Here's a suggestion for Ms. Mod. Please note this was thought of before the thread about King answering questions on Twitter and is not derivative of that conversation; I just happen to be posting this after that.
It's always fascinating and fun to attempt to come up with new ways of promoting products. I think this could be a fun thing to do. Perhaps Ms. Mod should interview King on video at his Bangor estate. Do a brief house tour, check out his writing room there, etc.
Then, you could have a discussion of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Followed by questions you solicit from this message board. You could choose longtime members who have posted a lot. In this way, you could control the flow and quantity of questions (I'm not as active as others here, so that would essentially eliminate me, which I mention to make the point that this is not a biased-based idea, just something I would like to see).
The video could then be shared on YouTube, King's Facebook page, news outlets, etc. Perhaps it could eliminate an appearance or two that King would have had to make to sell the book, thus promoting an efficiency. You could explain what you do in the King organization and some stuff about the history of the board -- all the discussions people have had over the years, the Halloween stories it produces, etc.
Anyway, something different to try. I am looking forward to the collection, but I have to say it again: why not August 3 or September 3 instead of November 3! (In all seriousness, it's too bad more books of high anticipation are not released in August because once August rolls around, you wish for the month to go by quickly so you can get to the autumn releases, and who wants to do something like that when August should go by slow and be savored.)
It's always fascinating and fun to attempt to come up with new ways of promoting products. I think this could be a fun thing to do. Perhaps Ms. Mod should interview King on video at his Bangor estate. Do a brief house tour, check out his writing room there, etc.
Then, you could have a discussion of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Followed by questions you solicit from this message board. You could choose longtime members who have posted a lot. In this way, you could control the flow and quantity of questions (I'm not as active as others here, so that would essentially eliminate me, which I mention to make the point that this is not a biased-based idea, just something I would like to see).
The video could then be shared on YouTube, King's Facebook page, news outlets, etc. Perhaps it could eliminate an appearance or two that King would have had to make to sell the book, thus promoting an efficiency. You could explain what you do in the King organization and some stuff about the history of the board -- all the discussions people have had over the years, the Halloween stories it produces, etc.
Anyway, something different to try. I am looking forward to the collection, but I have to say it again: why not August 3 or September 3 instead of November 3! (In all seriousness, it's too bad more books of high anticipation are not released in August because once August rolls around, you wish for the month to go by quickly so you can get to the autumn releases, and who wants to do something like that when August should go by slow and be savored.)