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Just published my first book a couple weeks ago; sales were climbing (very) slowly but (kind of) steadily for the first week, but now it's completely flatlined at a mere 5 books sold. To preemptively answer your question, yes, I have strove - if largely in vain - to build up some kind of following prior to release. While I'm considering what sort of publishing deals and ad campaigns I want to get myself into, though, I'd just assume have a more hands-on approach in the mean time. I'm talking less in terms of book promotion services, for the time being, and more in terms of message boards and similar communities where I can simply spread my word a bit farther, and perhaps make a few friends.
Qualities I'm looking for in sites:
* Reasonably friendly to newcomers.
* Good source of balanced negative and positive feedback.
* A large focus on fantasy, sci-fi, and stories which blur the line in imaginative ways.
* Actively browsed, but not absolutely swamped with constant new threads. More of a readers forum than a writers forum, but one where self-promotion is allowed.
* A userbase which somewhat overlaps with DeviantART; simply because that's my most active/'hub' site, of sorts, where I share concept art and worldbuilding notes.
Obviously I don't need all of those bases covered, but the more the merrier.
Qualities I'm looking for in sites:
* Reasonably friendly to newcomers.
* Good source of balanced negative and positive feedback.
* A large focus on fantasy, sci-fi, and stories which blur the line in imaginative ways.
* Actively browsed, but not absolutely swamped with constant new threads. More of a readers forum than a writers forum, but one where self-promotion is allowed.
* A userbase which somewhat overlaps with DeviantART; simply because that's my most active/'hub' site, of sorts, where I share concept art and worldbuilding notes.
Obviously I don't need all of those bases covered, but the more the merrier.