Premium Catalogue

So the book has made it into the Premium Catalogue and will be shipping to major retailers soon. I'm currently working on The Legend of the Talking Sword, which will be part of a different series and available upon its completion.

Progress

So the sample downloads are slowly creeping up, which is good. I have a business strategy now. Hopefully someone will like the 5% free sample enough to buy it, read it and tell their friends how much they enjoyed it. The drafts for the 2nd novel are not getting very far.

I have uploaded onto Smashwords a new book cover design for "End Game". That's what I bought the giant dice for. I am if anything unique. I have ideas brewing for the cover design of the next novel already.

Originality

"End Game" has now sold 4 copies. Admittedly to my mother, but hey. Beggars can't be choosers right? As yet it hasn't been distributed to Amazon or anywhere because I have yet to come up with a design for a decent book cover. That's what the giant dice are for. Don't ask. I'm original, either that or crazy. After all I did see a shrink once in my youth.

Last minute edits are currently underway on my 2nd novel in the series, due out at the end of August

Sales

So far "End Game" has sold 3 copies and I'm hopeful that it will be distributed to Amazon, the Apple Store and other such retailers. My target sales for this quarter is ideally 15 copies, but not sure I'll get that, but time will tell.

15 copies a quarter wouldn't be bad going.

Promotion

So I've spent the day promoting my published e-book "End Game". Never realised quite how difficult it is to get publicity. I've posted the link on Facebook, Twitter and now there's here so here goes. Nothing to lose. The more publicity the better. So frustrating
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/209561

Happy reading and I'll let you be the judge. Only 99p.

Oak trees

So yesterday on the advice of someone who has made it as an author I put End Game on smashwords.com. I put a price on it of 99p or the $ equivalent. It has achieved 7 downloads. Imagine my surprise to learn this morning it got a sale.

OK so I'm not expecting megabucks, but anything is better than nothing. The new JK Rowling I ain't, but from small acorns oak trees do grow.

Long time, no hear

So I've been quite quiet recently. Well I've been mapping out ideas and contrary to popular belief my head is not a simple place, possibly as demonstrated by samples of chapters previously written and published in this blog. At the moment these are just early drafts and should it be picked up by a publisher, adjustments and adaptations can be made.

In the mean time I continue with my "therapy" of writing when the mood takes me. I may even take inspiration from the fact that the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics took place yesterday.