Category: Indie Author
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One More Day, the Thunderclap will Sound
On April 28, 12:00pm EST, my Thunderclap campaign which is supporting my Kindle Scout campaign will sound. About 1 day from now. I have absolutely no idea what it will mean to my book in the long run, but I’m excited to find out. Here are the current numbers for my Thunderclap campaign: I…
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Indie Authors: How do you define success?
What does success mean for independent authors? Robust sales? (this, of course, needs defined) An eventual publishing contract? A certain number of reviews on Amazon? One great letter from a reader who enjoyed your book? More sales this year than last? A blog that has an increasing reach? I’m starting to think that success for…
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Is it worth it to offer your book for free?
I used to say “yes” – unequivocally. But now I’m not so sure. After I published my first novel in December 2012, I went the free route a few months later having nothing at all to lose. The results astounded me. I had more than 14,000 downloads over a three day period and the book…
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The Trade-offs of Promotion
As anyone familiar with this blog is aware, I’m in the middle of a campaign on Kindle Scout to, hopefully, get a publishing contract for my new novel. One of my on-line book reviewers suggested that I start a Thunderclap campaign to help get the word out about my Kindle Scout campaign. I looked into…
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About that artwork…
In a recent Facebook ad I created, concerning my new novel on Kindle Scout, I pulled out this old picture. This awesome drawing is the creation of Woon Bin Chang, an artist who saw a production of my play, “Almighty Might” in 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. Woon-Bin was so moved by the piece that…
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Will you join my promotional campaign on Thunderclap? Please. It’s free and easy!
I’m in need of 100 people willing to help my promotional campaign on Thunderclap a success in helping to promote my novel on Kindle Scout What’s Thunderclap? It gathers folks with a common promotional goal (like those wanting me to succeed on Kindle Scout) and when 100 (or more) people join, it BLASTS out 1…
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Are second halves of novels better?
As I finish up my due diligence with my fourth and soon (with 3 months) to be released novel, I came across a strange realization: the writing in the second half of my novel is better. I’m doing a final, thorough read-through and I noticed a strange difference in attitude between my perception of each…
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Kindle Scout Kick-off: Hot & Trending
My fourth novel’s Kindle Scout campaign is off and running. Early results? HOT & TRENDING! I really appreciate everyone who has nominated it so far, and if you haven’t checked out the site yet, you can do so HERE! If you nominate my book and it is chosen for publication through Kindle Press, you’ll receive…
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Help! My new novel on KINDLE SCOUT until May 15.
I’m excited to announce that my brand new, unpublished fourth novel, A Love Story for a Nation, is now on Kindle Scout in search of a publishing contract. YOU CAN HELP! Readers (or anyone) can nominate my book. The more nominations my book gets, the more likely the Kindle Press editors will take a closer look and…
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“A Love Story for a Nation” – Descriptions for Kindle Scout
As I mentioned a few days ago, I’ve decided to put my fourth novel in Kindle Scout to see if Kindle Press wants to publish it. Two of the requirements are to add a 45 character description and a 500 character description of the novel. I hate writing these types of story summaries, but they…
Author Mark W Sasse 