 Mystery: July 31, 2024 Issue [#12611] |
This week: Edward Nygma Edited by: Annette  
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Edward Nygma
Many publishers tell writers to create an online presence as part of their complete promotional arsenal. Established authors with thousands or millions of followers might have a social media assistant, but there are those who actually still type things up for the microblogging sites all on their own.
We're not (at least not exclusively) microblogging here, but it sure helps to get to know one another beyond just our fiction. To that end, you should not stay an enigma. Make sure to give a little bit of information about yourself in your portfolio header and in your biography. How much and what you put there doesn't matter. You can go rock bottom and just put, "Hi!" in there if that is all you're comfortable with.
As we are readers and reviewers here, there are times when you as a person become a clue to understanding your stories. For instance, if I see in the biography that the writer has already published twenty books, I will set higher standards for their writing than if I see that a young adult is just getting started with showing their creative writing to the world.
Aside from these areas that are prefabricated by the site, even with an easy to fill out questionnaire on the Biography page, you can lift the mystery surrounding you by setting up an introductory item to your portfolio. I started discovering more and more of them this year, and I have to say that they have helped me get to know the writer a little more. Not only that, I ended up reviewing something they wanted reviewed rather than just digging through the depths of their portfolio to find something that the writer might only store there.
Check out the Guestbooks and Portfolio Guides below. Some are elaborate, other are simple and functional. Each is representing a unique writer and the way she/he wants to represent themself. If you have enough portfolio space, consider making an item that helps visitors to your portfolio to get to know the real you and find the things that you want to have reviewed.
Let's be a little less mysterious to each other.
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Replies to my last Mystery newsletter "The Mystery of Selling Books" that asked Who still buys books? Who buys Mystery books?
Merry_Mikey  wrote: I buy books, and Mystery is one of my preferred genres. My local library has an affiliated bookstore and I'm a member (love that 10% Geezer discount). Along with traditional shelf displays, they feature 3-4 book sets wrapped in brown paper. They're usually about $1.75 per package, and the package selection normally covers Mystery, Thriller and Romance.
I've seen the surprise book packages pop up at my local chain bookstore also. Middle Son has bought some books like that.
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