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April 19, 2019
Upcoming Readings – The Maltese!
Are you in the vicinity of Boston, Cambridge, or Northampton, MA? How about New York City, NY?
If you’re near any of the above, I’d love to see you at one of the three readings I have coming up.
1) Friday, April 26th – Easthampton, MA – 6:30 PM
White Square Bookstore, 86 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA
2) Monday, April 29th – Cambridge, MA – 7:00 PM
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge, MA
3) Tuesday, May 14th – New York City – 6:30 PM
The Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St., NYC, NY
mysteriousbookshop.com / Facebook Event
Come on out! These will be fun events. Part reading, part Q&A, all Party!
March 4, 2019
Booked. reviews My Book!
One of my favorite podcasts, Booked., reviewed The Maltese Jordans last week, giving it five stars! Times two!
Truly. Both of the hosts of this awesome, long-running crime / literary review podcast gave “The Full Five” to my new novel. I was and am psyched!! I’ve been a listener for a long time and have never heard them give double fives before.
It’s a fun listen. So check it out. Even if they know nothing about sneakers, they did a hell of a good job of talking about the book. I’m honored!
February 27, 2019
Order your copy: The Maltese Jordans
The latest installment in the Jack Palms Crime saga is here: The Maltese Jordans is now live and available from Amazon or signed and shipped directly from me. You can also get it on Indiebound, B&N, and more!
Or simply choose a button below to get your copy.
More info about the book after the break:
A basketball legend. A mythical pair of sneakers. A bounty for Jack Palms.
What if Michael Jordan played one secret pickup game in summer 1996 to pay off a debt so big it would get him banned from the NBA for life? What if that game was on a private court in Malta, and Jordan’s parting gift was a jewel-encrusted pair of Jordan 11s for the king, a pair of shoes so special and rare that they could be worth millions… if they exist?
Follow Jack Palms as he tracks the man who knows the truth about these special sneakers, a felon who just skipped bond in San Francisco to chase his dream—and the pair of kicks that can only go by one name.
In the vein of Elmore Leonard and Raymond Chandler, with touches of Bill Simmons, Seth Harwood presents his next novel, The Maltese Jordans.
Full Release: The Maltese!
The latest installment in the Jack Palms Crime saga is here: The Maltese Jordans is now live and available from Amazon or signed and shipped directly from me. You can also get it on Indiebound, B&N, and more!
Simply choose a button below to get your copy.
February 12, 2019
The Maltese Jordans – Take Your Pick
Seth Harwood Crime – Quick Greeting – The Maltese Jordans is live!
Do you want the Jordans? Are you ready for the Jordans? Well, if you are, take your pick of how you want it:
I want to hear the book as a podcast.I want to be in the acknowledgments of the new book.I want a signed copy.I want to do all three.I want to just buy it on Amazon.
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for more about the release…
February 3, 2019
The Maltese Jordans is here!
Book in hand!The book is here in my hand! I’m officially launching the pre-order today for signed copies. Here’s the page to visit to find out more.
There you’ll have the choice of buying the book via Paypal or coming over to Patreon to join the fun and take part in my Special Offer. Want to see your name in the book’s acknowledgements? Use Patreon.
December 18, 2018
New Audio Episode Drops Tomorrow!
Want to have your name featured in the print and ebook versions of my new novel, The MalteseJordans? Well, read on to find out how.
First I want to tell you that the 17th audio episode of The Maltese Jordans – Jack Palms’s newest epic adventure—is coming out tomorrow on my Patreon. If you’re already subscribed, great! You have something good to look forward to. If not, here’s your chance to join the Patreon page and get all of the MJs episodes (51 chapters!) for just $3 a month. That’s right. Cancel anytime. I’m so convinced you’ll like what I’ve got going on there—you did used to listen to my podcast, right?—that I’m offering it for just $3 to get all the episodes, caught up, and ready to roll on into the ending and book-release in January and Feb.
