Is There Such A Thing As AA For Facebook Addicts?

I admit it. I've been on Facebook for only a couple of weeks, and I'm hooked.

I've been on MySpace for a couple of years, but I've all but abandoned that page. It's not nearly as user-friendly. Yeah, I loved changing the layout and stuff, but Facebook is so immediate and easy to use. I think it's also better for promo, which brings me to my topic.

What do you do to promote yourself online?

I've had some pretty good luck with Facebook and Twitter so far, and I'm very new to both. It's just that they're so easy! I also love the applications on Facebook. I play Cute Catz, Lil Green Spot, Lil Blue Cove, Willy's Sweet Shop, SuperPoke, and Poke most often. That way, I get to know people rather than bombard them with book promos. I've invited peeps to friend me when I see they have come by to play with my Cute Cat Koala. I'm also friending people who are also friends of Xcite Books, since I have already published one short story with Xcite - "Callipa The Stripper" for "Ultimate Burlesque". My new story, "The Beautiful Move In Curves", will appear in the Xcite book "Ultimate Curves", which will be released in May. The title of my story comes from the quote "In life, as in art, the beautiful move in curves", from Edward George Bullwer-Lytton.

My husband gets a major kick out of those applications, since he's a huge gamer himself. He plays World of Warcraft all the time. He used to be Executive Producer for Atari and Producer for Avalon Hill games, and he has wanted to see me play games for years. When I told him I was feeding, playing with, and caring for Koala to get him a higher ranking, he told me I was "leveling up". LOL! When I told him I was chasing a rainbow in Lil Green Spot, he told me I was on a quest. He gets a major kick out of this because I'm not a gamer. So now I have my own games. He also tells me he thinks I would have loved Tamagochi when it was popular. The only game I really interested in playing right now is Second Life.

Anyway, I always link to my blog and excerpts on Facebook and Twitter. Since I'm a sex writer, I link to the Adult Blog Hub, Pleasurists (for sex toys reviewers), Fetlife (for kinksters), Digg, and Propeller. I also promote myself in several Yahoo romance groups, although not nearly as many as I used to. I had pretty good results yesterday when I did some morning promo. Does anyone else wonder if readers actually read the Yahoo groups romance writers promo on? I think there are a few that attract readers, but most seem to be excerpt/promo farms, and I don't waste my time with them anymore.

Anyway. I'm curious to see how you promote yourself. Where do you promo? And are you as addicted to Facebook as I am?

Just for kicks, speaking of Facebook, I read an article saying that old fogies are all over Facebook, so the kids and college aged kids should just avoid it. How does the article define an old fogie?

Anyone over 30. Geez....

I don't have a link to the article anymore, but I do know that people over 30 are the largest growing demographic on Facebook. So I'm in good company.

Here's a kicker. I got in touch with an old movie colleague I haven't talked to in about fifteen years when I found his Facebook page. Now that's networking!

And now for something completely different, just in time for my birthday on March 14. Most readers know I'm a sex toys writer. Check out my new silly graphic image on my left sidebar. It's a game called "Slap The Dildo". Go for it!! Just go in and slap that sucker. Scroll down on my blog until you find it. You'll know it when you see it. You can trust Lizzie to find the goofiest stuff on the Internet.

Go Slap The Dildo, and keep an eye out for my upcoming stories. In May, my short story "The Beautiful Move In Curves" will appear in the "Ultimate Curves" anthology published by Xcite in the UK. In June, "The Haunting Of The Sandpiper" will be released by Whiskey Creek Press Torrid. "Sandpiper Inn" is a paranormal erotic romance, and it is my first novel. I know you will enjoy both!

So tell me, how do you promo, and what works for you? Readers, what attracts you to a particular book?