In 1997, Rose took that last resort. She wrote an erotic, intelligent book called Lip Service, but nobody wanted to publish it. Rose took a giant risk with self-published e-books, drawing on her former career in marketing and the growing Internet communities to establish her name. The book sold 2,500 copies, and Rose landed her first book deal.
Since then, Rose has built her career on top of countless web platforms, including: breaking e-book sales records with her first novel, a virtual book tour that weaved between different blogs, and video trailers to sell her most recent novels.
For all these reasons, M.J. Rose was the perfect subject for my new, deceptively simple feature: Five Easy Questions. In the spirit of Jack Nicholson’s mad piano player, I run a weekly set of quality interviews with writing pioneers--delivering some practical, unexpected advice about web publishing...
Jason Boog:
What are the best tools for a fledgling writer to build a web footprint (i.e., which blogging platforms, editing programs, or search engines do you recommend)?
M.J. Rose:
Look into my marketing service, Authorbuzz.com. Its a fast and easy way to reach over 300,000 readers, 1200 booksellers and 10,000 librarians.
