The Air in Me…..I blame it on my Publisher
For a while now my publisher has been encouraging me to
use my blog space to toot my horn, you know; self-promotion, hype the book,
talk more about me then about the subjects I’ve been writing on. She said, “Put
little teasers on the blog from your book” she went on to say, “people will
love it and will be encouraged to go out and buy your book.”
I can’t blame her, Suzanne Deakins from One Spirit Press
knows what she’s talking about, but the truth is almost every writer I know
hates the job of marketing their work, myself included. So, here I go,
grumbling and cursing into the abyss of self-promotion.
I guess every once in a while it’s OK to toot your own
horn, march to the beat of your drum and wait, let me see if there are any
other clichés I can add. No! no more clichés, just the facts.
Below you will find what two readers have to say about my book:
“You {Dan} have a gift for
setting scenes and taking your reader to a particular place, season, time or
mood (sometimes all at once!) “
Robyn Steely
"As I read DL Johnson's words
he has such a wonderful way of reminding us that gay or straight we're all the
same. We all have the same feelings and trials in life, while at the same time
sharing the struggles of a gay person just trying to live life with love &
purpose. He also sees and puts into words the humanity and beauty in life that
many of us miss like his story of "Two Boys on the Bus." Synthia
"Syn" Taylor
Now that I have attention, here’s a listing of upcoming
book signings:
June 17,
2014 Multnomah County Library, Hillsdale Branch time is 6:45 pm
June 22,
2014 Multnomah County Library, Belmont Branch time is 1 pm
How you can find The Air In Me:
Your local
favorite independent bookstore can order copies, as a matter of fact if you are
living along the coast anywhere from Astoria to Cannon Beach, just head into
Beach Books and pre-order your copy because they are on their way. Beach Books
is located at the corner of Broadway and Holliday in beautiful downtown Seaside, Oregon.
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| My friend Karen from Beach Books |
If you see
me schlepping my way across town, just holler, I always carry a few books with
me that I would love to sell.
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| I'm about ready to cross the Burnside Bridge |
As always, thanks for reading my little blog and if
you’ve already purchased your copy of “The Air In Me” … thank you very much. If
you have not purchased your copy drop me an email at www.dljohnson365@gmail.com and
I’ll let you know how easy it is to get one.
Thanks,
Dan
