Less than 24 hours before Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower is live. Advertising e-mails are in draft mode, personal blog post about debut is schedule, store section set up, and whatever else I could think of. Still have today’s ‘What Do You Look For’ post and the Nyx poem. Funny thing is that I was going to end on Freedom, but I forgot about Nyx. Oops.
I’m planning on staying up late enough to see the book go live and finish up the Goodreads site and the personal blog post. I figure if I put it into review at 9:30 PM, it’ll be done by midnight. If not then I’ll just pass out and get everything done in the morning.
That’s the odd thing about this second time around. The first time I had no real plan and chased after every advertising idea. Some of them were one-time things that were about me instead of the book. I don’t have to do those this time. So, I’m wondering if the marketing for this is going to boil down to blogging as usual and tweeting the books on a daily basis. I’m considering putting Prodigy into KDP Select at the end of August or even earlier since it’s Amazon exclusive. Yet, I don’t feel as crazed about the marketing side of things. In fact, I’m thinking more about the next project and I’m comfortable with the slew tweets. Guess we’ll have to see how things go.
Legends of Windemere 
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and will give you a shout-out as well. I hope I enticed someone to check out your work with the previous one.
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Me too. Today is definitely going to be a long day of waiting. I just hope it runs smoothly.
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Good luck, Charles – I’m really excited for you and I hope everything goes smoothly and successfully.
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Me too. Really hoping it explodes like the first one.
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I wish you the best on the second. I am really enjoying the first.
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Good to hear. Fingers are crossed, but I have high hopes after the success of the first. My beta-readers tell me that I found my stride in the second book. Also that I’m a bastard, but I can’t go into that. 🙂
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Hey!!!!you didn’t knock off a favorite did you?
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Lips are sealed. All I can say is that every victory and disaster in the second book is epic. Put a lot of work into making sure every character got at least one shining moment.
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Sounds like you have things under control. I am still working on my paperback…some stumbling blocks with the copy editing. Didn’t realize it would take this long. Time consuming.
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I use Createspace for paperbacks, but most of my paperback sales have been me for giveaways. The option is there, but people aren’t really going for it. I think they feel safer with the cheaper product since I’m an unknown.
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I have too many people in Nursing and around my age or older who don’t have readers. many are asking for the paperback and paperback is required for many marketing contests…not just Goodreads.
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What company do you use for paperbacks?
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createspace
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Same here. They’re complicated, but put out great products.
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some people are telling me Llu would have been a better choice. (easier to work with) I don’t know. Lightening Source is the only one that Barnes and Noble accepts books from that are POD
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B&N are making bad business decisions. I heard good things about Lulu in terms of ease. The main benefit of Createspace is that it posts your booming Amazon too. Love it or hate it, Amazon is a big platform.
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I have been on contest sites and review sites and they almost always ask for your ASIN as reference. They don’t care about your ISBN. It is truly amazing how big and influential Amazon is. Your book can be anywhere, but if it is not on Amazon, it isn’t going far.
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They started the game and ran with it before people knew it was viable. Self publishing would be weaker without them. Hope they don’t wreck it though.
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There are trade offs. For authors it is a great platform for recognition and reviews, but it seems to allow for and attract some seedier elements because of it’s size. Sort of like the Walmart of the book buying world.
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Definitely. The predators and jerks make it harder for the rest of us.
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crap, Lulu
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Hey Charles Facebook suspended my commenting ability for about 6 hours after I posted the link to Beginning of a Hero last night… I only just got my ability to comment back a few minutes ago… I think I could get away with one more before they suspend my account so I will wait til we have a link to Amazon for Prodigy… I want people my people to be directed right to where they can buy the book, better chance of making sales… so once you get the Amazon link Email it to me and I will pump up Prodigy.. if they suspend me they suspend me… It won’t be the first time facebook has suspended my account…so no worries there…
Fingers crossed and all the best….
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Wait. Why did they suspend your account for posting a link to a book? I see those types of posts all over the place.
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they didn’t suspend my account this time to say… just took away my ability to comment and to post for about six hours…who knows… I posted it on my writing facebook page and shared it on my personal page with my friends so who knows maybe one of those guys I always use to kill in D&D games is haunting me now…lol… joking I don’t think they would still be holding a grudge… my author page was suspended once and the only thing I ever posted on it at that time was links to my poetry directly posted from wordpress when I post… I have had to jump through hoops various times because of what they determine to be suspicious activity on my account… I really have no clue what it’s all about…
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That’s really bizarre. My blog posts go to my author page and I’ve never had a problem. Maybe somebody keeps reporting your page because they disagree with some of your poems. A plug for a fantasy book shouldn’t set off alarms, so I would think somebody reported the account.
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thats what I figured… no big deal for me… I don’t really care to much for facebook anyway…
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I’m getting there myself. Only useful to talk with distant friends and family, but I think most of them are ignoring me these days.
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This is an exciting time! Best of luck with the new book my friend.
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Thanks. I’m sure everyone will hear how it goes. Good or bad.
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So exciting! Congratulations Charles!!!
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Thanks. Good luck to you too.
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Thank you! 🙂
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you are teaching me so much
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Hopefully not as a cautionary tale. 😉
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not at all, reading your tips + comments on the arduous process is preparing me for publishing..I feel connected to a whole circle of writers through you. Oh and review is forthcoming
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I do enjoy the comment discussions. The ‘what do you look for’ posts are so successful that I think I’m going to do one or two of them a week. Going to be confused tomorrow with all of the hype done.
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but fun
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Yay! So what time? My thoughts are with you hoping for a great debut of your new novel!
Ellespeth
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I’m going to put it in for review at 9PM EST. Hopefully, it will be ready by midnight. I can never tell how long the review will take.
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