Indie Book Club discussion

A couple of months ago I wrote a blog post for Scott about futuristic imaginings from sci-fi and dystopian literature that came to pass. I was interested by the way writers imagine the future and how it can often turn out to be accurate.

Before I even completed my novel in 2009, I had seen several instances of technologies and cultural trends that were in the book, were actually becoming real.

It has continued since then in, sometimes, eerie ways. I've got a laundry list of things from Ephemera that did not exist while I was writing it and do now.

The latest, and scariest are internet glasses:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/tec...

They look and operate very similar to the ones that are in the book and people are already speculating on the problems they will cause - the same problems I wrote about.

Right off - I don't think I have mystical powers. I think that there are reasonable and practical skills I put to use in the novel to imagine what the world might look like. But it is pretty interesting and uncanny.

What the point of my posting here is, is that the more of this I see, the more I think that this could somehow be a selling point for Ephemera. I just don't know how to use this to gain more interest and sales. I'm afraid if I write a blog about it, I'll come off sounding arrogant, or like some kind of kook.

I'd love to get ideas from others on how I can use this to generate interest in a professional way. It seems too good not to mention to readers somehow.

Jeff

Man alive, 300 years ago you would have been burned at the stake! :)

Jeffrey wrote: "Man alive, 300 years ago you would have been burned at the stake! :)"

And I'd probably deserve it!

You know, it is probably a stupid idea to try and market this. I'm sure you know though that you try to think of everything, even the far afield stuff.

Jeff

Jeffery, why not blog about it? You can do it humbly, but in my opinion if there's a good blog topic there and something that reflects positively on your book then you should be proclaiming it proudly!
But you could be nuanced too. Maybe write something titled "Cool things predicted in Ephemera that have come to pass" or something to that effect. You could just list them and I think it would come out fine. Heck, if you posted the top portion of what you wrote above I think that'd be a fine starting point.

B wrote: "Jeffery, why not blog about it? You can do it humbly, but in my opinion if there's a good blog topic there and something that reflects positively on your book then you should be proclaiming it pro..."

Thanks, B. I go back and forth on it. You're right though. It seems like something I shouldn't pass up. Thanks for the encouragement and the tips.

Maybe what I could do is post a draft of the blog here and see if people think it is worthwhile, or if it wouldn't leave the best impression.

Jeff

I'd be happy to review it, if that would help.

B wrote: "I'd be happy to review it, if that would help."

Thanks B! That's really awesome of you. I haven't gotten around to writing it yet. Some other things came up I decided to post about instead. I'll definitely get in touch with you when I get to it.

Jeff