Crunch time. We’ve heard it said many times. Everybody seems to have one and it means something different to each one of us. Basically it’s a deadline. Like being tied to a railroad track while a locomotive is bearing down on you. Can I get untied and off the track in time?
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Crunch Time Again! ~ But what does that mean?
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THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP
Welcome to this blog hop.
What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, because with bookstores closing and publishers not promoting new authors as much, we need to find a way to introduce readers to authors they may not see in their local bookstore.
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained—Epilogue
It is now October 2012, and my experiment ended months ago. So how did it all work out? Is KDP Select worth it? How about the giveaway, was it worth it? I’d like to be able to give a definitive ‘yes’ or ‘no’ but I’m afraid it just isn’t that simple. There are certainly pros and cons that need to be weighed into your decision PRIOR TO a giveaway.
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Free Bookmarks and Autographed Book Plates
Want to receive bookmarks and/or bookplates for my thriller titles? Send us an email and we’ll mail them to you. E-mail here with your request. When you send your email, don’t forget to tell us very specifically what you want. Which bookmarks and how many of each? How many bookplates? Also, please include your email address in case we have a last-minute question.
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained—Part 3
It’s the end of the second day, my day anyway, of my experiment with Amazon’s KDP Select giveaway of The Toymaker. So how has it done so far? Let’s take a look…
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained. Part 2
So the experiment is under way. I’m checking the free book giveaway with Amazon’s KDP Select program not to see how many books I can give away, but to see if the rankings garnered during the carry over to sales after the 3-day period is over. So what’s happened so far today? Let’s take a look.
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained–Part 1
A popular saying, even cliche by many standards, but still apropos.
And so the exercise begins. Even though my fellow author encouraged me to do it…I resisted. I watched their sales rise and fall…yet I resisted. I watched some do it with no luck and others with monumental success…and I still resisted.
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Bye Bye Blackbird—Saying Goodbye To The SR-71
The following is from an email forwarded to me from the REAL Toymaker. It’s kind of long, but if you like aviation and/or history, it’s an interesting read. In the early days of my air traffic control career, I had the pleasure to observe the Blackbird fly through our area. It was always a treat, and always a secret. And man, could it haul ass across the Gulf of Mexico!
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LOVE IS MURDER!
LOVE IS MURDER, edited by Sandra Brown, is the latest showcase from the tremendous talent of the members of International Thriller Writers: from Lee Child and Heather Graham, to Allison Brennan and Sherrilyn Kenyon, the stories in this anthology will appeal to any thriller reader.
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8 RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL WRITING
I originally wrote this as “A writer’s guide to New Year’s resolutions.” The intent was to help kick-start the new year off right, but I realized from comments and emails received that these guidelines hold true regardless of when you start writing. So, this is most of the original post with a little extra thrown in for good measure. But it is still all about setting, AND KEEPING, those goals to make you a better, more successful writer.
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