And here’s how you can get your name in the book: join now and you’ll be assured a spot on the Maltese Jordans Acknowledgements Page! That’s right, I’ll be thanking all my Patreon subscribers specifically in the book. Get on this before I start my special offer campaign and you’ll be in the most-special spot.
Does this email read like I should be offering you a free set of Ginsu knives? Well… actually I have a special offer coming up soon and I will be giving away Jack Palms Swag! Check out this poll and vote now to let me know what items you’d covet. Yes indeed! Maltese Jordans swag is coming!
That’s all for today from Easthampton. It’s cold here, but sunny with no snow on the ground. Great things! I wish you all the best for a wonderful holiday season and rest of 2018. May 2019 start off killer-awesome for you and yours.
What’s more: Young Junius and Czechmate are both on sale today for $0.99. Pick ’em up!
September 17, 2018
New Releases! (Re-Releases!)
If you’ve been following my work on Patreon and my new thread Adventures in Indie Publishing, you know that I’ve gotten the titles back to my Jack Palms novels. Well, after much work, debate, and new covers (Exciting!), I’m ready to announce that new eBook AND print editions of Jack Wakes Up and This Is Life are here!
Yes sir! You can get these sweet new covers on re-issued content of Jack Wakes Up and This Is Life using the links below. Check ’em out!
Jack Wakes Up Amazon US: Print eBook Amazon UK: Print eBook
This Is Life Amazon US: Print eBook Amazon UK: Print eBook
I’ll have more coming soon, including Young Junius, Czechmate, then….
THE MALTESE JORDANS!
Stay tuned!
September 6, 2018
New Thread: Adventures in Indie Publishing
I’m going to start posting a new series thread here about my thoughts, questions, and work around Indie Publishing. This means re-issuing some of my old books, the ones I’ve gotten the rights back to, as well as marketing, promoting and advertising them.
Here’s a quick Q&A to get us started.
What is Indie Publishing?
This used to be called self publishing. Now it’s called “Indie Publishing” and may have dropped the taboo. May have. We shall see. Honestly, I’m doing it because it’s the best game in town.
Why are you doing it?
Well, economics.
I honestly don’t see a publisher out there that can help me sell books on the level that I want to. No one is ready to put in the time using the tools and investing the money that will make the Jack Palms Crime Series sell.
I think it can, and I hope you do too. But it’s going to take work. This is where I start doing the work.
What is the story with publishing today?
Well, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. You know the quote. I’m going to focus on the upside. Here’s a great blog post by Mark Dawson that claims “this is the best time in the history of the world to be a writer.”
Wow! Can you imagine! I’ll let him explain the why of that. Basically, he supports it with his own success story and Kindle! That’s it, the magic of… Kindle!
So? Well, ebooks are selling, people are reading, and the royalty rates I can get by Indie Publishing titles myself is higher than I can get anywhere else–by far! That’s a big part of the economics segment.
There’s also a huge set of tools including Amazon ads, Facebook ads, Bookbub, and more that I can use myself to sell books and get my work out to readers who haven’t heard of me. This is the central reason I think this is a unique time to be writing: we’ve never had access to these channels or affordable advertising before. Any of the tools that former gatekeepers could offer have now been widely democratized. They’re accessible to anyone!
What are the most exciting changes you see?
Publishing is affordable, accessible, freelancers are ready to help at all stages of production, KDP offers favorable rates of return on book sales (70%)… these things have never happened before. It’s like the gatekeepers have given out the keys!
Plus, people can buy books from anywhere, and start reading them instantly on devices!
So, I’ll add these to Mark’s blog post as reasons to be excited about Indie Publishing and being a writer today.
I am excited. And there’s lots to do.
Here’s where I’ll be charting my progress.
April 16, 2018
Short Craft Interlude: Writing in Scene
Here’s a short craft video on what to aim for when writing a scene. Enjoy!
For more content like this, check out the Office Hour tag on my Patreon site.
Or visit: patreon.com/sethharwood to learn more.
