| Fantasy Author Coming to Your Door?
Vermont Fantasy Author Scot R. Stone believes the best way to receive is to give. His newest endeavor in his latest marketing campaign has him driving around cities to drop off signed and dated copies of his novels on people’s doorsteps. He purposely visits different neighborhoods to deliver his surprise packages in order to create “clusters of fans” that will spread the word about his series. “It’s a great way to give and uplift a person’s day,” Stone says. “I feel like Santa Claus, only I don’t have to scramble around on roofs and drop down chimneys to give out the presents.” Stone added that he travels a lot to do book signings and seminars, but always brainstorms and looks outside the box to come up with new promotional techniques. “You never know when you’re going to hit on something that will propel yourself farther than you could’ve ever dreamed. I’m always thankful for the opportunities I’ve been given, and this is a way I’ve come up with to give something back. In return, I hope it will create a strong enough buzz that will ensure I will be writing for many years to come. Stone admits he wishes he could hang around to see every person’s reaction when he or she open the door to make the discovery. “You can’t have it all, but that’s where my imagination can fill in the rest.” Geographically, Stone realizes can only drive so many miles in a day to deliver his signed books to a new destination—that is, if he wants to make it back home in time for dinner. So, to make up for that limitation, he plans on randomly picking cities across the United States to send a handful of books to each new town he decides on. “It’s like throwing darts at a board. It’s really a lot of fun, and it doesn’t matter if the person who receives my books is a fan of fantasy or not. Most likely the individual will know someone who is, and pass the books on to them to enjoy.” This is not the first time in Stone’s career that he’s given away free books. Anytime he’s been asked to do a presentation at a school, he has all the students in the class he’s presenting to drop their names in a hat. One lucky name is drawn to receive a signed copy of one of his books. “The students go nuts over that. I just love doing it.” He waits until the end of his presentation, however, to draw the name. To learn more about Scot R. Stone, his work and his upcoming events, visit his website at www.scotrstone.com, or his publisher’s website at www.behlerpublications.com. His novels also can be found on any book selling website. His current series is The Snowtear Wars, which includes: Book One -- The Chimes of Yawrana (ISBN – 1933016426), Book Two – The Ice Shadows of Arna (193301606X), and Book Three – The Hollows of Candlewick (1933016434). There will be a total of five books in the series, and the last he expects to be released sometime in 2009. |
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