A Writer of Weird and Ghostly Things
As of today, my novel Hungry Rats is available for purchase! Buy your copy at a launch event (Chicago on 9/10, Flint on 9/16) for a modest discount, or order online today!
First news first. And it’s good news! A suspect has been arrested in the Flint Serial Killer case. If you want you can read the news here.
But I’m also writing today with a HUGE announcement about Hungry Rats. Mark your calendars!
Wed. 9/1/2010:
Hungry Rats will be available for order from Lulu.com.
Fri. 9/10/2010:
CHICAGO, IL launch party.
Details TBA.
Fri. 9/17/2010:
FLINT, MI launch party.
328 N. Grand Traverse
810.237.GOOD
12-1 PM — lunchtime book signing
7-9 PM — launch party
Late 10/2010: Hungry Rats will be available for order from Amazon.com and retail booksellers (Barnes and Noble, Borders, independent booksellers, etc.)
A few other dates/events:
10/2010 ongoing: I will be touring the Midwest for readings and book signings.
Late 2010 or Early 2011: I will be hoping to make a quick tour of the Bay area, California.
12/31/2010: All profits I earn from Hungry Rats by this date will be donated to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.
Early 2011: I will be making a quick tour of the New York area.
As of today, the pace of things is going to pick up quickly. Remember, I don’t have a conventional marketing apparatus: this is all grassroots and DIY, and I’m counting on you! 5-6 times a week for the next couple months, I will be posting little things you can do to help me bring this book into the world: it might be sharing a link or recommending a bookstore, but it’s all important and I can’t do it without you.
If you are very interested in helping me out and wouldn’t mind receiving a short optional activity in your or Facebook email Inbox each day, please message me or email me at connor [at] connorcoyne [.] com.
I will be posting all of these activities on the Gothic Blog as well as on the Facebook Group Friends of Hungry Rats.
It has been a long road for this novel — 7 years — but the end is in sight! In fact, we can see it from here, and it’s only a few weeks away.
Your friend,
Connor
Hi Everyone!
Take a moment and watch the new promotional video for my gothic funk novel Hungry Rats.
Past videos have been from the point-of-view of the protagonist as she explores the abandoned city. This video is from the point-of-view of the Rat Man, a serial killer.
If you like the video, please share it by email, Digg, Facebook, Twitter.
I am very excited to announce the first installment of one of the most dynamic aspects of this project. Gothic Funk Press has finished producing the first of several promotional videos for this novel. It features text from Hungry Rats, includes a new song by Richard Whaling, stars Emily Perkins-Harbin as Meredith Malady, and was shot by Forge 22 and myself.
This video is to act exactly like a movie preview: by giving viewers a compelling glimpse of the story it encourages them to take a closer look, and hopefully to order the book. The video is an example of “viral marketing.” Viral marketing is a strategy that uses new technology in combination with the oldest form of advertising: word-of-mouth. If enough people are excited about Hungry Rats, and spread the word, the project builds buzz. This can more than compensate for our limited budget, but I can’t do it without your involvement. I repeat: I can’t do it without your involvement!
Please do all or any of the following to help share Hungry Rats far and wide.
1. Watch the video, and give it a five star rating! Leave comments. You can watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoEaYl45z7E
2. Use the buttons at the bottom of the YouTube screen to share the video by email, Facebook, Twitter, or other networks.
3. You can also embed the video on your blog or website by posting the “embed” code from the YouTube page.
4. Many people forward emails to friends and family, so share the Hungry Rats videos with these people!
5. Overall, these videos are of central importance to marketing the novel… They are our best chance we have to increase excitement in the novel, and so a few enthusiastic emails and postings can make just as much of a difference as a donation. If you like the video, please consider sharing it with everyone you know, and encourage recipients to pass it down the chain.
Thank you for all of your help!
Connor Coyne
at amazon.com
