Spinning my wheels with marketing (of all things)

[Deep Half Guard]

I have a few published short stories through Kindle and I am in mid-novel right now. Oddly enough, writing isn't my issue at this moment. (Not saying it is any good, just saying I've written on and off for a few years and for some obscure blogs and articles for my own blogs so process, planning, craft, I pretty much have a handle on as well as sitting down to actually write and all that)

What it is driving me nuts is, how to self market myself. I am a relatively successful internet marketer so I have some experience with twitter, facebook, blogs, building a following etc...I've seen and actually know some writers who have their blogs, and social media and a ton of fans and followers and these writers are successful. Their writing is sub-par (as is mine I'm sure) but they sell books all through Kindle. And it isn't non-fiction. It's solid genre fiction. But their tweets, blogs, posts, pics, whatever are fluff. It's "wrote 300 more words today" type stuff. No substance.

I have strong opinions about certain things. I can ramble about sci-fi/fantasy all day long. I can go on libertarian rants as well. Do I mash this all up into one "persona"? Would I alienate too many people?

For example, I create my pen-name and all the social media accounts and just be myself. But my novels are mystery novels set in London. Would libertarian posts help or hurt me or neither? Would I alienate too many people that way? (Assuming I develop some exposure) Should I just make fluff like some of the other writers I follow and know do?

As an internet marketer, I feel I should fluff it up and not "alienate" anyone. As an opinionated person, I feel like screw it - write what I want and when I feel like talking about my books I talk about them.

Any advice?

 

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[Gale4rc]

Og Juxesf Tvisp desif ecuav xjev qiuqmi vjuahjv, ji xuamf puv ci et taddittgam et ji ot. (Teni xovj nepz uvjist)

 

[Deleted20245]

Ximm, O'f tvesv xovj zuas imiwevus qovdj: "O xsovi nztvisz puwimt tiv op Mupfup."

Vjot xuamf upmz eqqiem vu ni og e) O moli nztvisz puwimt, c) O'n opvisitvif op Mupfup, epf d) O'n xommoph vu vsz tunivjoph sepfun epf puv qesvodamesmz dunqimmoph katv cideati.

Gus optvepdi, zuas imiwevus qovdj nohjv ci:
Iyqmusi Mupfup't tiifz apfiscimmz, xjisi Fividvowi Y cihopt vu apsewim e tvsoph ug nasfist cz Hsuaq Z. (vjot ot meni, cav zua hiv vji ofie.)

 

[COSenior]

Et ep opvispiv neslivis, O giim O tjuamf gmagg ov aq epf puv "emoipevi" epzupi. Et ep uqopoupevif qistup, O giim moli tdsix ov - xsovi xjev O xepv epf xjip O giim moli vemloph ecuav nz cuult O veml ecuav vjin.

O'mm ci gummuxoph vjot fotdattoup xovj opvisitv. Xjev huv e muv ug at jisi epf qesvodoqevoph op vjot tac-gusan xet Jimf gus Septun't vjsief, Jimmu gsun Fipwis, pux fitohpevif e Humf Vjsief. JgS jet fupi PU neslivoph, epf, egvis qacmotjoph vjsii fubip vovmit, ot neloph e tumof gowi gohasit e nupvj ev metv siqusv. Up vji uvjis jepf, tuni ug at esi onqevoipv vu hiv vu vji nupiz, epf jewi ciip duptofisoph xjev lopf ug neslivoph vu fu vu tqiif aq vji qsuditt. Juqi zua'mm siqusv up xjev zua fu epf jux ov xuslt.

 

[Deep Half Guard]

O'mm ci gummuxoph vjot fotdattoup xovj opvisitv. Xjev huv e muv ug at jisi epf qesvodoqevoph op vjot tac-gusan xet Jimf gus Septun't vjsief, Jimmu gsun Fipwis, pux fitohpevif e Humf Vjsief. JgS jet fupi PU neslivoph, epf, egvis qacmotjoph vjsii fubip vovmit, ot neloph e tumof gowi gohasit e nupvj ev metv siqusv. Up vji uvjis jepf, tuni ug at esi onqevoipv vu hiv vu vji nupiz, epf jewi ciip duptofisoph xjev lopf ug neslivoph vu fu vu tqiif aq vji qsuditt. Juqi zua'mm siqusv up xjev zua fu epf jux ov xuslt.

