Hi all,
I have great news and a question. First, my manuscript received minimal suggestions for editing. Whew. I don't think I have any words left in me. Second, I received my book cover and it was "tight" and "didn't suck" as my students would say. I offered a few suggested tweaks for improvement (naive me) and we'll see what the marketing team thinks.
Lastly, I need advice on endorsements. I saw white space at the top of the book cover and asked (again, stupid new author) "Is that where we put a quote or an endorsement?" Apparently, yes, if you have someone famous endorse your book. I don't know anyone famous.
Here's the dilemma: My biggest competition, whom I've studied for several months, started out self-published, got scooped up my a major publisher, has appeared on Oprah AND has about 10 high-profile endorsements on the inside of the book and on the front cover garnered a quote from one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul guys. uuuh. What should I do?
I am pretty nimble and marketing savvy but I am on a tight deadline to muster up "celebrity" type endorsements, if possible. To be fair, my publisher did not mandate this and they know my level of platform but I want to do my best. All of the major players in my field already know about the book, some wrote testimonials for my proposal, and on my website, but they are not household names.
Any advice about an effective, efficient approach? My book is a "real-world" guide to gaining scholarships, NOT written by a Harvard graduate, but written by a practitioner from Wisconsin - me.
I've started checking out well-known people who earned scholarships to go to college but that seems like a long and winding road.
Ideas?
Thanks in advance for your expertise.
I have great news and a question. First, my manuscript received minimal suggestions for editing. Whew. I don't think I have any words left in me. Second, I received my book cover and it was "tight" and "didn't suck" as my students would say. I offered a few suggested tweaks for improvement (naive me) and we'll see what the marketing team thinks.
Lastly, I need advice on endorsements. I saw white space at the top of the book cover and asked (again, stupid new author) "Is that where we put a quote or an endorsement?" Apparently, yes, if you have someone famous endorse your book. I don't know anyone famous.
Here's the dilemma: My biggest competition, whom I've studied for several months, started out self-published, got scooped up my a major publisher, has appeared on Oprah AND has about 10 high-profile endorsements on the inside of the book and on the front cover garnered a quote from one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul guys. uuuh. What should I do?
I am pretty nimble and marketing savvy but I am on a tight deadline to muster up "celebrity" type endorsements, if possible. To be fair, my publisher did not mandate this and they know my level of platform but I want to do my best. All of the major players in my field already know about the book, some wrote testimonials for my proposal, and on my website, but they are not household names.
Any advice about an effective, efficient approach? My book is a "real-world" guide to gaining scholarships, NOT written by a Harvard graduate, but written by a practitioner from Wisconsin - me.
I've started checking out well-known people who earned scholarships to go to college but that seems like a long and winding road.
Ideas?
Thanks in advance for your expertise.
