Image via WikipediaI want Oprah to select one of my books for her Book Club. I know what you’re probably thinking: Oprah doesn’t choose indie books. However, the whole point of today’s #Trust30 exercise is to dream big – so I choose to dream about Oprah reading and recommending Circle City Blues.
The obstacles:
1. Oprah only chooses traditionally printed books.
2. Oprah probably has hundreds of books waiting for her eyes to peruse.
3. Oprah probably doesn’t think she’d enjoy a book about a truck driver.
How can I overcome these obstacles?
1. I could gift her an electronic copy of Circle City Blues
– after all, she has a Kindle. And my books are also available in print. All I need is her email address.
– after all, she has a Kindle. And my books are also available in print. All I need is her email address.2. If everyone who has read and enjoyed Circle City Blues sent Oprah an email recommending my book, she might actually read the complementary copy I have hypothetically sent her.
3. Once Oprah starts reading my novel, she’ll see that trucking isn’t the subject of the novel – the seven stages of grief are the real focus. She will recognize that this quirky little comedy is actually about recovering from traumatic life events.
So what do you think? Could it happen or is this just a pipe dream? And does anyone have Oprah’s email address?
