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Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler:
Hometown Author Takes Inspiration from Local Legend
Connecticut – November 29, 2011 – A former Glastonbury resident has taken inspiration from a well-known local mystery and turned it into an eBook, now available for Kindle and Nook e-readers.
In the 1990s, a foot tickler plagued the town of Glastonbury, sneaking into homes and fondling the feet of residents while they slept. As mysteriously as the tickling began, they stopped and the culprit was never caught. Theories abounded, but anyone who was around during the infamous ticklings surely still wonders who was behind this bizarre crime—and that includes former resident and Glastonbury Citizen reporter, Theresa Cramer. Unable to solve the crime in real life, Cramer turned to the world of fiction to bring the legendary Foot Tickler to justice.
Now on sale for the holiday season at just $.99, Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler is not only the first in a series of Fiona Blake Mysteries, but is also part of a larger experiment in social media marketing and self-publishing. “I was doing things the old fashioned way; sending my book to literary agents, and even got some requests for the full manuscript, but never had any publishing deals materialize. Meanwhile, I found myself advocating for self-publishing at work,” says Cramer. “After a while, I started to feel like a hypocrite. I was writing about the benefits of circumventing the publishing houses and agents by day, and sending my manuscript to them at night. So I decided to take my own advice and publish the eBook myself.”
With the success of self-published authors like Amanda Hocking and J.A. Konrath there is no longer the “vanity press” stigma attached to authors who decide to go the non-traditional route. Cramer says she hopes to have the book available in paperback through Amazon by Dec. 11.
About Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler:
“You probably already know someone like Fiona: she's coasting through life, drinking a little bit too much, and collecting broken relationships. As the only reporter at The Oakfield Tribune, she is used to dealing with incompetent police—who can't keep their eyes off her rear end—and cranky townspeople, but when the bizarre act of foot-tickling turns to murder she begins to suspect the police have the wrong man behind bars, and sets out to exonerate him. In over her head, Fiona relies on a colorful cast of characters to help solve the crime—while trying to make sense of her personal life—in this darkly funny novel with a cinematic sensibility.”
Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler:
Hometown Author Takes Inspiration from Local Legend
Connecticut – November 29, 2011 – A former Glastonbury resident has taken inspiration from a well-known local mystery and turned it into an eBook, now available for Kindle and Nook e-readers.
In the 1990s, a foot tickler plagued the town of Glastonbury, sneaking into homes and fondling the feet of residents while they slept. As mysteriously as the tickling began, they stopped and the culprit was never caught. Theories abounded, but anyone who was around during the infamous ticklings surely still wonders who was behind this bizarre crime—and that includes former resident and Glastonbury Citizen reporter, Theresa Cramer. Unable to solve the crime in real life, Cramer turned to the world of fiction to bring the legendary Foot Tickler to justice.
Now on sale for the holiday season at just $.99, Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler is not only the first in a series of Fiona Blake Mysteries, but is also part of a larger experiment in social media marketing and self-publishing. “I was doing things the old fashioned way; sending my book to literary agents, and even got some requests for the full manuscript, but never had any publishing deals materialize. Meanwhile, I found myself advocating for self-publishing at work,” says Cramer. “After a while, I started to feel like a hypocrite. I was writing about the benefits of circumventing the publishing houses and agents by day, and sending my manuscript to them at night. So I decided to take my own advice and publish the eBook myself.”
With the success of self-published authors like Amanda Hocking and J.A. Konrath there is no longer the “vanity press” stigma attached to authors who decide to go the non-traditional route. Cramer says she hopes to have the book available in paperback through Amazon by Dec. 11.
About Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler:
“You probably already know someone like Fiona: she's coasting through life, drinking a little bit too much, and collecting broken relationships. As the only reporter at The Oakfield Tribune, she is used to dealing with incompetent police—who can't keep their eyes off her rear end—and cranky townspeople, but when the bizarre act of foot-tickling turns to murder she begins to suspect the police have the wrong man behind bars, and sets out to exonerate him. In over her head, Fiona relies on a colorful cast of characters to help solve the crime—while trying to make sense of her personal life—in this darkly funny novel with a cinematic sensibility.”