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A YOUNG GIRL IS STABBED IN THE DARK BY HER OWN FATHER. HER MOTHER RACES HER TO THE HOSPITAL ONLY TO FIND OUT SHE IS OKAY. SHE SAVED HERSELF BY CARRYING HER MOST PRIZED POSSESSION. AN OLD METAL DUSTPAN THAT SHE LOVES TO PLAY WITH IN HER COAT. THE STORY BRINGS TO THE SMALL TOWN OF HOOD RIVER OREGON A CON MAN OF UNQUESTIONABLE SKILL, WHO WILL EXPLOIT THE SITUATION FOR MONEY.
TEN QUESTION QUICKIE WITH AN INDIE
So we’re here with indie author James
Fox talking about his novel DUST PAN GIRL.
Q1: What is your book about?
A: It’s about a young girl who pretends she is a superhero. One
day she has to live up to her own imagination. She intervenes when
her deranged father tries to get drug money from her mother. She gets
stabbed and her mom takes her to the hospital. The doctors find out
she is OK. She was carrying an old metal dustpan under her coat. The
story quickly gets covered in the news and it attracts the attention
of a con man. He exacerbates the situation for his own profit.
Q2: How did you come up with this story idea?
A: My daughter and I were cleaning up the kitchen. She was
holding the dust pan while I was sweeping. She called herself DUST
PAN GIRL and played with that dust pan for the rest of the day.
Q3: Can you tell us about your writing process?
A: I originally started this story in November 2011. I worked at
a rough draft for four months whenever I got a chance. My wife and
kids were out of town one weekend and I finished the last third of
the book at once. Finishing a first draft is one of the best
experiences of my life. From there I worked to revise the story and
fixed plot holes. I went as far as I could with it, and then sent it
to a professional editor. I got it back from him in fall 2012.
Q4: Did you try to get an agent?
A: Yes I spent the next 8 months querying agents. I finally got
some good feedback from some of them. What they told me was that it’s
tough selling a book from someone unknown. Even if they thought it
was a great story. (Which a few of them did.)
Q5: What did you do next?
A: I decided to self-publish. I sent my book off to be converted
into a Kindle .mobi. (Mostly as a time saver.) I then published it
with Amazon.
Q6: Is it part of a series?
A: Yes it’s part of a trilogy. This first book is subtitled
Book One: Puppets. It deals with manipulation. The second book will
be subtitled Book Two: Statues. It is going to deal with
indifference. The third book will be subtitled Book Three: The Dragon
of Greed. You can probably guess the theme of that one.
Q7: How is your marketing going?
A: Some things I’ve tried and didn’t see any difference in
sales. Twitter doesn’t seem to work much if at all. I have done
some Facebook ads, and I saw more sales. I have another promotion
with Kindle Nation Daily next month that I’m keeping my fingers
crossed for. So far I’ve had over 600 downloads. So I feel like my
book has some appeal.
Q8: Why do want to write books?
A: I’ve always loved writing and always wanted to write a book.
I even had my 9th grade English teacher read
it. I also put her in the dedication. I’m not really after money. I
don’t expect to make back all the money I put into this. I just
want people to read and enjoy my book.
Q9: What do want people to get out of your book?
A: More than anything I want them to enjoy themselves. I am only
asking $.99 for purchasing the book, but I’m also asking for a
considerable amount of time to read it. I gave this my best effort
out of respect for readers.
Q10: Do you plan on staying an indie author?
A: Every author dreams of walking into a bookstore and seeing
their book there. It would honestly be tough to say no to someone who
gave me that opportunity. For me it doesn’t have to be a big chain,
grocery store, or even an indie bookstore. I’d be happy walking
into a Goodwill and seeing a beat up paperback on the shelf that I’d
written.
All Right! Thanks for stopping by James.
You can purchase DUST PAN GIRL on Amazon.
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