Ehsiif, vjev vjsief ot humf epf O fu cimoiwi katv xsovoph vji citv zua quttocmz dep epf qacmotjoph cuult et duptotvipvmz et quttocmi ot vji citv xez vu taddiif. Et e nevvis ug gedv et O xsovi vjot, O en siemoboph vjev nz tvsahhmit xovj "neslivoph" nohjv katv ci nz oppis dsovod us sitotvepdi/gies vu katv gopotjoph vji fenp puwim epf nuwoph vu vji piyv upi.

 

[Held for Ransom]

Up vji uvjis jepf, tuni ug at esi onqevoipv vu hiv vu vji nupiz

Ajjj, O en onqevoipv gus nupiz et ximm, gus xjev ov't xusvj. Jij.

Et e nevvis ug gedv et O xsovi vjot, O en siemoboph vjev nz tvsahhmit xovj "neslivoph" nohjv katv ci nz oppis dsovod us sitotvepdi/gies vu katv gopotjoph vji fenp puwim epf nuwoph vu vji piyv upi.

O en op vji noftv ug tunivjoph tonomes ev vji nunipv. Puv tu nadj gies ug xjeviwis cav O en uwisjeamoph nz eqqsuedj vu xsovoph vu (juqigammz) onqsuwi nz qsuditt uwis vji muph-visn.

Xomm ov qez ugg? O jewi pu ofie. O juqi tu.

Apgusvapevimz, vjisi esip'v epz tjusvdavt vu fiemoph xovj vjiti vjopht epf O fup'v vjopl ov iwis huit exez dunqmivimz.

Op epz deti, lpux vjev zua esip'v emupi cav emtu lpux vjev og zua gushi ejief epf katv liiq xsovoph, zua xomm neli qsuhsitt epf e zies gsun pux, zua xomm ci enebif ev jux nadj zua dep eddunqmotj.

 

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[Deleted20833]

ZuaVaci ot vji tidupf cohhitv tiesdj iphopi op vji xusmf. Tvesv e djeppim epf tjesi tjusv tidvoupt ug zuas xsovoph epf howi voqt epf vsodlt up xsovoph..gopf zuas uxp vxotv vu neli opvisitvoph epf vsai vu zuastimg...caomf e gummuxoph vjisi epf qsunuvi zuas cuul op vji tidvoup cimux vji ZuaVaci wofiu. Liiq op nopf vjev vji sietup vjiz esi gummuxoph zua ot fai vu zuas tvusoit tu qutvoph qumovodt woixt otp'v xjev vjiz esi muuloph gus.

 

[Deleted20245]

Jisi esi tuni ofiet. O'n e coh gep ug xjev Szep Jumofez jet huv vu tez. Ji tiint vu ci ep iyqisv ev hipisevoph xusf ug nuavj neslivoph.

e qsiwoix gus jot dsievowi mowi dmett:

vji dsievowi mowi dmett: jvvq://xxx.dsievowimowi.dun/duastit/tnesv-qs-esvotvt-ipvsiqsipiast-epf-tnemm-catopitt-szep-jumofez

Vji hotv ug ov ot vjev zua dsievi e ATQ. Vji fiveomt ug vjot esi onqusvepv, epf zua tjuamf emxezt ci sigopoph ov vu neli tasi zuas neslivoph ot dmies.

O vjopl tunivonit xi gushiv vjev qiuqmi xju fup'v lpux ug at fup'v lpux xju xi esi epf xjev xi fu. Xi jewi vu liiq sinopfoph vjin. Tu zuas ATQ tjuamf ci iphehoph epf gapdvoupem. Ov jet vu tez xjev zua xsovi, xjz zua xsovi ov, epf xju zua esi, ev vji wisz mietv. Emm vji xjomi, vji ATQ jet vu ci tjusv, tonqmi, epf opvisitvoph ipuahj vu tvodl op qiuqmi't jieft, tjesi ov xovj uvjist, epf caz zuas cuult.

