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Writer's Haven => Marketing Loft [Public] => Topic started by: R. C. on November 13, 2022, 01:42:09 AM
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Friends,
Background: I adapted a six episode screenplay to a 296 page, 31k word, novella.
I am unsure how to market the results. Why? The story is hard and contains nuanced references to abuse.
Working Blurb: After decades of searching, unable to find his prey, a demoralized vigilante discovers he can track the people he hunts through their social media history. He finds the people who inflicted the suffering he witnessed as a child. A complication of leaving a seventeen-year-old girl orphaned changes his thinking.
The Vibe: A British Crime Drama meets The Blacklist with a touch of Dexter, without the plastic sheeting.
Question: What advice would you give yourself if you were about publishing your first "over 18" / "parental guidance suggested" novella?
Cheers,
R.C.
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If it follows a screenplay pattern you might think about putting it into vella and continuing it as a longer series.
Advertising is all about setting expectations. Make sure your blurb sets the ton that this is a gritty book filled with hard topics your cover should reflect that too if you publish it as a novella
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If it follows a screenplay pattern you might think about putting it into vella and continuing it as a longer series.
Advertising is all about setting expectations. Make sure your blurb sets the ton that this is a gritty book filled with hard topics your cover should reflect that too if you publish it as a novella
Vella... This might just be something that triggers Vella success. Hard. Gritty. Nuanced Sex. Hints to LGBTQ. Something to consider.
Thanks!
R.C.
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If it follows a screenplay pattern you might think about putting it into vella and continuing it as a longer series.
Background: I adapted a six episode screenplay to a 296 page, 31k word, novella.
I agree. It sounds like you already have it in sections, perfect for Vella: "six episode".