Comments on: Think You’re Oprah Worthy? Take the Quiz! http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:44:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Book Marketing Buzz » Blog Archive » Are You Oprah Material? http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-463620 Book Marketing Buzz » Blog Archive » Are You Oprah Material? Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:31:28 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-463620 [...] was over at the Big Bad Book Blog and they have a quiz you can take to see if you are Oprah material. I bet you can guess how I [...] [...] was over at the Big Bad Book Blog and they have a quiz you can take to see if you are Oprah material. I bet you can guess how I [...]

]]> By: Manchild http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-128444 Manchild Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:04:38 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-128444 Hello Meg, What an excellent, cogent, and insightful post! Thank you for sharing this reality check. Manchild Hello Meg,

What an excellent, cogent, and insightful post! Thank you for sharing this reality check.

Manchild

]]> By: Thomas Martin Smith http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-103732 Thomas Martin Smith Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:12:55 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-103732 THE ROAD TO OPRAH, HOPEFULLY Most authors will never get there, when you consider the massive traffic jam caused by conventionally published books let alone self-published ones (like mine). "The Road to Oprah, Hopefully" likely has more wannabe contestants than "American Idol" and all its international counterparts combined. Quality, connections, timing, perseverance, luck... all are needed as BBBB has pointed out in this brilliant reality-check quiz. I am the author of IN THE LONG RUN: A Hopeful World Odyssey, which sounds a bit like "The Road to Oprah, Hopefully" scenario. Actually, it's about a fixer-upper former law clerk's two-year frienship and discovery journey around the world on motorscooter Melawend. It was one hell of an education. Friends have said, "We're going to get you on Oprah!" I love my friends. Reality check. While the book has been getting great reviews from readers, I've opted to also publish the book online free for a limited time. (There is method to that maddness.) I am also seeking blurbs from celebrities with whom there is a connection to the story. One success has been actor Ewan McGregor who gave me a fantastic hand-written blurb: "My two trips by bike were amazing and life changing but short compared to Tom's two-year traveling extravaganza! One Man, One Scooter, One Hell of a Ride!" While an appearance Oprah has proven to be the fastest route to success, it still boils down to driving WOM (Word-Of-Mouth)to and from your book. I realize there are many ways other than Oprah to get the word out. But do study the who, how, what, when, where, and why of those who do get on Oprah. After imagining you have all of the qualifications this quiz suggests, perhaps visualizing yourself on Oprah can help you in your other efforts. So a BIG thank you Big Bad Book Blog for this consise reality check. To one and all, check your Oprah fantasy at the door to your writing room and simply keep plugging away (plug pun intended). Or perhaps incorporate the fantasy into your efforts. Either way, you never know... Oprah just might call YOU! All the best! THOMAS MARTIN SMITH "The Scooter Crusader" http://www.melawend.com THE ROAD TO OPRAH, HOPEFULLY

Most authors will never get there, when you consider the massive traffic jam caused by conventionally published books let alone self-published ones (like mine). “The Road to Oprah, Hopefully” likely has more wannabe contestants than “American Idol” and all its international counterparts combined.

Quality, connections, timing, perseverance, luck… all are needed as BBBB has pointed out in this brilliant reality-check quiz.

I am the author of IN THE LONG RUN: A Hopeful World Odyssey, which sounds a bit like “The Road to Oprah, Hopefully” scenario. Actually, it’s about a fixer-upper former law clerk’s two-year frienship and discovery journey around the world on motorscooter Melawend. It was one hell of an education. Friends have said, “We’re going to get you on Oprah!”

I love my friends.

Reality check. While the book has been getting great reviews from readers, I’ve opted to also publish the book online free for a limited time. (There is method to that maddness.) I am also seeking blurbs from celebrities with whom there is a connection to the story. One success has been actor Ewan McGregor who gave me a fantastic hand-written blurb: “My two trips by bike were amazing and life changing but short compared to Tom’s two-year traveling extravaganza! One Man, One Scooter, One Hell of a Ride!”

While an appearance Oprah has proven to be the fastest route to success, it still boils down to driving WOM (Word-Of-Mouth)to and from your book. I realize there are many ways other than Oprah to get the word out.

But do study the who, how, what, when, where, and why of those who do get on Oprah. After imagining you have all of the qualifications this quiz suggests, perhaps visualizing yourself on Oprah can help you in your other efforts.

So a BIG thank you Big Bad Book Blog for this consise reality check.

To one and all, check your Oprah fantasy at the door to your writing room and simply keep plugging away (plug pun intended). Or perhaps incorporate the fantasy into your efforts. Either way, you never know… Oprah just might call YOU!

All the best!

