News

Just a quick update to announce that Horses for Courses has made it into the Smashwords.com Premium Catalogue and wil be distributing to retailers soon.

Updates

What have I been up to since last time I wrote. Well here goes.

Three of my books are now in the Premium Catalogue. Selling steadily with the 5% free samples going healthily up to.

The 3rd DS Steven Potter novel was published a few days ago on Smashwords.com and is waiting to be assessed for inclusion in the catalogue.

I've not long returned from a visit to the home of my ldes childhood friend, which I'm honest was a good break. Got to concentrate on spending time with my 2 year old godson, rather than my sales figures.

Went to the cinema with a friend this afternoon to watch the Sweeney starring Ray Winstone. A good film if you like mindless violence. It was good to escape from reality for a while, as well as giving me ideas for future DS Potter novels.

I now want to take it in a new direction so watch this space. Ambitious maybe, but one of these days I might be watching an adaptation of one of my own novels in a cinema.

I will however be insisting on a good quality film. I mean adaptations of films based on Darren Shan novels and Anthony Horowitz works haven't been so hot have they?

We can all have dreams can't we?

Busy Bee

I know long time no see right? Been really busy recently. So what have I been up to I hear you all shout. Well, End Game is now available in more stores.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/209561

Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Itunes, Diesel, Page Foundry


The Legend of the Talking Sword got published on 19 August 2012.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/216418


Itunes, Diesel and Page Foundry


Taken For a Mug got published on 1 September 2012

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/224169

Distribution to be arranged.

More ideas for novels in progress.

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.