Tag: promotion

• Review of THE AFRICAN CONNECTION

  Author Colleen Chesebro gives a thorough and excellent review of book 2 of THE FORGOTTEN CHILD TRILOGY on her blog “The Fairy Whisperer.” In addition to giving it the vaunted 5-STARS, she says: “I’ve been a fan of Mark Sasse’s fiction for a few years now. The Forgotten Child Trilogy has captured my imagination and…

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  July 20, 2018

  Promotion

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• My Experience with Book Bub

  Several months back, I had my first experience in using Book Bub to promote one of my novels. Now, if you are familiar with the behemoth of a book promotion site, it’s not easy to get onto Book Bub. Their site says that only 20% of books offered to the site are chosen for promotion.…

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  June 13, 2016

  Indie Author, Promotion

  best book promotion sites, book bub, book bub experiences, book bub results, promotion, promotional tools

• First Time Ever: “Banyan Tree” novel FREE on Kindle! Limited time.

  “The Reach of the Banyan Tree” was published in July of 2014. I’m proud of this novel, because whether anyone else liked it or not, it was my great Vietnamese novel that I always wanted to write. You see, I lived there for ten years, and I learned to love the culture and history of…

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  December 14, 2015

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  book bub, kindle books vietnam, kindle countdown, kindle free books, kindle kdp, promotion

• A Steal of a Deal: “Beauty Rising” (my debut novel) only 99 cents through Oct 18.

  My first novel, still near and dear to my heart, is on a Kindle Countdown Deal for only 99 cents through October 18. Get your copy here! What’s it about? Many have described it as a late-coming-of-age story and that’s certainly true. Here’s some facts about it: Date First Published: December 2012 Main Characters: Martin…

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  October 12, 2015

  Indie Author

  99 cent books, 99 cent sale, beauty rising, books on Vietnam, contemporary love story, kindle books, kindle countdown, promotion

• My Biggest Promotion Ever is Coming Soon

  You have to spend money to make money. I really wonder if that saying applies to indie authors. Later this month, I will be having the largest, most expensive, and wide-spread promotion I’ve ever done. I have no idea what the outcome will be, and I don’t pretend to think it will be successful. I’m…

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  September 16, 2015

  Indie Author, Promotion

  a love story for a nation, book promotion, book sales, indie author advertising, promotion

• 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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  April 27, 2015

  Indie Author, Promotion

  Amazon, indie author, indie author promotion, kindle scout, promotion, thunderclap

• Exclusive Excerpt: The Recluse Storyteller (on sale for a limited time)

  The kindle version of my second novel, The Recluse Storyteller, is on sale now through April 6 for only 99 cents. You can pick up a copy: HERE! I’m happy to give you an exclusive excerpt. If you enjoy, please check out the full story. Escape from the Margaret Meeting The Friday evening meeting commenced, and Janice…

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  April 3, 2015

  Indie Author, Promotion

  99 cent books, amazon kindle, exclusive excerpt, kindle countdown, promotion, The Recluse Storyteller

• Another Lesson for Indies: “Restaurant, you have one chance to impress me.”

  A new restaurant opened up in my neighborhood quite a few months ago. From the outside it is attractive, a cafe-throwback, a large outdoor blackboard with a hand-written “Open” sign, a large stack of firewood neatly arranged into the exterior of the restaurant, and attractive indoor and outdoor seating. Even the signboard was well designed…

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  February 22, 2015

  Indie Author

  building a customer base, building a readership, marketing, promotion, restaurants and writing, trying out new restaurant, writing

• Reflections on Two Years as an Indie Author

  December 2014 is the two year anniversary of my decision to become an independent author. It’s really been an amazing ride thus far. I’ve learned so much, made a whole lot of mistakes, and met some great people. I don’t regret the decision at all. So I just want to reminisce for a minute about…

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  December 18, 2014

  Indie Author

  book promotion, indie author anniversary, lessons learned about indie publishing, promotion, publishing, writing

• My Book Advertising Dilemma

  I am not a great marketer when it comes to promoting my books. I’ve learned a lot over the last year a half, but in some ways it feels like I haven’t made any progress. I understand that book advertising, especially for new independent authors, is a long process. There’s a lot of hits and…

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  August 24, 2014

  Indie Author

  advertising, genre books, non-genre books, promotion