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Richard McCann I've tried almost all of the recommended methods that are suggested in all of the marketing info I could find. Social media, FB, Instagram, YouTube, E…moreI've tried almost all of the recommended methods that are suggested in all of the marketing info I could find. Social media, FB, Instagram, YouTube, Email, Blogs, and I even had a book trailer created and posted that as well. I've been down almost every road and so far, most of them have been dead ends with very mild success. The book deserves validation, but it won't get it until that one influencer reads it and falls in love with it and really promotes it to their followers. I'm just searching for that influencer! My publisher, who is a very small publishing company, really wants to get the book into a hardback edition and hopefully that will happen sometime this year. Thank you for the question Blessing and if you know of any major thriller influencers, send them my way please!
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Hi Richard, Hope you are well? I haven't read your book yet, but looked at the reviews of people who enjoyed it. When you write a masterful action packed thriller, do you think its important (or not really) for a narrator to convey the feelings and emotions of the characters, and the impact the events have on them? Thank you :o) Jasmine

Richard McCann Hi Dr. Jasmine, I'm very well, hope you are doing well also. Hopefully you will get the opportunity to read the book. As far as your question goes, I …moreHi Dr. Jasmine, I'm very well, hope you are doing well also. Hopefully you will get the opportunity to read the book. As far as your question goes, I feel it is imperative that the narrator conveys, or at least tries to convey the characters emotions to the reader so the reader can relate to the characters. I feel that if this isn't accomplished the plot will not succeed to draw the reader into the story and make it come alive for them. To me having a book come alive in my mind is what it's all about and the makings of a great tale! I hope this answers your question! Feel free to contact me if you have anything further to ask! Thank you for looking at the reviews and asking this question.
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"Two If by Sea is a high-stakes maritime thriller where drug cartels, nuclear terror, and a fierce hurricane collide—plunging a merchant captain into a deadly race against time with Navy SEALS to stop catastrophe on the high seas." – NewInBooks.com

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Private London (Private, #2)

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Richard McCann made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Looking for Thriller lovers topic " I love thrillers also, even wrote one called Two If By Sea, check it out here and on Amazon for the ratings and reviews! I'd love to hear your feed ba ...more "
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