286: Lucille Guarino - Author of Elizabeth's Mountain
Our podcast guest this week is Lucille Guarino (Elizabeth's Mountain, Black Rose Press, March 2024). We discuss how this book, which came to her in a dream, launched her second career as a writer, how she teamed up with her small publisher to publicize it, and how one of her most successful strategies was entering writing contests, bringing not only recognition but also outside validation. We cover how to get book reviews, how social media ads, giveaways, and in-person events are among her favorite marketing approaches, and end the interview with the quirky habit she can't seem to break…
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