It's the first Wednesday of the month and so it’s time for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) blog hop! In an IWSG post, we writers bring our writing challenges and problems out into the open to share with each other and try to offer solutions. In this post, you'll find: my answer to the optional question of the month; where you can read my first book-movie review since two years; details on an ebook sale; and more!
IWSG Question of the Month
The question for March 4th is: What elements do you include in your book launch? Or what do you have in mind for your future book launch? Or what advice do you have to offer to others planning to launch a book? I'll just answer the first two parts of that question since the answer for those will also speak for the third. The elements that go into my book launches are mostly the basics: announcements for it on social media and here at my blog; an image of the book cover (image is a primary attraction); sometimes a discount during the initial release of the book; and links to each venue the book is sold at. At least that's what I've put into my past book launches.
My upcoming book launch for my new collection of short stories, "Bad Apps", will have one additional element: free copies of the book for the beta readers! Each reader who volunteered and actually read and commented on the beta version of "Bad Apps" will be getting a free copy of the final version when it releases. For details of my latest progress on "Bad Apps", see my post from February 28!
The Book-To-Movie Review is Back!
Also on my February 28th post, is the Return of the Book-To-Movie series of reviews! At an earlier date, I said that I would be resuming the Book-To-Movie by February and, even though it was cutting it close (this year, February only had 28 days), I made sure to get it out before the month was out. So, in that post, you'll find the first review of a work of prose fiction and its movie adaptation after the series had been on a two year hiatus! Be sure to check it out!
Writing Challenges
I had a little bit of a writing challenge last week. I think I had said a while back that I resumed writing short stories after having taken a break for more than a year to work on "Bad Apps". Well, so far, since the beginning of the year, I've only written one full short story in its rough draft stage, and I've written part of a second one. For a couple of days last week, I was just so burned out with my other writing projects and tasks, and my household chores, that I could just not write any new fiction. But I've been working on that second story little by little at least.
Smashwords Read-An-Ebook Week Sale
This week is Read An Ebook Week and, to celebrate, Smashwords is having a sale going on now through March 7! For this sale, I've discounted all my books. My collection of short fiction, "The Fool's Illusion", has been marked down to half price, and all other books are free! If you don't believe that last one, then see for yourself at my books' page! You'll also find plenty more discounted books by other indie author's at the sale's main page. #ebookweek26 #Smashwords
What elements do you use in your book launches? Have you had any writing difficulties during the past month? Do you plan on checking out the ebook sale at Smashwords? Today’s IWSG is brought to you by these super co-hosts: PJ Colando, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, and Natalie Aguirre! IWSG was founded by awesome author Alex Cavanaugh, writer of the Cassa Series of novels!
Until next time . . .
A year off from writing isn't bad. I took five years off.
ReplyDeleteSome of us need more time off than others.
DeleteI hope you get back to that writing energy soon. Sometimes I think I went dumb when I just can't find anything in my brain to move the pen on the paper. But one day it might rain, or somebody might smile and that'll definitely do the trick.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like you go dumb but it's in no way that. Writer's block and stupidity are two totally different things. We just have to keep on writing!
DeleteDiscount for a very short time. Release week will see your biggest returns on sales and you don't want to short-change yourself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning it. If I go with discounts on initial release ill probably just keep it to no more than a day.
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