This seems a little like the mouse and lion – I’m the mouse here – but JC Hutchins, that paragon of promotion, needs some help to make the release of 7th Son: Descent a smash hit with his publisher, St. Martin’s Press. Some of you may have heard the promo I did for this on the podiobook feeds and JC himself has created a promo as well.
He’s doing a ton of stuff to create buzz and build interest in this release.
– a new podcast version (see JCHutchins.net)
– A prequel audio short story anthology called 7th Son: 7 Days (Listen to the first episode)
– Serialization of the novel in PDF form, and the text at BoingBoing.net
– Producing music from John Smith’s album, Anyman.
No, it’s not a Golden Age of the Solar Clipper novel, but it’s a great story. Talk about character driven! This book has the same character implemented 8 different ways! It’s a classic action-adventure yarn and this book was a significant inspiration to my getting into Podiobooks myself. I remember listening to the first episode and thinking, “Ok, this is really a viable distribution mode. I wonder if *I* really could do something here.” I owe a lot to JC for that inspiration and for constantly spurring me on to get better.
So, what can you do?
– follow JCHutchins on twitter for updates (if you’re not already).
– subscribe to his podcasts
– download his pdfs
– help spread the word to those you know about this next book making the transition from Podcast to Paper
or
– and if you are so inclined, buy the book! I have my on pre-order from Amazon already and I’m really looking forward to hearing the voices in my head read this one to me.
Thanks, shipmates. Whatever you can do will help.