L.V. Sage's Blog, page 10
July 10, 2014
Amazon Author Page Likes Linked to More Promotions
Fellow authors say that getting “likes” on your Author Page on Amazon will encourage them to promote your book, so can everyone please just click on this and like it? http://www.amazon.com/L-V-Sage/e/B005L4LY78/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
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ONLY THREE HOURS LEFT ON KINDLE COUNTDOWN!
Download NOW for only $.299!! http://www.amazon.com/Red-White-Blues-L-V-Sage-ebook/dp/B005MLA9A8/ref=la_B005L4LY78_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405003650&sr=1-1
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July 9, 2014
“Red, White & Blues” Still $2.99
Download my novel for $2.99; goes back up to $4.99 tomorrow! http://www.amazon.com/Red-White-Blues-L-V-Sage-ebook/dp/B005MLA9A8/ref=pd_rhf_gw_s_t_1
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July 8, 2014
Kindle Download Still in Progress
Download “Red, White & Blues” for only $1.99 for the next hour, then it goes up to $2.99. Still a deal for a 760 page novel that you’ll LOVE!! http://www.amazon.com/Red-White-Blues-L-V-Sage-ebook/dp/B005MLA9A8/ref=pd_rhf_gw_s_t_1
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July 6, 2014
Kindle Countdown Is On!
Only one more hour left to download “Red, White & Blues” for only .99! Will go up to $1.99…
July 3, 2014
KINDLE COUNTDOWN BEGINS ON 4TH OF JULY!
I am running a Kindle Countdown for “Red, White & Blues” beginning tomorrow, July 4th. Downloads will start at just .99 and go up from there incrementally until ending at $4.99 on July 10th! SHARE THE NEWS!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT & DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW & RECOMMEND!! http://www.amazon.com/Red-White-Blues-L-V-Sage-ebook/dp/B005MLA9A8/ref=pd_rhf_gw_s_t_1
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May 28, 2014
Bringing Important Issues to Light Through Fiction
This past weekend I watched the HBO movie “The Normal Heart.” It dealt with the very early days of the AIDS epidemic in New York by focusing on a group of friends/activists who are trying to gain attention, funding, etc to the cause while their lovers and friends are dropping like flies from the disease. While incredibly sad, it was also interesting to me as I deal with this very same issue in the sequel to my novel, “Red, White & Blues” except the location is San Francisco. I have had the pleasure to know and love many gay friends, some of whom are no longer with us because of AIDS while others are dealing with HIV and still others are lucky enough to be healthy. Bringing issues like AIDS to light through likable, engaging and sympathetic fictional characters is important to me. I did the very same thing in “Red, White & Blues” by creating characters that had been through the Vietnam War and then came home to deal with PTSD, discrimination, etc. Sometimes the best way to educate people about an issue is to show them that these people are just like them. They love, have friends, families, jobs. It is an honor for me to bring these characters to life so that we may all learn to sympathize and care.
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May 16, 2014
Battling Depression Through Writing
I have depression. And anxiety. I used to take medication for these conditions, but after ten years of not having any real feelings about anything and gaining ten pounds, I stopped using it. Now I’m back to being subjected to intense emotional swings, near debilitating anxiety and crying spells. Do I regret stopping the medication. No, not at all. I lost ten years of emotion and I need to feel to write. My characters are deeply rooted extensions of myself. Their emotions are mine and I want to share what they feel and experience accurately. So I sit in front of my computer and tap out scenes that I hope convey realistic emotion. I also use my novel and the upcoming sequel as an escape from myself through my characters. Being artistic and having an emotional temperament is difficult for logical types to understand. And having this type of personality makes it very difficult to hold down traditional jobs. My mind is constantly in my fantasy world and that is where I like to be. I think this makes me a good writer, but creates for me a difficult existence in this world. I am sure that other creators will understand how I feel. Just wanted to share this as I’m having a particularly difficult day today. Back to writing…
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April 16, 2014
Review “Red, White & Blues” on Amazon & Receive a FREE Autographed Magnet!!
Be among the first 25 people to post a new review of “Red, White & Blues” on Amazon and you will receive a cool autographed “Red, White & Blues” magnet of your choice: an image of the book cover or the Souls of Liberty colors!!
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April 14, 2014
Using Photographs as Character References vs. Portrayals
I’ve started to notice the glossy, steamy photographs that some authors use on their covers. While I am never personally drawn to these types of covers, I know that they can help sell books. To me they scream of falsehood and insincerity and a host of characters that will mostly likely be nothing more than cliched stereotypes. The characters that I write about are flawed and I don’t mean that in a bad way necessarily. I like my characters to remind the reader of someone they might know, which often means leaving most of their actual features up to the readers’ imaginations. That being said, I do have a fairly full mental picture of what they look like and when I go seeking an actual photograph that might portray them, I look to era-specific magazines. I have an entire box of Life magazines from the 1960′s & 1970′s (when “Red, White & Blues” takes place) and I look for the pictures of everyday people. Sometimes I will use a person from an ad (which would mean that they are most likely a model), but I generally prefer just a face in the crowd. Does a sexy cover draw you to pick up and then read (or download) a book? I suppose it might if you were looking for a romance novel or one that fit into the degrading “chick lit” genre. I may be posting some character pictures soon, so if you have read the book and are curious what I as the author envision the characters to look like, then stay tuned and feel free to let me know your thoughts…
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