There is true power in your future if you effectively use Facebook to advance your goals and platform. Yesterday, I posted my letter to BAM, and someone inboxed me about an error. They suggested that as opposed to addressing my letter to Dear Director, I should address the person by their name. I wholeheartedly agreed with the advise, but I informed them that I submitted the letter in the manner that the company asked for it. After we reviewed the submission guidelines together they agreed that I was correct and they apologized for the unsolicited advice. Now that was greatly appreciated, but here is a line that I seized on to effectively use FB. They person told me:
"I respond quicker to correspondence address to me as opposed to "dear reporter." "
I found that they are a reported for a Cleveland paper, and I asked what was the guidelines to submit a story for a feature, and guess what they replied:
"Send me your bio and press releases to *********. I can do a story on you as an author. Unable to review right now. Back log too long."
So, I obviously awoke this morning and I immediately got on that, and now waiting a reply.
For your viewing pleasure I will post the letter, and I encourage you to use it as a guide. Hell, plagiarize it for all I care. But if you've written a great novel it should be on the shelves at Books a Million. The guidelines are vague, but I have spoken to someone there, and they like to receive a physical copy of the novel, reviews, interviews, any sort of promo material. The back cover must have a barcode and the price of the book printed. I printed copies of my interviews with online magazines, Amazon reviews, threw in some book marks and post cards, press releases, and a list of the stores that carry my novels for their review. Always seek to put your best foot forward.
Good luck with that.
Congrats. I forgot all about BAM, I haven't seen any out here. When I had my first book published through Publish America, the BAM in my hometown let me have a book signing and I sold 27 books in check and orders in the store that day. Unfortunately, PA kept the funds calling it 'author sells'. Ahhh, the things we learn.
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