Continued Comment On Trepidation, TO Publish Or Self Publish.

As of this date, I am still leaning towards a large publisher.
     As far as a marketing plan. This is what I have come up with so far.
     1. Send a press kit to the 150 book reviewers that are appropriate for my genre. That is once I have a pub date.
     2. Send to like authors in my genre that might be able to comment on the book.
     3. Get listed in the major national distributors around the country by sending out media kits to each of them.
     4. Send media kits out to the regional distributors around the country. There aren't that many, but it's a few.
     5. Send out media kits to every small distributor in every city that I had already sent press kits to the same reviewers.
     6. Send out Tip Sheets, author info, ordering info, and free bookmarks to every store within 150 miles of each city that the previous mentioned press kits was sent to each reviewer.
     7. Call local radio stations in my genre that have on regular guests.
     8. Call syndicated radio shows in my genre to become a guest. Tie in the appearance to a recent news angle that is prominent in the national news at that time.
     9. Place at ad in the nation media magazines listing that I am available for interviews. There is a service that does this for about $300/month. I will be paying for this service. All you do is fill out a survey with them, send in a photo, and let the calls come directly to you.
     10. Send postcards to every major, regional, and local news agency that has a major story that I can tie into. Have the postcards say something related to the event and my book. This is a direct media tie in. Sending out at least 500 postcards. Kinkos in helpful in a rush. But your contact list must be extensive before this is done. I've bought a book that lists media contacts. Email me if you want the info on the contacts.
     11. Make appearances at regional writer's conferences. Since I have a visual aesthetic, I milk it. I tie in my over all look to the mystique of my novel. Making appearances when you have a visual hook is good because it starts conversations. I will be pitching my novel to publicists while there.
     12. Hire a publicist. Have them arrange radio interview that I could not while doing initial marketing for the book. Have them arrange television interviews at local news stations and minor shows.
     13. Submit distribution info to amazon.com's kindle service. Call for follow up two weeks later.
     14. Send author press kits to celebrities that have a vesting interest in my genre or topic. I.e. Artists, Musicians, Actors, Directors.
     15. Have a ten minute semi professional book trailer that closely resembles a movie trailer placed on youtube.com. Hiring college actors, pro make up artists, a college director, pro photographer, and skilled college editors. Place video on website, the amazon page that lists the pre-release sales info, and on every video outlet possible.
     16. Promote the video on twitter, facebook, and every other quick social site possible.
     17. Make personal author videos detailing the world of the book. Shot at home with a good set up and an interesting backdrop.
     18. Ant video interviews that are done, place copies streaming on the main site and promote them on twitter, facebook, and youtube.
     20. Well as you can see I can go all day with this subject. There are many things to be done and that's just what I would have to do when I can a large publisher. There are some outlets that won't even talk to you unless you have a named publisher. It seems wrong, and it is, but it's their way of quality control. I don't agree with it, but I will adhere to it. Plus there is the added benefit that with a formal publisher, there comes an advance. Even though it may not be that much, it does help pay for the cost of the marketing. Postage is the real killer here. That and the cost of the actual press kit to be sent out. Sending a book, six sheets of paper, a folder with two cover inserts, a bookmark, and a business card adds up quick. Considering that this list is not even my complete marketing plan, or that it does show what the actual cost of everything is, once again I put forth the statement that I plan on finding a large publisher. To foot the bill myself would be difficult to put it financially.

I hope that this helps.

Sincerely,
Virgil Allen Moore

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Perception. It Allows Us To Think, To Love, To Hate.

     The ability to perceive, to know the true face of the words given to you by another. There are times when we all view the same event, swearing we all know what has transpired. That only our eyes know the truth of the scene. We are all definite, we are all wrong. Perception is color of your heart as you view something in your life. The shade of your emotions as you tread into a thought, a place, a relationship.
     A well placed thought can cast a hue of beauty on a day. A location of bliss can invoke a mood untouchable. A person can spark a desire to be touched. These are the things that affect our perspective. If one falls out, if one tires and runs away. The reaction can cascade into the rest, skewing our view of the world. It is simple enough to speak of the correction. An easy task for the objective, a difficult one for the subjective. The mere interaction of the person in the event has an effect on whether they are able to realize the courage to alter it.
     A misspoken word out of context said to another can bring unforeseen pain to that person. When the intention in far from the result. Remember that if one foot trips, the other should not follow, it should be there to catch the other.

