Ambassador 1 is free right now. I was so lucky to snag a Bookbub for next week, so I’ve been cajoling Amazon into making it free. Believe me, this is not always easy. So if you’re one of the two people on this planet who doesn’t already have a copy,…
Indie Superstars Storybundle The Indie Superstars Storybundle puts together a number of books from well-known self-published authors. It includes my ISF-Allion novel Juno Rising. Crystalline Space – Dark Stars Trilogy Book 1 by A.K. DuBoff “A refreshing approach to the genre. Crystalline Space sets the bar high as the first book in a…
I should probably do some pimpage. Most of my regular pimping goes on to my mailing list, but I guess I can make an exception for a new release. Book 6 in the Ambassador series comes out on the 14th, and I’m running a special bomb on book 1 of…
As I prepared to go to the gym this morning, I scrolled through my marketing podcasts to see which one to listen to. It struck me that they were all one of two varieties. Type 1: How to write a novel in 5 days How to write 24 novels a…
The title might be a little click-baity and just a tad misleading. I can’t tell you how to sell 11,000 books in four weeks, but seeing as that is what I’ve just done, I figured I’d have something to say about it. My annual sales report for Oct 2015 to…
This totally insane promo is on again this weekend. Over 100 authors are giving their books for free. Why free? Because it’s a really good and really sneaky way of getting people to buy the other books in the series. We’ve been featuring all retailers for a few months now,…
Ever since I nicknamed my mailing list “The Beast” I got a lot more people joining. That mailing list is my personal author list, and has information about my books and my writing. I take part in a lot of giveaways and cross promotions, and those attract another group of…
Remember I posted this a few days ago? Well, the promotion is now live and we’ve had over 62,000 clicks to book links so far, with almost a day still to go. I’m flabbergasted, and very pleased and astonished. Why is this model so successful? Cross-promotions are nothing new, but…
