After months of dithering, I've finally taken the plunge and started
Cat Grant's Alley Cats - aka, my own street team.
I stole the idea from indie publishing phenomenon Tina Folsom. It's pretty cool, and pretty basic - I send readers some swag (pens, postcards, etc.) to help them pimp out my books to new readers. In exchange, street team members get the low-down on my new projects before they're officially announced. They also get super-special stuff such as signed paperbacks and cool T-shirts.
Kinda like this:
I'll be having some of these shirts made up this summer, and I've got a couple more cool giveaways in store. :)
So, I've hung out my shingle. Head on over to the team's Facebook page and sign up - and if you know of anyone else who'd like to join our motley band, send 'em over.
Hi Francie. Thanks for commenting.
Go on over and "like" the Facebook page. I'm putting together some stuff (postcards, t-shirts, etc.) to send out to street team members. Stay tuned!