Comments on: Author swag and how to swing it https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-84678 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:26:47 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-84678 In reply to annabutlerfiction.

Wow, Anna! You are rocking the swag. 🙂 Thanks so much for linking to this post!

]]> By: Links To Blog Posts on Writing | Anna Butler https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-84675 Sun, 31 May 2015 21:54:59 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-84675 […] Author Swag and How To Swing It – Sierra Godfrey at Writers In The Storm. An interesting piece on what sort of swag works. Most interesting thing to me – search Pinterest for “author swag” and see the good ideas. […]

]]> By: annabutlerfiction https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81981 Mon, 04 May 2015 07:25:42 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81981 As a variant on bookmarks, to promote The Gilded Scarab, I bought scarab beetles beads from a company in Egypt, a host of rainbow beads from eBay suppliers, and with strong linen thread from a beading shop I made book thongs. The book's set in a steampunk coffeehouse, so the swag bags for a conference later this year will include Douwe Egbert's coffee sachets. I have printed images of scarab watches on plain fabric - cut out and glued to brooch findings, they make inexpensive, but *different* bits of swag. The big prize giveaway will be the choice of a coffee travel mug or an iPad cover, both printed (each costing less than ÂŁ20) with the book cover.

For another, more mainstream sci fi book, I also made loads of retro rocket ship brooches by buying a length of kids' curtain fabric, sandwiching it onto vilene with bondaweb, cutting out each rocket and glueing a brooch finding on the back. And as you can see from my icon, a retro rocket is part of my brand!

Scour eBay and buy those acrylic fridge magnets and keychains that will take an inserted photo. You can get them in bulk (50 or more) and they won't break the bank. All you need then is a colour printer, an image of your book cover and a few sheets of photo printing paper, and you're all set.

No real crafting skill was needed for any of these things, but doing them myself saved me a mint of money.

Last, don't forget pens printed with your name, your tagline (I write sci fi, so mine is 'for love that's out of this world') and your website address. Everyone uses pens and the unit cost is reasonably low.

]]> By: Susan A. Jennings https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81960 Sun, 03 May 2015 14:25:43 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81960 Thank you, this is useful information. I do find it overwhelming at times with all the promotion things that should be done. I agree with Kritina, keep it simple.

]]> By: kristinamathews https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81939 Sat, 02 May 2015 19:58:59 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81939 I like bookmarks. They're easy to hand out in person, they fit in my purse, and some people still read paperbacks. I had mine done at a local printer and I'll do more. Sometimes I think when people try to get too clever, it actually draws attention away from the books. Just my opinion.

]]> By: Linda W. Yezak https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81747 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:46:44 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81747 Such great ideas. Wonderful post. Thank you!

]]> By: Andrea R Huelsenbeck https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81735 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:30:19 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81735 In reply to Sierra Godfrey.

I just want to go on record saying that as a reader, I've never met a bookmark that I didn't like. I have bookmarks going back decades. I keep them in various places around the house because I always have multiple books in progress in every room.

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81729 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:07:36 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81729 I love this! I've got a nun nurse who has to work in a porn clinic, and obviously I can't distribute naughty tapes. She bakes and knits too. Any ideas? I think sparkly undies at a signing would give people the wrong idea... 🙂

She has a terrible time with "flagpoles" in the book. (Code for something else.) Perhaps I can do fun little flags? That seems pricy.

]]> By: Author Swag « Sierra Godfrey, Writer https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81726 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:42:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81726 […] I blogged about author swag and promotional items. Go check it out! […]

]]> By: Monica-Marie Vincent https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/author-swag-and-how-to-swing-it/#comment-81723 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:23:36 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=19464#comment-81723 I did do bookmarks....but I added a bead loop to the top to make it harder to throw away. Each bookmark had a different color bead loop on top so not everyone got the exact same thing. I did have those as a giveaway for Facebook parties. So far they've been met with excitement (but who knows, they could have been tossed immediately). But I thought that was a good way to encourage people keeping the bookmark.

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