Jon Rance's Blog, page 5
February 1, 2015
Hello!So it's a big week for me. Firstly, we moved into o...
Hello!
So it's a big week for me. Firstly, we moved into our new house in Hove. We literally have a living room full of flat pack furniture boxes. It's ridiculous. We've spent enough money to cover a small European country for a few months and yet we still need more stuff. Moving to a new country and starting from scratch is a time consuming and expensive business.
Secondly, I'm waiting to hear whether my new book is going to be picked up by my dream editor and so obviously I'm on edge. I don't do well waiting for big news - just ask my wife. Lastly, I'm doing a very exciting promotion this week and I'm hoping it goes well. From Tuesday for three days I'm selling This Family Life and This Twentysomething Life for FREE! I know, it's bonkers.
I haven't done a free promotion since This Thirtysomething Life went to number 1 in the free charts and then eventually number 7 in the paid charts. The free promotion I did back in 2012 is the only reason I got a book deal, have an agent, and now call England home again. If I hadn't done it and done so well, my life would have been completely different. Obviously I don't expect this to be exactly the same, but I'm excited to do it again.
My dream week involves getting a new publisher, having This Family Life or This Twentysomething Life go to number 1 in the free chart, and getting rid of all the flat pack boxes in our living room. My worst week is not getting a book deal, my free books barely sneaking into the top 1000, and I'm still living with the boxes. I've always been a dreamer and I've always been a positive thinker so let's go for my dream week. Why not, eh?
So you'll probably be seeing me a lot on Facebook and Twitter this week pushing the free books and I'm planning on writing a blog for each day of the free promo. You might even see me at a recycle centre near you (as long as you live in Hove) chucking some boxes away.
Until next time.
Hugs,
Jon X
So it's a big week for me. Firstly, we moved into our new house in Hove. We literally have a living room full of flat pack furniture boxes. It's ridiculous. We've spent enough money to cover a small European country for a few months and yet we still need more stuff. Moving to a new country and starting from scratch is a time consuming and expensive business.
Secondly, I'm waiting to hear whether my new book is going to be picked up by my dream editor and so obviously I'm on edge. I don't do well waiting for big news - just ask my wife. Lastly, I'm doing a very exciting promotion this week and I'm hoping it goes well. From Tuesday for three days I'm selling This Family Life and This Twentysomething Life for FREE! I know, it's bonkers.
I haven't done a free promotion since This Thirtysomething Life went to number 1 in the free charts and then eventually number 7 in the paid charts. The free promotion I did back in 2012 is the only reason I got a book deal, have an agent, and now call England home again. If I hadn't done it and done so well, my life would have been completely different. Obviously I don't expect this to be exactly the same, but I'm excited to do it again.
My dream week involves getting a new publisher, having This Family Life or This Twentysomething Life go to number 1 in the free chart, and getting rid of all the flat pack boxes in our living room. My worst week is not getting a book deal, my free books barely sneaking into the top 1000, and I'm still living with the boxes. I've always been a dreamer and I've always been a positive thinker so let's go for my dream week. Why not, eh?
So you'll probably be seeing me a lot on Facebook and Twitter this week pushing the free books and I'm planning on writing a blog for each day of the free promo. You might even see me at a recycle centre near you (as long as you live in Hove) chucking some boxes away.
Until next time.
Hugs,
Jon X