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Advice To An Over Worked Writer. May They Heed This Call And Continue Their Vampire Chronicle.

Life easily gets in the way of the things we all enjoy. Sometimes the other activities we enjoy go forth and poke their heads over the rest as well. However the parts of our lives that need addressing, that have to be dealt with are constantly there. Taking time to settle each matter is a luxury most days, probably a chore others.
     On occasion, I take three hours to shut the world out around me. I turn off the phone, draw the black out curtains closed in my den where I write, and turn on a small string of tiny lights to illuminate the room in a way that is steady and constant. Inside that room, there is not time. I do not look at the clock. I do not set an alarm. If the three hours passes and I go over, so be it. In that space I contend with my thoughts. I deal with the issues that plague me and attempt to work on my passions with as much focus and concentration as possible.
     Having a place, a sacred avenue near to you is crucial. Remember that you may always think you have time to do something. To see a play, to call an old friend, to finish a chapter that is troubling you. But know that there is a set number to the summers one will experience in life. There are only a hundred, if one manages to live that long. Make each count, you are the only one keeping score.

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This Is What An Aspiring Vampire Drives. A Lincoln Town Car Executive.

     This is the ride of an aspiring vampire named Edward Ellen Meadows. He goes by his middle name most often. Ellen picked out this limousine with care and the intention of providing service to a vampire that would be in need of a ride. So if you plan on impressing a vampire. This might not be that bad of an idea.

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Just a little. I Promise It Won't Hurt... Much.

     Has your friend been staring at your neck lately? Have they been watching the way you walk down the hall? Paying a little too much attention to your skin?
     Having a vampire as a room-mate can be a dangerous ordeal if they're not upfront about it. If you suspect your friend is a vampire, be honest about your feelings. Tell them you don't like the idea of being their late night meal. And if you enjoy the thought, let them know as well. It could start a new level of your friendship. However, don't offend. Some people don't want to expose the fact they are vampires, or blood drinking for that matter. If they say 'no' and you still think they are, don't push it. Be respectful.

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Advice From A Focus Vampire. Demetrius Del Marin

     Is is in your best interest to be honest. With yourself, with others, with lovers. It is in your best graces to be kind. With others, with lovers, and to yourself. It is in your best health to be mindful. With lovers, with yourself, and especially with others. For it is the cautious that bury the anxious. Remember, and be happy. For today your name is not on my list. You have done nothing wrong. You will not be punished. Remember my words, be honest, be kind, be mindful. Above all, don't do any thing rash to warrant my list.

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Perseverance for the Disenfranchised. Focus On Your Goals.

     Perseverance is for the disenfranchised. To look at the face of your heckler and take all the shit and torment they scoff and laugh at. To know that regardless of every hateful or discouraging sentence they utter. You know what you are. A tenacious son of a bitch that won't take their pessimistic banter. Each day you trudge forward, each time you continue.
     Every mark you make in your craft is another step they will never take. It further separates them from you. They may tell you they know the world better than you. Self tithing that perpetuates their heliocentric views.
     Fuck them.
     You hold the reigns to your mind. Not them. All a malformed mind does is create bull-shit and one sided self-serving happiness. A productive personality is to be treasured, not insulted as they have done.
     In time, when their remarks have treaded heavy on your heart. You will think of their hurtful comments. You will remember the simillies they made between what impresses them and why you do not. You will recall their snide face as they told you the very object you placed your soul into is worthless. You will salivate the moment they informed you, with their infalable opinion: 'What you're doing isn't important.'
     You will think back and you will smile.
     Because my kindred, you will have attained the success you envisioned. You will watch your memories as they refresh clearly. Encouraging you further. You will laugh.
     Remember that no one can see your goals if you always believe the horse-shit other people tell you all the time. Your inspiration is yours alone. Fuck the rest of the world. They are not the painter of your life. They do not posses a single brush you do not.
     Perseverance is continued action in the face of an ass-hole that doesn't know what their talking about.
     Remember and create your dream to flaunt against their smug faces.

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