tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1308877914636293822..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: How Can You Tell if Your Idea is Worth Writing?Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-9476691780699568092021-11-17T08:56:23.052-05:002021-11-17T08:56:23.052-05:00NiceNiceTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973687192740430316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-67168955272949047352016-06-07T15:53:26.080-04:002016-06-07T15:53:26.080-04:00A soft relauch isn't a bad idea. By then it...A soft relauch isn't a bad idea. By then it'll have had time to garner some reviews and stand a better chance at enticing new readers to give it a try.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-81489301174659082152016-06-07T15:52:28.632-04:002016-06-07T15:52:28.632-04:00That sounds rough, but discoverability is probably...That sounds rough, but discoverability is probably the hardest part of publishing these days. Great books sit out there waiting for readers to find them.<br /><br />Hang in there. Now that the book is out, you can keep learning about marketing and put those skills into practice, and readers will find you. For most of us, it takes a while for our books to get noticed. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-58548727086908072482016-06-07T08:46:03.520-04:002016-06-07T08:46:03.520-04:00Ditto that!!! Wouldn't be as far along as I a...Ditto that!!! Wouldn't be as far along as I am without her.<br /><br />Thanks for the article Janice. Thanks for everything....JC Bookernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-43557490239173338342016-06-06T20:28:50.413-04:002016-06-06T20:28:50.413-04:00Thank you, JC. Best of luck to you too.
We'r...Thank you, JC. Best of luck to you too. <br /><br />We're lucky to have Janice to keep us in line. Veronica Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333425074452436614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-81220964836770232532016-06-06T19:28:02.316-04:002016-06-06T19:28:02.316-04:00Oh Veronica, that sounds like such an interesting ...Oh Veronica, that sounds like such an interesting story. Titanic or otherwise. <br /><br />Glad you shared your experience. I considered and felt confident (and still do) about all nine points at the idea stage three years ago, but have no idea how/where this particular story should be promoted. You seem to have thought that out. Scary!! Thanks for the ping to my noggin. Will take a break to study marketing...<br /><br />Best of luck whatever path you take. JC Bookernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-33661811198638402572016-06-06T16:14:02.381-04:002016-06-06T16:14:02.381-04:00Thanks Nicole
That sounds like a smart idea. That...Thanks Nicole<br /><br />That sounds like a smart idea. That gives me a long time to catch up on my technical learning curve and still write my current WIP. <br /><br />The thing writers like me need to remember is that neither rules nor books are written in stone. <br />Veronica Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333425074452436614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-10172008750163506422016-06-06T15:39:42.027-04:002016-06-06T15:39:42.027-04:00You could wait and relaunch on the appropriate ann...You could wait and relaunch on the appropriate anniversary, considering this one a "soft launch" which would give you time to build more interested parties through other marketing strategies. It sounds super interesting... Nicole Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965868885700569766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-56242516397974285822016-06-06T10:58:56.281-04:002016-06-06T10:58:56.281-04:00sorry, the tail end of my comment failed to attach...sorry, the tail end of my comment failed to attach:<br /><br />If I had to do it over, I would definitely still write it. The story still feels absolutely right. But I would have taken another year (until the anniversary approached again) to learn more about marketing online before I launched it. That weakest link (marketing) eclipses a good story every time.Veronica Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333425074452436614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-47167094561169155802016-06-06T10:53:17.423-04:002016-06-06T10:53:17.423-04:00I couldn’t agree with you more. An idea has to com...I couldn’t agree with you more. An idea has to compel the author if it’s to compel anyone else. <br /><br />I pitched a novel that had burned a hole in my brain for three years to a few of my readers and they all responded with ‘I can’t wait to read it’. <br /><br />The story was inspired by a pair of child’s shoes from Titanic that I saw in a museum exhibit. <br /><br />It’s a paranormal story of two children passengers on the Titanic destined to marry who were separated when one of them perishes in the disaster – a familiar love story with a twist of fate as the boy tries to be reborn in order to meet the girl. The reincarnation attempt goes wrong and he ends up becoming her invisible childhood friend, compelled to step aside and watch her grow-up while he remains five-years-old. No spoilers here as many extraordinary things happen to end in a surprising conclusion. <br /><br />I launched it several weeks ago on the 107th anniversary of the sinking. <br /><br />I was pumped, but it felt as if I threw my novel into a black hole. There was no response in spite of blogging an interesting countdown of facts about the disaster for two solid weeks, and sliding into the April 12th deadline (bad word for a Titanic story) at the last second. <br /><br />Had I been wrong? I checked with my intuition... no, the story remains sound. That inner knowing is still strong. Of course, I comfort myself that I’m no marketing genius and that in time it will ‘debut’ each time a new reader discovers it. <br /><br />The downside of wearing so many hats to get the manuscript out was so exhausting I collapsed into a state of limbo. Pacing oneself is a concept I understand but, so far, remains conceptual. <br />Veronica Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333425074452436614noreply@blogger.com