Well this has certainly come around fast! I’m in the final stages of preparing to publish my second novel Reunion of the Heart.
To tell you a little bit more about it (without giving too much away!), it’s a romance and the story of a young woman who returns to her school for a reunion. She finds that her life won’t be the same again…
I’m not gonna say any more about it because (obviously) I don’t want to give half the plot away. But to cut to the chase, I need some volunteers to do the cover reveal for it.
I didn’t do one for my previous novel, The Inheritance. To be honest I was learning the ropes – I still am but last year when I published it, I had no idea about cover reveals, so I simply shared the cover for it on Twitter.
This time around, having seen other people do it, I thought it would be a good way of generating some interest in my novel.
I’ve decided to do things differently in other ways too for the launch of Reunion of the Heart. Last year when I published The Inheritance, I did a blog tour which I’ve decided I’m not going to do this time. Organising and promoting the blog tour was a lot of work and while it was quite fun to do, I didn’t have a lot of people commenting on what I’d shared and it didn’t really seem to translate into sales.
So. That was then and this is now. I’m doing this cover reveal and I’m going to do some other promotions for Reunion of the Heart… Watch this space!
I going the same route. Cover reveal seems to have an impact while blog tours are hit or miss. A lot work too.
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Yeah I was actually really disappointed by the lack of interest in my blog tour having worked really hard on it. So this time around I’m kind of thinking ‘stuff that’ and I’ll do something that’s a bit less work and (hopefully) more effective. 🙂
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My issue was that I worked hard to divide the month or 2 weeks between people. Then people would fail to post or get the wrong day. So I’d have a ton on one day and nothing on another. Rather frustrating.
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Sounds like you had a different problem with it to me, but just as frustrating lol. 🙂
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Elaine! I think this is a good move, reveals are fun. Blog tours confuse me, I never follow those. But I always click to see a new cover even if I’m not a fan of the genre. Can’t wait to see the cover!:) Best of luck!!
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Thanks Chloe. I’m really excited about it. I think with cover reveals, for people who’re checking them out there’s less to read through. They can just click a button and have a look.
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Good luck with it Elaine!
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Thanks Danielle!
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Cover reveals are a great idea. I love clicking on them and seeing what new books are coming out and what I can add to my TBR list. If you do need a volunteer, give me a shout. I’d be happy to help. 🙂
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Oh yes if you could help that would be great. My email address is: elaine (dot) jeremiah (at) gmail (dot) com
I haven’t set a date as yet but it will probably be in the next week or so – when I know how many people are able to help out. I will let you know and give you all the info a.s.a.p. Thanks!
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Fabulous! I’ll email you now whilst it’s fresh in my mind (I can be terribly forgetful at times lol).
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I know the feeling lol!! 😀
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Pick me, pick me! I love cover reveals! 😀
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Oh yay Emily! I will pick you!! I’d love for you to help out. I will send you the info soon. x 😀
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I’ll help with the reveal!
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Oh thank you so much Kate that would be fab. BTW I’m reading ‘Bound’ at the mo and LOVING IT!! So I will write you a review as soon as I’ve finished it. I’ll put it on Amazon.com, UK, Goodreads and my blog. 🙂
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I definitely think cover reveals are a better way to do things, and more manageable 😀
I’ll also help with the cover reveal, if you’d like 🙂
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I think your absolutely right about cover reveals Mishka. I’m certainly looking forward to doing mine!! Thank you for your offer to help – it’s gratefully accepted. 😀
BTW because I’m new to doing cover reveals, I was wondering if I share it myself on my blog on the day as well and/or if I share all the links to the other blogs that are doing it? If you know and could let me know that would be fab. 🙂
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When I did my cover reveals, I usually did them on the same day as others and then thanked anyone else who was doing it by linking to their blog with a line of thanks.
Though it can help sometimes to have people spread out the posts. One of my blogger friends released my cover reveal a couple of days after my post, and it helped keep the hype going longer 🙂
I’m no expert though! So, it’s pretty much do what you feel is right for you 😀
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Thanks for that info, Mishka. That’s really helpful. 🙂
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