Among the things I want to accomplish in 2012 is finally, FINALLY, getting my old novel, Dis/inhibition, out the door and into the world. I decided to go the self-publishing route, which is a lot of work (for me). In addition to formatting the manuscript/book itself and getting to to places that can sell it, I need to do all the promotional/marketing work as well, or at least arrange for it to be done.
One of the things I hope to do is a website. I hired an illustrator last year to do some images of my characters. The plan is to put these on the site, along with some quotes from the story, either by the character in question, or about the character in question by another character, along with information about me and about how to buy the book.
What sort of people do you imagine these are?
Main character, Valerie
Valerie’s love interest, Lisa
Valerie’s dissertation advisor/Lisa’s mother, Elizabeth
Valerie’s cousin, Rene’
Valerie’s old lab partner, Felicia
Valerie’s friend/Felicia’s girlfriend, Sarah
Author Nancy E. Shaffer 
Let’s see from the illustrations Valerie strikes me as tomboyish, potentially a gear head while Lisa is more introverted, sweet and bookish.
LIsa’s mom looks cold and humorless and probably not someone I’d want as my thesis advisor
not really getting much of a read on Rene
Felicia strikes me as driven and other than artistic I’m not sure I have much of a read on Sarah either
Let’s see from the illustrations Valerie strikes me as tomboyish, potentially a gear head while Lisa is more introverted, sweet and bookish.
LIsa’s mom looks cold and humorless and probably not someone I’d want as my thesis advisor
not really getting much of a read on Rene
Felicia strikes me as driven and other than artistic I’m not sure I have much of a read on Sarah either
A “gear head”?
A “gear head”?
likes cars and working on them
eta – based entirely on the fact she’s sitting on a sports car and in my experience most people who own and actually love one, know how to care for them
likes cars and working on them
eta – based entirely on the fact she’s sitting on a sports car and in my experience most people who own and actually love one, know how to care for them
Okay, those are interesting responses. I want to use these in a promotional website, one designed to intrigue people into reading the book.
Okay, those are interesting responses. I want to use these in a promotional website, one designed to intrigue people into reading the book.
I think they would be interesting and fun to use on the site
I think they would be interesting and fun to use on the site
Good to hear. It is a semi-soapy, character-driven story, so the idea is to get potential readers interested in the characters with illustrations and sample quotes both by the characters and about the characters by other characters.
Good to hear. It is a semi-soapy, character-driven story, so the idea is to get potential readers interested in the characters with illustrations and sample quotes both by the characters and about the characters by other characters.
i think this book is gate! it opens your eyes on bullying. nick was not the only one a falt. the kids who buyelld him and val made him fell like that was the only way out. now i know that nick shoun’t have brought the gun and it’s sad what happen. but this book really makes me think. is it really only the shoters falt?
sounds good to me
sounds good to me