NEW MEXICO AUTHOR'S FORUM

I was the victim of censorship:

This is a copy of a discussion I started on my website. It goes over a situation and how Ideal with this on IWN:

I'm sure there are members on both here and the Writer's Cafe. A friend a problem with a member there(who was banned from this site). Instead of correcting the problem - the owner of the site sent the friend a warning - a situation that I not only find appalling - but a situation the is NOT tolerated here.

I wrote a piece br ...

There will be a booksigning at Summefest at Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque on Saturday July 19th from 6:30 - 10:30 PM.

The 4th annual Chama Book festival will take place from June 6 to June 8 in Chama, New Mexico.

for more information go to:

http:www.nmbookcoop.com

Let's get the word out and support this venue

AS we all know, writing and publishing a book is only half the battle. Marketing and promoting our work is a vital key to our success. For those who are new or looking for alterative ways to advertise, I have complied a list of sites to help you spread the word:

Book Tour - www.booktour.com

Author Tree - www.authortree.com

Book Market - www.bookmarket.ning.com

Writer's Cafe - www.writerscafe.org

Gather - www.gather.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com

Published.com - www.publishe ...

On Saturday May 10th, there is a book signing at the shops at the Villiage at Eldorado on Caliente Road and Avendia Vista Grande from 10 AM - 3 PM.

For more information go to:

www.nmbookcoop.com

For some time I have discussed with other authors about having a book festival here in Albuquerque. The Chama Book festival is an excellent venue, but with the price of gas it may hamper attendance Sad

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The first step is to make sure there is enough interest. Second investigate what is needed to set up the festival. Third start advertising and drum up support from the local vendors.

But first things first, how much interest is there?

Here's a list of some of the social networks I belong to:

Gather - www.gather.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com

Writer's cafe - www.writerscafe.org

Another good site to promote your writing is Author Tree.

www.authortree.com

The Albuquerque Journal has added an events calendar, which will promote events for free, or for a small fee will give it prime location.

go to:
www.albuquerquejournal.com/calendar

I have opened a couple of stores on Cafe Press. If there are other members who want to cross promote and sell, my stores are:

Nightstalker Press:

http://www.cafepress.com/nightstalker03

You can also buy merchandise from my other venture:

The Black Seal

http://www.cafepress.com/theblackseal01

btw: you can buy stuff, too Wink