Out of the box and onto your shelf. Today is the last day of my Indiegogo campaign to aid & abet my Rock 'n Rose Spring Book Tour. NYC? Yes, I'm on the way -- thanks! SFO? Same for you! Oh, vexing Los Angeles? You know you want it. Seattle? Moving on up...
Click here to go straight to the Indiegogo page. Click here to see the Facebook invite.
Here's what I'm talkin' about:
Short Summary
I
woke up one crisp October morning with a story in my head. This isn't terribly
out of the ordinary, but the form that it was in was totally different. With a
film background (grad of NYU Film School) all the works of fiction that I
created were for the screen.
But
this was a short story and it flowed out onto the page and I thought little
about it until another story burst free, nearly fully formed, and demanded
space on a page. Before none too long, a theme had developed and I wrote the twenty-six
tales that became my first book, "A Rose by any Other Name" although
it took me a number of years to finally push this puppy out of the nest.
The
book was released in April 2012, but immediately after that my time was
demanded toward a greater goal of assisting a dear friend who had been
diagnosed with a terrible disease and while I have been able through direct
sales, Amazon and Kindle to put my stories in front of some sets of eyes, I
hadn't had the opportunity to really present the book to the world.
With
your help, I would like very much to be able to begin to do that this Spring.
What We Need & What You Get
I
am looking to raise $3500.00 to help with the above stated goal. What I would
like to do is to be able to afford to send copies of the book in to
publications and websites for review in an attempt to spread the book beyond my
own wingspan.
Additionally
and perhaps even more importantly, I would like to be able to take the book and
myself on the road and present it to the public in personal appearance and
readings/signings in some of the cities in which the tales take place: Los
Angeles, San Francisco and New York first and foremost.
The
advantages of first bringing "Rose" to those cities in which I have
lived is that hopefully I have something of a built-in audience of friendly
faces. But from a practical stand point, I will be able to keep the costs of
the mini book tour minimal as I will have places to stay and venues at which I
can perform.
But
hopefully visits to those cities will permit me to be able to add more: Boise,
Austin, Seattle, Tel Aviv? You're all on the list.
The
funds would go to airfare but also for publicity to make those appearances
worth while. The money would also permit me finally to purchase and submit
copies of the book for review and PR purposes.
Perks
of contribution will include:
*
grateful acknowledgement in future print and electronic editions of
"Rose"
*
inscribed copies of "Rose"
*
original, hand-written versions of the tales in "Rose"
*
original, signed art-work by Meital from the publication of the tales in the
Jerusalem Post Lite
*
your name as a character in my upcoming work
*
the grand prize: a lifelong promise that I will never use your name in any of
my upcoming work.
The Impact
The
world of self-publishing really is fantastic. Unlike my experiences in the
world of film where there are so many cooks are in the kitchen, I was able to
put "Rose" out into the world - warts 'n all - as I saw fit and in
the manner of my own choosing. That said, getting the book into the hands of
other people has been the ongoing challenge.
Other Ways You Can Help
I
know we get asked to contribute to campaigns such as this all the time and I am
fully conscious of that fact. If you can help - great! I really appreciate it.
If you cannot - great! I understand that fully as well, but if you could share
this with friends who may wish to assist, I would really appreciate your
help.
If
you would like to read some of the tales for free, go here: http://www.wattpad.com/user/BrianMazo
Thanks
for either "coughing" or "squealing" ... or just scroll on
to the next campaign. I sure do appreciate your help.
Brian
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