tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post5668806660298778714..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Widgets from HellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83797800504096334812008-02-09T23:24:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:24:00.000-05:00Big T wrote: It occured to me, after I stopping la...Big T wrote: <I>It occured to me, after I stopping laughing, why not make a Darkyn cover art calendar. Use the seven Darkyn novels, the Darkyn novella, and the three short stories. I know that's only 11, but just throw in a picture of Daniel Craig to make it 12. wink,wink!!</I><BR/><BR/>Never thought of a cover art calendar. Great idea, T, thanks.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-13907892502571858222008-02-09T23:22:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:22:00.000-05:00Miss Kate wrote: I grabbed a few to foist on my 16...Miss Kate wrote: <I>I grabbed a few to foist on my 16-year-old (I'd had breakfast with a public health nurse who convinced me that the first time he needed a condom shouldn't be the first time he used one.) My kids already had a pretty low opinion of my job and that didn't help.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a tough present for a mom to give under any circumstances. Good for you.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83013692540384565252008-02-09T23:17:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:17:00.000-05:00Eva wrote: So you're saying that if I plunk down t...Eva wrote: <I>So you're saying that if I plunk down the geets for the promo condoms and plan to pass them out in San Fran, you will come?</I><BR/><BR/>Stop tempting me, Eva. If I go to one more National, my luck is finally going to run out, and some pinhead with a grudge will poison me, shove me down a flight of stairs or run me over with their rental car.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-90251559818524003372008-02-09T23:12:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:12:00.000-05:00Mary wrote: I like promo items that you look at a ...Mary wrote: <I>I like promo items that you look at a lot. Several years ago, someone put their name, branding statement and website URL on a little item that was used to remove dust from a computer screen. I looked at that thing almost every day when I picked it up to clean my screen. Pocket once did small bottles of hand lotion. Every time I pulled out the bottle, I thought of Pocket books.</I><BR/><BR/>Words of wisdom, thanks, Mary.<BR/><BR/>Let me add one promo flag -- nothing made out of glass, please. I picked up what I thought was a pretty little acrylic mini-bud vase at RWA National, and didn't realize it was glass. It broke in my purse sometime that day as I was schlepping around the workshops, and I sliced the hell out of my fingers on the pieces while reaching in for my room key.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-67935284380964084652008-02-09T23:08:00.000-05:002008-02-09T23:08:00.000-05:00David wrote: Napkins. For God's sake, who wants to...David wrote: <I>Napkins. For God's sake, who wants to lose a fan to a horrible coffee stain that mars the link to buy the book?</I><BR/><BR/>Or worse, see someone blow their nose with your promo. <BR/><BR/><I>Condoms? REALLY? What if the ad content glowed in the dark?</I><BR/><BR/>(choking on tea) Finally, the ultimate promo idea for <I>Evermore</I> comes along, just four weeks too late.<BR/><BR/><I>The tattoos might work better if you had a certain number made and then paid attractive people to wear them in stare-worthy positions...</I><BR/><BR/>Might work, as long as you aren't Patricia Cornwell. Come to think about it, I know some young people who would fight over the right to wear some of Sasha White's titles. :)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-56311649879629996212008-02-09T22:57:00.000-05:002008-02-09T22:57:00.000-05:00And here I thought I was being daring by adding co...And here I thought I was being daring by adding condoms to the list (this is what happens when you go hurtling into middle-age; you forget that what is risque to you is no problem for the next generation of writers.) <BR/><BR/>Heather wrote: <I>But see, my novel's called "Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo". If it gets published, I WOULD get fake tattoos of polar bears. And I promise not to think about where you'd decide to put it. :)</I><BR/><BR/>Hey, I like polar bears (everyone, wave at Jean.) If my daughter didn't swipe it for herself, I'd probably wear one on my wrist. :)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-38299183181277520102008-02-07T12:46:00.000-05:002008-02-07T12:46:00.000-05:00It occured to me, after I stopping laughing, why n...It occured to me, after I stopping laughing, why not make a Darkyn cover art calendar. Use the seven Darkyn novels, the Darkyn novella, and the three short stories. I know that's only 11, but just throw in a picture of Daniel Craig to make it 12. wink,wink!!Big Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866756029868111330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-21054983894600676332008-02-06T18:22:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:22:00.000-05:00EC gave them out in NJ last time I did a conferenc...EC gave them out in NJ last time I did a conference. <BR/><BR/>I grabbed a few to foist on my 16-year-old (I'd had breakfast with a public health nurse who convinced me that the first time he needed a condom shouldn't be the first time he used one.) My kids already had a pretty low opinion of my job and that didn't help.<BR/><BR/>Eh, life.