So... I have a self-published book coming soon! If you've been in any of my logline threads, you know that I'm pretty passionate about helping people get to the core of their stories and dish that out in a single sentence, called a logline. For a while now, I've been working on getting as much of that information as I can into a book.
And now my logline book is just about ready for primetime! I'm putting the finishing touches on it (mostly just the self-publishing stuff) and I hope to have it available in June!
The book is called Finding the Core of Your Story and it's a short and snappy guide to writing your logline. I've tested it on some people with zero logline experience and had them come back feeling confident in their abilities to whip out a great logline after reading the book. And some of them even wrote killer loglines as a result.
As the back cover says, "Whether you write novels, movies, or even operas, this book is for you. Every storyteller should be able to say in one sentence what his story is about. This book will help you learn to do just that."
So! With this thing coming out soon, I need to do some promotion and get the word out. To that end I'm looking for people who would like to review the book on their blogs and help me promote it. Here's what I have in mind:
- If you want to review the book, just ask! (IMPORTANT EDIT: I'm taking requests for review copies until June 9, so contact me right now if you're interested.) Once I have the book published, I'll send you a promo code for a free copy on Smashwords. If you're wondering about the amount of time it'll take to read, I can tell you that it's roughly 12,000 words. Short and sweet.
(Note: If I get swamped with requests, I reserve the right to be choosy. That said, I'm a generous guy, so you have a good shot at this.
)- After you get your code, read the book, hopefully enjoy it, and review it on your blog.
- I will also send you two or three more promo codes for more free Smashwords copies to give away as you see fit. Your are encouraged to be creative with this because...
- Everybody who does a review and holds a giveaway will be eligible to win a signed printed copy of the book, given by me to the person with the promo code giveaway that I like bestest. (This, of course, requires that you tell me how you give away your codes.) I love quirky, creative ideas for giving things away, so use your imagination and make me smile.
- Bonus! I will be spreading the word about the blogs that do reviews of the book, so this gets you a little publicity into the bargain!
Does this sound like something you'd do? E-mail me: jordan (AT) smithsrus (DOT) com
Include a link to your blog, tell me who you are, why you're excited about my book, whatever you want. I'll put you on my list of people to send review copies to once I have the book published.
Also... If this is too complicated or involved for you, tell me right here in this thread. If enough people say this doesn't work for them, I'm open to thinking of other ways I can give away some review copies.
