Just when you think... When my book was published last February I put a great deal of energy into promoting it. I created a promotional package that I sent out to several newspapers and area churches, and hand delivered to several book stores in the area. I did get two newpaper reviews, and one bookstore singing. That was it.
Fast forward six month or so. Last week I mailed out 30 promotional packages to area churches. It's too early to know if I'll get any responses, but the day I mailed them out I got a call from one of the churches I sent the package to last February.

You'd hardly call all of this a landswell.

Today, I took the package to three libraries in the area, and stopped by the one bookstore that gave me a book signing last March. All in all, it took about a half an hour. I already have two commitments for a concert/book signing at libraries and the third person seemed very enthusiastic. I feel pretty confident that the Director will call me back very soon with a date. The bookstore? I'm going to do a folk-gospel concert there after the first of the year.
A half an hour and four bookings.

Ya never know.

Jerry