Comments on: Ghost stories

By: Erika

Erika — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:35:26 +0000

I haven’t checked out the website yet, but that’s my next stop. I have found several authors that I enjoy from other author blogs. They put their friends and colleagues blogs and/or websites on their site and I click.

So far, it’s worked out pretty well for me.

By: HollyD

HollyD — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:04:26 +0000

An author’s website is very important. I found MSW from Jennifer’s site. After reading the blog I went to the website of each of the other ladies and then went to Amazon to order books from each of them.

I’ve been hooked ever since.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:55:08 +0000

Natalie, yes it helped alot. After that website I went to the Ghost Hunters. I’ve only watched one episode, but it looks like a cool show.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:40:56 +0000

Amanda, with what you are working on, those pics oughta inspire you a little, huh?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:40:18 +0000

Jen, like you, I have bought books after reading blogs by authors. So I maintain this is one of the best tools there is out there.

Toni, I don’t like hard-sell either. The few times I’ve tried it, I’ve discovered it just doesn’t work for me. I really hate pushing myself. So, I will do what works, and avoid what I hate.

Syl, they made me shiver, too! They sure looked real to me, and I am the original cynic.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:37:46 +0000

Margaret, glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was a pretty cool site.

Allison, I have to admit that I don’t think I’ve been real influenced by a site, either, until now. I really did find his stuff intriguing.

Cele, I know what you mean. I can get totally LOST in the Internet. But I did like those photos.

Karin, LOL! Get those excerpts up, girl!

By: ArkansasCyndi

ArkansasCyndi — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:58:27 +0000

Thanks for the link…very interesting. Spent a lot of time looking through the pics.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:13:57 +0000

Loved the pics. I’m working on a paranormal romance right now with a ghost. The internet is a wonderous place and I’ve discovered many new to me authors from their websites that I happened upon.

By: S.J. Day

S.J. Day — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:10:38 +0000

Those pics made me shiver.

By: toni mcgee causey

toni mcgee causey — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:04:14 +0000

I am the consummate website-shopper. I’ve bought quite a few author’s books because they made a comment somewhere and I got curious and went to their sites and read enough to go look at the amazon or b&n page. Meljean Brooks is one, Lynn Viehl, lots of others. I do the majority of any shopping online. [My husband likes to grocery shop, or else I'd probably find a way to do that online, too.]

So yeah, I think a well done site is important–as is a clearly makred link where visitors can click through to make the purchase.

And you know, as I think of this, I have almost never bought anything from anyone who’s done the “hard sell” tactic, but almost always from people who offer something else–commentary, blogs, unique angles into a world, like the example you mentioned.