Another positive review of Somewhere Over the Sun and a chance for you to win a free copy. Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
Hey Adi,
I took your book along with me to the Minneapolis No Pants Subway Ride today. It seemed like something it would enjoy going to. Here’s a picture, if your contest is still open! :D
Best,
Katie
The contest remains open for one more day! My sister’s picture is still in the lead, but I think Katie may have a good chance of stealing it away and winning something awesome (I haven’t yet determined what awesome thing to give away as a prize. I’m open to suggestions). If you have your copy already, send in a picture! If you don’t, what are you waiting for?
User picture with the most likes/reblogs/comments wins!
I received my first photo submission from a reader of her copy of Somewhere Over the Sun! I’ll keep posting all the pictures that are sent to my e-mail address. The one that gains the most likes, reblogs or comments will win something awesome. I’ll let you know once I determine what the awesome thing is.
So, I woke up this morning after dreaming about confronting a Dog Ear rep and that after my rant (I had a whole speech planned, was even looking for a film scorer to bring in an orchestra and play during my phone call/monologue), ten-peso coins started raining down from the sky.
Neither of those things happened, since I checked my mail and saw an explanation as to why my book has been pulled from B&N.com and is out of stock at Amazon.com. It turns out it is a mistake on Dog Ear’s behalf, one that I already complained about and which has been corrected. When Dog Ear sent all the information needed for distributors to list my novel, they also sent the wrong cover image. While the distributors change their sites to reflect the updated information with the correct cover image, they each put a hold on orders in their own way.
The book should be normally available through both sites soon.
Still no word on what happened to the second half of my top ten albums of the year list, so you’ll have to remain on the very edge of your seats as I put off on rewriting that. Today’s schedule includes finishing touches on two guest posts, possibly getting my tattoo touched up, touching the lives of millions (er, 904) with my very insightful tweets and all sorts of other touching that doesn’t actually include touching.
Buy it here from Amazon!
Buy it here from Barnes and Noble!
The cover image has not been uploaded to the sites, but it should look like the image above.
Enjoy, dear readers.
Hi, Melissa.
First of all, thank you for your kind words and enthusiasm. When you do read Somewhere Over the Sun, I hope you enjoy it.
I browsed through your author site and read up on what your book is about, and here are a few thoughts:
First of all, network. Twitter has been instrumental to my book promoting efforts. Go through and follow other writers, follow literary agents and book bloggers and publishers and really just anyone related to the book world. Then interact with them. Visit their sites and they’ll find their way to yours.
Speaking of which, make sure you’re posting a lot of good content on your author site. Get people interested in your voice. Offer little teasers, such as scenes you cut out from the novel or video excerpts of you reading the first couple of pages. Touch it up so that it looks and feels professional, is easy to navigate and has plenty of content. Get rid of the song that automatically plays when you open the site. I appreciate the love of music, but it might cause someone to turn away.
From there, you can start requesting book reviews, which are crucial if you actually want your book to sell. Many have policies against self-published or e-books, so make sure you read through their site and aren’t wasting your time writing to them.
A virtual book tour is a great way to get your name out there. Offer to write guest posts or request an author interview from book bloggers who enjoy dystopian fiction, which is the genre I feel best fits your book’s description.
Contact any local newspaper or magazine that might be interested in doing a profile on you or reviewing your book for their publication. In my experience, they’re not exactly that quick to answer, but it’s worth a shot.
Basically, just yell. Make your voice be heard in any way you can. Good luck.