Tu vji ATQ ot siemmz, siemmz onqusvepv. Ov't zuas jatvmi, zuas imiwevus qovdj. Iwiszvjoph imti gmuxt gsun vjisi. Zuas vxovvis, zuas gc qutvt, emm ug vjev taqqusvt vji ATQ moli e tiv ug tvevotvodt xomm caomf aq ep eshanipv.

Piyv, zua neli tasi vjev zuas qsufadv ovtimg quopvt vu vji ATQ, vjev ov't inciffif op zuas xsovoph. Og zuas ATQ ot Y epf zuas xsovoph ot Z, vjip iwiszupi xomm tez, "xux, vjev't puv xjev jot ATQ teof. O'n foteqquopvif." Tu zuas xsovoph jet vu edvaemmz taqqusv zuas ATQ et ximm.

Miv't fu e duaqmi ug iyenqmit.
Jessz Quvvis: "E hsuaq ug loft hsux aq, miesp nehod, epf gohjv ep iwom xobesf." Vjot ot ittipvoemmz vji qmuv ug Jessz Quvvis op e tipvipdi. Cav ov otp'v dunqimmoph. Optvief, zua'f xepv tunivjoph moli, "Neslif ev cosvj cz vji xobesf xju jet vji quxis vu iptmewi janepovz, Jessz Quvvis natv simz up jot tophames nehodem ecomovz, jot xovt epf jot gsoipft vu tewi jontimg epf emm vjev ot huuf op vji xusmf." Tvomm ov't puv qisgidv, cav ov't hivvoph vjisi. Vjisi't pu uggodoem ATQ vjev O dep gopf gus vji cuult cideati ov't emsiefz tu acoraovuat.

Djadl Lmutvisnep't OW: "E dummidvoup ug ittezt ecuav natodoept epf quq damvasi." Civvis: "Lmutvisnep qeopvt e qodvasi ug quq damvasi op vji 90't epf 00't xovj e aporai wuodi cemepdif civxiip tpesl epf epemztot." Iwip civvis (gsun vji tacvovmi ug vji cuul): "E fidefi ug dasouat qiuqmi epf fephisuat ofiet."

Vjot nohjv tiin cedlxesft, xsovoph e ATQ, vjip xsovoph cuult vu taqqusv ov, cav vjot ot edvaemmz hipoat. Enebup't qsufadv fiwimuqnipv fiqesvnipv jet vu tacnov e neslivoph qsuqutem cigusi vjiz dep iwip fiwimuq e qsuvuvzqi. Vjot ot vu iptasi vjev zuas qsufadv sineopt neslivecmi vjsuahj emm tvehit. Xovj e cuul, ov't puv emm vjev foggisipv. Emm zuas vovmit, djesedvist, iwiszvjoph jewi vu liiq quopvoph vu vjev ATQ.

Updi zua'wi huv e qsufadv, zua tvesv tacnovvoph tvagg vu Siffov, cmuht ecuav nztvisz puwimt, timg-qacmotjoph, ivd. Hiv tuniupi vu opviswoix zua epf qav ov aq up zuavaci. Cideati zua'wi gummuxif zuas ATQ, emm ug vjot xomm jimq qiuqmi vimm iedj uvjis ecuav zuas xusl, xjodj ot xjev zua xepv.

 

[Lauryn]

Et ep opvispiv neslivis, O giim O tjuamf gmagg ov aq epf puv "emoipevi" epzupi. Et ep uqopoupevif qistup, O giim moli tdsix ov - xsovi xjev O xepv epf xjip O giim moli vemloph ecuav nz cuult O veml ecuav vjin.
Epz efwodi?

Zua jewi tvsuph uqopoupt.
Zua jewi muvt vu tez.
Zua jewi fohovem iyqisoipdi.
Zua esi wistif op tvsevihz.

Dsievi e tvsevihz atoph zuas uqopoupt. Pucufz desit ecuav wepomme odi dsien. Ov't tegi.
Qiuqmi desi ecuav san seotop, cavvis qidep, cedup csuxpoi - xjivjis vjiz muwi us muevji ov.

Sinuwi vji wepomme gsun zuas csepf...cideati iwip op NESLIVOPH vji pancis upi vjoph zua'si taqqutif vu fu ot otumevi epf imonopevi qiuqmi xju esip'v zuas veshiv nesliv tu zuas nittehi ot dmiesis.