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The day before the launch of Teri Terry's exciting first book Slated, things went a little... er... crazy... (What can I say? It started innocently enough!)
"What a great promotion idea!" someone commented on Facebook, a few hours into the day. Well - it wasn't so much a promotion idea as a Big Giggle. But yeah. It ended up being pretty good, promotion wise.
SURPRISE, TERI, you've been
by Teri Terry
Slated launches in the UK on the 3rd of May with Orchard Books! Getting to this place – published
author – has been a bumpy road. I've seen Dear Me and Dear Teen Me, where contributors write
a letter to their teenage selves with advice. I think my younger self
could tell me a thing or two. My 17 year old self has kindly offered to interview me about what took
so long...
Me
by Teri TerryIt has been a year with a lot to smile about: the last twelve months have seen an agent, and not just any agent but Caroline Sheldon; a publishing deal for Slated with Megan Larkin and Orchard Books; and finally: a long-awaited moment. An actual book cover!!Read on, and there just might be a chance to read Slated before the 3rd May publication date...One of the most exciting moments
by Teri TerryI’m very excited to announce that I’ve got a three book deal with Megan Larkin at Orchard Books for my futuristic thriller, SLATED! Book 1 will be out in May, 2012! And books 2 and 3 of the trilogy are planned for six month intervals thereafter.Somebody, pinch me...A year ago this seemed a dim possibility. All those long months spent freezing in the Writing Shack last winter:Writing
Wow! Can't believe I missed that. <br /><br />But using the cover to make a promotion go viral like that is a creative use of marketing. I'm going to put Slated onto my list of books to consider to buy, since the premise seems intriguing enough. Hopefully, I'll enjoy it once I get it.
It was a great promotion and great fun. Huge thanks to Candy for slating so many of us. I'm still quite terrified of mine. And it got people's interest. I've had someone from my facebook friends who's not a writer who's googled the book as a result and wants to read it now. I'm sure there are plenty of others. Can't wait to start reading it this week, Teri. <br />All
I had great fun doing this, got really excited as each new creation appeared! Plus I am seriously considering getting some green contact now.<br /><br />Thanks for the best giggle I had all week :-)
I spent most of the day on facebook instead of writing! I loved seeing all the faces popping up and it was such a reminder to me of what life was like before the internet and scoobie. We all have so many supportive writing friends to have a giggle with, so well done to Jo and Candy for arranging it all :) And well done to Teri's cover designer for designing a cover we could have fun with.
It was great fun when we were all sniggering together on the Facebook SCBWI page waiting for Teri to stop trying on shoes and get online.<br />The designer did a good job with the cover - somehow the design could cope any of the many liberties that were taken with it.
How fantastic!! Well done all of you for getting Slated!!! Yay!!!! I think the koala was the best though!! <br />Big hoorah to Teri Terry! Take care<br />x
and I spent the whole afternoon on Facebook instead of writing my speech! Think how eloquent I could have been...<br />But it was SUCH fun: thanks Jo and Candy and everyone else who got involved. I'll certainly never forget it :O)
Love the blog, Candy, and my sinister slated face. Though my favourite has to be Chris Priestly's subverting of the concept.<br /><br />PS I'm not actually related to Fiona Dunbar ;)
It was great fun! As was the launch. Oh and the book is brilliant too!
Oh yes, well remembered Jackie, we must not forget the actual book. I'm halfway through and enjoying every minute - it is hard to put it down.
aw...thanks so much!
You're welcome! But that cover is just perfect for such a thing. If there was such a thing as social networking when Celia Rees' Witch Child with its <a href="http://www.celiarees.com/img/covers/WitchChildrejacket.jpg" rel="nofollow">eponymous girl-just-looking jacket</a> first came out in 2000 (?), this would have been the perfect stunt.
I loved how you combined a Philip Ardaghesque beard with being slated! Very stylish!
Yes indeed well done to the cover designer - who is it by the way, Teri?
The koala with LIPSTICK! Mind you, the terror was somewhat lost.
You were eloquent enough - in fact, very funny indeed. Congrats again (though you might be sick of hearing that by now)
Not related .... ??? But but but!
Great to see Maureen photoshopped into that picture of us NFTS bloggers together. At last, a photo with ALL of us in it!
the very amazing Thy Bui!
No, not at all: go on....?
I love the idea of a lead character who has no background, so we get to know her as she gets to know herself.
I have to say, I think Julienne's was far and away one of the best - so utterly sinister! Along with Chris Priestley who was just wonderfully subversive!<br />Good fun all around, only now you realise a precedent has been set and all debut authors are going to expect a stealth mobbing of some sort! ;-)
Great fun. Such a wonderful idea!