I will not rest until my NOVEL SERIES IS THE INSPIRATION FOR A MAJOR PRODUCTION COMPANY’S MOVIE. Then, I want in on the screenplay.
Location
First let me start with the locale. This novel series is set mainly in NE PHILLY. It targets the sections—CASTOR GARDENS, OXFORD CIRCLE. No other mass fictional publication is centered in these geographical areas.
People from all over the country, the world are fascinated by Philadelphia. Our teams, our food, our fans. This book will give them the opportunity to really get to know about people from Philadelphia. The other Philly. Not just South Philly or Center City, Society Hill. Real people surviving on the tough streets, parks, alleys; that is home to hundreds of thousands of people.
Philadelphia is where I live. I plan on attending local book fairs, book signings, public gatherings of all kinds. I will speak anywhere to any audience. I am not shy.
AUTHOR INFO
About the Author I am a 53yr. old Optician, Realtor, and now writer. I live in the Tacony section of Philadelphia. I am married to a lovely lady named Joanne, we have three children and one grandchild. Our dog is the bomb. Her name is Sadie.
I enjoy a wide variety of music from Jazz to Bluegrass from classical compositions to The Grateful Dead. I look forward to learning from others while travelling around the world. I am interested in the paranormal, both on Earth and in distant galaxies.
MY DEMOGRAPHIC
My novel series is compatible with men earning a college degree in math, the arts and science. The age I am targeting is between 35—70 years of age. Their salaries are from seventy to a hundred and fifty thousand a year. They have read similar novels such as Critical Mass by Whitley Streiber- Blasphemy by Douglas Preston – Millennium by Jack Anderson-Stranger In a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
Girls and women of all ages will enjoy the viewpoint from which I write. Especially when they read my non-fiction collection of blogs on site, written over the last two years.
I can only hope that young men read this humble novel and relate to the pain and triumphs the characters experience over the course of this series. And I’m sure there is an x factor. Something I can’t predict at this juncture. But baby believe me, this product will make you a ton of green.
Internet
For the last three years, I have had a site on wordpress.com my user name is rocky garden on that site. I have written blogs and other forms of communication on a wide variety of subjects.
As of March 2011, my book site devineintervention.com will be up and running. Check it out and please give me feed-back. It is a ten page affair with lots of content and food for thought.
I am using AWeber for E-Mail advertising and branding . my site was created by Xavier Sharp at CREA 16. He is also assisting in the creation of two video’s pertaining to the book.
Radio
I will get on Coast To Coast and In Faith soon.
I plan on launching a campaign by advertising on NPR’s Dead Head Hour
Will do interview on local radio stations.
Religious Angle
A good deal of the content in this book may be offensive to members of conservative houses of worship. Spin and Modulation is certainly a departure from the classic old or new testaments’ accounts of God, and the after-life. I try to show how silly being a fanatic is by showing examples throughout my novel series. I also delve into Buddhism and Kabbalism; as an answer to this consumer driven society. In the end I show respect for all organized religious practices by describing them as many facets of a single jewel, which I label (All That Is).
Social Network
I am currently on:
- MySpace
I started a link between my (wordpress) account and these social networks.
Another avenue of marketing is aimed at Dead Heads (those who follow the Grateful Dead). My novel series hinges on Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Wendy Weir. I utilize Jerry as a go between, the Messenger and Mohammed. Bob Weir is instrumental in promoting the discipline among Deadheads in the series. Wendy Weir’s book ‘In The Spirit’ Conversations With The Spirit Of Jerry Garcia’, deeply affected the content of my book.
I have permission from Alan Trist at Ice Nine Publishing Company, to use Jerry, the lyrics and excerpts from various related sources. I have permission from Wendy Weir and her publisher Harmony Books to use copyrighted material from her book. I also market my series at local concerts events within the Grateful Dead community: which includes supporting a local band ‘Steal Your Face.’ They perform on Thursday night at The Casino Deli, and I give away promotional materials pertaining to my novel at these shows. I also plan to advertise on the weekly Dead Head Hour hosted by David Gans.
Like I mentioned earlier. I can speak about a variety of topics: concerning our government, the media, religion, life after death, North East Philadelphia, Spin and Modulation (the discipline the Messenger spreads throughout our planet). Christian and Muslim extremists, cults, oil, poppy crop, Pakistan-Iran, Israel.
I have spoken at synagogues’ in the area and since September of 2009 (when I first published Book One, originally called ‘In The Sphere Of Devine Intervention’. I have sold hundreds of these from my Optical Outlet. The reviews were great.
I am currently lining up 3 or 4 endorsements from authors.
Once this series gets exposure it will explode. This speculative format will capture the imagination of those who give it a chance. I propose marketing the series by giving away Book Two if you buy Book One on a download. Let me know what you think of my marketing plan.
Thanks for the opportunity,
Glenn Segal
