Press Release

[wednes]

I have a draft of my press release that I need some help on. So if the all of you's could take a look at it and tell me what you think, I'd be most grateful. I haven't written a press release in awhile. I should mention, I'll also have a book Tip Sheet which details the basic facts about the book, ISBN, pages, size, type and an excerpt.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

First time novelist Wednesday Lee Friday's is proud to announce the release of her debut novel A Stabbing for Sadie. StoneGarden.net Publishing has slated the horror thriller for an April 25th release. A Stabbing for Sadie is now available for pre-order at the publishers website: http://www.StoneGarden.net

Thriller and Horror fans will love this gruesome tale of a woman pushed to the edge and beyond. It's a must read for anyone who has doubted their own sanity, and has proven popular with adult readers of many tastes.

Early reviews are filled with praise: "A sometimes terrifying, often intriguing, and always thought provoking glimpse into the mind of Sadie, a victim of child abuse, drugs, and the vagaries of fate as she sinks into mental illness and battles her own special kind of demons. A Stabbing for Sadie is a wonderful journey through the twisted mind of a casualty of abuse, who lives with her own monsters, and fights to survive every day."
StarSight Author, Minnette Meador

Author and Artist James Grant said: "Man, I could NOT stop reading SADIE…It's an outstanding story."

Dan Martin at WAAM called it: "…a frightening reminder that sometimes good people can be pushed to do horrible things. Fantastic!"

When she is not writing, Wednesday Lee Friday enjoys loom knitting, jewelry making, cooking, and playing the dulcimer. She is a graduate of Royal Oak Kimball High School, and Olivet College. Currently she lives in Ann Arbor, MI with her husband, Hollingsworth. Her follow up novel, The Cat's Apprentice will be released later this year. Several of her short stories will appear in the upcoming StoneGarden Anthology, Gems From the Garden.

Just assume it has all the proper underlining and italics.
I don't think I have a handle on WHY people will want to read the book and WHY it's release is actually something newsworthy. Any hints? Should I keep it to one page, or flesh it out with more reviews and fun facts about me?

In other news, I went out to lunch today on the company and got some yummy tacos from Qdoba. Mmmmm...
Also talked with a coworker and confirmed my desire to find a new job. I really like my coworkers, but management needs some serious people-skills development. Anyway, I'm giving a sales presentation on Friday, so wish me luck.

And later, homemade chili for dinner because that's H's fave. I forgot to buy chipotles so I'm using Tio'a salsa and habaneros to spice it up. Mmmmm...again.

Got some new tabulature for ye olde dulcimer. I'm going to try to learn Sloop John B, Beautiful Dreamer, and 900 Miles among others. Should be a blast, I'm amazed that I can actually learn songs on an instrument in something like a reasonable amount of time. I almost never practice for more than half an hour at a time, once or twice a day, and I'm learning a bunch. Part song practice and part "noodling around" (as peteralway would say) with chords and stuff.

Comments

[wednes.livejournal.com]

What do you think should be included that isn't in there? Is there a particular "fun fact" you think is important?

[uterdic.livejournal.com]

I would maybe mention that you were originally a theater person. that you have done voice over work, and worked on radio plays. That sort of stuff. Things that aren't terribly common, but people might find interesting.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Okay, cool.