Em's Awful Good Fortune - A Novel

Paris. Tokyo. Shanghai. Seoul. Em's Awful Good Fortune is part global romp, part dysfunctional marriage. Em is not simply married-it's more like she's handcuffed to her husband's international career. Sure, they might be velvet cuffs, but still . . . cuffed. What else can she do but stomp her way through global capitals in search of her own identity?

About the author

Marcie Maxfield’s voice is fierce, authentic, and personal. Her debut novel, Em’s Awful Good Fortune, is based on her experiences living overseas as a tagalong wife. Her play Girls Together Always—a collection of coming-of-age stories about "growing up girl"—won the ENCORE! Producer’s Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Maxfield lives in Los Angeles, where she is a teen mentor and teaches writing for a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering girls through creativity. She is married with two kids, a French bulldog, and two rescue cats named Hunky and Dory. They live in Los Angeles, CA.

Summary

Paris. Tokyo. Shanghai. Seoul. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is part global romp, part dysfunctional marriage. Em is not simply married—it’s more like she’s handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Sure, they might be velvet cuffs, but still . . . cuffed. What else can she do but stomp her way through global capitals in search of her own identity?

Foreword

Publicist: Jone Bouman, [e-mail]
• Publicity outreach will be thorough, comprehensive, and overarching while also maintaining some specificity to particular niche audiences who will appreciate and/or relate to, the books’ theme and content. Both grassroots and “trickle-up” approach will be used as well as promotion to mainstream outlets.
• Designated audiences will include the expat community, feminists, communities engaged with women’s issues and marriage/relationships, and those populaces interested in PTSD/survivors of challenging situations.
• Assistance will be given to author in outreach to various social media. influencers in the realms of the aforementioned topics as well as other women’s authors/writers. This includes the request for useful reviews and blurbs/endorsements.
• Press Release written and disseminated to pertinent outlets.
• Every effort shall be made to promote the author to national podcasts and blogs (both highly targeted and general) for interview purposes.
• Podcast and Blog examples are The Expat Focus, The Expatcast, Unqualified (Host Anna Farris), The Femine Woman, League Of Badass Women, Say It Sister, Are You An Expat Wife, Reading Women Podcast & Blog, Chick Lit Central, etc.
• Popular Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds pertaining to potential readership will be tracked, followed by the author, and capitalized upon for mentions of the book.
• Formulation of author’s talking points will be created and managed with Virtual speaking opportunities researched and pitched.
• Book Clubs, both general and specific, will be approached for engagement in book. Examples are GoodReads, Belletrist, Rumpus, Girls Night In, etc.
• Pertinent connections will also be made on LinkedIn and other online “connective-tissue” communities.
• Research and communication with appropriate travel writers (both authors and journalists) involved/interested in “insider” looks at living overseas.
• A broad variety of websites, including those associated with book clubs, will be contacted for inclusion.
• ARCs will be furnished to prominent and specialized book reviewers, along with extended author bio (including author’s social media links) and a page of significant book points and information.
• Publicist will pursue written pieces exclusively about the book, along with contacting writers and journalists interested in the book content for inclusion in overall relevant articles.
• Development and implementation of a unique awareness campaign that could incorporate a give-away of a few of author’s hand-picked items from her travels, or other distinctive strategies such as author’s recommendations on off-the-beaten-track destinations, food, etc.

Product details

• Authors: Marcie Maxfield
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2021
• EAN: 9781647421427
• ISBN: 978-1-64742-142-7
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Feminist