Writers: If you were published...(Random writerly questions)?

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1) Offer to read and blurb writers soon-to-be published manuscripts?
No

2) Have a blog dedicated (keyword) to offering advice to aspiring authors?
Nah

3) Have a Twitter account, Author blog, or author Facebook fan page?
Yup

4) Read the good, bad, and ugly reviews for your book?
Yes, need feedback some how.

5) Criticize other published authors publicly without being questioned or baited by fans or an interviewer?
No

6) Do a blog tour if you're asked?
Maybe

7) Do a regular national tour if you're asked?
Maybe

8) Sign copies of your books for the local bookstore so fans can get signed copies when they buy the book?
Yes

9) Let readers send you their books so you can sign them and mail them back?
Sure

10) Do an overseas book tour if your foreign publisher asked (assuming you've sold foreign rights)?
Maybe

11) Give out bookmarks, bookplates, clothing branded with your book's title (like hoodies that some authors giveaway), pins, or other tangible items branded with your book to fans? [You'd have to pay for it.]
If people like my book to that point but doubtful.

12) Give away books to all your family and friends who wanted one?
No...(Close family maybe)

13) Hire an assistant?
No

14) Hire a publicist? [Publishers don't do it all or might not put a lot of money into it.]
Maybe

15) Communicate with fans regularly on Facebook and Twitter? [Some authors do, some don't.]
I'd try to.

16) Give exclusives (interviews, info about upcoming books, or whatever.) to fansites dedicated to your book and/or characters?
Yes

17) Hold a contest to have a fan name a character in your book (including using their own name)?
Sure


***Takes a break*** o_O


18) Have family and friends go to review sites and review your book?
If they wish to do it, they can. Good or bad, idc.

19) Quote the good fan reviews your book has received on your Facebook, Twitter, blog, tumbler, etc.
Maybe

20) Follow fans on twitter, Friend fans on Facebook who send you a request, or follow fans blogs who follow you? [I know this is kind of confusing, hehe, but if you have one of these things then you'll know what I mean.]
No

21) Have a list of fan sites on your website?
No

22) Give away books to random fans for no reason?
No

23) Read all your fan mail, including physical letters and email?
I'd try to.

24) Accept gifts from fans? Including the innocent like a fan's drawing of your characters to someone's homemade pie.
Sure. If i had those pages (favebook, twitter) i'd post them.

25) Attend a book club discussion of your book if asked by the book club? If so, would you charge?
Sure and no i wouldn't.