Incidentally, while composing this Blog to document my thoughts pertaining to an Indie author’s life in real time—the local grounds have reached their saturation point! Under siege from heavy rain, the disastrous effects of extensive ponding on roads and the minor flooding of four major rivers have occurred. In fact, a Flood Watch is active for all of southern New England!

As I ponder weak and weary through dreary prospects to increase exposure for my second novel with the intent to procure book sales, I am on the verge of succumbing to the floods infiltrating Indie turf:

1 – Facebook Author Takeover Events
On any given day, thousands of people receive multiple invites to attend one or more of these, whereby the hosting author will post a variety of engaging threads pertaining to his/her book. Games, giveaways, and contests are an integral part. I’ve hosted a minimum of three so far. While I believe the saturation point dilutes their effectiveness, I’m in no position to turn my back on them.

In fact, I’m currently participating in these events:
Read Self-Published Month – My book (‘An Enlightening Quiche’ - Contemporary Women’s Fiction is specifically featured on April 9th.

http://megancutler.net/read-self-publ...

I’ve pinned my hopes on the 3rd Annual “Brain to Books Cyber & Book Expo” (April 7 – 9) - a single three-day event stretched across the internet for 72 non-stop hours! This EPIC event is for READERS on a quest for Indie and Trad authors whose books have yet to be discovered and devoured! My book is featured in the Romance genre. Tags: Author Showcase, Book Expo.

Events by genre: http://b2bcycon.com/events-by-genre/

2 – FB Promo Groups
These author-friendly advertising sites are saturated with individual ads running rampant 24 hrs. /day. Personally gauging their effectiveness, or lack thereof—my universal book link to Amazon indicates I’m lucky to receive 1 or 2 hits, if that, on a daily basis. Yet, it doesn’t stop me from posting an ad in four such promo groups every morning. In my quest to stand out, I reinvent the wheel by composing a unique ad for each day’s run down the pike.

Just as there is a silver lining forecasted for this weekend with increasing sunshine and milder temperatures, I intend on persevering to rise above the floodplains, come hell or high water!