{"id":30019,"date":"2015-10-12T09:58:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T14:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/?p=30019"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:59:32","slug":"ask-me-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/publicity\/ask-me-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"First ‘Ask Me Anything’: Tips on Book Launches, Publicity for Public Speaking, How to Do Media Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you missed my first “Ask Me Anything”<\/strong> live session on Saturday, not to worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recorded it, and you can listen to it here:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here are the questions I answered:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My co-author and I have just published a book about boomerang kids.<\/strong> We are having a hard time reaching our target audience – the families, particularly the moms of these young adults who have returned home to live on the proverbial couch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are interviews worth the time to setup? Is it proper form to piggyback on other events to promote your book? Like a tournament where you know your audience will be? How do you ask for that? How do you ask for endorsements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have yet to promote the picture book<\/strong> I put together because of other urgent responsibilities – life happens. How can I, with limited time and money, get this book generating money so that I can juggle other responsibilities to have more time to write?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for best practices in pitching an idea to TV<\/strong> show to get a client on as a guest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the best type of business to consider for a 55-year-old reinventing herself<\/strong> and seeking income that can be made without re-entering the traditional work world, as she hasn’t worked outside the home and farm in a decade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How important is having a big Book Launch event<\/strong> for my newly published books?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are press releases<\/strong> a thing of the past? There’s so much noise about what a waste of time they are. What are your thoughts on that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am in the process of writing my novel, which is a contemporary inspirational romance. It will be a part of a series. How do I go about promoting my novel<\/strong> before I publish it on Amazon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m new to publicity. What’s the difference between doing an interview for print media vs. one for broadcast<\/strong> like TV or radio?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your newsletter, you mentioned a free graphics tool<\/strong> that lets us put our photo on Times Square or in a museum. What’s the name of the tool, where do I find it, and can you give some examples of how you use it for publicity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you ask a journalist for an idea of what they will be asking you during an interview?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some favorite tools for researching journalists?<\/strong> I want to find out as much as I can about them before I pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the difference between a book publicist and an agent?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the best way to get publicity in a town I’m going to speaking in?<\/strong> I’ve tried this repeatedly and it’s never worked. What are some tips for building a buzz where the event will be held so I get a good crowd?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m thinking of joining an industry association for CPAs. Is there any way joining these industry groups<\/strong> can help me get better known?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are people having success with YouTube videos<\/strong>, like authors promoting a book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I reference YouTube videos in my blog?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I get onto the local speaking circuit<\/strong> in my hometown and how do I know about which groups are out there that would want to hear me speak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you ever publish posts from your blog directly onto your LinkedIn profile?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I explained two ways to stay in touch with me. You can Rent My Brain<\/a> for an hour, or take advantage of The Publicity Hound Mentor Program.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you missed my first “Ask Me Anything” live session on Saturday, not to worry. I recorded it, and you can listen to it here:   Here are the questions I answered: My co-author and I have just published a book about boomerang kids. We are having a hard time reaching our target audience –\u2026 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":4,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[691],"tags":[434,780,635,518],"class_list":{"0":"post-30019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-publicity","7":"tag-book-launch","8":"tag-interview","9":"tag-linkedin-promotion","10":"tag-public-speaking","11":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30019"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42840,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30019\/revisions\/42840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}