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Book Promos . . . Trying to Laugh About It

Things are busy and I’m waiting until December to do the new Tuesday stuff.  So, here are some funnies on book promos I found on Google.  You know, also 3 questions: What do you like the most about promoting a … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Teasers and Previews

I was going to try a ‘Ye Olde Teaser Shoppe’, but the concept kept failing.  The reason is because everyone seems to have their own take on teasers.  Some people love them to reveal a lot while others hate them … Continue reading

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Do Teasers Work?

(Now that I came back to the post and read the meme again, I’m not entirely sure it’s about book teasers.  I think.  Part of me tells me something is off.) Now, I try to post a teaser every Tuesday … Continue reading

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No Sales Sadness

(I usually only post poems on Thursdays, but that’s old stuff.  Had the urge to write something new and this popped into my head.) I see zero No change The bars stay gone Elusive To the point of legend Do … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Anybody Having Any Luck with Marketing?

I’ve got nothing here.  For a long time, I’ve felt that one needs tons of money to succeed in marketing an indie book.  Another way is to send out tons of freebies in the hopes of snagging reviews.  Yet, Amazon … Continue reading

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Nothing Planned . . . Might As Well Ask For More Volunteers

With Derailing Bedlam done and Immortal Wars not starting for a bit, I have nothing really planned for today.  Almost didn’t realize this also.  In the midst of writing too, so I don’t want to get into anything complicated.  That leaves me … Continue reading

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Toying with Twitter: A Week of Testing

First, check out War of Nytefall: Rivalry.  Now on to the topic at hand. Last weekend, I mentioned that I was getting frustrated with Twitter.  There doesn’t seem to be any payoff to using it.  So, I did a little goofing … Continue reading

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Mary’s Merchandise Mart: We Have More Than Bookmarks

Welcome to the only place that provides authors with the merchandising choices of their dreams.  We don’t even charge real money.  Oh, we’ll get to that part near the end because you don’t want to ruin the surprise.  Now, what … Continue reading

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Want to be a Guest in October?

Going to be out for the door, so I’m going to make this short and to the point. Even though I have Raven’s Wrath going on throughout October and the War of Nytefall interviews on the 5 Mondays, I want to open … Continue reading

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Marketing: The Agony that Can Lead to Victory

What do you do after publishing a book?  You promote until you get sick of the following terms: Social Media Retweet Blog Tour Banner Ad Word of Mouth That’s only a short list and I’m sure everyone will have their … Continue reading

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