This is the Product Details page for SLEEPER OF THE WILDWOOD FUGUE. At first I was confused because being in the 78,000 range shouldn’t have put me in any ranking list. Well, it didn’t because it seems Amazon has changed things to show your top 3 category rankings. All of my books are like this and I saw plenty others too.
Is this a good thing? I’ve no idea. The numbers are certainly eye-catching, but I wonder if seeing a book with a triple digit ranking will turn some readers off. We put a lot of stock in lists whether we realize it or not. This also means it’s another thing for indie authors to view and obsess about. I’m just nitpicking here since this could also help. A reader can see a book rise just as easily as they can see it fall. These also give a clear sign of genre and category without scrolling to the bottom.
Guess my big wonder is: WHY? I always wonder this when Amazon changes something and this is pretty soon after the auto-bundling thing. So I’m curious as to what their game plan is.
Way back in March, I was asked what I ‘Geek Out’ on. For those that don’t know the term, it means flipping out in ecstasy about a certain thing. It could be a movie, a TV show, a book series, an author, a dog breed, bacon, gluten free, or whatever gets your heart so aflutter that you see angels. Or see whatever it is you think you’d see when dying. I don’t know. I assume I’d see mountains of pizza that have been enchanted to help me lose weight and a writing cabin in the woods. Have I wandered off the topic already? Yes, so let me answer the question.
I truly have no idea if I’ve ever ‘Geeked Out’ entirely. I get excited about things like the upcoming Jurassic World and James Bond movies. Season finales of TV series that I like get a lot of attention. Yet I don’t think I’ve ever gone full on, hyperventilating, everything else sucks Fanboy on anything. It’s strange, but I honestly don’t think I have it in me for some reason. At least not any more and younger me always felt like I had to restrain my happiness. A lot of emotional bottling in those days. Currently, I just can’t push myself that far. I have an idea of where this came from and it actually stems from a specific fandom that will go unnamed. Just got driven nuts by my friends who were into this thing and it actually made me realize that ‘Geeking Out’ has a downside. At least when you’re doing it around people who aren’t on your wavelength.
Now, I have gotten obsessed over a few things to the point of making myself a wee bit batty and nearly taking a friend or two with me. This tended to happen with video games and the best example is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Specifically, this part:
That would be the Dhaka who is after the Prince to wipe him out of the timeline. You don’t fight this thing until the end and only if you unlock a special weapon. All you can do is run and the camera isn’t the nicest thing here. One grab and you’re gone. One stumble and you’re gone. This chase took me hours and I had a friend on the phone when I was doing it because he just happened to call at that moment. The Griffin and Queen were pains as bosses in this game and aggravated me because they were so cheap in the fights. The Dhaka was a personal grudge match because of this chase. Keep in mind that this is the 3rd one and he shows up at least 5 that I can think of.
Oh and a humorous part of this story: The music you hear in the video is ‘I Stand Alone by Godsmack’, which played during every chase. I was so obsessed with beating the Dhaka that my friend had some fun at my expense. He changed his ringtone to the song when we hung out and would randomly set it off. For months, I would jump to my feet and look around before I remembered I wasn’t playing the game. Even now, I can’t hear that song without my heart racing a bit.
That’s probably the closest I’ve been to fully ‘Geeking Out’ over something. Not really the same thing since it was built more on pride than joy. Though I did get a lot of joy from winning that chase. In fact, I had a save file for right before it and I’d do it again every now and then to make myself smile. I really went off topic here.
…It’s always great fun to get caught up in the swirl of a Blog Tour with its own peculiar exuberance… sit back and enjoy this one from my pal, Authoress, Daisha Marie Korth:
Here you go, Seumas! Thank you for hosting…means so much to me! Let me know if the links don’t work or if you need something else from me! Remember, your day is June 17th! You rock!
I’m the kind of writer that believes that there really are no rules in writing. You can’t tell a painter what vision he holds inside, he just paints it. It’s the same with writing books. Some are written in a way that appeal to more people than others, but there just shouldn’t be rules that dictate another person’s art.
I was about halfway through my first novel, Noble Courage, when I watched The Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien greatly…
Today, I have a great recommendation for you, especially if you are pining for a beach holiday! Greek author Effrosyni Moschoudi is releasing book 2 in her trilogy this June, and what’s more, books 1 and 2 are currently only 99c! A great chance to discover The Lady of the Pier trilogy at a minimal cost!
What is The Lady of the Pier trilogy about?
The Lady of the Pier trilogy tells the stories of Sofia and Laura – two girls from two different worlds who have a mysterious connection. In book 1, although similar in some ways, the two stories are seemingly unrelated. In book 2, they begin to merge and in the concluding volume, The Storm, they become one story. The author recommends to start reading from book 1. The Storm is in the editing stage and will be published in…
Several contests by a variety of authors that you can enter
I’ll give the tips first.
Find the contests that you can enter below. There are many cool books there by different authors.
Entering those contests is quick and easy.
And the last one on the list is free to everyone.
So you’re guaranteed to get at least one free book.
TIPS FOR BOOK CONTESTS
Tip #1 Trust & Convenience
Most readers are familiar with Goodreads and Amazon, and trust these companies. This helps to get reader participation.
Running Goodreads and Amazon giveaways is easy and convenient, provided that you have a print edition (you can publish in paperback for free using CreateSpace). You can quickly setup a Goodreads giveaway from your author dashboard. Find the option to run an Amazon giveaway at…
This is an excerpt from Curse of the Dark Wind. Tried to find a good Nyx/Sari scene, but those seem to be spoiler heavy or lengthy with no good severing point. As usual, there might be a spoiler or two in here.
This is the Product Details page for SLEEPER OF THE WILDWOOD FUGUE. At first I was confused because being in the 78,000 range shouldn’t have put me in any ranking list. Well, it didn’t because it seems Amazon has changed things to show your top 3 category rankings. All of my books are like this and I saw plenty others too.
