R.K. MacPherson's Blog, page 6
February 12, 2013
Brewing a Batch of Story
I confess, I didn’t use to write from outlines. Once I knew how a story ended, it killed my interest in the project. That changed with Stormcaller, and I think I write better because of it. Less rambling, more consistency. I tried to wing it with The Praetorian Agenda and fell flat on my face. Cranking out 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo felt like a chore, like actual work, because I didn’t know where the story wanted to go.
I took a break after November, partially to work on some short-term contra...
February 4, 2013
Shifting Plans
I must say, 2013 is off to an amazing start. Stormcaller’s successful giveaway program netted a great deal of exposure. It’s too early to count chickens, but I wouldn’t be shocked or dismayed to see that the book enjoyed modest, steady sales throughout the month of February. Expect a more detailed analysis on KDP’s impact in March.
I’m working another short-term contract at the moment, back at En Masse Entertainment, where I’m helping with the launch of TERA: Rising. It’s great to see everyone...
January 29, 2013
Stormcaller Giveaway Results
Well, after 96 hours, the Stormcaller giveaway came to an end. A lot of people picked up my signal and gave it a boost. So many kind people retweeted, reshared, liked, and otherwise put up with my posts. Many thanks to the McKenna clan (Marti, Jessie, and Bridget—seriously, check out their books), Erin Evans, Kat Richardson, the Masquerade crew, J. Elizabeth Hill, and everyone else who helped make this a success.
Good news! I promise not to tweet about my book for a week at least.
Day 4 Results...
January 27, 2013
Giveaway Results – Day 3
I made the conscious decision today tonotpromoteStormcalleron social media. The book had a good head of steam, so I wanted to see how much Amazon’s mechanics would help. I assumed that today would be a slowdown day, that it would drop out of the top 10, possibly off the Fantasy chart altogether.
Holy. Crap. How the hell did I end up here?!
I have no future as a prognosticator if this is any indicator. When I checked in at 1710, Stormcallerwas #6, with a total of 2224 copides downloaded. At 1750...
January 26, 2013
Giveaway Results – Day 2
I did a lot less posting about the giveaway today, mostly because so many people put up with me yesterday. I didn’t want to wear out my digital welcome, especially since I don’t like it when other people do it. A few updates, on a couple of channels, rather than covering them all with the same content.
Imagine my surprise at the results.
Stormcaller peaked at #8 on the Paranormal Fantasy list, #19 on the Fantasy list (Wow!), and #283 in the Kindle Store. As for breaking the 1,000 copies mark…ye...
January 25, 2013
Giveaway Results – Day 1
Holy crap. So many people stepped up to help me get the word out aboutStormcaller’sgiveaway. I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of support. Thank you everyone!
So, I had two goals. One, I wanted to “sell” 1,000 copies ofStormcaller, and two, to crack the top 10 list.
Though there’s still an hour to go, I expect today’s traffic will taper off (most vampires don’t buy ebooks at night), I had an AMAZING day today.Stormcaller sits at #12 on Amazon’s Paranormal Fantasy list and #35 in Amazon’s Fantas...
Boosting the Signal
Stormcaller is free on Amazon.com right now, and I’m excited about the response so far. I want to thank everyone who has downloaded the book—and I hope you enjoy it! It cracked the Top 100 Paranormal Fantasy list during the night (Wow!) and, with luck, Isaura’s tale can claw its way to the top!
Holy cow! Look at Isaura go!
I also want to thank everyone who’s boosting the signal for me right now. Indie authors have to jump through the same hoops and overcome the same obstacles as everyone else,...
January 23, 2013
Who Likes Free Books?
So, after a healthy dose of “Get off your ass and finish the ebook,” I finished the ebook conversion for Stormcaller. Gee, and after only how many months? But enough self-congratulatory/mocking stuffs. On to the more important news…
Starting on Friday, January 25, Stormcaller will be a free download on Amazon.com! This promotion lasts for four days, ending on Monday, January 28. So jump out there, grab a copy, and tell your friends! Heck, gift them like crazy! I’m sure your ninth grade PE teac...
January 15, 2013
Finally!
The ebook conversion forStormcaller is finally finished. Long liveStormcaller. My apologies for the delays. Life has thrown me a few curveballs lately, but I appreciate everyone who prodded me about this orThe Praetorian Agenda. Means a lot to me.
Oooh, up in the top left! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the long-promised ebook for Stormcaller!
The ebook isn’t quite available on Amazon just yet. I asked a couple of Kindle-owning peeps to take a look at it on their devices to make sure the forma...
December 27, 2012
2013 – The Road Ahead
The past year brought good things and bad. I’m not yet sure about the equal measure part. It feels like the bad outweighed the good. Family deaths, injuries, unemployment, Mass Effect 3, and Kate Winslet got married again. Honestly, it’s like she doesn’t even know I exist. Sheesh.
On the plus side of the column, I helped launchTERA, which was the end of a long road for me. Sadly, then I got launched, but what can you do? I publishedStormcallerin paperback, which turned out to be very education...
