I’ve come to love every one of you. Some more than others but that’s the way of life. There are always people that touch your life in lots of ways and for many reasons.
I’ve only been an official member here since January and joined after lurking for a few years because of my love for Hillary Clinton. I didn’t know what to expect and didn’t plan on staying long with the acrimony I saw here every day( don’t need to explain). Then Lysis started what became a life saver for so many of us, me included. I met all of you and wouldn’t leave now if you held a water pistol to my head(I hate guns so a WP is all I got).
Along the way I got a little acquainted with the woman responsible for this diary. I don’t know her all that well, not any more than I know most any of you, but since I view us as a family I want to help Anna, which you can see above is her name. She goes by gchaucer2 and all of you know her and the troubles she’s had in the last few days.
So helping her is what this diary is about and marketing her book is one way we can do that. I know everyone wants to so I am going to count on you all to back me in this endeavor. It’s going to take quite a lot of work but not busy work I don’t believe. More, just persistent getting out Anna’s name and book.
I will address other ways at the end.
So to get to the meat of the diary...which is marketing “Stilled Lives”
1.Book groups...Contact book groups in your area and see if you can join in on their discussions, if only for a day. Introduce Stilled Lives to the discussion group. Give them a positive review and an overview of the book. Maybe mention character progression. Characterization is the most important aspect that any author has and I should know becasue I’ve read 1000’s of books and always come back to the authors with characters that touch you and bring you back for more. Talk up Anna’s characters and why they draw you in.
2.Use book chat rooms,forums or message boards. Talk up the plot, characters and why you like the book.
3.Print bookmarks with Anna’s name, the title of the book and maybe a brief catch all or brief excerpt. Distribute the bookmarks to area bookstores. It will do wonders. This is going to be something we need Anna’s feedback about. It’s her book and pushing it forward is going to be her call so whatever is decided for any bookmarks needs to be her call.
4. Author Website...I have no idea here folks as I am a computer illiterate except when it comes to typing on one. I am sure there is someone in our family that possesses the know how to start up a website for Anna. If it takes money I’m willing to chip in. Doesn’t need lots of bells an whistles. Book readers will be interested in the book and interested in the great person we know Anna to be. Put an excerpt from the book ….A picture of Anna and let them know a sequel is in the works. Readers always love sequels.
5 Post as many reviews as you can on whatever book site you might belong to….Amazon, Goodreads, Dkos...Shout it out everyone!
I know you all read gchaucer2’s diary the other night. It moved me a lot and I know everyone was frantic with worry. Hell, when Bobswern says a nice word to any of us there is cause for concern.
So in that vein, anything we can do for Anna is a step in the right direction. I myself am willing to contribute $100 to help Anna out. How any of this is beyond my expertise. I’ve seen pay-pal mentioned but have no idea how that works. If I have to send her a money order then I will. Or maybe I’ll surprise rubyr and drive up to NY and give Anna cash.
Thank you all for being as great as you were the other night...It was pretty awe inspiring to see the coming together to support Anna.
I want to give a bow to ericlewis0 for being there when he was needed, thank you..
Any and all ideas are welcome as I really don’t know what the hell I just said but do know books even if I can’t write one (dammit).
And finally...Anna, be safe and come back to your family soon...we miss you!
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