Steven A. McKay's Blog, page 51
September 12, 2014
Audible UK newsletter feature
I just found out Audible’s UK newsletter featured an ad for the Wolf’s Head audiobook recently. Very cool indeed. :-)
Click on the image to go straight to the Audible UK page…
September 9, 2014
Knight of the Cross available to pre-order!
Knight of the Cross is available to pre-order for your Kindle worldwide. Click the links below or visit your own local Amazon to take a look.
USA
Knight of the Cross: A Knight Hospitaller Novella
The paperback version should, hopefully, also be out on the same day, 19th September. Can’t wait to see how people like this little departure from the merry greenwood of England!
September 6, 2014
Knight of the Cross almost here and another #1!
The novella, Knight of the Cross is complete! A couple of my beta-readers managed to get through it in the space of a night and both said they loved it, which was a relief. I wrote the back cover blurb yesterday, just need to get it to the cover designers now so they can get it all ready to go and…that’ll be it! I’m hoping it’ll be available to buy from Amazon sometime next week and will cost just 77p/99c for the Kindle versions. It will also be out as a paperback and, before much longer, as an audiobook narrated again by the fantastic Nick Ellsworth. Keep an eye out for it, and tell your friends – Dagon is coming!
Speaking of audiobooks, Wolf’s Head has managed another number 1 – this time on Soundclick. I have an account there to post any music I write so I uploaded the short 5 minute teaser for the WH audiobook and just noticed today that it had, at some point, been at number 1 in their chart! Brilliant!
You can click the link here to hear it and, if you’re interested, check out my music (mostly heavy metal with some acoustic/folk style pieces as well). Enjoy, and let me know what you think! As far as I recall everything on those tracks was done by me – guitars, bass, mandolin, flute, vocals etc. If there’s some really good Led Zeppelin-style 12 string guitar playing it was probably recorded by my mate Bill Moore.
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12779326
August 29, 2014
Want a signed copy of The Wolf and the Raven for FREE?
I have some spare paperback copies of Wolf’s Head and The Wolf and the Raven here so thought I’d sign a couple and offer them as prizes in a giveaway.
This is for people that have read and left a review of either of my books on Amazon or Goodreads or whatever (preferably Wolf and the Raven as that’s the newest and could do with a few more!). If you’ve left a review somewhere , just send me a message to let me know (with a link to the review) and I’ll put your name in the hat to win a signed book. You can choose which one.
I’ll leave this open for a couple of weeks so, if you haven’t got around to posting your review yet, now’s the time. This is open worldwide so get posting those reviews even if you’re in India or Canada or wherever!
Contact me through this site or email me at stormwatch1977@hotmail.com
Here’s an example of some so far (if you’re one of the two that left a 1 star review, don’t bother entering, I can guarantee you won’t win! :-p )
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00J5JMY4M/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
August 22, 2014
Youtube trailer for Knight of the Cross
Very short and sweet trailer for the forthcoming novella, Knight of the Cross, starring the Hospitaller from the Forest Lord books, Sir Richard-at-Lee. It runs to around 21,000 words although my editor has still to go over it so the word count will probably rise slightly.
Hopefully it’s good value for money and a nice little change from the main series. It’ll be available on Kindle, paperback and, soon after publication, as an audiobook read once again by Nick Ellsworth.
Each format will be cheaper than my full-length Forest Lord novels – 77p UK/ £0.99 US for Kindle, and similarly reduced prices for the other formats to reflect the shorter word count.
Tell your book loving friends! :-)
August 13, 2014
New piece on Writers & Artists Yearbook website by me…
Writer? Need a little advice on marketing your books? Click on the pic and take a look then :-)
August 10, 2014
Knight of the Cross Youtube trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUrpHTayTFM
Music by me, played on my mandolin and old acoustic guitar.
August 5, 2014
Wolf’s Head just 99p / 99c!
For a limited time, Wolf’s Head, book one in the Forest Lord series is on special offer. Just 99p in the UK and 99c in the USA. Get your copy from Amazon quick and share the good news with your reader friends! :-)
Click here to buy in the USA – 
Click here to buy in the UK – 
July 28, 2014
Signed paperback giveaway – FREEBIE time!
If you’d like to win a signed copy of either of my two books, head on over to my Facebook page and follow the instructions! All you need to do is SHARE the page and let me know you’ve done it, it’s as simple as that. :-) Head on over!
http://www.Facebook.com/RobinHoodNovel
“OK, it’s been a while since I hosted a giveaway, and I’ve got a few copies of both books sitting here looking for a good home. So…if you’d like to win a signed paperback of Wolf’s Head or The Wolf and the Raven (your choice which one) just SHARE this PAGE on your timeline (there’s a SHARE button on the banner up top ^^^). Spread the word to all your friends, get them on board, and post a comment right here to let me know you’ve done it. I’ll pick two winners in a few days! Good luck and thanks all
Share the PAGE remember, not this post! I think you may have to click on the three little dots on the banner, and that opens a drop down menu with “Share” in the list, that’s the one we want!”
July 27, 2014
Amazon KDP Newsletter
I’m featured in this month’s KDP newsletter which goes out worldwide so is possibly the biggest piece of promotion I’ve been a part of so far. It’s targeted at other authors though, from what I can see, so might not sell many books but it’s still amazing to be part of it. I can’t thank Amazon KDP enough for their support!
