Amazon Honeymoon
In my post on book reviews I mentioned the Amazon honeymoon period. I thought I’d do some more research to better understand what it is. Now searching for “Amazon honeymoon period” wasn’t as easy as I thought it might be. Due to the power of Amazon, what my search...
Book Reviews
An author needs book reviews. If you publish your book on Amazon, there is, I understand, a kind of honeymoon period. It’s a new book, and will appear above older books. But to keep its head above water, it needs good reviews, and fast. You can try to get your friends...
Amazon – Book Research Part 2
Amazon Ads The two Amazon Ad campaigns that I have tried have been Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands. In book terms, product is a book. I decided to use book 1, The Spy who Sank the Armada. In brand terms I’ve used my series, Sir Anthony Standen Adventures....
Book Research Part 1
I’ve already told you about the research I do when writing. Today I thought I’d write about my research concerning publishing and marketing. Publishing All the advice I read says that you can’t find a publisher without going through a literary agent. I think that...
Launch Progress
Launch of my latest book, Called to Account, is feeling real now. Further to yesterday’s post KDP Bookshelf, today has gone a lot better. I’ve managed to create the EPUB file, and have created a campaign on BookSprout. If you’re interested in being an ARC reviewer,...
KDP Bookshelf
Yesterday I added the ebook and paperback editions of Called to Account to my KDP bookshelf. When it’s something you only do roughly once a year, some things come easily, and others you’ve forgotten how to do. I had trouble with Kindle Create. I spent 2 hours...
Elevator Pitch
I need to write an elevator pitch. I’ve had my first session with my publicist, Brian. The idea is to give Called to Account a proper launch, with radio and podcast interviews, press releases etc. Brian asked lots of good questions, and I gave lots of rambling,...
Writing a Series
I really only intended to write one novel. I’d come across Sir Anthony Standen in George Malcolm Thomson’s biography of Sir Francis Drake. As my mother’s maiden name was Standen, I researched him, and wow! What a story he had. When I discovered on Ancestry that he was...
Called to Account
Exciting news - I’ve had my editor’s corrections and critique of Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. It’s all pretty positive. “I have to say I think you did a good job on this one. It reads well and has a nice flow and solid...
Amazon Honeymoon
In my post on book reviews I mentioned the Amazon honeymoon period. I thought I’d do some more research to better understand what it is. Now searching for “Amazon honeymoon period” wasn’t as easy as I thought it might be. Due to the power of Amazon, what my search...
Book Reviews
An author needs book reviews. If you publish your book on Amazon, there is, I understand, a kind of honeymoon period. It’s a new book, and will appear above older books. But to keep its head above water, it needs good reviews, and fast. You can try to get your friends...
Amazon – Book Research Part 2
Amazon Ads The two Amazon Ad campaigns that I have tried have been Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands. In book terms, product is a book. I decided to use book 1, The Spy who Sank the Armada. In brand terms I’ve used my series, Sir Anthony Standen Adventures....
Book Research Part 1
I’ve already told you about the research I do when writing. Today I thought I’d write about my research concerning publishing and marketing. Publishing All the advice I read says that you can’t find a publisher without going through a literary agent. I think that...
Launch Progress
Launch of my latest book, Called to Account, is feeling real now. Further to yesterday’s post KDP Bookshelf, today has gone a lot better. I’ve managed to create the EPUB file, and have created a campaign on BookSprout. If you’re interested in being an ARC reviewer,...
KDP Bookshelf
Yesterday I added the ebook and paperback editions of Called to Account to my KDP bookshelf. When it’s something you only do roughly once a year, some things come easily, and others you’ve forgotten how to do. I had trouble with Kindle Create. I spent 2 hours...
Elevator Pitch
I need to write an elevator pitch. I’ve had my first session with my publicist, Brian. The idea is to give Called to Account a proper launch, with radio and podcast interviews, press releases etc. Brian asked lots of good questions, and I gave lots of rambling,...
Writing a Series
I really only intended to write one novel. I’d come across Sir Anthony Standen in George Malcolm Thomson’s biography of Sir Francis Drake. As my mother’s maiden name was Standen, I researched him, and wow! What a story he had. When I discovered on Ancestry that he was...
Called to Account
Exciting news - I’ve had my editor’s corrections and critique of Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. It’s all pretty positive. “I have to say I think you did a good job on this one. It reads well and has a nice flow and solid...