This is a continuation of the Sales Model of an Indie Author post, and part of my musings during and about my journey to become a highly successful author. This also comes in the wake of the Fifty for Fifty celebration we ran last month. A lot of fellow indie authors asked me how I got there […]
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Results of 50-for-50 Murder In Absentia Promotion
These are some of my favourite moments from the 50 for 50 promotion we ran throughout July for Murder In Absentia! The results in publicity and sales were excellent, and the momentum seems to be carrying forward well into August now! So very happy with the overall results. The next big promo we’ll run will have […]
Interview Roundup and #Storyology talk!
A collection of links to original interviews and media appearances from the past month. This round was particularly enjoyable, as each interview brought in new questions, and exposed new aspects to writing, history, research and my personal history. Pagan Musings (Blog Talk Radio) – a podcast interview about anything and everything to do with […]
#WIPJoy
Throughout July I have been running a Twitter event for #WIPJoy – The Joy of my Work In Progress. It was based on the questions originally set by SimmeringMind for June, but since I only found out about it close to the end I figured late is still OK 🙂 You can see the original questions […]
FIFTY for FIFTY!
This week, Murder In Absentia has reached 50 reviews on Amazon! Not only is this an important milestone for any novel, those reviews are absolutely amazing! Over two-thirds of the reviews are 5-star, and the rest are 4 star reviews! I am truly humbled by the reception of Murder In Absentia, and to celebrate Purple […]
Sales Model of an Indie Author
This article was originally posted on my Quora blog. I’m posting and summarising my experiences in writing and marketing my novels, both as notes to myself and as advice from the trenches for other budding authors. One of the worst aspects of becoming an author, is marketing your own book. I mean, if I was some kind […]
Podcasts!
No, I haven’t started podcasting. However Murder In Absentia is starting to appear in more and more podcasts around the, err, not ether but Internet. The first one was by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy a few weeks ago. Then came Brian Basham with Night Reads, reading aloud the first chapter of Murder In Absentia. The latest podcast […]
Research and Experimental Archaeology
I get asked often about the research I do for my novels. Even when I’m not asked, I volunteer information… Besides reading proper history books (mostly by modern historians, but the occasional translated original source as well), I particularly like what might be termed “experimental archaeology”. These are people with a keen interest, that review […]
Top 10!
Well, OK, Top 11 – but I’m sure that’s just because I blinked when it hit top 10! So now Murder In Absentia is one of the top selling books in the Roman Fantasy category, and fairly much up there in the more general Historical Fantasy category. Pretty exciting for a first-time author who only […]
New Cover Reveal Party!
In order to celebrate the new cover (and new minor edition) of Murder In Absentia, I will be hosting a Cover Reveal party on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/1103905369642703/ There will be games, giveaways, trivia and general fun! I’ll be answering questions in real time, giving away ebook and paperback copies, and generally being my over-caffeinated excitable self […]
