Update: June 8, 2019, 7:27 p.m. Marketing for The Man Who…

One issue I have struggled with is whether to publish The Man Who Escaped from Hell as one volume with two parts or as two volumes because of a distinct story line break. Part I is where the protagonist, Jake Brody, is in Hell remembering the past and then escapes, and the second part, Jake is on Earth again with new problems to face.

Looking at word count, part I has 54,000+ words. Therefore, I am now strongly considering publishing it as the first volume to be followed at some point soon by the second part, which currently has 30,000+ words.

The advantage of the two volume strategy is that it builds suspense for the release of the second volume and will hopefully increase sales. The disadvantage, of course, is that the second volume has to be superb in order to avoid being a disappointment and damaging my long range goals.

Author: Phil Slattery

Publisher, Rural Fiction Magazine; publisher, The Chamber Magazine; founder, the Farmington Writers Circle. I have written short stories and poetry for many years. In my careers as a Naval officer and in the federal government, I have written thousands of documents of many types. I am currently working on a second edition for my poetry collection and a few novels. View all posts by Phil Slattery