Hello, dear reader, I hope you’re doing well. This blog post is going to be more theoretical, and I’m actually asking for your opinion too. It is hard to get a new book series noticed by the greater public. Some of the marketing ideas I’ve found include publishing chapter by chapter on Wattpad, getting friends and family to buy books from stores which contribute to the New York Times bestsellers list, offering the first book of a series for free on the Kindle store, offering free copies of your book to book clubs and libraries, do public readings of your book at bookstores, and more. Right now, I am considering posting chapters of a book titled “Run for It!” Onto the Lunar Nebula website.
It will not make me any money initially. I’m thinking of this as a farmer might. By presenting the book online, I can sow the seeds of readership for future books in the series. Maybe gain some fans? I’m hoping to make some advertising money once the site gets enough traffic, and possibly do an online campaign to bring the book to print if there is enough interest. All of which would help me cut the costs of publishing. It would also ensure a fan base existed for the book prior to printing.
The catch: I’m thinking of making short chapters, 2 to 6 pages each, like James Patterson does, and posting once a week. The outline of the book is mostly done, but I am concerned about my ability to bring the pieces together in a coherent way. I’m a new writer, and I’m sure I’ll make a few mistakes. Confidence, am I right? The ugly truth is if I have a bad week or completely wreck the plot, it will be on the Internet forever. Unless I edit the archive. Even then… I can’t tell if having beta readers would be necessary before I even post online. It would certainly be a good idea to have prior editing.
Please, let me know what you think. You can email me at [email protected], post to the Facebook page, or tweet to share your opinion. I’m interested if anyone has wisdom to offer. Have a good day, dear reader!
It will not make me any money initially. I’m thinking of this as a farmer might. By presenting the book online, I can sow the seeds of readership for future books in the series. Maybe gain some fans? I’m hoping to make some advertising money once the site gets enough traffic, and possibly do an online campaign to bring the book to print if there is enough interest. All of which would help me cut the costs of publishing. It would also ensure a fan base existed for the book prior to printing.
The catch: I’m thinking of making short chapters, 2 to 6 pages each, like James Patterson does, and posting once a week. The outline of the book is mostly done, but I am concerned about my ability to bring the pieces together in a coherent way. I’m a new writer, and I’m sure I’ll make a few mistakes. Confidence, am I right? The ugly truth is if I have a bad week or completely wreck the plot, it will be on the Internet forever. Unless I edit the archive. Even then… I can’t tell if having beta readers would be necessary before I even post online. It would certainly be a good idea to have prior editing.
Please, let me know what you think. You can email me at [email protected], post to the Facebook page, or tweet to share your opinion. I’m interested if anyone has wisdom to offer. Have a good day, dear reader!