THOMAS MARTIN SMITH
“The Scooter Crusader”
http://www.melawend.com

]]> By: Peter Flierl http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-101211 Peter Flierl Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:42:43 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-101211 Ouch. And I thought being an advocate for monogamy and being there for a breast cancer patient would be a winner. Despite my AATH national book award, my being named a 2007 Breast Cancer Champion, and getting rave reviews from readers (life changing...), I won't stay by the phone waiting for O to give me a call. Thanks for the reality check. On to my next book and other passions. Ouch. And I thought being an advocate for monogamy and being there for a breast cancer patient would be a winner. Despite my AATH national book award, my being named a 2007 Breast Cancer Champion, and getting rave reviews from readers (life changing…), I won’t stay by the phone waiting for O to give me a call.

Thanks for the reality check. On to my next book and other passions.

]]> By: Ernie Zelinski http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-100719 Ernie Zelinski Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:25:20 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-100719 This is a decent test. I used to dream of being interviewd by Oprah when my first two or three books were published. As an author whose books have now sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, I no longer have any thoughts about getting a call from Oprah's producers. Heck, given that I read somewhere that even members of the audience have to pass an audition to get on the show, I likely couldn't even get in the audience. And I have been on national TV in Canada at least 7 times, including the National News and the Dini Petty show. But the great thing is that there are many other ways to promote books that over the long run can be just as effective as being on Oprah. Ernie Zelinski Author of <B><I>How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free</I></B>. (Over 80,000 copies Sold and Published in 7 Foreign Languages) and <a href="http://www.thejoyofnotworking.com/rights.htm" rel="nofollow"><I><B>The Joy of Not Working</B></I></a> (over 225,000 copies sold and published in 17 languages) This is a decent test. I used to dream of being interviewd by Oprah when my first two or three books were published. As an author whose books have now sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, I no longer have any thoughts about getting a call from Oprah’s producers. Heck, given that I read somewhere that even members of the audience have to pass an audition to get on the show, I likely couldn’t even get in the audience. And I have been on national TV in Canada at least 7 times, including the National News and the Dini Petty show. But the great thing is that there are many other ways to promote books that over the long run can be just as effective as being on Oprah.

Ernie Zelinski
Author of How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free.
(Over 80,000 copies Sold and Published in 7 Foreign Languages)
and
The Joy of Not Working
(over 225,000 copies sold and published in 17 languages)

]]> By: Aunt Laya http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-100427 Aunt Laya Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:42:02 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-100427 Well, OK then, got a quiz for Montel? ;-P Well, OK then, got a quiz for Montel?
;-P

]]> By: Are You Oprah Material? « Book Marketing Buzz http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-69843 Are You Oprah Material? « Book Marketing Buzz Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:48:09 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-69843 [...] I was over at the Big Bad Book Blog and they have a quiz you can take to see if you are Oprah material. I bet you can guess how I scored. Not very well. But, I took it pretty well, being the realist I am. Go over there and see if you’re Oprah material and come back here and let us know how you did. [...] [...] I was over at the Big Bad Book Blog and they have a quiz you can take to see if you are Oprah material. I bet you can guess how I scored. Not very well. But, I took it pretty well, being the realist I am. Go over there and see if you’re Oprah material and come back here and let us know how you did. [...]

]]> By: kalisha http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-12750 kalisha Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:39:47 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-12750 Ha ha...I got a 15 Felicia! Very fun survey...Much love, k Ha ha…I got a 15 Felicia! Very fun survey…Much love, k

]]> By: JohnJohn http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-8069 JohnJohn Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:03:55 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-8069 Great test. Great to have once I get famous. Great test. Great to have once I get famous.

]]> By: Earl Cox http://www.bigbadbookblog.com/2006/03/30/23/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 Earl Cox Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:06:57 +0000 http://www189.pair.com/sphenix/greenleaf/2006/03/30/23/#comment-3803 Great blog & quiz! I am a literary agent and publisher. My client, Lynnette Khalfani, author of Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom and The Money Coach's Guide to Your First Million will appear on Oprah tomorrow, 12/1/2006. It has been a long journey since we originally self published Zero Debt back in 2004. Not only authors, but editors, marketing managers, publicists, and even sales reps at the major houses should use your quiz to determine the saleability of a story angle for their A list to Oprah or any other top rated show. Even though Million is published by MH, we had to do all of the heavy pr lifting on our own. This month, in addition to Oprah, we will appear on Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray! EC Great blog & quiz!

I am a literary agent and publisher. My client, Lynnette Khalfani, author of Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom and The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million will appear on Oprah tomorrow, 12/1/2006. It has been a long journey since we originally self published Zero Debt back in 2004.

Not only authors, but editors, marketing managers, publicists, and even sales reps at the major houses should use your quiz to determine the saleability of a story angle for their A list to Oprah or any other top rated show. Even though Million is published by MH, we had to do all of the heavy pr lifting on our own. This month, in addition to Oprah, we will appear on Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray!

EC

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