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« Reply #5050 on: February 07, 2012, 06:20:49 PM » |
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I just wrote almost 2600 words which I'm pretty sure is a personal best.
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« Reply #5051 on: February 07, 2012, 06:22:14 PM » |
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I just published my first book!
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« Reply #5052 on: February 07, 2012, 06:30:19 PM » |
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I just published my first book!
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« Reply #5053 on: February 07, 2012, 06:31:15 PM » |
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Mortifying. To say the least.
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« Reply #5054 on: February 07, 2012, 07:01:41 PM » |
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I just published my first book!
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"Brave... Innovative... Bold..." - Stefen Brazulaitis, columnist,
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« Reply #5055 on: February 07, 2012, 07:11:54 PM » |
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« Reply #5056 on: February 07, 2012, 07:24:23 PM » |
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Congrats to everyone here for all their accomplishments. My reason to celebrate this week is a nice review of The Ahimsa Club from a UK reviewer, Sarah Burns, who writes for the Kindle Book Review but also has her own blog: http://akindleandkittens.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/the-ahimsa-club-rebecca-burke/One of the best things about this is that Sarah is tuned in to some of the animal welfare organizations in the UK and can help spread the word of my book (about teen activists on behalf of animals, vegetarianism, etc.). Cheers to all! |
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« Reply #5057 on: February 07, 2012, 07:25:10 PM » |
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« Reply #5058 on: February 17, 2012, 07:34:38 AM » |
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It's always inspiring to read all the good news here! Congratulations to everyone!
My second book, The Minstrel Boy, was published last night on Kindle. Overnight, it went up to:
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,471 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#10 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Metaphysical
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« Reply #5059 on: February 17, 2012, 08:06:19 AM » |
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I just published my first book!
*raises mug* Cheers to that! Congrats! |
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« Reply #5060 on: February 19, 2012, 04:54:55 AM » |
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I just broke into the top 100 best seller list for my category. Tomorrow my book will be one month old.
#85 in sci fi adventure
It might only last an hour, but it is gratifying. Months of work creating the book followed by a month of trying to get it noticed. Whew.
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« Reply #5061 on: February 19, 2012, 05:08:11 AM » |
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I just broke into the top 100 best seller list for my category. Tomorrow my book will be one month old.
#85 in sci fi adventure
It might only last an hour, but it is gratifying. Months of work creating the book followed by a month of trying to get it noticed. Whew.
I feel good.
Awesome! Your book is definitely on my radar. When I get caught up with my TBR pile, I'm taking a gander. Just to reiterate what I said the other day: you've got a dynamite cover, there. And to crack the top 100 of that category so swiftly (it's loaded with classics) is amazing. Kudos. Can't wait to see you climb to the top! |
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« Reply #5062 on: February 19, 2012, 05:33:03 AM » |
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Awesome! Your book is definitely on my radar. When I get caught up with my TBR pile, I'm taking a gander. Just to reiterate what I said the other day: you've got a dynamite cover, there. And to crack the top 100 of that category so swiftly (it's loaded with classics) is amazing. Kudos. Can't wait to see you climb to the top!
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« Reply #5063 on: February 19, 2012, 05:40:03 AM » |
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My website just got a makeover. I'm such a tech-spaz when it comes to websites, I posted a concept picture on Twitter with a plea of "How would an idiot make this?" Lots of things were suggested, all of which left me looking and feeling like a monkey trying to build a space rocket. Then some awesome guy just offered to do it for nothing, and in half a day, he'd produced exactly what I'd posted in the picture. Swanky, no? www.franticplanet.com |
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« Reply #5064 on: February 19, 2012, 07:11:27 AM » |
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My website just got a makeover. I'm such a tech-spaz when it comes to websites, I posted a concept picture on Twitter with a plea of "How would an idiot make this?" Lots of things were suggested, all of which left me looking and feeling like a monkey trying to build a space rocket. Then some awesome guy just offered to do it for nothing, and in half a day, he'd produced exactly what I'd posted in the picture. Swanky, no? www.franticplanet.comLOVE the look of this. The black background makes it pop. So clean! |
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« Reply #5065 on: February 22, 2012, 09:24:28 PM » |
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I haven't had much to celebrate for a long time, but I think selling 22 books today at $2.99 each, when I have been in the doldrums for months, is a good reason to do so.
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« Reply #5066 on: February 22, 2012, 09:31:49 PM » |
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My website just got a makeover. I'm such a tech-spaz when it comes to websites, I posted a concept picture on Twitter with a plea of "How would an idiot make this?" Lots of things were suggested, all of which left me looking and feeling like a monkey trying to build a space rocket. Then some awesome guy just offered to do it for nothing, and in half a day, he'd produced exactly what I'd posted in the picture. Swanky, no? www.franticplanet.comYeah this is a great website. You should definitely stick with this look: It really complements the style of your covers. |
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« Reply #5067 on: February 22, 2012, 10:05:07 PM » |
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#17 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Family Saga
#22 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Family Saga
#42 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Historical
Thank you Pixel of Ink!
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« Reply #5068 on: February 22, 2012, 10:16:11 PM » |
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wow! such inspiring news and such supportive people on this forum. I'm glad to be a part of all this. Congrats to everyone on their good news. I'm toasting the fact that my ebook has done well, and an indie publisher picked up the novel and the paperback will be out from 30 Day Books March 1. Crossing fingers it continues to do well and that readers continue to like it.
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« Reply #5069 on: February 22, 2012, 10:23:02 PM » |
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Walmart is having a contest called "get on the shelf" where people compete to get their product on the shelves of Walmart (a super store in the USA). My book SNOOPS, CLUES & Boos was entered into the contest and has been accepted to compete. I kindly request for all who are reading this post to consider going to this link http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/1736/Snoops,-Clues-&-Boos beginning March 7th and voting to get this book on the shelves of Walmart. I don't have to tell you what an honor it is just having my work as an indie author to make it this far. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Gio |
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« Reply #5070 on: February 25, 2012, 04:45:53 AM » |
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Every review I have received has made me want to dance and sing. As I am a horrible dancer and an even worse singer, it is probably best for everybody that I have shown restraint.
Inevitably, bad reviews will come, but I want to enjoy these fleeting moments. Knowing that somebody out there was excited enough about my book to write a review has made writing it worthwhile to me. I probably would have written the book for those 5 reviewers alone had I knew they were out there. Four of my reviews have been in the US and one has been in the UK, which is amazing to me because my UK sales have not been impressive by any stretch of the imagination. With the number of freebies I've given out in the US, I'm glad to have some reviews to show for it.
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« Reply #5071 on: February 25, 2012, 04:51:55 AM » |
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Anno Humanae Salutis (7 Post Meridiem XSS #1): #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories (Amazon US Best Seller Rank: #187)
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« Reply #5072 on: February 25, 2012, 05:17:22 AM » |
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I'm excited to say I made it as far as #40 in the kindle free list (.com) with One Insular Tahiti. It took 5858 downloads to get that far. phew. I can't imagine how the #1 are moving!
Not sure what it will mean today or in the coming weeks (maybe nothing) but I'm hoping a minimum to get a review or two and perhaps spread into some also boughts.
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« Reply #5074 on: February 25, 2012, 09:33:15 AM » |
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Congrats to everybody here! It is nice to read about so many positive experiences. Wishing you, ladies and gentlemen, to achieve all your dreams  My reason to celebrate is that my novel got its first review! Scrolling down to read the words was like watching your baby walk for the first time. A mix of trepidation and exhilaration. It went well, baby didn't fall |
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