tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post209397567950286087..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: The Opposite Of Cabbage On Peony MoonRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-32966731732759543052009-04-27T10:00:00.000+01:002009-04-27T10:00:00.000+01:00Michelle, I'm very pleased that you asked for some...Michelle, I'm very pleased that you asked for something. <br /><br />I hadn't thought of that, Rachel. But good to know the events in the poem have application beyond themselves. <br /><br />Of course, I <I>enjoy</I> the readings, festivals, socialising with other poets and literary types that many poets profess to dislike. I feel fine about promoting the book, partly because I believe in it as a book (it's a good book! Really!) and partly because poetry publishers need authors to make an effort. But I don't want to annoy people. I don't send people weekly emails instructing them to buy it and I don't splash it all over Facebook every few days. There's promotion and there's spam...<br /><br />I think sales will continue to happen - readings will be a part of that, but I have other ideas as well.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-91862381069815473992009-04-24T13:03:00.000+01:002009-04-24T13:03:00.000+01:00And now for the come-down. I'm sure it will be a s...And now for the come-down. I'm sure it will be a steady seller for you Rob. The readings will take care of that for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-52160167584884889612009-04-24T09:20:00.000+01:002009-04-24T09:20:00.000+01:00The poem posted at Peony Moon links to your post (...The poem posted at Peony Moon links to your post (in my head...). After the 'thrill' of the launch and all that surrounds it comes the 'dark path' of the next phase (how much to promote? how tedious it can be...how to feel about it all...). Was that on purpose?Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-54660293131500979522009-04-23T20:10:00.000+01:002009-04-23T20:10:00.000+01:00'Miley Cyrus is waiting until marriage', no less ....'Miley Cyrus is waiting until marriage', no less ...<br /><br />Thank you for allowing me to post 'The Listeners', Rob.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747839768257543728noreply@blogger.com