Brave Men Run new paperback release July 13th, 2008
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Matthew Wayne Selznick
Jul 1, 2008, 10:08:05 AM7/1/08
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Hello everyone!
Boy, when I say this mailing list has light traffic, I mean it! The
last time I sent a post was nearly a year ago! That's by design,
however -- I try to use this newsletter only for those things that are
absolutely an all-hands-on-deck call to arms.
If you follow my blog or my podcast, you already know this: my book
"Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era," which I released in a
DIY fashion in e-book, free podcast, and print-on-demand editions in
November of 2005, has been picked up by a traditional publisher!
Swarm Press will publish a brand new, beautiful trade paperback
edition of "Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era" on Sunday,
July 13, 2008.
I urge you — if you want to own a copy of the book, please *wait* to
purchase it from Amazon.com until that day, so that together, we can
push “Brave Men Run” as far up the Amazon bestseller charts as
possible.
Since I'm asking all of you to make the commitment to buy a copy
(copies?) of "Brave Men Run" on Sunday, July 13, I'll make a
commitment, too -- I'll be doing something I hope is fun for you, too.
Ladies and gentlemen, on Sunday, July 13, 2008, beginning at 10:00 AM
Eastern / 7:00 AM Pacific time and every hour on the hour for the next
eight, I will be with you on live, streaming video in an all-day "we-a-
thon" to show my solidarity with everyone who buys "Brave Men Run"
from Amazon.com on that day. I’ll give you updates on the progress
of “Brave Men Run” as you help it climb the Amazon charts, and we’ll
hang out together in the embedded chat room.
There's more!
Every hour, I will read a brand new, original short story set in the
first year of the Sovereign Era universe. These stories — official
Sovereign Era canon — are from some of the most respected authors of
podcast fiction:
* J.C. Hutchins (The “7th Son” trilogy)
* Mur Lafferty (”Playing For Keeps”)
* Nathan Lowell (The “Golden Age of the Solar Clipper” novels)
* Matt Wallace (”The Next Fix”)
* J.R. Blackwell (Voices of Tomorrow)
* P.G. Holyfield (”Murder at Avedon Hill”)
* Jared Axelrod (The Voice of Free Planet X)
I’ll be reading each story aloud, on camera, absolutely live, in
random order — so be sure to check in every hour so you don’t miss
your favorite author!
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this. I know each author
worked very hard on their stories, and I’m honored and humbled by how
willing and eager they were to play in the Sovereign Era sandbox. My
universe is richer for it.
***Spread the Word***
If you’ve followed the history of this book for a while, you know my
number one directive for the fans: tell everyone you know about “Brave
Men Run.”. That’s never been more important than in these days leading
up to Sunday, July 13, 2008. I need your help to get the word out
about this one-of-a-kind event.
* If you have a blog, please write a post about it.
* If you have a podcast — audio or video — please mention it in
your next episode.
* If you have a web site of any kind, please put up the “I Will Be
There” badge found at http://tinyurl.com/676ma9 .
* If you participate in any of the social bookmarking sites like
Digg or Propeller, please share the story
* Paper the news all over the virtual walls of Twitter, Facebook,
MySpace, Second Life, FriendFeed, and anywhere else you hang your
social media hat
* ???? Use your imagination, your connections, your online and
offline voice. I have faith in you.
***Together, We Can Make New Media History***
My goal on Sunday, July 13, 2008 is to reach the top of the Amazon.com
charts. Sure, it’s been tried before, and folks got pretty high up
there.
Together, I want us to hit number one.
I want us to wake up Eckhart Tolle. I want us to shake the hand of
David Sedaris… as we pass him by. I want Brad Thor to shed a tear. I
want Stephenie Meyer — whose book hasn’t even been released yet — to
take a day off from sitting in that number one seat.
Why?
Not to get a big publishing deal. I’ve already got a deal, with the
great indie Swarm Press. I want to raise attention. Attention for
Swarm. Attention for “Brave Men Run.”
Most of all, attention for you: you are the ones who decide what
sells, what gets heard, what gets seen. Near-exclusive control of
media distribution is slipping out of the grasp of traditional
publishers. Let’s make them tremble so fierce, they lose it once and
for all.
You can do it.
I’ll see you at http://www.bravemenrun.com or http://www.mattselznick.com
on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at 10:00 AM Eastern / 7:00 AM Pacific and on
through the day. You will love the stories I have to tell… and
together, we’ll write a new one.
Thank you.
