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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I updated my Media Kit in August. When I looked at it today, I had a lot of updates that needed to be done to bring it up to date.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, in only 2 months, it was already out of date.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am working daily now on marketing my upcoming publication so I need to be certain that it is all correct and timely. I’ll be putting together publicity packages to send out to news sources in my area and to organizations that are important to me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keeping our Promo Materials up to date is as important as doing our writing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Without the up-to-date materials, we will be behind when we need to send those things out to our editors and publishers when they need them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Right now, my next book is being offered by Finishing Line Press for Pre-Orders – until November 8. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yet, I did not even have this chapbook listed on my Media Kit – <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My publisher is offering Pre-Order opportunities on _<i>first snow</i>_ until November 8 – but without me listing it and getting my materials sent out to a number of contacts, how would anyone know about it? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For the next few weeks my nose will be directed at my computer screen as I write those important documents and put together my packages to send to buyers. I view these packages that I’ll be sending out to news sources, and others, as wings to take my writing to the world.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know we all love to write, and like to spend our days doing it – but from time to time, we just have to take a break away from the writing and work on our promo packages and materials, and making contacts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I created a blog post today on the importance of writing our Media Kit and of keeping it relevant.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may enjoy reading mine and as always, I appreciate any comments or questions you may have for me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I added some voice recordings as examples of work in the books!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="https://www.lyndalambert.com/update-media-kit/">https://www.lyndalambert.com/update-media-kit/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See you at the top-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lynda Lambert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s Authors Page- Amazon:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert">https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s Official Authors Page: <a href="http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/">http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Smashwords – get my e-book: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lyndalambert">https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lyndalambert</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>My Blogs:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="http://www.lyndalambert.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Website & Blog</span></a>: Lynda McKinney Lambert – Official Author’s Website<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="http://www.llambert363.blog/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Scan-A-Blog</span></a> – A quiet Place of Inspiration, Art, Nature, Literature<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>