Unique Book Promotion Idea From Barbara Bonfigli Author of Cafe Tempest

Nikki Leigh shares a unique promotional idea from Barbara Bonfigli, author of Café Tempest. Find out the origins of the Tempestini - http://promo101tips.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/the-tempestini-as-a-promotional-tool/

Nikki Leigh – Award winning Author & Publicist

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Dyan Garris Shares Information About Her Healing Journey Toolbox

May 12-20th, Dyan Garris is travelling the blogs-o-sphere to promote the toolbox she created for people who want to participate in a healing journey. If you haven't visited Dyan's website, click here www.voiceoftheangels.com/

Dyan built a "toolbox" of products to help any person who would like to make major changes in their life. She has a wide range of products that all work together to help you on your own healing journey.

These topics are discussed this week. Dyan visits blogs, radio shows and a chat Tuesday - May 20th.
1 - Manifesting
2 - Self empowerment
3 - Patterns and belief systems
4 - What blocks people from manifesting and acquiring
5 - Use music to unblock energy and as a healing tool
6 - Meditation, mindful meditation, and connection
7 - Chakra balance and energy field
8 - Angels and angel cards
9 - Psychic ability
10 - Integration of mind, body & spirit and its importance

For the full schedule – http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2008/04/dyan-garris-may-schedule.html

Giveaway Opportunities For All Participants and Blog Hosts

Each tour stop offers the chance for you to comment or to ask questions. We would like to hear from you and Dyan wants to answer your questions... so we're giving you an incentive to comment.

One person who comments during the tour will win a free copy of Dyan's CD - Release. Each and every comment will give you one more entry in the giveaway. But, there's more --- the blog or radio show owner that hosted Dyan where the comment was made - will win a CD.

Share your thoughts, comments & questions. If you have problems posting a comment - feel free to post your comment on my www.muzesmusings.blogspot.com on the tour posts for Dyan. If you visit the chat on the 20^th and participate, you’ll get 2 entries in the giveaway.

Additional Opportunity to Learn More With Dyan Garris

FREE Manifesting Teleclass – Prerequisite - you need to read Money and Manifesting before the class. Details - http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2008/05/begin-your-personal-healing-journey.html

Wednesday May 21 - 8:00 PM EDT. (5:00 PM PDT) Each class is 45 minutes long.

Thursday May 22 - 8:00 PM EDT. (5:00 PM PDT) Each class is 45 minutes long.

Friday May 23 - 8:00 PM EDT. (5:00 PM PDT) Each class is 45 minutes long.

Register for the free Teleclass by sending an e-mail to info@voiceoftheangels.com. Space is limited.

Use an Open Mind in Your Promotion

Three of the additional qualities that effective book promotion requires, include:

An open mind
Curiosity
Creativity

These traits will help you search for ways to improve your approach, your promotion, your website and more. You need to always be looking for ways to improve. Potential readers, book stores and other will usually respond to useful input from you. This doesn’t mean that everything you suggest will be a valuable nugget of information.

Authors Need An Open Mind in Book Promotion

Remember that we never know where the best promotional ideas will originate. Give people the chance to share their thoughts and suggestions. This is when you need to keep an open mind. Once you consider the idea, decide if you can use the suggestion. If you don’t understand the idea, ask questions. I’ve found that many times, suggestions can give me ideas to use, or it may spur new thoughts and ideas.

The simple answer is to give people a chance to give you ideas about how to promote your books. If the thoughts are useless, then toss them. Very few suggestions turn into wonderful ideas, but you will never find the golden nuggets if you don’t open your mind.

Curious Authors Can Have Great Promotional Success

Are you a curious person? Do you like to learn more about the things around you? Find a way to use that inborn curiosity to offer better books to your readers. It can also help you discover new ways to promote your work to potential readers. No matter whether you are offering one book or twenty books, you can find better ways to promote them.

Creativity Is Essential For Authors

Authors must be creative in their writing, so why not be creative with your book promotion? Curiosity offers you a chance to stretch your promotional creativity. This is a example of “thinking outside the box”. Open your mind and let your imagination run free. Transfer those ideas to your promotional plans. This doesn’t mean that everything you try will work perfectly. You will probably need to make adjustments, but it gets a little better with each change.

Nikki Leigh
Author of the Book Promo 101 Series
www.nikkileigh.com/book_promo_101.htm