網路力量!美國一名74歲律師,同時也是作家,他花了14年寫出驚悚小說《石像少女》(Stone Maidens,暫譯),但出版了11年始終乏人問津。父親的努力女兒全看在眼裡,於是女兒某日拍了一段TikTok影片,替父親推銷書本,沒想到瞬間翻轉銷量,甚至在知名購物網站上賣到缺貨。
▼74歲的理查茲是一名律師,但熱愛寫作。(翻攝自@washingtonpost推特)
Lloyd Devereux Richards began writing “Stone Maidens” in 1998. His daughter’s TikTok helped it become the bestselling book on Amazon. https://t.co/Gu2cRw31f3
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 18, 2023
現年74歲的理查茲(Lloyd Devereux Richards)正職為一名律師,但從小就懷抱寫作夢的他,從未放棄過寫作,直到11年前他終於正式出版自己嘔心瀝血之作《石像少女》,他花費14年時間創作,雖銷量不好但他仍感激有順利出版。
理查茲的女兒瑪格莉特(Marguerite)日前決定拍攝一段影片替父親宣傳《石像少女》,她發布一條16秒的影片,拍下父親背影,並簡單介紹後真誠寫下「我希望他能獲得一些銷量。」
▼理查茲耗費14年才完成驚悚小說《石像少女》。(翻攝自@AmazonUK推特)
Lloyd Devereux Richards spent 14 years pursuing his passion of writing his book. ✍️
— Amazon.co.uk (@AmazonUK) February 14, 2023
This week, his daughter published a TikTok that got 42M views and sales for his book skyrocketed. 🚀pic.twitter.com/Z2TIywJ65C
沒想到影片累積4,500萬觀看,簡單一舉動竟然讓出版了10多年的小說再度獲得關注,銷量更是「起死回生」,一度衝上亞馬遜暢銷書榜首,甚至賣到缺貨,理查茲得知後感動得落下眼淚。
▼理查茲看到小說暢銷後感動落淚。(翻攝自PhilSTAR L!fe推特)
74-year-old Lloyd Devereux Richards’ dream of becoming a best-selling author was salvaged by his 40-year-old daughter, Marguerite, after she had made a TikTok video about it that quickly became viral. 🥺https://t.co/7JVkTs0x9V
— PhilSTAR L!fe (@philstarlife) February 17, 2023
理查茲事後接受BBC採訪時透露,「上週對我來說是一場旋風般的經歷,真是令人震驚」。他也鼓勵每一位作家,「我堅信,對於一個作家來說,最重要的是永遠不要拒絕,要堅持,永遠、永遠不要放棄。」
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(封面圖/翻攝自TikTok@stonemaidens/鏡週刊)