Your views wanted please - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T14:57:20Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/your-views-wanted-please?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A404851&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAgreed, hoping for a mainstre…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4088892015-07-31T23:18:33.278ZIain Parkehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/IainParke
<p>Agreed, hoping for a mainstream press book review as an indie is an unrealistic expectation, they aren't interested. Getting a mention in national press (as opposed to a review) can be easier and when I did it once I had a doubling of sales for a few months and it generated my TV deal </p>
<p>Specialist interest press reviews can be had & be very worthwhile.</p>
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<p>Agreed, hoping for a mainstream press book review as an indie is an unrealistic expectation, they aren't interested. Getting a mention in national press (as opposed to a review) can be easier and when I did it once I had a doubling of sales for a few months and it generated my TV deal </p>
<p>Specialist interest press reviews can be had & be very worthwhile.</p>
<p> </p> Digital 'word of mouth' - as…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4088872015-07-31T23:14:30.610ZIain Parkehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/IainParke
<p>Digital 'word of mouth' - as important as I'd expect, but gets me back to how do I look to generate word of mouth recommendations / critical mass (and avoid temptation towards BSP)</p>
<p>Digital 'word of mouth' - as important as I'd expect, but gets me back to how do I look to generate word of mouth recommendations / critical mass (and avoid temptation towards BSP)</p> So set up some website pages…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4090892015-07-31T23:12:09.811ZIain Parkehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/IainParke
<p>So set up some website pages based on SEO terms 'writers like xyz' - interesting idea, I'll give that some thought!</p>
<p>So set up some website pages based on SEO terms 'writers like xyz' - interesting idea, I'll give that some thought!</p> Hi - agree & understand t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4090872015-07-31T23:10:15.669ZIain Parkehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/IainParke
<p>Hi - agree & understand the 'blurb' is critical in deciding whether to buy, but to get to read the blurb you hae to have found a new writer to start with so how do you pick up a new one to look at?</p>
<p>Hi - agree & understand the 'blurb' is critical in deciding whether to buy, but to get to read the blurb you hae to have found a new writer to start with so how do you pick up a new one to look at?</p> Hate to tell you but you're n…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4089982015-07-31T21:30:02.446ZLinton Robinsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LintonRobinson
<p>Hate to tell you but you're not get reviews from them. You almost certainly won't get reviews from daily papers in your own home town... or you would have had them already. Most papers won't touch self-published books, or even most small-press books.</p>
<p>You'd be better off building list of bloggers and email lists of indie reviewers. A review in a crime magazine is worth more than in a daily. </p>
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<p>Hate to tell you but you're not get reviews from them. You almost certainly won't get reviews from daily papers in your own home town... or you would have had them already. Most papers won't touch self-published books, or even most small-press books.</p>
<p>You'd be better off building list of bloggers and email lists of indie reviewers. A review in a crime magazine is worth more than in a daily. </p>
<p></p> What newspapers still have bo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4090772015-07-31T17:08:52.583ZSuzannehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/dmbdenmother
What newspapers still have book reviews? The NY Times, the Washington Post, Philadelphis Enquirer... Please add to this list.
What newspapers still have book reviews? The NY Times, the Washington Post, Philadelphis Enquirer... Please add to this list. I know this may sound obvious…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-31:537324:Comment:4088832015-07-31T16:44:15.176ZAndrew Grahamhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AndrewGraham
<p>I know this may sound obvious but i tend to read the back of the book to see if the synopsis excites me enough. I then read the first page, and if that still hasn't put me off I give the book and author a try.</p>
<p>I know this may sound obvious but i tend to read the back of the book to see if the synopsis excites me enough. I then read the first page, and if that still hasn't put me off I give the book and author a try.</p> I have a core of Facebook fri…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-07-30:537324:Comment:4087922015-07-30T18:10:02.565ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>I have a core of Facebook friends with similar tastes. When I see a new auhtor's name pop up with regularity in their comments and blogs, I give that person a try.</p>
<p>I'm also a regular Bouchercon attendee, where I see a handful of writers I had not been aware of on panels every year and give them a try.</p>
<p>I have a core of Facebook friends with similar tastes. When I see a new auhtor's name pop up with regularity in their comments and blogs, I give that person a try.</p>
<p>I'm also a regular Bouchercon attendee, where I see a handful of writers I had not been aware of on panels every year and give them a try.</p> Have you tried googling a fav…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-06-21:537324:Comment:4080692015-06-21T17:03:29.600ZLinton Robinsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LintonRobinson
<p>Have you tried googling a favorite writer's name with terms like "writers like" or "books like" ? I have found some great ones like that, I think "Thick As Theives" came up as an Elmore Leonard "alike". Great book. Great movie.</p>
<p>Have you tried googling a favorite writer's name with terms like "writers like" or "books like" ? I have found some great ones like that, I think "Thick As Theives" came up as an Elmore Leonard "alike". Great book. Great movie.</p> Don't we all!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-04-08:537324:Comment:4048512015-04-08T13:20:56.563ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Don't we all!</p>
<p>Don't we all!</p>