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Poetry As Promotion

A while back I wrote a poem to go with my book Emma’s Story. As part of promoting the book I turned the poem into a slideshow and shared it on instagram (I even paid a few Euro to promote it). I’m quite happy with how it came out so I wanted to share it here too:

Click to view slideshow.

The poem tells of the events of the story from an outside perspective and from the angle we expect that kind of story to be told. Then, towards the end, it turns around and says that the story’s really told f...

It’s Alive!

My book (Emma’s Story) is now fully released. Yesterday the ebook version finally went live on Amazon. It can now be purchased for kindle, or read for free through Kindle Unlimited.

Before I tell you about it, I need to share this link with you though:

Free Kindle Books & Tips.

I’m featured on their list of New Releases for the weekend (even though the book isn’t actually free). My book is the second one in the list so it’s in a good spot for visitors to the site. Check it out, and have a lo...

Someone’s writing in my book

[image error]This is it. Very plain and very simple.

A few years back I made a book that’s a collection of Valentine’s Day cards I’d created. I’ve not marketed it at all, and while it’s for sale it’s not something I ever expect to make any profit on. It’s purely a personal project that I’ve made available to the rest of the world in the hope someone might find it and enjoy it (info page here).

It makes for a great gift once in a while – someone I know gave a copy to a friend for a wedding. Stuff like that...

My Book is Done

[image error]To be honest, the book’s been done-ish for a while now, and the paperback version has been available for purchase for over a week. However, it’s not until last night that I uploaded the last and final version of the book, both for the ebook and paperback versions.

I sent out print copies of my book to friends, family, and beta readers. When my friend D got hers she tore into it with a vengeance, and she discovered plenty of things I’d missed. I thought my sister had caught it all when she sen...

Last Chance for Free Books

[image error]The free book giveaway I’m taking part in ends today. There’s a total of 35 books taking part and you can download them for free from this page. Some of the downloads are previews, like mine, while others are complete stories. There are even a few story collections.

Go ahead, get it while it’s still there.

If you’re just finding my blog for the first time, my book is called Emma’s Story and it’s the one with the trees and snow on the cover (see below). It’s not the full story though, just the...

Breathing Again

It’s been a strange week. I published a book.

I’ll talk about it, but first a soundtrack, in case you’re not already listening to something:

Like I wrote about in my two previous posts I got the final cover image for my book. I spent the remainder of the day tinkering with the layout of the print version, and then, at two in the morning, I accidentally published it – two weeks earlier than planed (link).

In all honesty, it was a little bit overwhelming.

I didn’t expect the print book to go l...

Cover Reveal

[image error]Two posts in a day?

Yes!

The paperback  version of Emma’s Story went live on Amazon (here) just a few hours after the previous post. As promised, it’s time to share the cover image.

It’s painted by my friend Åsa, and she did an amazing job of it despite all of my contradictory suggestions and ideas.

In the end, this image fits two of the most important elements of the story: the bear looming ominously in the background, and Emma racing through the forest in her horse-drawn sled.

I’m trying to...

I Accidentally Published My Book

[image error]This morning’s coffee, from where I’m writing this, except now the cup is empty.

No, I don’t have a link for where to buy it just yet, but it won’t be long – a few days at most. The reason for the delay is that before the book becomes available for purchase Amazon has to review and approve it, which can take up to 72 hours.

It’s on it’s way though. Soon…

So how did I publish my book by accident? Isn’t that something I should have put some thought into and planned carefully?

Yes, yes it is, an...

Judging My Book By It’s Cover

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I wrote in my last post about how I joined a free books giveaway. It’s a promotion where writers get together and offer readers free copies of their books, or (like in my case) previews of their books. You’ll find the giveaway here.

I’m really happy with how this has worked out for me. Readers have downloaded previews of my book, and a few of them even signed up for my newsletter – which is awesome. I don’t know if any of them actually read the book, or if they just downloaded it because it...

Free Books?

I’ve joined a group giveaway on instafreebie.com – you can download a free preview of Emma’s Story, and you can download other books for free as well. Some of the books in the giveaway are previews like mine, while others are complete stories (look for the “preview” keyword when claiming the book).

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You can access the giveaway and browse all of the available titles here.

How does it work?

I tried it out earlier, and they way it works is you click on the book you want, fill out your e-mail and...