If you had written a masterpiece, how would you go about advertising it?

>>24453170 (OP)
great pic. the reflection of the handrails really lifts the whole thing.

>>24453170 (OP)
scream on a street corner

>>24453170 (OP)
I wouldn't be able to because I have no money

>>24453241
How about coming up with something online, there has to be an effective way to shill your work instead of just screaming into the void

>>24453170 (OP)
Send it to publishers, visit local book festivals and author meet ups and get others to read it. Get other people excited about it enough to share it.

>>24453296
Why are you asking for people to do your work for you? Go ask chatgpt dumb shit like this it will give you as good of or an even better answer than anyone here.

>>24453170 (OP)
if your concern is getting people to read it you're a pseud who is incapable of writing a masterpiece.

>>24453297
>Send it to publishers
Most don’t accept direct submissions.

>>24453170 (OP)
You have to buy ads

>>24453170 (OP)
Kill gf, commit suicide, and write manifesto.

>>24453170 (OP)
Personally I'd shill it on/lit/ all the time

>>24453211
That's what I did. Only took me a month to sell my first 10,000 copies and after that it snowballed

i'm going to bike up and down the country handing it out for free and distribute the ebook free online. this will still net me money because because it's epic like that.

>>24453170 (OP)
>how would you go about advertising it?
Terrorist attack/magnicide.
It's more interesting to read the work of a terrorist than the work of a dude who could be your coworker.

>>24453297
>>>24453170 (OP) (OP)
>Send it to publishers,
don't be a white male, this task will be easier.

>>24453305
>if your concern is getting people to read it you're a pseud who is incapable of writing a masterpiece.
Settle down, shill. You have to read something anon wrote first, to condemn. Use your head and keep your wits about you. Such as they are, and all. Maybe try a little prune juice. Might make you less cranky.

>>24453170 (OP)
advertise it with banner ads on /lit/
pic related btw

>>24453170 (OP)

>>24453352
why don't you print it smaller so it looks thicker?

i would not
it should be speaking for itself and get into the right hands

>>24453451
>don't be a white male
Pretend to be Native, or hispanic. If that doesn't work convert to Islam and pick up a sweet middle eastern name.

>>24453170 (OP)
tiktok unironically. you get better bang for your buck with influencers and if the RNG gods are on your side the algorithm can push you superstardom

>>24454463
>tiktok unironically.
any strats?

>>24453170 (OP)
I've been noticing this pic for a day now and can't get it out of my head. This photo "feels" like 2007. I don't know why.

>>24455813
Probably brcause 2007 had an aura of optimism

>>24455813
When life feels just right

>>24453170 (OP)
commit an act of to be remembered by and post it here just beforehand

>>24453170 (OP)
I'm going to give a real answer for the one serious person who wants to advertise their book. I run a marketing agency (not for books though).
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Your starting point should be main stream social media - it is currently the most effective way of reaching a targeted audience at scale. The algorithm is designed to connect your content with people who are interested in it. If your book has a somewhat mass market appeal (Within the demographic of readers) then short form content will be the best. However, if your target is quite niche, longer form content will be better.
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In terms of what to post exactly, its a three step process.
First, identify who your target audience is. Get as specific as possible about exactly what kind of person would be interested in your book.
Then, identify what kind of content that type of person consumes, what platforms, etc.
Finally, post that type of content on those platforms to attract those kinds of people.
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Then post so much volume of high quality content that it would be unreasonable for you not to succeed. This entire strategy is free, but it requires work so you won't do it, you'll just complain. Did you think marketing something was easy? Best of luck.

>>24453170 (OP)
The kafka route and never publish it but give it to my relatives

>>24453170 (OP)
If you want any sort of visibility, you will need to secure a few ARC reviews on your books Amazon/Goodreads page.
ARC are advance review copies, so what this means is, you will get good reviews on your book the day it comes out.
The best way to get your ARC into readers hands, if you don't have your own newsletter, is Booksprout.
Yes, you will need to pay.
Even after you pay, you are not guaranteed reviews on your book.

>>24453170 (OP)
Get it in front of the eyes of the people you know of who would care.

>>24456294
exactly, see >>24456241

>>24454600
Write romance and use Booksprout

>>24456297
I also mean your mentors and peers working in the same artistic tradition.

