I can only tell you why I think they are from my own
experience.

 

I’ve been involved in a few recently and tho I hesitated at
first to take the time away from my writing, I had become feeling a bit secular
in my little office. I mean there’s a real world out there and I’ve lived in my
characters heads for so long, I’d begun talking like them at home. And trust
me; the gritty language used in “Roll the Dice” didn’t sit well with my family.
LOL

 

So…when I had a chance to get involved in the First Love
Valentine blog hop with S.J. Bourne I jumped at the chance. Although there was some
work involved, it was different from my daily norm and pulled me out of the rut
I had nestled into so happily. I guess the best thing about the whole
process—and trust me, this part is invaluable—you can make a whole bunch of new
friends. I have. People who I probably would never have met if I hadn’t taken
the leap. Plus, I have no doubt the reason my book sales are rising is from the
group efforts at advertising.

 

And then Jeff Bennington came up with another chance for me
to put “Roll the Dice” in The Horror/Suspense Kindle Giveaway. I just couldn’t
resist. I liked the idea of being involved with other suspense authors a
lot. 

And that is plus I couldn’t ignore. I’m always on about how
important it is to belong to groups. And that’s true. But the reason is – that
promoting within a group gives you a heck of a lot longer range than one person
trying desperately to push their own work. And blog hops are all about the
group. They’re a little like doing a blog tour without all the expense that one
has if they sign up for a professional one. I’m not saying it’s as effective… I
have no doubt it isn’t. But it’s fun and helps you to see other’s work at the
same time.

 

Let’s face it. If you’re like me, there are days when you
sit in front of the computer looking at the blank page of your blog and wondering
what the hell you can blather on about today? Thankfully, I can honestly say
that it doesn’t happen to me very often because I’ve become fanatical about
writing down any and every idea no matter where I am. Therefore, I have a list
I can choose from.