Writing, Self-Publishing, Book Marketing

Sunday, May 24, 2009, author Michael Philion and his Wordclay publication Baggattaway were featured in the local Nashua Telegraph Author’s Forum, where he discussed his motivation for writing the book and the audience he is trying to reach with his new novel.

From the Nashua Telegraph Author’s Forum:

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON IT?
I heard an account of a battle during Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763) in which Indian tribes violently retook a Michigan fort using their game of baggattaway as a ruse against the English. I developed a novel around this historical core idea. Active writing and rewriting took two and a half years.

IS THE BOOK GEARED TO A PARTICULAR TYPE OF READER? WHAT DO YOU HOPE READERS WILL TAKE FROM THE BOOK? Baggattaway is geared to the literary fiction reader, especially those interested in Native America and sport. My hope is that readers will register the shocking loss of cultural identity for the Native American tribes and celebrate its temporary resurrection.

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Final Note: Let author Philion stand as an example to all those emerging writers who are self-publishing their first book. Start marketing locally, and reach the readers around you first; then you’ll have a much easier time reaching millions of interested readers around the world through Internet coverage like this…