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-72098227999024458212008-02-06T17:45:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:45:00.000-05:00So you're saying that if I plunk down the geets fo...So you're saying that if I plunk down the geets for the promo condoms and plan to pass them out in San Fran, you will come? Cause that may be worth every penny.Eva Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834856467514439544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-61713038782038162432008-02-06T17:29:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:29:00.000-05:00When I worked in radio, we made promo condoms for ...When I worked in radio, we made promo condoms for the station. They were a huge hit; our promo director had a whole bunch of them lined up in her desk, autographed.<BR/><BR/>Given Trevor's views of monogamy, I'd totally give them away, Lynn. They'd fit perfectly with the book.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-62650218637995150672008-02-06T14:09:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:09:00.000-05:00Ellora's Cave gets the prize for creative inclusio...Ellora's Cave gets the prize for creative inclusion of condoms as promotional items. I don't know if they give them away at RWA, but they're all over the party at RT.<BR/><BR/>Fake tattoos worked for Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series but it was a natural tie-in since she used the DH symbol and all of the Hunters in her book have that tattoo/brand mark.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in favor of any promo item that can be destroyed in less than 5 seconds. This includes book covers printed on candy bar wrappers or bottled water. I remember an author had her cover printed on water bottles that were on the tables at each place for a conference luncheon. Their promotional effectiveness was over before lunch. People drank the water, left the bottles.<BR/><BR/>I like promo items that you look at a lot. Several years ago, someone put their name, branding statement and website URL on a little item that was used to remove dust from a computer screen. I looked at that thing almost every day when I picked it up to clean my screen. Pocket once did small bottles of hand lotion. Every time I pulled out the bottle, I thought of Pocket books.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-50657722418071207102008-02-06T11:46:00.000-05:002008-02-06T11:46:00.000-05:00There goes my plan for a tattoo of a big blood spl...There goes my plan for a tattoo of a big blood splat. It was perfect...title...Crimson...tattoo...blood splat. How could you go wrong? LOLJC Coyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234200561890842403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-19522242493924914652008-02-06T10:26:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:26:00.000-05:00Guilty of giving away Beanie Babies in drawings! B...Guilty of giving away Beanie Babies in drawings! But hey, they all entered to win them : )Robin Baynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640632701164428942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-66570427407663253122008-02-06T10:24:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:24:00.000-05:00This list actually made me spit coffee...which led...This list actually made me spit coffee...which led to an addition.<BR/><BR/>Napkins. For God's sake, who wants to lose a fan to a horrible coffee stain that mars the link to buy the book?<BR/><BR/>Condoms? REALLY? What if the ad content glowed in the dark?<BR/><BR/>The tattoos might work better if you had a certain number made and then paid attractive people to wear them in stare-worthy positions...<BR/><BR/>Loved this post...<BR/><BR/>-DNW<BR/><A HREF="http://www.macabreink.com" REL="nofollow">Macabre Ink</A>David Niall Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392451335955557831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-5966622951681990012008-02-06T08:58:00.000-05:002008-02-06T08:58:00.000-05:00But see, my novel's called "Life, Love, and a Pola...But see, my novel's called "Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo". If it gets published, I WOULD get fake tattoos of polar bears. And I promise not to think about where you'd decide to put it. :)Heather Wardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266031957030063157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-14547363477937764092008-02-06T08:37:00.000-05:002008-02-06T08:37:00.000-05:00:OPDang, there goes my idea of cutting down on the...:OP<BR/><BR/>Dang, there goes my idea of cutting down on the bratlet's beanie baby collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-86938769360765824302008-02-06T08:33:00.000-05:002008-02-06T08:33:00.000-05:00I actually did get a condom and a fake tattoo as p...I actually did get a condom and a fake tattoo as promo items.<BR/><BR/>The fake tattoo was cute but really had nothing to do with the book so it made no sense and is sitting in my promo goodies basket.<BR/><BR/>The condom - I thought it was a neat idea. It had the book cover on the front part of the package and author website. And it was memorable. It's also sitting in the promo goodies basket. I think it could work. Possibly.<BR/><BR/>Now the breast shaped stress relief ball - that would have to be a big no.<BR/><BR/>some of the others could work as long as it fit the story.angelequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320651464199686740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17407916684279358712008-02-06T06:52:00.000-05:002008-02-06T06:52:00.000-05:00I was, you know, wondering why anyone would want a...I was, you know, wondering why anyone would want a portable herb grinder. Then I got to the rolling papers and suddenly it all made sense. :)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269286614539581332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-40729949894491117952008-02-05T23:34:00.000-05:002008-02-05T23:34:00.000-05:00I dunno. I wouldn't mind the Playboy calendar... ;...I dunno. I wouldn't mind the Playboy calendar... ;)<BR/><BR/>Some of these, though, I have to wonder... who the hell thought of them as promo items in the first place???Nonny Blackthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921408573581637909noreply@blogger.com