>>24455822
2007... the twilight of western civilization

>>24456257
You could try pulling a Nietzsche too

>>24456241
Right, but how do you do those things, like specifically?
Where do I actually go and how do I advertise. Let's say I have a science fiction novel I want to shill. Where and how do I shill it? Do I just go here and make shitty threads, do I go to, may Allah forgive me for saying this, Reddit? I don't have Facebook or Instagram or any social media account. So even if I do make those accounts I don't 1000's of friends to shill it to. Or do I just pay those sites to put ads on their websites?

>>24456555
There's no more value in posting your work here or on reddit, don't be so mindbroken by internet forum rivalries. Make a substack and post your work there and engage in discussion so people see your profile.

>>24456592
Substack is more for non-fiction and what anon should do is self-publish on Amazon, enable KENP, and pay for booksprout

>>24456555
you need to do tiktok dances while holding up your book, it helps if you have nice tits

>>24456618
There's plenty of fiction and poetry on Substack. I don't see why he can't do both of these things, but I do believe Substack will lead to a more lasting fan base if he is able to accrue one.

>>24454600
>any strats?
You have to write something in your book that will become a viral tiktok trend, like a weird dance. And everybody will be like oh, it's that weird chicken dance from that book by that genius guy. I'm going to do it too. Easy peazy

>>24456241
Why would you go through alll that work when you (or your publisher) can just frigging buy facebook or youtube ads?

I wouldn't. It would be stored for years after my death, then decay or be found and published without my consent.

if u rly wrote a masterpiece ur publisher would handle all the marketing and promotion tho

>>24453170 (OP)
I wouldn't. I would listen, and that's what no one did.

>>24457655
I've never seen a Substack with any traction, every single substack I've ever seen has been a complete ghost town

>>24453170 (OP)
Uncle Ted knew how to get his masterpiece read

>>24453170 (OP)
>If you had written a masterpiece, how would you go about advertising it?
Social media and YouTube mainly.
And no, not from being a influence or trying to be internet famous.

I mean make basically advertisements tailored to those platforms and give samples to "influences" who match demographics with the target audience.

Maybe do a crowd fund for a special fancy super limited edition hard bound version if hype is building.

If I had extra time do video essays and make short literary post about the process of creating the masterpiece, about thought and feeling relating to the inspirations that went into it, and positively posting about stuff similar to the masterpiece with at the end of the post/video saying
>Hey, if you also like this thing then you are sure to love my thing
>click on the link to buy now!

Probably a better way to do it, but it's not too expensive nor a full time job onto it's self.

>>24457894
Most publishers don't do that or anything close to that.
At most they might get your book table space in a decent number of stores and a eye catching cover design. After that they are done with marketing.

>>24458715
Trad publishing in general really isn't worth it anymore, unless you're like sally rooney

I would probably suck as much dicks as I could and gift them a copy of the book afterwards

>>24453170 (OP)
Try to become a youtuber or twitch streamer, if you're halfway intelligent you can make quirky video essays to make it big, the algorithm loves that stuff.

>>24456310
>the twilight of western civilization
that would be ww1

I have one book finished, second one pretty much done, working on the third one when time allows it and imagination kicks in. I self-published on Amazon, twice, but because I have a full-time job and the attention span of a chipmunk, I don't really have the time or the patience to do social media marketing. The finished book is currently delisted because I thought putting it on Patreon would be a better idea since it gives you more royalties, and that has gone nowhere, unexpectedly.
Deep down I don't really want to make money with my story, I just want other people to read it and tell me they enjoyed it. Or not, but I'm not changing the story or the characters for anyone's sake. It's not a masterpiece or anything of the sort and I'm well aware of that, but I do love it, for all that's worth.
I guess the question I am asking is should I try sending it to publishers, or if I should really make an effort to self-publish. The thread has given me some good pointers about where and how to start that endeavor, it's just daunting.
Sorry for the rambling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91gT68xeDMM

>>24459483
>It's not a masterpiece or anything of the sort
If you don't think that highly of it, it's not going to sell. Most writers think their works are masterpieces or they wouldn't put them out there. Did you try Royal Road?

>>24460251
I did actually, but that also went nowhere. I had one person comment on the prologue I think, but that was it. Again, I never did any proper marketing for it.
>If you don't think that highly of it, it's not going to sell.
Well, I've always been a very humble person, so I guess I am biased the other way around? The few people who bothered to read my book when I directly asked them to told me they liked it, but there was one who told me it was okay, but not amazing, happened to be the person who reads the most out of everyone I asked.

>>24459309
It was ww2 actually, read brideshead revisited

>>24453170 (OP)