C. Gockel's Blog, page 96
October 8, 2014
"Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly."
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (via boxfullofcats)
Eh … write however way you can. You’re going to have to edit that sucker whichever way you do it.
Rite moar books. Do it nao. I'm bored and fanfiction is boring and I don't want to apply for anymore jobs. AMUSE ME, MINION.
Master,
Mez, your minionz begz to differ … There is lots of non-boring fanfiction out there (Pleaz don’t hurtz minionz! Minionz onlyz zpeakz truthz!)
But I iz zo glad you have enjoyed I Bring the Fire.
I am writing Ragnarok for ze Master! It is a beast … and there are lots of beasta. And andz, fire, and boom-boomz!
Mustz returnz to workz…
October 7, 2014
BookBub Promo October 14, 2014
I have a BookBub promo on my first in series coming up on Wednesday (barring strange and random Amazon wackiness). Since KU (KindleUnlimited) came out, I’ve been noticing a decline in sell-thrus. Usually, without a huge BookBub promo I have decent sell-thru, about 8% or 10% when I hit the little sites. When I do no promotion it’s even higher.
But last month my sell-thru was only about 6.5%. I don’t know if it’s KU. I don’t know if it’s the time of year. But this time, when I do BookBub on I Bring the Fire Part I (IBF P1) I’m discounting Monsters (IBF P2), second in series to 99 cents just to see what happens.
Here are the Promos I have lined up:
10/07: IBF P1: ebookSoda & ebookArrow, GenrePulse, IBF P2: GenrePulse
10/08: IBF P1: BookBub/Freebooksy $50 promo, Bknights; IBF P2 Bknights, DiscountbookDaily
10/09: IBF P1: ILoveVampireNovels
10/10: IBF P1: BookSends; IBF P2 Manybooks.net and Awesomegang
10/14: IBF P2: ReadCheaply
10/21: IBF P2: Midlist
I also submitted to every non-guaranteed placement I could find. I’ll update the list if they pick me up.
The goal is to stay at the top of the heap as long as I can in both free (IBF P1) and paid (IBF P2) categories just for the exposure. I will let everyone know how it goes. Right now … it’s all making me feel a little sick to my stomach. I tell myself that all this experimentation now will pay off down the road if and when I do this full-time.
You can pick up a free copy of I Bring the Fire Part I at:
Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, Google, Kobo and Smashwords.
And Monsters I Bring the Fire Part II is temporarily only 99 cents at:
Amazon, Google Play, Apple, B&N, Kobo, and Smashwords
bemusedlybespectacled:
liamgalgey:
Mike Wazowski joins the...
Mike Wazowski joins the Avengers.
THOR’S HAMMER IS BLOCKING HIS FACE I AM DYING
Myth!Mashups are awesome
October 6, 2014
October 5, 2014
theastrarium:
Ever get a deck with The Happy Squirrel card and...
Ever get a deck with The Happy Squirrel card and wonder how to use it? Well, I decided to jot down my own musings about the card including Norse mythology, Numerology, Discordianism and the Qabbala attributes of it in relation to the Sephira of the Tree of Life and Qliphoth of the Tree of Knowledge.
Check it out here:
http://theastrarium.com/happy-squirrel/
October 4, 2014
ME AND MONSTERS (Mr. Squeakers actually came out amazingly...
ME AND MONSTERS (Mr. Squeakers actually came out amazingly well). Here are those links again!
You can buy it at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bring-Fire-Story-Volume/dp/1500858714/?tag=ibrthfi-20 (Part of Amazon Prime!) The ebook version is on sale for only 99 cents too!
Or at CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/4954212
Both places are owned by Amazon, I earn more at CreateSpace but they don’t have Prime free delivery and returns.
For those of you unfamiliar with the series, the FREE ebook first in series, and paperback first in series is HERE.
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In the wild, wolves and crows (and ravens) are...
In the wild, wolves and crows (and ravens) are frequently found in each other’s company. The crows fly ahead of the wolf pack to locate prey. In exchange, the grateful wolves leave behind a few tasty morsels for the scavenging crows. There is also evidence that the two species simply enjoy being around each other, as wolves and crows are commonly observed exhibiting playful behavior with one another.
