Allyson, I don't know if this would work for you, but my university's library has The Butler Children's Literature Center that might be a good place to send a copy of Sam. It's a center for childrens/YA librarians, and if they like the book (which of course they will!!!), it'd be a great place for exposure.
If you want me to leave, you can put your hands on my hot, tight little body and make me.
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Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Oct 27, 2010 12:53:54 pm PDT #2272 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Maria - Oct 27, 2010 12:55:43 pm PDT #2273 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'm excellent at doing this sort of thing for other people, but not for myself.
So just pretend your doppleganger--who coincidentally is also named Allyson--wrote Sam. Disassociation FTW!
I'm sorry that you're on a tough road right now.
Allyson - Oct 27, 2010 12:58:00 pm PDT #2274 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Thanks, Kathy! Bookmarking. I'm sort of lost as to where I can send copies.
Jesse - Oct 27, 2010 12:58:52 pm PDT #2275 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I want to make a website that is just sort of, "Here's some good shit that happened today."
That is an excellent idea.
Allyson - Oct 27, 2010 1:01:19 pm PDT #2276 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Like Peter Beagle?
I need one of those Kirkus/Publisher's Weekly sort of reviews.
Kathy A - Oct 27, 2010 1:03:43 pm PDT #2277 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Allyson, the center is right next door to my classroom, so I'll stop by there if someone is staffing it on Saturday after class and see what they might be interested in. I know that you wouldn't be able to fly out to Chicago for a promotional tour (but if you did, I'd love to have you over!!), but maybe something else would let you connect with librarians.
§ ita § - Oct 27, 2010 1:03:44 pm PDT #2278 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I need one of those Kirkus/Publisher's Weekly sort of reviews.
I'd have his review tattooed on me by now. But I can see as you need more.
Allyson - Oct 27, 2010 1:06:37 pm PDT #2279 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Kristen keeps telling me it'll be a sleeper.
I really am very proud of it. I'm puzzled as to how to promote it.
tommyrot - Oct 27, 2010 1:33:54 pm PDT #2280 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Homemade Hobbit Feet for Hallowe'en
This will be useful for when I create my costume of a Man with Hobbit Feet....
Ginger - Oct 27, 2010 1:37:22 pm PDT #2281 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm excellent at doing this sort of thing for other people, but not for myself.
This is why I suck at marketing my business.
I'm sure you've thought about marketing Sam through zoos, natural history museums and the bat conservation people. Places like Bat World [link] which has won awards for developing ways to rehab bats, have pretty pathetic offerings for kids. You could offer a kids' section on bats for websites, featuring Sam, and work on making Sam a spokesbat for bat conservation.