tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post5442065824869224215..comments2024-03-18T12:02:51.113-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: StuffBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-46528882792628233912009-04-18T20:59:00.000-04:002009-04-18T20:59:00.000-04:00I still have my periodic table from Camille! Usef...I still have my periodic table from Camille! Useful indeed...<br /><br />As a talking/writing scientist, I tend to lug a lot around with me - but did go more or less cold turkey this year for various and sundry reasons (some of them having to do with living in a room in a monastery the size of walk in closet with one drawer for storage for more than a month -- THAT can get you do downsize "stuff" in a flash!)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-70726577888175823212009-04-15T13:31:00.000-04:002009-04-15T13:31:00.000-04:00I'm a little late on a comment. I do bookmarks li...I'm a little late on a comment. I do bookmarks like Linda -- actually just like Linda since she turned me on to her printer.<br /><br />I also did a mailing of postcards for both of my books. It was a lot of work. I personally stamped and stuck on every one of the 1800 labels.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50883174960956208722009-04-14T16:51:00.000-04:002009-04-14T16:51:00.000-04:00Stuff (not greed) is good! It shows you care enoug...Stuff (not greed) is good! It shows you care enough to give..... I love every little thing picked up along the way....xoxoxoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50859850023817672662009-04-14T11:52:00.000-04:002009-04-14T11:52:00.000-04:00LOL, Camille. I, too, used to have a lot of props ...LOL, Camille. I, too, used to have a lot of props when I did talks. Maybe it was an instinct to have enough piled up in front of me I could hide. :-)<br /><br />Now, I have become more comfortable speaking to groups, either alone or on a panel, and I usually just have a single copy of my latest book in front of me. The other items I bring to events are put on a give-away table.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-63588036494876363022009-04-14T11:40:00.000-04:002009-04-14T11:40:00.000-04:00Okay, dish girls. Where do you buy your keychains?...Okay, dish girls. Where do you buy your keychains? I found a source to make buttons cheaply. Wow, I'm always looking for goodies. I love bookmarks, but I think we authors overlook the power of good-looking, useful handouts.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29591780720121595502009-04-14T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-14T11:32:00.000-04:00Bookmarks! Yes, not everyone loves them, but I've...Bookmarks! Yes, not everyone loves them, but I've tried a lot of different giveaways and I've come to rely on bookmarks as calling cards (although I do have more official-looking cards, too)and promotion. My second choice is keychains--also small and definitely promotional.<br />--LindaLinda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-88462396518145966652009-04-14T10:15:00.000-04:002009-04-14T10:15:00.000-04:00On the giveaways -- I try to make them useful, lik...On the giveaways -- I try to make them useful, like Rosemary's seed packets. I gave away a pocket/purse size periodic table for my first series (what could be more useful?) and rulers for the hobby series. A marketing panel would be great. Or a marketing week on our blog?<br /><br />I'm glad I don't have to carry around big hats, but they're spectacular on Monica.<br /><br />Terri -- what quilt item might work? A thimble??Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-7898856328435565912009-04-14T10:07:00.000-04:002009-04-14T10:07:00.000-04:00That was a fun talk, Camille. Maybe MWA Norcal sho...That was a fun talk, Camille. Maybe MWA Norcal should do a panel on Marketing. You could bring all your stuff again. <br /><br />I'm changing my to-do list to include getting more tchotchkes.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-72528935324606675292009-04-14T09:32:00.000-04:002009-04-14T09:32:00.000-04:00I have done daisy keyrings, and seed packets for b...I have done daisy keyrings, and seed packets for both books. I think the diehard readers like to have something related to the books, they're fun (I can still remember my I Believe in Garp bumpersticker when I was a kid!)I think it's less about the value of the thing than its ability to keep your name out there. I only did the keyrings because I was going to Malice and didn't have a cover yet, but the seed packets were a no-brainer. I wasn't going to do them this year but people kept asking me for them.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-80784990256495559372009-04-14T07:43:00.000-04:002009-04-14T07:43:00.000-04:00I think there are a couple of points to consider. ...I think there are a couple of points to consider. One--do you feel more comfortable speaking with props? If it puts you at ease to hold up a bookcover or point to a chart, do it. <br /><br />Two--marketing. This topic comes up a lot, and nobody knows what giveaway works. You want people to take something away that will remind them of your book(s), but as you said, it's too easy to go overboard with cute (and expensive) things. It's a balancing act--but people do like freebies.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-11204251244243382062009-04-14T02:05:00.000-04:002009-04-14T02:05:00.000-04:00It could have been hats. Big hats take up even mor...It could have been hats. Big hats take up even more traveling space. And they're squishy.Ellenhttp://washuu.netnoreply@blogger.com