PROMOTING POETRY

Today Judy Arnopp and I sold our books at The Town and Gown Christmas Fayre at Lampeter University. It's hard selling your own work. I sold more of my friend, the poet Kathy Miles, books because she has put up her posters all round the University and people recognised the cover. However,we didn't do too bad, and Judy's idea of promotional bookmarks ,and bookmarks with poems was a fantastic idea. Every one likes a freebie and a bookmark is a useful freebie. I hope some of those bookmarks will result in booksales. We've returned home exhausted. The hardest part of writing is selling the book.