Looking for Effective promotion tools for Ravenwild

[Mike Longenecker]

Looking for anyone out there who can give me effective pointers for promoting our book.

 

here's the blurb:

     We would like to tell you about the first book in the Ravenwild series authored by Peter J. Plasse. Although billed as a Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel, the story really belongs to the Fantasy genre. The leading character is a teenage girl (pictured in the banner) named Stephanie, the daughter of Dr. Blake Lee Strong, who is transported by an underhanded Wizard to a dystopian world along with the entire Strong family and two friends. Life-and-death struggles, skullduggery, romance, and heroism fill this larger-than-life saga.

Title: Ravenwild  

Author:  Peter J. Plasse

Illustrator: Michael Longenecker (over three dozen illustrations in this 496 page novel)

Short synopsis:
Returning home from another grueling shift of E.R. work, Dr. Blake Lee Strong comes across a downed motorcyclist and stops to help, but little does he know that his world and that of his family will soon be turned upside down. Duped into being transported to another planet called Inam'Ra, Dr. Strong and his family are thrust into a medieval world populated by Trolls, Gnomes, Elves, Dwarves, Humans and other alien beings. An epic odyssey begins as the Strong family fights for not only their own survival, but also for the continued existence of the citizens of Ravenwild.

Target Audience: Age 15 and up

Available in:

Hardback : ISBN # 978-0-9833400-2-7

Paperback: ISBN # 978-0-9833400-1-0

E-Book: ISBN # 978-0-9833400-0-3

Publish date: 2011

Content: 496 pages including 38 pen and ink illustrations

www.Ravenwild.com

[Bri Meets Books]

Is the main character Dr. Strong or the teenage Strong?

 

 

[Mike Longenecker]

The main character is Stephanie, the teenage Strong, although the other teenagers play important roles. Are you a book reviewer?

[Mike Longenecker]

I should say that the parents are also central in the book - the entire family plays a part, but Stephanie is the one that becomes endowed with the special gift.

www.Ravenwild.com - preview the first 2 chapters.

[Bri Meets Books]

First off, you have a great website. So clean and well-organized. I can instantly get a sense of the book from the first page.

 

You say it's for 15 and up. Are you pitching this as a YA book or an adult book with YA crossover appear? I'm just wondering for clarity on how to give you ideas for promotion.

 

 

[Mike Longenecker]

hmmm... We only chose 15 for perhaps some violence. No sex or cursing in this book, but there is some violence. I'll ask Peter that question and get back with you on it.

 

[Mike Longenecker]

From the author:

Adult book with YA crossover. If we were to rate it, I would call it PG-13. There is some violence in it, and according to the fairly liberal standards of today, I would not even call it graphic violence.