Amber Scott's Blog, page 7
May 19, 2011
Bestseller For a Day–Results!!
"Fierce Dawn" started the day ranking #5123 with 58 sales month to date. 27 guest posts, even more sponsors blogging about the event, friends, family, and peers rallying together with the Indie Book Collective, we earned 120 sales. Those 120 sales moved "Fierce Dawn," leap by leap to peak at #725 overall ranking. Fierce Dawn [...]
May 18, 2011
Holy, Mama, Today is THE Day!
Fierce Dawn's Bestseller For a Day is Heeeeeerrrreeee! I'll be on Facebook, on Twitter, and here in comments, reporting on the numbers and saying hi to the 40 plus book reviewers who loved Fierce Dawn enough to show support of it's big day. The flood of supporters has me spinning, grinning and dancing with glee. [...]
May 15, 2011
Blog Tour de Troops is Coming!
May 27th-30th, over 25 authors will be giving a free ebook to every commenter PLUS one to a troop per! We're giving away multiple KINDLE devices! We're rallying readers to pay it forward the men and women who safeguard our freedom. All in one fun blog hop. Stay tuned!
May 14, 2011
Scene Song Saturday–Fierce Dawn
"X-men action meets True Blood heat!" -Ann Charles, Nearly Departed in Deadwood One of my favorite scenes to write and get inside of in "Fierce Dawn," is Sadie witnessing immortals sparring for the first time. Then when she gets her shot at practice. Bjork's "Army of Me" captures the slamming beat of Sadie's heart and [...]
May 7, 2011
Scene Song Saturday
I love, love, LOVE music when I write and thought it would be fun to share the songs that suck me into certain scenes. While writing "Fierce Dawn," Florence and the Machine's "Cosmic Love" captures the essence of Sadie's struggle and her fighting spirit. I get a physcial reaction to it and must see Water [...]
May 5, 2011
Hot Trends and Big Winners!
The final frontier for us authors in the digital age is the ability to give readers something personal. Like a signing. Thanks to being Indie and scoring an iPad plus the brilliant Indie Book Collective having two fingers on the industry's pulse, I can give my readers a signed ebook. Sweet!! It's my new favorite [...]
April 25, 2011
Last Day For Free, plus Baaaa!
I didn't win the Cage Match but came really close! I'm not a bit disgruntled, though, because the two in the ring are worthy of it, for sure. Today, Ann Charles and Kimberly Kinrade are duking it out for the Blog Tour de Force Cage Match title! Go over and see the smack talk here: [...]
April 18, 2011
Presenting Author Cage Match: Cristyn West v. Amber Scott
*Ding Ding Ding* In this corner, weighing in at never-gonna-tell, meet me, Ammmbeer Rockiiiiin Scott. Yeah, that's right. Rockin'. Today that's exactly what WE are gonna do–rock Cristyn West's world when you, me and every soul we know comes and comments here today! You see, this week isn't about picking the best read or the [...]
April 15, 2011
Did Katy Perry Read Alien Tango by Gini Koch?
If you've read Alien in the Family, Alien Tango or the genius book that started it all, Touched By an Alien by Gini Koch, you know exactly what I mean. Listen to the lyrics! Tell me she isn't singing about Martini! Or Christopher. Yes, many of her lyrics DO point to Elijah from Fierce Dawn [...]
