UPDATE AND SYNOPSIS: THE CAUSE

We're getting closer to a release date. The iUniverse marketing department is attempting to make contact; I will give them a call on Monday. I have seen one of their plans and it is way too expensive for this poor gal. I'm not sure that I can afford any of their plans to be honest. I have begun a mailing list for the drafted (not finished) press release I plan to send out both by mail and to friends via e-mail. I will contact my other sources for book signings. I am also planning on paying for some ads online and in several magazines I subscribe to that might help the promotion. But, as I have found in the past, word-of-mouth is the best promotion tool any author can have.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE CAUSE

Tara knew who had killed her daughter--the worthless surfer Cindy had married. But the law hadn't paid much attention to her pleas for justice. So Tara decided to seek her own revenge and sought out an underground source for a device to send the SOB to hell.

This story shows the process of taking the law into your own hands. Usually, we read of wives seeking justice in their own way, but Tara is a heartbroken mother who wants her daughter to rest in peace. She takes care of the murderer in her own way.

MOUSE TRAP, ETC.

Mother's know best but most daughters will not listen. When my sweet Angel married that Stephan character, I warned her she needed to cover her...well, she has a cute little rear that needs to be protected. Sure enough he was after her money.

Mother's may not be listened to but they can take care of business. Especially when they learn to use a computer to reach accounts in certain islands in far away places.
Find out what this mother does to save her loved one in "Mouse Trap."
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I've been home for two weeks and the time has been filled with the final edits on this book, a Book Extravangaza where I managed to sell some books, meet new authors, and rekindle friendships with some others, and travel to and from my brother-in-law's side. He has hospice in now; the leukemia has won.

I would love to hear from any of you who have tips on how to promote books. This is my third one and it doesn't get any easier. I need some new plans, updated schemes that work. I have two booksignings lined up when the book is released but I need to do much more than those, the usual mailings, and the search for book reviews. Selling your work has always been hard work, but in this economy it is more than difficult.

Why should someone who is on a limited budget purchae my book? Or any book for that matter. I know I buy books to escape, to get a laugh, to solve a mystery, to have some character warm my heart. I need to learn some new strategy. Got any ideas?

HELP!