Thanks also for your comment about the issue you found with people confusing your book with a blog being published as/turned into a book (I think someone came up with the term “blook” for that! – ah well!) as that’s something I had not seen before. Interesting. Perception is, of course, all important so certainly something to consider.

In any case, good luck with the next novel and here’s to your continued success!

My blog played a huge part in the promotion of my novel, which sold out of its first hardback print run based on internet word of mouth alone. This was June 2007 and In Search of Adam was my debut novel.

So yes blogging is a vital tool. However, as I had named my novel and blog with the same title and due to the increasing number of blogs to books, many people thought that it was my blog that was being published. This caused some confusion and negativity.

Now, after signing a new two book deal, I am writing a blog that has a different name to the novel (Black Boxes) that I am trying to promote. I am stuck with a need to focus peoples attention on my books title but now have 2 books to promote. In hindsight it would have been wiser to choose a blog title other than that of my novel, allowing a smooth transition between books.

One day the publishing industry might even enter the 20th Century in terms of technology, let alone the 21st. Until they catch up with the rest of us, authors need to blog so I wholeheartedly recommend they follow your advice.