Kelly Proudfoot
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David David Katzman:
Hello, I write surreal fantasy and have found it difficult to find a specific target audience. I get good reviews but I was wondering how you go about marketing, promoting and engaging with your readers - if you are happy to share that info. Also - is there a particular genre or name for writing psychedelic/surreal "fantasy" - other than speculative, etc.? Looking forward to reading your work and good luck!
David David Katzman
Hi Kelly!
A very good question...there really is no way to find an audience for surrealist fantasy fiction. I'm not sure there is one. I think you just need to write a great book and then offer it up to all readers of literature and fantasy. It's a pretty modest niche. I never really sought out specific fans of surrealism although I did send a copy to a few websites that review psychedelic writing. I used to be very active on this site and wrote many reviews, but I got kind of bored after a while. I made some great connections with other writers here. And people did discover my book from writing lots of reviews. Doing a couple giveaways isn't a bad idea.
I made up my own name for the genre of A Greater Monster because it's not any one thing. It's experimental. Psychedelic. Fantasy. I felt Psychedelic fairytale was the closest description because it's a bit like Alice in Wonderland. But that's not a genre so much as a description. Just do your best to be true to the book itself. What feels closest?
Good luck!
A very good question...there really is no way to find an audience for surrealist fantasy fiction. I'm not sure there is one. I think you just need to write a great book and then offer it up to all readers of literature and fantasy. It's a pretty modest niche. I never really sought out specific fans of surrealism although I did send a copy to a few websites that review psychedelic writing. I used to be very active on this site and wrote many reviews, but I got kind of bored after a while. I made some great connections with other writers here. And people did discover my book from writing lots of reviews. Doing a couple giveaways isn't a bad idea.
I made up my own name for the genre of A Greater Monster because it's not any one thing. It's experimental. Psychedelic. Fantasy. I felt Psychedelic fairytale was the closest description because it's a bit like Alice in Wonderland. But that's not a genre so much as a description. Just do your best to be true to the book itself. What feels closest?
Good luck!
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May 22, 2016 09:13AM · flag