Online sales on Amazon have been going well, but if you haven't pre-ordered, don't be shy and get on there. The book's going to be sent for proof next week. That means I'll be able to hold my baby in my hands and examine it for every imperfection. It's just like being a real parent.
But, in the real of all that is self-publishing, I can guarantee one thing -- promoting yourself sucks. I have to go around and tell people how great I am and why they should buy my book. Seriously, I know arrogance would run high on my personality trait list, but even this is a bit much for me.
So, to ease my I-feel-like-a-whore pains, tell as many people as you can. Link the image of the cover to your MySpace page. Send some e-mails. Anything would help.
Seriously, I'm just a writer, not a PR flak.
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The Author...
This book is about...
Suicide. Blame. Faith. Image.
College isn't all kegs and eggs.
Chris feels like a loser. He's sick of his Catholic high school life of obedience and order. He goes to college craving something else, but knows he won't find it on his own. The socially adept Ethan shows him true happiness through basement parties and campus terrorism, with a few hundred-dollars' worth of innocent fish as victims.
Everything seems fine until Ethan puts a gun in his mouth sophomore year. Chris has to find out why the envy of so many chose suicide as his way out. He won't like the answers.
Part-memoir, part-fiction, A Constant Suicide is an accurate portrayal of the underside of campus life populated by a generation seeking the never-ending party.
Why I write
"The first step to controlling your world is to control your culture. To model and demonstrate the kind of world you demand to live in. To write the books. Make the music. Shoot the films. Paint the art." - Chuck Palahniuk
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Contact
For ordering and all other inquiries: brian@aconstantsuicide.com
4 comments:
I always thought calling a nationaly syndicating talk radio show and slyly pimping your book was a sure fire way to garnish some sales. You'd have to be fairly sneaky about it I think.
Congrats Brian! Mandy told me about the book yesterday, and I am very impressed, it looks like it will be fantastic. Congrats again and Hope all is great!
Way ahead of ya bro. The day I ordered one, I linked it to my MySpace page for ya! Heres an idea...your a newspaper writer, write an article about the pains of self-publishing! You have a first hand knowledge. Also, look for CityPages or other rags like that that do local interest stories and promote it that way.
Hating on the PR pros even when you might need them, eh? Congrats on your accomplishment - I plan to order my copy soon.
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