Cat Grant's Blog: Memoirs of an Amnesiac - Posts Tagged "self-pub"
Things are HAPPENING! :)
I wasn't planning to have another book out in January, but the self-publishing gods have smiled upon me in bringing you a brand new edition of my hot and kinky opera menage, Habanera. (New cover art by the amazing LC Chase.)
Colette DuPlessis is the woman every man wants, with a voice that has catapulted her to an acclaimed career as an operatic mezzo-soprano. For now, she chooses to bestow her favors on her sexy co-star, tenor David Lewis. But that will all end when the final curtain falls and she returns to Paris—and her husband and Master, conductor Aleksandr Petrovsky. But when Colette tries to say au revoir to her American lover, he goes down on his knees to declare his devotion—and to prove he can offer her something her Dominant husband never could.
Colette flees from the feelings that dominating David inspire in her, but when they’re thrust together for another show, it’s hard to bury the mutual passion still simmering just beneath the surface. When Aleks witnesses their onstage sizzle, his own passions begin to stir, and he makes his wife a startling proposal: That they seduce and dominate the handsome young tenor together. The three of them explore the depths of sex and power—pain and pleasure—but the price of their passions could be high as egos clash and hearts entangle.
(This book was originally published by Ellora's Cave in 2011, with the title Entangled Trio, and finaled for the 2012 EPIC Award in Erotica!)
So, my self-publishing empire rolls along (LOL!), I have no fewer than four new titles coming from Samhain next year, and a hot and kinky rock star romance currently in progress with the AWESOME LA Witt.
C'mon, 2014! I can't wait! :)
Colette DuPlessis is the woman every man wants, with a voice that has catapulted her to an acclaimed career as an operatic mezzo-soprano. For now, she chooses to bestow her favors on her sexy co-star, tenor David Lewis. But that will all end when the final curtain falls and she returns to Paris—and her husband and Master, conductor Aleksandr Petrovsky. But when Colette tries to say au revoir to her American lover, he goes down on his knees to declare his devotion—and to prove he can offer her something her Dominant husband never could.
Colette flees from the feelings that dominating David inspire in her, but when they’re thrust together for another show, it’s hard to bury the mutual passion still simmering just beneath the surface. When Aleks witnesses their onstage sizzle, his own passions begin to stir, and he makes his wife a startling proposal: That they seduce and dominate the handsome young tenor together. The three of them explore the depths of sex and power—pain and pleasure—but the price of their passions could be high as egos clash and hearts entangle.
(This book was originally published by Ellora's Cave in 2011, with the title Entangled Trio, and finaled for the 2012 EPIC Award in Erotica!)
So, my self-publishing empire rolls along (LOL!), I have no fewer than four new titles coming from Samhain next year, and a hot and kinky rock star romance currently in progress with the AWESOME LA Witt.
C'mon, 2014! I can't wait! :)
Surprise, surprise!
I thought The Only One Who Knows would be my first new book of 2014, but my formatter spirited this little gem back to me today!
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the OTHER book of mine that finaled for the 2012 EPIC Award in Erotica (albeit under its original title, Entangled Trio). Hot menage/femdom action set against the exciting, emotional backdrop of the world of opera . . .
Colette DuPlessis is the woman every man wants, with a voice that has catapulted her to an acclaimed career as an operatic mezzo-soprano. For now, she chooses to bestow her favors on her sexy co-star, tenor David Lewis. But that will all end when the final curtain falls and she returns to Paris—and her husband and Master, conductor Aleksandr Petrovsky. But when Colette tries to say au revoir to her American lover, he goes down on his knees to declare his devotion—and to prove he can offer her something her Dominant husband never could.
Colette flees from the feelings that dominating David inspire in her, but when they’re thrust together for another show, it’s hard to bury the mutual passion still simmering just beneath the surface. When Aleks witnesses their onstage sizzle, his own passions begin to stir, and he makes his wife a startling proposal: That they seduce and dominate the handsome young tenor together. The three of them explore the depths of sex and power—pain and pleasure—but the price of their passions could be high as egos clash and hearts entangle.
Available NOW on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords and All Romance ebooks.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the OTHER book of mine that finaled for the 2012 EPIC Award in Erotica (albeit under its original title, Entangled Trio). Hot menage/femdom action set against the exciting, emotional backdrop of the world of opera . . .
Colette DuPlessis is the woman every man wants, with a voice that has catapulted her to an acclaimed career as an operatic mezzo-soprano. For now, she chooses to bestow her favors on her sexy co-star, tenor David Lewis. But that will all end when the final curtain falls and she returns to Paris—and her husband and Master, conductor Aleksandr Petrovsky. But when Colette tries to say au revoir to her American lover, he goes down on his knees to declare his devotion—and to prove he can offer her something her Dominant husband never could.
