Choose 5 questions from the list below replacing the bold, italic parts as relevant

Choose 5 questions from the list below replacing the bold, italic parts as relevant

 

  1. Your book falls under the main XXX genre. Do you tag it with other genres? What do you see as the pros and cons of writing XXX fiction on the publishing scene?
  2. What part of your writing time do you devote to marketing your book?
  3. What marketing tools do you use to improve your ranking on Amazon?
  4. What would you say are the main advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing vs being published?
  5. What do you do to get book reviews? How successful has your quest for reviews been so far?
  6. How did you get to be interviewed on radio shows/TV shows?
  7. What do you think is the main factor, other than writing a quality and professionally edited books that differentiate a successful self-published writer from one who remains forever out of the limelight?
  8. You have penned a few novels in collaboration with other writers, X, Y and Z. Why did you do that and did that affect your sales figures?
  9. Publishers rejected you at the last stage of the  submission here process, could you elaborate on that?
  10. Is there any marketing technique you used that had an immediate impact on your sales figures?
  11. What marketing mistakes would you avoid?
  12. Could you briefly outline the 5 first things you would do to market that new book?
  13. What do you think of “trailers” for books?  Do you have one/ intend to create one for your own books?
  14. Any amusing story about marketing books that happened to you?
  15. You hesitated between a self-made book cover and a professionally made one. What made you choose to hire a professional/self-create your book cover?
  16. Who edited your book and how did you select him/her?
  17. Who formatted your book? In how many formats is your book available?
    1. If formatted by yourself:  what problems did you run into?
    2. If formatter by third party: How did you select the formatter?
  18. Have you experienced problems when uploading your book on Amazon or other book distributors? Which ones and how did you solve them?
  19. Do you use a PR agency to promote your book? What are the pros and cons of doing so?