A quick speculative question

[cupcake_goth]

Caveat the First! This is entirely brainstorming and speculation, peoples. NOTHING has been decided, scheduled, or writ in stone.

Caveat the Second! But this is a serious question. So any feedback, advice, or information that you can give me will be VERY HELPFUL.

With those caveats out of the way: There is a chance that there will be a Gothic Charm School book event in NYC. But, I need to be able to pull a decent-sized crowd. As in, a minimum of 50 people attending. If I were to do a reading/signing in NYC, do you folks think I would be able to guarantee my publisher/publicity peeps an audience of at least 50? I, of course, would promote the event on the GCS site, Twitter, LJ, Facebook, and anywhere else I could, in addition to my publisher promoting it.

::stuffs a cookie in the mouth of The Voice Of Modesty to keep it quiet:: I think that a GCS event would be able to draw at least 50 people, but I don't know AND may be crazy. This is there I turn to you people for feedback and sanity checks.

Comments

[noxenlux.livejournal.com]

Yes, I bet you could get 50 people.

[bork.livejournal.com]

1. I think you could get 50 people.

2. Some ideas I have - plugging it on the local goth mailing lists/forums. Perhaps see if you can get an interview with the Village Voice, and they could also plug the event.

[savannarama.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[shipchan.livejournal.com]

I would come and tell people about it before hand. That would be so awesome.

[marc17.livejournal.com]

An LJ friend of mine works at the VampireFreaks store in NYC. I could ask her if she thinks you'd get 50 people and if they'd help with promotion.

[robespierrette.livejournal.com]

What's the time-frame? Do they have a particular date/week/month in mind? I'd hope that a shout-out to the East Coast community would net you enough people. . .

Once the date is nailed down, there are so many ways to get the word out. Trying to get people to commit when it's vague is really hard, though.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

It would probably be in July. That's the most info I have right now.

[botgrrrl.livejournal.com]

scarletina has NYC connections. Maybe she could help spread the word eastwise.

[genniferholland.livejournal.com]

Definitely.

[leenerella]

I think you could do it! It's just all about networking, and we're all good at that.

[jesseh.livejournal.com]

I'd go! And bring people, too.

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

I think you could manage it. Might want to make sure it's not the same time as Convergence 15 though (July 17-20) - which I would love to go to but don't know how I'll be fixed for money at that time...

[alterjess.livejournal.com]

I'd come and bring people with me! And don't forget to plug it on the newyorkers community.

[alexiarnps.livejournal.com]

I know off the top of my head at least five people who would try to get there if they knew it was happening. My dad (six if her wrangles Charlie), Garrick and Bethany (and the sprog, so technically seven), with Leia and Lauren popping in (?).

[dj-stitch.livejournal.com]

You betcha.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I'd love to go!

[girlgoth.livejournal.com]

Hell yes is my answer.

[djeternaldarkne.livejournal.com]

I have the same friend as marc17, so we can both talk to her...;)

[alexiarnps.livejournal.com]

Also Voltaire lives in NYC, so you might want to use your mutual friends to see if he would be willing to reciprocate on all the street team stuff they have done for him here and send out an email love note on your behalf about the event.

[kambriel.livejournal.com]

A thousand times yes!

Eric has people there too

[maiaarts.livejournal.com]

Eric went to NYC and performed - He can get a different crowd of freak music dance peeps to go....

Now - is it a simple book signing? Or more? Some people just aren't so into book signings...

And I can try to announce it on The Empire of the Cat...
You also might want to network with Polyvore....
Oh, my neice is still at FIT - she probably knows fashion peeps and she is dating a movie maker - so that is another group she could shout out to. She is excited about your book :)

[dj-stitch.livejournal.com]

I'd come! And I'd bring friends!

[queeniex.livejournal.com]

i bet you can
im going to show it off tonite! :D
call good morning america they might think it would be a fun story.
hell, why not?

[stroppy-baggage.livejournal.com]

Wait til you see the version with the complete cover and matching spine & back cover. It's very damn pretty.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

50? no problem. 100? quite possibly.

seriously, between the following on your *site*, and the folks we know and those THEY know... it will be SRO.

[amy37.livejournal.com]

I'm SURE you can get at least 50 people to attend. You just need to make sure you get the word out to peeps you know in that area, and make sure THEY spread the word, and so on.

Maybe make sure it's not scheduled in the a.m. on a weekday, too, but that's probably obvious.

Also, WHEEEE!

[smu.livejournal.com]

Hell yes! I could take off work and drag my ass up on the train from Philly for that! :D

[jaborwhalky.livejournal.com]

You will have email in a little bit .
The big issue is there are not real goth shops in NYC any more other then Vampire Frecks and that store is so not you.

NYC is to pricey for odd stuff any more , the typical small place living rent is coming to be two thousand a month just for a space the size of my living room.

I am working on this.

[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

I would definitely be there and bring friends if I'm in town.

What about having it at HousingWorks? They have a great space. Otherwise I may have other leads on spaces ... and my sister might, too.

[acid-poptart.livejournal.com]

Ah!

Hrm.

I would think yes, 50 people easy. But my noodle is brainstorming of how to guarantee it, make it even bigger.... hrm.....

When would this be or do you know?

[domestinatrix.livejournal.com]

50 really isn't that many, i don't think it'd be that difficult.

If you're still thinking about doing it in a park and you're reasonably entertaining about it, people will just wander by and join the fun, because that's what happens. Could you get maybe a dozen people to confirm that they'll be there for sure, put the word out via the usual channels as well as how ever it is the publicity munchkin does her thing, and then maybe serve tea? I don't think that's an unrealistic goal at all. I do think you should make sure to do something really eye-catching if you're doing it in a park rather than at a book store.

[tiatsuchi.livejournal.com]

Hey, I heard about this in Queenie's chat last night. I think it's an awesome idea to do a signing. I would love to come, and depending on when in July it is I may actually be in the area (Baltimore). I have a convention the weekend of the 17-19th there, and if it's a little before or after I would love to come.