This post is about 'The Griefing'.It's all my fault...
This post is about 'The Griefing'.
It's all my fault.
After much deliberation I've decided I should never have approached the promotion of my book as a 'zombie' book. Yes, it's true that the 'z' word is used, but to closely associate it with the zombie genre is to invite an audience that is looking for a quick descent into mayhem and a fairly predictable, fairly two dimensional read focusing on gore and survival and the way the individual characters react to the absence of socialising norms in a violent environment.
My book just doesn't work that way. It's a piece of speculative fiction exploring a wide range of ideas and taking its time to explore the characters and places before the 'action' sets in.
I'm going to see what I have to do to change the search trigger words and genre on the Kindle and Amazon searches to remove any 'Z' word references. I think the audience I am looking for will enjoy what I have written for its depth and complexity, it's detail and the slow development of character before the abject chaos towards the end.
Here are three pics from a dying diary. I want to record them before the paper falls to bits;
Pen on lined paper. [about A6 size]
Unfortunately the lines on the paper are the same colour as the pen that I used, so now I'm stuck with them.
BUNNY! [I really like this bunny. There are a few of them hiding among the many little sketch pads in my cupboards, but this one is particularly fun.]
'Perambulating Landscape'Ballpoint on A6 crap paper [there are a few of these too, but the detail is lost when they scan.]
It's all my fault.
After much deliberation I've decided I should never have approached the promotion of my book as a 'zombie' book. Yes, it's true that the 'z' word is used, but to closely associate it with the zombie genre is to invite an audience that is looking for a quick descent into mayhem and a fairly predictable, fairly two dimensional read focusing on gore and survival and the way the individual characters react to the absence of socialising norms in a violent environment.
My book just doesn't work that way. It's a piece of speculative fiction exploring a wide range of ideas and taking its time to explore the characters and places before the 'action' sets in.
I'm going to see what I have to do to change the search trigger words and genre on the Kindle and Amazon searches to remove any 'Z' word references. I think the audience I am looking for will enjoy what I have written for its depth and complexity, it's detail and the slow development of character before the abject chaos towards the end.
Here are three pics from a dying diary. I want to record them before the paper falls to bits;
Pen on lined paper. [about A6 size]
Unfortunately the lines on the paper are the same colour as the pen that I used, so now I'm stuck with them.
BUNNY! [I really like this bunny. There are a few of them hiding among the many little sketch pads in my cupboards, but this one is particularly fun.]
'Perambulating Landscape'Ballpoint on A6 crap paper [there are a few of these too, but the detail is lost when they scan.]
Published on March 02, 2013 04:39
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