Two lawyers walk into a bar...
and talk about their friends and families. One lawyer describes how her foolish but creative sister-in-law is writing YA fantasy novels, and the other mentions she has a friend whose first YA fantasy novel was just released. The second lawyer e-mails the info. on a book event to the first lawyer, who sends it to her sister-in-law. The sister-in-law is intrigued by the website already set-up to support the book, as it appeals to her fascination for all things steampunk. Even though she cannot make it to the signing, she will buy the book.
The Lesson: the networking thing works.
I haunt the YA shelves in bookstores, but if it weren't for two lawyers chatting, I would not have known about the steampunk fantasy, Eyes Like Stars http://theatre-illuminata.com/ the week it hit the shelves.
Your personal network is a powerful asset. Use it!
(Oh, and it wasn't a bar, and the lawyer is very supportive of her writer sister-in-law. : )
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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