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Guest Post: author, Angelia Menchan

7/20/2010

 
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My WRITE Way

The first thing I discovered when deciding to self-publish is that by and large, the marketing and selling of my books was up to me. Did I say me? Trust me when I say I didn’t learn this overnight, in January 2006 when I published my first book I was as green as I could be and I innocently thought that joining groups and paying everyone who said they had a sure way for me to sell books. I tell you I spent hundreds of dollars before I got it. It being that you really have to put in work, you must make your targeted audience know who you are and what you offer and recognize that most people in ‘groups’ are trying to do what you do, sell their work, not purchase others work.

Mind you I did sell a few books that way, but not enough to make a difference. What I did garner from the groups such as RAWSISTAZ and BlackExpressions2005 is a plethora of information from other authors who had taken the route I was trying to take about how to truly self-publish. I would often say little; but I absorbed the wisdom and information that went before me. I also discovered that regardless of what anyone else had done. I would have to do it for ME.

So by 2007 when my second, third and fourth books was published I had learned to work what I knew, my community, local book clubs, my church, the libraries, local radio and print and guess what? People became interested and began to purchase my books and talk about my work to others who were not local and they in turn purchased my work. Many still felt I should do it differently but I knew what I needed and wanted and I am methodical. My intent is to write books for a long time and to do that I am taking my time; creating an audience and working on providing a product that will make readers come back and bring other readers with them.

To date I haven’t tried traditional publishing and am not saying I never will, however, for now while my cup runneth over with so many things I am quite pleased to be known as a local author who sometimes appeals to a much broader readership.

www.angeliamenchan.com

www.acvermen.blogspot.com

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Angelia Vernon Menchan considers writing to be the elixir of her soul. Since learning penmanship at age four, most days have found her jotting down thoughts in a notebook. After decades of journal-keeping she decided to try her hand at writing and publishing books, from which was born her small publishing company, M.A.m.m. Productions through which she publishes her own books that she has coined, 'Fictionalized Truths, Ageless Fiction and Ramblings.'
When not writing, Angelia is a wife, mother, mentor and nana who loves reading almost as much as writing. Angelia is also an Avid Blogger and posts blogs most days to her blog, RAMBLINGS at
http://acvermen.blogspot.com 
or for Skirt Magazine at http://skirt.com/angel08. 

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angelia link
7/20/2010 05:38:18

thanks for having me BrownGirlSpeaks and thanks for joining in my live chat last night...I appreciate the support...

angelia~~~

Tea link
7/20/2010 08:00:13

I really enjoyed learning about the writing and publishing life of Angelia V. Menchan. I am anxious to visit her blog. Thanks for the invitation.

angelia link
7/20/2010 08:23:41

Thanks Tea,
I surely appreciate that and YOU~~

angelia

'cilla
7/20/2010 11:16:02

Can't wait to read RE-Rambled 3 :-)

angelia link
7/20/2010 11:30:50

'Cilla,
you know there will be one :}

angelia

BrownGirl
7/20/2010 21:17:15

Thank you Angelia. I enjoyed your guest post and the sense of contentment I got from it. And the chat was great. Much success to you!

Dera
7/23/2010 04:33:39

Very nice, spoken with confidence and the assuredness you are doing the right thing.

Dera


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