared with me:
<<Yes, I enjoy Goodreads. It's an online network where people
who love books connect and share their opinions and thoughts on
books. Also those signed up as authors can write articles that
everyone else can read and review/rate. The people on this site
are very active which is a good thing...many seem to be very
passionate about books.
Right now I'm doing as much online networking as I can.
My book sales don't look that hot right now, but for me
it's about building a foundation. Getting the word out there.
The fact that the world is now connected through the
internet is such a plus for anyone who has anything to share and
this is incredibly exciting for me. I not only hear from people
in the USA (through my website & online networking) but people from
several other countries as well.
Here is a list of online networks that I'm a part of (there are more that
I'll be signing up with later):
www.shoutlife.com
www.myspace.com
www.jcpeople.com (Christian version of MySpace; a bit limiting in promoting
book but you can at least set up a page & network)
www.youtube.com (I have my book trailer on here -the one Jacob did an
awesome job on! , plus other videos on this one)
www.shelfari.com (somewhat similar to Goodreads)
www.godtube.com (Christian version of YouTube)
www.facebook.com (It's OK, not as freeing as MySpace where everyone
can see your page)
www.bookmarket.ning.com (where authors come together)
Also, on www.amazon.com authors can put a blog on their book page.
Plus you have a profile page where you can share some information about yourself.>>
Source [ http://athenadean.authorweblog.com?date=3/1/2008&permid=2927 ]