July 27th, 2007
Seriously, 3/4 of my body is covered in either red spots or blotches. And I itch! Thank you, sulfa drugs. I’ve never been allergic to a medication before, but it bites. I would scare people if I went out in public. This has got to be the most interested “Call” week ever. 
Okay, into writing mode — I’m thinking way ahead for promo. Do any of you have suggestions for where it would be good to promo young adult books other than the typical bookstores? I’m thinking online review sites that cover young adult, maybe blogs (not necessarily writing or even book related) or online communities where teens hang out, any other crazy and out-of-the box ideas.
July 27th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Trish, my teens LIVE on YouTube. If you can get something on there - preferably funny & catchy, or something that relates to their daily experience - it could be worthwhile.
A couple of kids on my boys high school made a video for a broadcast journalism class, put it on YouTube, and it ended up being the top video for a couple of days. It’s had almost 2 MILLION hits. Okay, so a thousand of those came from my house alone, but still - kids love to share these things. FWIW.
(BTW, if you want to see the one they made, it’s called What You Know About Math.)
July 27th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Good idea, Kris. The math video is funny.
July 28th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Check out Kelly Parra’s blog - she does a LOT of promo, and also writes YA.
http://writerwords.blogspot.com/
July 28th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Thanks for the tip, Mary. I’ve bookmarked her blog now.