Rig it Right & Absolute Darkness: A tale of two books.
It is very interesting: the comparison of publishing a text book via Focal Press and an indie novel via a smaller publisher in Texas. As fate would have it, both books are moving through the production phase nearly in lock step. Very wild. What an amazing experience. I’ll try to summarize this weekend’s events:
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There will be a virtual book tour for Absolute Darkness from June 28th – July 4th, 2018. We’re working out how many blog stops there are. That will start its promotion cycle soon. What is a virtual book tour? I’m new to this. This is where an author visits multiple blogs at a scheduled time and posts things, answers questions and basically promotes their book as the coolest thing ever to potential readership groups. An introverts dream. I’m curious about setting one up with other authors instead of a solo tour. Perhaps during the holidays.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/62759-diy-how-to-plan-a-virtual-book-tour.html
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Both books are available for pre-order. I was as shocked as my “chi-wawa” who got caught in the rain this morning that Rig it Right (second edition) was already on amazon for pre-order. I stumbled across it while updating the cover for Absolute Darkness on Goodreads. Hilarious.
Rig it Right – second edition – available on Amazon for pre-order
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/113830316X
Absolute Darkness – available on Amazon for pre-order
https://www.amazon.com/Absolute-Darkness-Tina-OHailey/dp/1684330300
Absolute Darkness – available from the publisher. Use the promo code: PREORDER2018 to receive a 10% discount.
http://www.blackrosewriting.com/sci-fifantasy/absolutedarkness
3. I was updating covers and linking the author central account to the newest versions of my books when I came across a Japanese listing of Rig it Right! That’s cool.
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https://www.amazon.com/Maya-rigingu-Tadashi-kyarakuta-tsukurikata/dp/4862462162
In Shanghai last month someone found the standard Chinese version of Hybrid Animation and they are going to bring it back with them to the states when they finish their SCAD admission’s trip. There’s also a french version of one or both of those books. I’d love to see it. I wonder how the jokes translated?
Rig it Right will release on September 1st. About a month earlier than I had thought it would. Ok then. I don’t do much for that book as far as talks or anything – though I could, I suppose. It has a life of its own.
Rainy Sunday here. Be well.
-t
