{"id":10716,"date":"2018-04-18T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/?p=10716"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:36:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T21:36:14","slug":"whacky-may-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandra.oddjar.com\/whacky-may-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Wacky May holidays bring promotion opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to inject a little fun into your book promotion.<\/p>\n<p>I always get so many happy comments and emails when I run these wacky holiday lists that I\u2019m going to try to do it more often. These unusual special occasions give you a chance to get creative \u2013 and smile.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to find one or more wacky May holidays from the short list below or the expanded list on <a href=\"http:\/\/holidayinsights.com\/moreholidays\/may.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HolidayInsights<\/a> that relates to your book. Use that occasion as a starting point for any number of book promotion tactics.<\/p>\n<h2>Winning ways with wacky May holidays<\/h2>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t done this sort of thing before, here are some ideas to get you thinking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Write a blog post<\/strong>\u00a0that connects the holiday to your book. Do you write mysteries? Use May 11, &#8220;Twilight Zone Day,&#8221; to reminisce about the episode that scared you the most. The author of a book on how to get organized can use &#8220;Lost Sock Memorial Day&#8221; to write about how to avoid honoring that holiday by using a simple trick that prevents lost socks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/how-to-host-a-book-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Host a contest.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Ask your readers to nominate their favorite school nurse for May 9, &#8220;School Nurses Day.&#8221; The winner you select will receive a copy of your book as a thank you gift. As part of the nomination process, require people to do something specific, such as like your Facebook page or follow you on Pinterest or Instagram.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Write and distribute\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/how-to-create-a-book-publicity-tip-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a tip sheet<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0related to a holiday with a connection to your book. Is your book about wealth management? Create a tip sheet for &#8220;Be a Millionaire Day&#8221; that provides advice on how to do that for longer than a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>May&#8217;s wacky days<\/h2>\n<p>Let these wacky holidays inspire your creativity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 1 Mother Goose Day<\/li>\n<li>May 3 Garden Meditation Day<\/li>\n<li>May\u00a04 International Tuba Day<\/li>\n<li>May 6 Beverage Day<\/li>\n<li>May\u00a06 No Diet Day<\/li>\n<li>May 8 No Socks Day<\/li>\n<li>May 9 Lost Sock Memorial Day<\/li>\n<li>May 9 School Nurses Day<\/li>\n<li>May 10 Clean up Your Room Day<\/li>\n<li>May 11 Eat What You Want Day<\/li>\n<li>May 11 Twilight Zone Day<\/li>\n<li>May 12 Limerick Day<\/li>\n<li>May 14 Dance Like a Chicken Day<\/li>\n<li>May 17 Pack Rat Day<\/li>\n<li>May 18 No Dirty Dishes Day<\/li>\n<li>May 20 Be a Millionaire Day<\/li>\n<li>May 25 National Brown Bag It Day<\/li>\n<li>May 25 National Towel Day<\/li>\n<li>May 25 National Wine Day<\/li>\n<li>May 25 Tap Dance Day<\/li>\n<li>May 28 National Hamburger Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to use the more traditional May occasions such as Mother&#8217;s Day, college commencements, and high school graduations as jumping off points, too. Reporters and producers in particular are always looking for a fresh approach to an old favorite.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you ever used a holiday to help promote your book? What did you do? Tell us in a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Whacky-May-holidays-bring-promotion-opportunities-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10751\" src=\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Whacky-May-holidays-bring-promotion-opportunities-2.png\" alt=\"wacky May holidays\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to inject a little fun into your book promotion.<\/p>\n<p>I always get so many happy comments and emails when I run these wacky holiday lists that I\u2019m going to try to do it more often. 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