Colette flees from the feelings that dominating David inspire in her, but when they’re thrust together for another show, it’s hard to bury the mutual passion still simmering just beneath the surface. When Aleks witnesses their onstage sizzle, his own passions begin to stir, and he makes his wife a startling proposal: That they seduce and dominate the handsome young tenor together. The three of them explore the depths of sex and power—pain and pleasure—but the price of their passions could be high as egos clash and hearts entangle.
Available NOW on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords and All Romance ebooks.
Cover reveal!
Want to know what LA Witt and I have been working on lately? Here's a sneak preview . . .
Keep your eyes peeled for our super-hot, super-kinky rock star/bodyguard romance, Guarded - coming this spring! :)
Keep your eyes peeled for our super-hot, super-kinky rock star/bodyguard romance, Guarded - coming this spring! :)
WRITE MOAR WURDZ!
It's Sunday afternoon, and I'm sitting here in my jammies contemplating the final pages of LA Witt's and my rock star novel. Why are endings always so damn hard?
Beginnings are hard too. I've decided 2014's going to be my "begin as you mean to go on" year. Which means re-evaluating a lot of stuff.
Numero uno? My marketing strategy. In the (close to) six years since I was first published, I've tried pretty much everything--paid advertising, blog tours and giveaways, blog hops, etc. And frankly, none of it has really worked.
So, in this brand-spankin'-new year of 2014, I'm going to try a new marketing strategy, which is. . .
WRITE MORE. PUBLISH MORE.
Simple, right?
'Cuz the only real uptick I ever notice in my backlist sales is when I have a new release. So obviously I need new releases more often!
Last year I released seven books, all but one of them self-published--and the self-pub stuff was a much bigger success than my last two or three e-published books.
That's right--the Courtland books, originally published from 2008-09, are paying my bills these days. There's a lesson in that, I think.
Keep your backlist in print, even if you have to do it yourself.
Especially if you have to do it yourself. IMO, every author should self-pub at least one book, just for the experience. Nothing gives me a bigger boost than knowing I have full control over my work.
So, write more. Send my new stuff to Samhain, self-pub my backlist and a few special side projects, including Lori's and my rock star book, Guarded. Stop worrying about blog tours and giveaways--they used to be a fun, unique way to bring attention to your work, but now Facebook and Twitter are clogged with them. Hard to set yourself apart from the crowd when the crowd's doing the same damn thing.
I'll still be hanging out on Facebook (mostly) and Twitter (sometimes). I'll still be maintaining my blog and website. Sending out newsletters a few times a year. As for conferences, I'm already signed up for Rainbow Con and RT, and I plan to sign up for GRL when the time comes. (I should also try to be a little less tired at these things, but jet lag's a bitch for an arthritic old lady like me.)
So, I'll still be out there, just not as much as before. After thirty-odd books, I deserve a break from the endless grind of self-promotion. Time to let my front list drive my backlist, and see what happens. :)
Beginnings are hard too. I've decided 2014's going to be my "begin as you mean to go on" year. Which means re-evaluating a lot of stuff.
Numero uno? My marketing strategy. In the (close to) six years since I was first published, I've tried pretty much everything--paid advertising, blog tours and giveaways, blog hops, etc. And frankly, none of it has really worked.
So, in this brand-spankin'-new year of 2014, I'm going to try a new marketing strategy, which is. . .
WRITE MORE. PUBLISH MORE.
Simple, right?
'Cuz the only real uptick I ever notice in my backlist sales is when I have a new release. So obviously I need new releases more often!
Last year I released seven books, all but one of them self-published--and the self-pub stuff was a much bigger success than my last two or three e-published books.
That's right--the Courtland books, originally published from 2008-09, are paying my bills these days. There's a lesson in that, I think.
Keep your backlist in print, even if you have to do it yourself.
Especially if you have to do it yourself. IMO, every author should self-pub at least one book, just for the experience. Nothing gives me a bigger boost than knowing I have full control over my work.
So, write more. Send my new stuff to Samhain, self-pub my backlist and a few special side projects, including Lori's and my rock star book, Guarded. Stop worrying about blog tours and giveaways--they used to be a fun, unique way to bring attention to your work, but now Facebook and Twitter are clogged with them. Hard to set yourself apart from the crowd when the crowd's doing the same damn thing.
I'll still be hanging out on Facebook (mostly) and Twitter (sometimes). I'll still be maintaining my blog and website. Sending out newsletters a few times a year. As for conferences, I'm already signed up for Rainbow Con and RT, and I plan to sign up for GRL when the time comes. (I should also try to be a little less tired at these things, but jet lag's a bitch for an arthritic old lady like me.)
So, I'll still be out there, just not as much as before. After thirty-odd books, I deserve a break from the endless grind of self-promotion. Time to let my front list drive my backlist, and see what happens. :)