Matthew Wayne Selznick
"Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era"
Sunday, July 13, 2008 on Amazon.com
http://www.mattselznick.com
http://www.bravemenrun.com
Ustream Video for the Web-A-Thon:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/matthew-wayne-selznick
Boy, when I say this mailing list has light traffic, I mean it! The
last time I sent a post was nearly a year ago! That's by design,
however -- I try to use this newsletter only for those things that are
absolutely an all-hands-on-deck call to arms.
If you follow my blog or my podcast, you already know this: my book
"Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era," which I released in a
DIY fashion in e-book, free podcast, and print-on-demand editions in
November of 2005, has been picked up by a traditional publisher!
Swarm Press will publish a brand new, beautiful trade paperback
edition of "Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era" on Sunday,
July 13, 2008.
I urge you — if you want to own a copy of the book, please *wait* to
purchase it from Amazon.com until that day, so that together, we can
push “Brave Men Run” as far up the Amazon bestseller charts as
possible.
Since I'm asking all of you to make the commitment to buy a copy
(copies?) of "Brave Men Run" on Sunday, July 13, I'll make a
commitment, too -- I'll be doing something I hope is fun for you, too.
Ladies and gentlemen, on Sunday, July 13, 2008, beginning at 10:00 AM
Eastern / 7:00 AM Pacific time and every hour on the hour for the next
eight, I will be with you on live, streaming video in an all-day "we-a-
thon" to show my solidarity with everyone who buys "Brave Men Run"
from Amazon.com on that day. I’ll give you updates on the progress
of “Brave Men Run” as you help it climb the Amazon charts, and we’ll
hang out together in the embedded chat room.
There's more!
Every hour, I will read a brand new, original short story set in the
first year of the Sovereign Era universe. These stories — official
Sovereign Era canon — are from some of the most respected authors of
podcast fiction:
* J.C. Hutchins (The “7th Son” trilogy)
* Mur Lafferty (”Playing For Keeps”)
* Nathan Lowell (The “Golden Age of the Solar Clipper” novels)
* Matt Wallace (”The Next Fix”)
* J.R. Blackwell (Voices of Tomorrow)
* P.G. Holyfield (”Murder at Avedon Hill”)
* Jared Axelrod (The Voice of Free Planet X)
I’ll be reading each story aloud, on camera, absolutely live, in
random order — so be sure to check in every hour so you don’t miss
your favorite author!
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this. I know each author
worked very hard on their stories, and I’m honored and humbled by how
willing and eager they were to play in the Sovereign Era sandbox. My
universe is richer for it.
***Spread the Word***
If you’ve followed the history of this book for a while, you know my
number one directive for the fans: tell everyone you know about “Brave
Men Run.”. That’s never been more important than in these days leading
up to Sunday, July 13, 2008. I need your help to get the word out
about this one-of-a-kind event.
* If you have a blog, please write a post about it.
* If you have a podcast — audio or video — please mention it in
your next episode.
* If you have a web site of any kind, please put up the “I Will Be
There” badge found at http://tinyurl.com/676ma9 .
* If you participate in any of the social bookmarking sites like
Digg or Propeller, please share the story
* Paper the news all over the virtual walls of Twitter, Facebook,
MySpace, Second Life, FriendFeed, and anywhere else you hang your
social media hat
* ???? Use your imagination, your connections, your online and
offline voice. I have faith in you.
***Together, We Can Make New Media History***
My goal on Sunday, July 13, 2008 is to reach the top of the Amazon.com
charts. Sure, it’s been tried before, and folks got pretty high up
there.
Together, I want us to hit number one.
I want us to wake up Eckhart Tolle. I want us to shake the hand of
David Sedaris… as we pass him by. I want Brad Thor to shed a tear. I
want Stephenie Meyer — whose book hasn’t even been released yet — to
take a day off from sitting in that number one seat.
Why?
Not to get a big publishing deal. I’ve already got a deal, with the
great indie Swarm Press. I want to raise attention. Attention for
Swarm. Attention for “Brave Men Run.”
Most of all, attention for you: you are the ones who decide what
sells, what gets heard, what gets seen. Near-exclusive control of
media distribution is slipping out of the grasp of traditional
publishers. Let’s make them tremble so fierce, they lose it once and
for all.
You can do it.
I’ll see you at http://www.bravemenrun.com or http://www.mattselznick.com
on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at 10:00 AM Eastern / 7:00 AM Pacific and on
through the day. You will love the stories I have to tell… and
together, we’ll write a new one.
Thank you.
Matthew Wayne Selznick
"Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era"
Sunday, July 13, 2008 on Amazon.com
http://www.mattselznick.com
http://www.bravemenrun.com
Ustream Video for the Web-A-Thon:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/matthew-wayne-selznick
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