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* On using bookstores and libraries to market: Check with local art galleries when you’re marketing. They have been very helpful to me when it came to art works I’ve done even if none of them had their finger in my piece or were able to get a profit from it. The point is they’re much nicer than bookstores, which I have not heard a single good thing from people who’ve tried marketing in bookstores or libraries.

It’s always good to think outside the box. I was also walking around my brother’s college campus (NC State) and I saw that the student theater had advertisements up for local shows as well as some art pieces featured in shows. It could be a stretch but perhaps local theaters (For plays not movies) could be willing to help you out. Sometimes they’ll charge to put adds in their booklets about the show, it might be a cheap way to advertise if you’re willing to spend money. Another thing to try is college Sorority’s and Fraternity’s that may be willing to use a poster of your book, particularly one’s aiming at writing, the arts, or good Samaritans. Places that care more about people and arts more than business. Book stores tend to be all about business, find passion driven businesses to use.

Please let me know if you tried any of these methods in a DM and tell me how it worked out for you. Try keeping this thread exclusively helpful comments.          

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    Luke Fellner recommended The Warsinger Opus: The Breaking of Bells
    A well written and highly imaginative story. Very reminiscent of old videogames and the imagination used in the creation of worlds such as The Legend of Zelda. I highly recommend checking it out as I am a huge fan of imagination and videogame-like things.
    The Warsinger Opus: The Breaking of Bells
    The land shapes where the Warsingers make music. Profound masters of war, wielding mysterious weapons of power. Within their crucible of battle the turning of an age comes to a young world. An age tolling with an ominous bell’s insidious fury.
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    @A. White  Agreed! There is nothing quite so pure as the creation of a world. Every aspect, every small detail, every new way of thinking is spectacular and fresh. 
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      Luke Fellner commented on Peterkin Investigates the Anthology
      @Christopher Huang Thank you for taking the time to write a response. Perhaps working backwards when creating a mystery would be a good idea? I’m not sure yet, I do plan on dipping my toes into the genre though   
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        Hi, @Luke Fellner 

        In regards to getting some visibility on a Western, it’s not really up to Inkshares to push one genre over another - at least I don’t think they really actively influence which ones get more attention and which don’t. (I think they HOPE other genres get more attention, and sometimes they say so - like recently I believe Adam mentioned how they wanted to shine a brighter light on Horror books.) At the moment, fantasy and sci-fi seemingly dominate the space, but there are plenty of other books outside of those genres that get funded.

        I would say that it’s really all up to you, the individual author, to attract attention and appeal to an audience. 

        In fact, if you consider the flipside, your Western book might actually gain more traction BECAUSE it’s not sci-fi or fantasy. Use that angle and appeal to the community’s, uh, "fantasy-fatigue."
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          @Luke Fellner  No problem.  I will do my darndest to give you that reminder ^_^
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            Luke Fellner commented on The Titan in the Window
            @Matthew S. Adams I’m sorry, but I can only read you prologue for now, I have the doctor tomorrow and it’s getting late. But here is my input: The description really caught me, I love apocalyptic settings, and it sounds weird and unique which is what I’m all about. It opens with a very intimate relationship with the gun, which is great for weirdness. Make sure the dialogue is with the corresponding sentence, it makes it easier to read who’s speaking. Good job with your description’s just try to go more in depth with the atmosphere, it can really help make what’s happening seem real. Overall great way to open the story, good luck with it!
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