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« on: July 27, 2015, 02:31:09 PM »
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: July 26, 2015, 11:38:43 AM »11k - Admiral's War
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Author Craft / Re: A First Post and maybe some POV from the other end of things?
« on: July 24, 2015, 03:29:08 AM »
Good to meet you. Been writing seriously since december 2011 and published since 2012. 13 books and counting. I do sci-fi and fantasy. Been an avid reader and D&D player since I was a pre-teen.
There hasn't been a whole lot of activity here lately but other than the absurd restriction on no discussing what you're actually writing or have written things here are pretty good.
BTW since you work for smashwords, back before I pulled my books off the site I got a check for 100+ dollars. Unfortunately it was one of those expires in 90 days checks and as I'm living in the philippines and forwarding my mail right now... so anyway smashwords never reissued the check and I never did get my money. Not that I specifically asked. Or that its a genuinely significant amount. I may still have the check I can't cash laying around.
Not too terribly important I guess.
How is smashwords doing lately? Any new promotional or advertising opportunities available on the site? I'm going to give amazon 3-4 months to check out what this new paid by page count thing does but due to a number of things I'm toying with the idea of going off the exclusive thing, at least partially. Back when I was non-exclusive I was just never really able to get any serious traction on other sites than amazon when I tried so it didn't seem worth it. Maybe if I could get another bookbub lined up it might be worth it to diversify to the other sites again....
Oh well have a good one and enjoy the site.
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There hasn't been a whole lot of activity here lately but other than the absurd restriction on no discussing what you're actually writing or have written things here are pretty good.
BTW since you work for smashwords, back before I pulled my books off the site I got a check for 100+ dollars. Unfortunately it was one of those expires in 90 days checks and as I'm living in the philippines and forwarding my mail right now... so anyway smashwords never reissued the check and I never did get my money. Not that I specifically asked. Or that its a genuinely significant amount. I may still have the check I can't cash laying around.
Not too terribly important I guess.
How is smashwords doing lately? Any new promotional or advertising opportunities available on the site? I'm going to give amazon 3-4 months to check out what this new paid by page count thing does but due to a number of things I'm toying with the idea of going off the exclusive thing, at least partially. Back when I was non-exclusive I was just never really able to get any serious traction on other sites than amazon when I tried so it didn't seem worth it. Maybe if I could get another bookbub lined up it might be worth it to diversify to the other sites again....
Oh well have a good one and enjoy the site.
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: July 24, 2015, 03:08:46 AM »
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: July 21, 2015, 03:49:08 PM »
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: July 14, 2015, 05:00:43 AM »
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Author Craft / Re: Author In Progress
« on: July 14, 2015, 04:56:21 AM »
The Rules of supervillainy was good I thought but it seemed to expand beyond the original scope. I mean I was really looking forward to kicking butt and taking names in the city as he made a bid for power and then the story went phenominal cosmic power in an itty bitty living space and all of a sudden even if he could take the city it was small beans and peanuts.
That said I liked the book.
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That said I liked the book.
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Author Craft / Re: Bookbub really works
« on: June 20, 2015, 03:06:56 PM »
Paid advertising for my book. Paid $340.00 and got about 1700 download at my 0.99 price point from it as well as a bunch of buy through's for deeper in the series!
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: June 20, 2015, 03:04:42 PM »
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: May 22, 2015, 09:28:58 AM »
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: May 22, 2015, 01:12:22 AM »
65k - Military Insect (probably change the title)
The first book I started writing but never actually finished. The time has come!
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The first book I started writing but never actually finished. The time has come!
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Author Craft / Re: Bookbub really works
« on: May 15, 2015, 09:43:02 AM »Excellent job!!!
I see that you also have the following...
Amazon Author Rank:
#7 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure
#7 in Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
#9 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure
#11 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
#17 in Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy
Not to shabby.
Didn't see that. Thanks!
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: May 15, 2015, 09:41:40 AM »
Flat fee to send an ad out to their email/readership list.
They list it on the site but $320.00 I think for the .com (usa), another 20 buck for .ca (canada) and another 80 buck for .co.uk (england great britain area) I only did amazon but I see guys on kboards using barnes and noble, amazon, kobi etc.
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They list it on the site but $320.00 I think for the .com (usa), another 20 buck for .ca (canada) and another 80 buck for .co.uk (england great britain area) I only did amazon but I see guys on kboards using barnes and noble, amazon, kobi etc.
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Author Craft / Re: Demolishing Writer's Block (Celebrate Them Pages Part IV)
« on: May 14, 2015, 02:38:27 AM »
well bookbub really works: $400 bucks and 3 week wait for the ad to run and 1268 sales so far today after they sent their email out at midnight to their 2million customers and that's all I've got to say about that!
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Author Craft / Bookbub really works
« on: May 14, 2015, 02:32:22 AM »
Some great news:
My first time using book bub or any other paid advertising for that matter.
Admiral Who? (A Spineward Sectors Novel Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Luke Sky Wachter (Author), Caleb Wachter (Editor), Pacific Crest Publishing (Illustrator)
Product Details
File Size: 631 KB
Print Length: 416 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Pacific Crest Publishing; 3 edition (November 18, 2013)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B007WQSY44
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
Enabled
Word Wise: Not Enabled
Lending: Enabled
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Galactic Empire
#1 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Military > Space Fleet
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Opera
Bub sent out the email and so far today I've got 1268 sales!!!!
Most of today I was in the 25k ranking then at 4:30pm I was at 5k and now at 7pm here it is after a long lag on their site!
link: http://www.amazon.com/Admiral-Spineward-Sectors-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B007WQSY44/?_bbid=115962&tag=bookbubemailc-20
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My first time using book bub or any other paid advertising for that matter.
Admiral Who? (A Spineward Sectors Novel Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Luke Sky Wachter (Author), Caleb Wachter (Editor), Pacific Crest Publishing (Illustrator)
Product Details
File Size: 631 KB
Print Length: 416 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Pacific Crest Publishing; 3 edition (November 18, 2013)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B007WQSY44
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
Enabled
Word Wise: Not Enabled
Lending: Enabled
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Galactic Empire
#1 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Military > Space Fleet
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Opera
Bub sent out the email and so far today I've got 1268 sales!!!!
Most of today I was in the 25k ranking then at 4:30pm I was at 5k and now at 7pm here it is after a long lag on their site!
link: http://www.amazon.com/Admiral-Spineward-Sectors-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B007WQSY44/?_bbid=115962&tag=bookbubemailc-20
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