Ellen here. Unless you are off the grid or have been living under a rock, you may have heard I recently had a book come out. (BAYOU BOOK THIEF, FIRST BOOK IN THE NEW VINTAGE COOKBOOK MYSTERIES, BUY IT NOW, YES THIS IS A LINK!!!!!!!!!!!)
Anyhoo, I have unleashed a relentless assault of promotion on the world, and it appears no one is safe from it – even my own family. Case in point: we recently shipped our daughter’s car from New Orleans to Los Angeles so it will be here for her when she comes home after graduation and her summer job. She packed a few of her favorite things into the car, like her dresser and very cool steel bookcase. There’s no room in her bedroom for the items, which meant finding places in the rest of the house for them.
We put the dresser against a wall in the living room. But something wasn’t quite right…
I pondered and pondered, and finally I realized what was missing. What could it be, what it could be? Brainstorm! Of course…
My books! THAT’S what was missing!
When it came to the bookshelf, the answer was so much easier. Why have it sit empty in our entry hallway, when…
It could hold samples of ALL of my books?
Eliza has rolled her eyes and accepted that I’ve put her beloved possessions to very good use – at least in my opinion. But there’s one item I simply can’t figure out how to co-opt and turn into a promotional tool…
Any suggestions, readers?
Chicks on the Case 
It’s time to read an Ellen Byron book? I’m thinking more for a Shameless Shilling promo than just something to have around the house, I guess.
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I accidentally posted this early. Glad to see you’re up, Mark, lol. And GREAT suggestion!
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Gotta love that play on words!
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I love the clock! And Mark’s suggestion is spot on.
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Agreed, Annette! He’s the one to beat.
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Fun promo, Ellen! Use one of the image distortion apps to twist the book cover into a twin of the clock. That’ll get their attention!
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Nice! Isn’t technology grand sometimes?
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So grand!
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Oooooh! What a cool idea! I have to find one of those apps now.
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Use the clock to promote the book with a few 5 star reviews. “This book is on fire. The reviews are so hot, time itself is melting!”
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Ha! What a great selling point!
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Love it, J.C.!! (Are you in the Midwest right now, lol?)
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Indeed, Lisa. Upper 90s last week, a respite over the weekend, and now back into the 90s. Good times.
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J.C.!!! Another winner!
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Ellen, I love it. And I think Mark is on to something with the clock.
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He is! But he’s got some competition now because there have been a couple of other great suggestions.
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Why is it a competition? Use them all! (And I agree, there are some great suggestions.)
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I was kidding, Mark! It’s not at all a competition. I want to use them all. Although I’m a little afraid of those apps that distort stuff. Gotta find another way to do that.
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I was thinking of something physical. Like making a table out of books and propping the clock there. Or hanging the clock on the wall and having clear floating shelves nearby with your books on them!
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Jen, I like your artistic approach. We once had an interior decorator suggest we hang floating glass shelves as a room divider. I told him that if they swung, we’d be in danger of decapitating someone. Or ourselves.
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Eek. Like, in an earthquake?
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Love your redecorating scheme, El–repurposing is so on trend. And you can promote your book from any room in the house, so you won’t have to clean as much! I think I need that clock for my office, as a time-wasting reminder.
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LOL, Lisa! You and me both.
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Don’t Dalí! It’s time to buy Ellen’s new book!
(And I mean that: I’m about a third of the way through it, and it’s wonderful!)
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Leslie!!! Thank you!! For the read AND the awesome pun!
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*Don’t Dali* (genuine LOL)
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Your shameless shilling is the best, Ellen. I love all these replies. Hang the clock up, and put a small shelf underneath to hold the book, and say It’s time to read Bayou Book Thief.
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Great, classy idea, Mary!
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At some point this week, I will be making graphics for all these ideas! I’ll have to figure out how to do the distorting thing, though. Those apps scare me. They want too much information. There has to be another way…
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Love the bookish decor, Ellen! Talk about becoming a household name!
So many great suggestions for the clock, I can’t possibly compete. I’ll just say it’s a good time to pick up this great book!!
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That’s a good one, Kathy!
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Oh, I think you won with “household name,” Kathy!
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Ellen, that’s a great book display in the entry hall — and those shelves are really cute, as is the dresser!
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She’s obsessed with the dresser. I LOVE that bookcase. So smart and practical. Great for whatever apartment she eventually moves into!
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Hey, everyone! I already made 3 graphics based on these ideas. (Since Mark offered the first “time” pitch, I gave him credit for it.) I couldn’t figure out how to distort my book cover, so that’s on hold. But keep an eye out over the next few days! Thanks!!
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You are the promo queen! And I love the bookshelf, especially. 🎉
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LOL, thanks, C!
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