New Directions

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 As a not-so-famous author, I'm 100% responsible for my book promotion and publicity. And, although I enjoy some of it some of the time, it's not something in which I have much expertise. Sure, I enjoy dabbling in it, but I can't escape the nagging feeling that I don't have enough background to create anything resembling a viable plan that gets the word about my books to anyone beyond my friends, family, and the wonderful readers who've already found my books.

And that feels a little like shouting into the void. 

Fortunately, I am an educator and, like most educators, I love to learn. So, I decided to take action and find a way to fill the gap between what I know and what I need to know. With this in mind, I signed up for a combination class/program to ratchet up my knowledge and help me approach the whole thing a little more systematically.

So far, I'm swinging wildly between extremes -- I'll open one video or slide show and think, "I know this." (I have done some homework after all). Then, I'll open another video or slide show and get the overwhelming and distressing feeling that it's been created in another language, one in which I have no fluency.

I think it's going to be an interesting journey.

Meanwhile, I'm thinking about where I want to carve out my niche in cyberspace for the long haul. At some point, I've had a presence on quite a few platforms, but I definitely feel more comfortable in some neighborhoods than others. For now, in addition to this blog and Organizing by STYLE, you can find information about all my work on my website and my Facebook group page, Jersey Girl Books & Giggles. I'm also on Instagram and I'm playing around on Threads and Bluesky, but I'm not sure how sustainable multiple platforms will be in the long run. Quite honestly, that will be driven by a combination of traffic and my comfort level on the site. 

I wish I could say I had a master plan but, at the moment, it's under construction. For now, I'd love it if you'd follow me in any or all of the places above, and drop a comment below to let me know if there's a different place you like to go online to read about books and/or find your next good read. In the end, I, like everyone else, want to be where my friends and family are and if you're a loyal reader, I don't want to create a road map that leaves you behind. 

Thanks for reading. I'm happy you're here.