So, I sat down at my computer today around 1pm and started the arduous task of garnering reviews for my newly released book. One of the big steps people make in doing this is the act of submitting their book to a bevy of book bloggers. I failed to do this with the first book I ever published and that release went abysmally. So, what is the word on this act so far? It takes a while, that's the word.
It is now 8:33pm and I just finished my search for the day. No bloggers have been contacted yet and I spent that much time on it. What I do have is a list of potential bloggers who are likely to enjoy my book enough to give it a half way decent review. I guess that's something, but I look forward to tomorrow with dread, because now I have to compose about one hundred individual emails. I could write one generic email to then tweak to match the particular blogger I'm contacting, but everything I've read, and everything I feel tells me that's a bad idea .
Anyway, no complaints. I've always said, "You have to do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do." What I want to do is be a successful author, so that means I have to put the extra work in, and that... is worth it.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Trials and Tribulations
Well, here I am. It has been one rocky road to get here. The first time I took a stab at the wonderful world of writing I was just a bright eyed young man with big dreams of breaking the bank with book sells. News flash, that didn't happen, not even close. The first book I wrote "A Gathering of Storms" wasn't a bad book but it wasn't exactly a good book either. It had potential as my friends have told me, but I just didn't know enough yet. I hadn't taken enough time to hone my skills and as such the problems it has are readily apparent. This time, I'm coming into it with a clear head. Writing a book isn't easy, making money off of one is even harder, but I feel my chances are much better now.
Either way, I just published the first book in a serial. Fool's Journey, The War of the Tarot Series, Book One, Episode One. I'm sitting here watching the KDP page waiting for it to get out of the reviewing process and I figured now is as good a time as any to start vomiting stuff onto this blog.
Lets see... pertinent information. This is a serial with multiple seasons planned, think of it sort of like a TV show. I'll plan out a season anywhere from six to ten episodes long, and then I'll write them and release them. Each season will tell a part of what I hope will become a large and rich world with multiple characters introduced over time. When a season begins I'll release one episode per week until the season is concluded. Once all that is done I'll release a compilation of all the episodes kind of like a box set.
One might ask why do it in seasons instead of just one big long series. Well, the simple answer is that publishing books costs a lot of money. Between cover design, paying an editor, and getting the book formatted I currently just can't afford to hammer stuff out.
So if you happened by this site by chance, give my books a shot, maybe you'll like them and then if you like theme enough, feel free to drop back by and hit the donate button on the right side of the screen to speed along the production of the next part. If you ended up here because you read the book I hope you liked it enough to want to chip in and keep them rolling.
Also, drop you email in the mailing list just under the donation button. I'll drop a news letter every time a new episode is released or a new season begins, and also probably sometime between production just to keep any fans I'm lucky enough to pick up informed to how the production is coming along.
Now, it's 5:15 in the morning, Netflix is cutting in and out, my eyes are sticking together, and I've got a chapter to write tomorrow, so for now. I'll bid anyone who notices a fond farewell.
Either way, I just published the first book in a serial. Fool's Journey, The War of the Tarot Series, Book One, Episode One. I'm sitting here watching the KDP page waiting for it to get out of the reviewing process and I figured now is as good a time as any to start vomiting stuff onto this blog.
Lets see... pertinent information. This is a serial with multiple seasons planned, think of it sort of like a TV show. I'll plan out a season anywhere from six to ten episodes long, and then I'll write them and release them. Each season will tell a part of what I hope will become a large and rich world with multiple characters introduced over time. When a season begins I'll release one episode per week until the season is concluded. Once all that is done I'll release a compilation of all the episodes kind of like a box set.
One might ask why do it in seasons instead of just one big long series. Well, the simple answer is that publishing books costs a lot of money. Between cover design, paying an editor, and getting the book formatted I currently just can't afford to hammer stuff out.
So if you happened by this site by chance, give my books a shot, maybe you'll like them and then if you like theme enough, feel free to drop back by and hit the donate button on the right side of the screen to speed along the production of the next part. If you ended up here because you read the book I hope you liked it enough to want to chip in and keep them rolling.
Also, drop you email in the mailing list just under the donation button. I'll drop a news letter every time a new episode is released or a new season begins, and also probably sometime between production just to keep any fans I'm lucky enough to pick up informed to how the production is coming along.
Now, it's 5:15 in the morning, Netflix is cutting in and out, my eyes are sticking together, and I've got a chapter to write tomorrow, so for now. I'll bid anyone who notices a fond farewell.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
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