Hi Vanessa
I hope you’re well. A while back, you very kindly featured a piece I
wrote about my love affair with dark comedy.
This time around, I’d like to pitch an item about how readers actually
discover books now, and how often it happens quietly rather than through
big launches or obvious marketing.
The piece would explore the way books tend to accumulate in a reader’s
mind: a review here, a passing mention there, a character someone can’t
stop thinking about months later. It’s a reflection on why the books
that last are often the ones that arrive sideways, and why recognition
matters more than noise.
It would be around 800 to 1,000 words, written in a calm, reflective
tone for both readers and (importantly) writers, struggling with marketing.
I’m a UK novelist, with published pieces in The Bookseller, Bookbunch,
QX Magazine and Female First and I’d be very happy to send over a fuller
outline or a draft if the idea sounds like a fit.
Best wishes,
Mo