New Novelist, the first 6 weeks
Jun. 26th, 2012 08:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catherineldfIt has been about 6 weeks since Silver Moon came out and it has been a whirlwind, much of it quite fun and a fair amount of it fairly exhausting. I knew I was going to be really, really busy but this was well beyond what I anticipated. It doesn't help that in my head, I'm still 35 or so and can just roll with no sleep, lots of travel, a stressful day job and a huge amount of publicity. It's tougher as you get closer to 50, just saying.
So here's the recap of what's been going on so far:
I started well before the book release. ARCS turned up at the beginning of April. I contacted over 25 review sites, book blogs, radio shows, podcasts and related events, and did a Goodreads giveaway. This is not including the venues Lethe contacted.
In late April, Silver Moon and A Day at the Inn, A Night at the Palace and Other Stories were nominated for the 2012 Over the Rainbow List.
On April 28th, Publisher's Weekly reviewed Silver Moon and said nice things.
May 2, I did a guest blog for the Skiffy and Fanty Show on "Writing Silver Moon and Menopausal Werewolves."
May 8th, I was interviewed by author Tracy S. Morris - "Menopause and the Single Werewolf: Ten Questions with Catherine Lundoff, Author of Silver Moon"
May 19th, I was on the road and reading in Chicago at Women and Children First Bookstore.
May 22nd, I was reading in Milwaukee at Outwords Books, Coffee and Gifts.
May 23rd, I was interviewed by blogger David Jon Fuller on As You Were: Metal. Mayhem. Monsters for #Werewolf Wednesday.
May 24th, my Big Idea post on Silver Moon ran on John Scalzi's Whatever.
May 25th, I was at WisCon doing a book release at the Outer Alliance Party.
May 26th, I was still at WisCon, doing a reading with Outer Alliance.
June 4th, I was a guest on the Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcast, talking about modern influences on fantasy.
June 5th, I read from Silver Moon for the Broad Universe Broadpod Podcast for Pride Month.
June 16th, I was at the GCLS Conference moderating a panel on lesbian shapeshifters.
June 21st, I did a release reading with author Jessie Chandler at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.
June 23rd, I did a panel on...something at 4th Street Fantasy.
Silver Moon was reviewed on several book blogs and zines, of which the most recent was at Out in Print.
I am currently finishing up a guest blog post for Beyond Romance and will need to record a new podcast reading for Broadpod, this one from A Day at the Inn, A Night at the Palace and Other Stories, this weekend. Then it's CONvergence, a week off, then Write On! Radio. Then 2 weeks off, then Diversicon. And eventually Worldcon and the sundry other things I've committed to.
Huge thanks to everyone who's hosted me and bought books and said nice things so far. It's made it all very worthwhile and giving me enough energy (kind of) to make it through the next few events. But next time I have a first novel out, I'm taking 2 months off from work to promote it. :-)
So here's the recap of what's been going on so far:
I started well before the book release. ARCS turned up at the beginning of April. I contacted over 25 review sites, book blogs, radio shows, podcasts and related events, and did a Goodreads giveaway. This is not including the venues Lethe contacted.
In late April, Silver Moon and A Day at the Inn, A Night at the Palace and Other Stories were nominated for the 2012 Over the Rainbow List.
On April 28th, Publisher's Weekly reviewed Silver Moon and said nice things.
May 2, I did a guest blog for the Skiffy and Fanty Show on "Writing Silver Moon and Menopausal Werewolves."
May 8th, I was interviewed by author Tracy S. Morris - "Menopause and the Single Werewolf: Ten Questions with Catherine Lundoff, Author of Silver Moon"
May 19th, I was on the road and reading in Chicago at Women and Children First Bookstore.
May 22nd, I was reading in Milwaukee at Outwords Books, Coffee and Gifts.
May 23rd, I was interviewed by blogger David Jon Fuller on As You Were: Metal. Mayhem. Monsters for #Werewolf Wednesday.
May 24th, my Big Idea post on Silver Moon ran on John Scalzi's Whatever.
May 25th, I was at WisCon doing a book release at the Outer Alliance Party.
May 26th, I was still at WisCon, doing a reading with Outer Alliance.
June 4th, I was a guest on the Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcast, talking about modern influences on fantasy.
June 5th, I read from Silver Moon for the Broad Universe Broadpod Podcast for Pride Month.
June 16th, I was at the GCLS Conference moderating a panel on lesbian shapeshifters.
June 21st, I did a release reading with author Jessie Chandler at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.
June 23rd, I did a panel on...something at 4th Street Fantasy.
Silver Moon was reviewed on several book blogs and zines, of which the most recent was at Out in Print.
I am currently finishing up a guest blog post for Beyond Romance and will need to record a new podcast reading for Broadpod, this one from A Day at the Inn, A Night at the Palace and Other Stories, this weekend. Then it's CONvergence, a week off, then Write On! Radio. Then 2 weeks off, then Diversicon. And eventually Worldcon and the sundry other things I've committed to.
Huge thanks to everyone who's hosted me and bought books and said nice things so far. It's made it all very worthwhile and giving me enough energy (kind of) to make it through the next few events. But next time I have a first novel out, I'm taking 2 months off from work to promote it. :-)