FRIENDSHIP - it's so much more than just a 'support network' - by Hywela Lyn
When my first novel 'Starquest' was published by the American publisher The Wild Rose Press, in 2008, I knew nothing about 'promotion'. Come to that, I knew nothing about E-publishing either, but I was soon to learn about both as my novel would be available both in print and electronic format. I'd decided to try my luck with an American publisher, since I felt my particular genre 'futuristic romance' had little chance of being published in the UK. (Four years ago there weren't the same opportunities for self publishing as there are now, and there weren't so many sub genres over here in the romance market. Things have moved on quite a lot since then!) I learnt that I had to join Author loops and 'make myself known', participate in groups and comment on Blogs. Before long I found I found other authors were generously offering to interview me on their blogs, mentioning my book and generally helping me to 'learn the ropes.' As t...