Proposed ‘Visit’ To Your Deaf Chat or another Deaf-Related Meeting
My name is TJ Waters – I’m a writer putting together a national ebook
signing tour for my novel. SECRET SIGNS is a mystery/thriller centered
around a young sign language interpreter who is made the unwitting trigger
for a political assassination. The story opens in a Deaf Coffee chapter
meeting at a Starbucks in Washington DC, with another pivotal scene taking
place in a meeting later in the story.
It won the 2011 International Book Award for Multicultural Fiction. The
paperback was published by Gallaudet University in late 2010, but is now out
of print. I’m releasing the ebook this month through the usual digital
retailers (Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Kobo, Apple’s iBookstore, Smashwords and
Sony) for less than the cost of a cappuccino: $2.99.
To promote the book I’m taking a virtual tour around the country, using live
streaming video from my Facebook page. It will be accessible by hearing
audiences via Ustream and simulcast for Deaf Community readers via VRS. I
plan to ‘appear’ in all fifty states in February through a combination of
Deaf Chat Coffee meetings, radio broadcasts, and local book clubs – all via
streaming video.
But this a book signing tour, so I’ll be autographing copies.
That’s right – signed copies of an ebook. Through Autography I will
personalize ebooks for any eReader device. They can also be viewed on
smartphones or on a PC by downloading free eReader software from Amazon or
B&N.
The reader’s autographed page can be pushed up to Facebook or Twitter at the
push of a button. It’s interactive, fun, and a unique way for authors and
readers to meet.
What I’m proposing is a quick, thirty-minute appearance during your February
meeting. I’ll show the book’s video trailer, talk about the storyline,
describe my connections to the Deaf Community, and outline the two sequels
that frame out the trilogy. I’m even crafting up tour t-shirts, which I’ll
be giving away (by mail) along the way. Sound like fun? Good! It should
be! Books are entertainment and author events are supposed to be a good
time.
Please let me know if I can take 30 minutes of your scheduled February
meeting for my book tour. I’m hoping for some good media attention on this
effort, which I think will also bring positive PR to the Deaf Community as
well. If it’s not your cup of tea (err, coffee) please don’t hesitate to
say so and I’ll approach another venue. Thanks for your time and
consideration – I think we’ll have some fun.
Download Secret Signs Brochure: (PDF format)
http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/download/547/
Best,
TJ Waters
http://www.tjwaters.com