[stylist] A different way of thinking about your project

[Applebutter Hill]

Thanks for the Bookshare link; I just downloaded it.
Donna

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] A different way of thinking about your project

Hi,
Is my memory faulty, or does this idea have great merit? Didn't Charles
Dickens publish books a little at a time in magazines of his time? And an
idea that has already been successfully tried is a blog that gets turned
into a book. See https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/536497. So, I say,
great idea.

Jim



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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brad Dunse
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 12:40 PM
To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: [stylist] A different way of thinking about your project

While brainstorming copywriting niches and such, I had a thought come across
that I will probably never do, because thus far anyway, I'm not a book
writer.

However, that doesn't mean this idea can't be tweaked. For all I know, it is
being done, I don't know... yawl might know that.

In writing, let's say a mystery, there are many different threads or
directions the characters could go.

For one quick instance of many different turning point possibilities in just
one book, the main character could find himself smitten with a local girl,
and as the plot goes along he is challenged with emotions as...

A. He's totally sold out to her and will do anything to get, and marry her.
B. Is getting cold feet based off a previous relationships that hurt him
real bad and will break it off.
C. Loves the girl but her half crazed old-man would then be his
father-in-law and he's not sure he could live with that the rest of his
life.

Those are just general "for instances" one might think of while writing.

And hang with me, there is a point to all this.

Let's say the writer writes the book and is planning on publishing it either
through a publishing house or self-publishing it.

So you get, what, $10, $15, $20 or $25 for the book, right?

What if instead, you were to build an e-mail list of subscribers, and have
the contact software set to deliver one segment of the book each week
through e-mail, and maybe every week the reader is posed with a few choices
a character might go.

The reader has time to wonder about which way it will go... sort of like a
mini little cliff hanger like the old TV series and movies use to do.

When they get the next week's installment they'll find out if they were
right in their guess and go on to enjoy whichever way you took, until they
encounter another set of possible forks in the road in that week's segment.

The thing is, a writer will likely go through some level of winnowing out
different ideas anyway, so why not use them and get paid for them?

How do you get paid for them?

Glad you asked.

Instead of getting the 10, 15, 20, or $25 for the book; one could charge
only $1,99 a week per segment subscription and turn the book into a $52 book
in 26-weeks.

The reader gets some mental and emotional investment in the book which keeps
them reading, the book will be published anyway so the main idea is done,
the scraps of ideas could be tweaked a little to pose possible directions to
keep readers guessing, and you've more than doubled your money on the same
book.

Perhaps the time frame could be shortened and charge $3 per segment, the
details are subject to be flexed, but the idea that popped out was a
possible  innovative way to market a book, make it more interesting, and get
paid more for your efforts.

Like I say, perhaps this has been done. Or perhaps it is an impractical
idea.

If not, it might be worth a try.

The challenge would be to get subscribers, but I bet somehow through iTunes
one could put a subscription up there. If not, there are other ways one
could market it.

Back to lurk mode.

Brad


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