Mark Donovan's Blog
November 5, 2017
WATERKILL Grabs #1 Position on Amazon Kindle in its 2 Primary Categories
My action packed #thriller WATERKILL made it to #1 in Amazon Terrorism Thrillers and Technothrillers on its recent debut free release. - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
May 28, 2017
Get WATERKILL today for Free in Kindle Format
For the first time ever my thriller WATERKILL is free in Kindle format for today only. It currently enjoys on amazon 4.3 stars rating on 86 reviews, and a 4.2 ranking on Goodreads with 62 ratings. See http://amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
Book Teaser: A Yemenis man tragically loses his wife and daughter, a small plane disappears into the Alaskan bush carrying a deadly secret, and thousands suddenly die in a small German town. American business magnate and high tech entrepreneur Dave Henson is tapped by the U.S. government to help solve the related mysteries, but quickly finds himself drawn in deeper and his timeline shortened when his wife suddenly goes missing.
See WATERKILL at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
Book Teaser: A Yemenis man tragically loses his wife and daughter, a small plane disappears into the Alaskan bush carrying a deadly secret, and thousands suddenly die in a small German town. American business magnate and high tech entrepreneur Dave Henson is tapped by the U.S. government to help solve the related mysteries, but quickly finds himself drawn in deeper and his timeline shortened when his wife suddenly goes missing.
See WATERKILL at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
May 21, 2017
Giving WATERKILL away for one day only on Amazon/Kindle
For the first time ever my thriller book WATERKILL will be free in Kindle format, but for just a very brief time.
This will be a one day event on 5/28/2017. See http://amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K.
I've always held the belief that if an author doesn't value his or her work then he/she shouldn't expect others to do so. Thus, I have never given WATERKILL away for free, until now. I've decided to break my rule once to see if I can stand corrected in my belief.
So if you've ever thought about reading WATERKILL, but were not sure about spending $0.99 on it, now's your opportunity to take a risk free chance. Also, based on 87 reviews on Amazon and a 4.3 ranking, and a similar 4.2 ranking on Goodreads, the risk that you'll waste your time reading the book is low.
This will be a one day event on 5/28/2017. See http://amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K.
I've always held the belief that if an author doesn't value his or her work then he/she shouldn't expect others to do so. Thus, I have never given WATERKILL away for free, until now. I've decided to break my rule once to see if I can stand corrected in my belief.
So if you've ever thought about reading WATERKILL, but were not sure about spending $0.99 on it, now's your opportunity to take a risk free chance. Also, based on 87 reviews on Amazon and a 4.3 ranking, and a similar 4.2 ranking on Goodreads, the risk that you'll waste your time reading the book is low.
March 4, 2017
Don't Release your Book Until it's Been Professionally Edited
Over the past four years I have written two techno-thriller books, the first titled NANO SURVEILLANCE, and the second titled WATERKILL. In both cases I released the books without having them professionally edited. I paid a very high price with NANO SURVEILLANCE in regards to negative reviews for editorial reasons. With WATERKILL, I went to great pains to avoid the same review wrath by having a dozen friends and family members review the book and provide feedback prior to its release. However, again I did not spend the money to have WATERKILL professionally edited. Sadly, the friends and family editing feedback route was still insufficient. Though the WATERKILL reviews were better, there was still that occasional reader/reviewer that found editorial issues with the book, and as a result, skewered me because of it.
Alas, after about 4 or 5 of those negative reviews, I took WATERKILL off the market and spent two months and paid nearly $2K to have the book professionally line edited. Without a doubt after the second release of the book the results, in regards to critically negative reviews due to editing, were much better. After 78 amazon reviews, WATERKILL enjoys a 4.3 ranking, with virtually no additional comments about editorial flaws in the book.
So for those who are thinking about self-publishing a book, I highly recommend you spend the time and money up front to have the book professionally edited. Though I have not recouped the cost of paying for the professional edit to date, at least I sleep better at night knowing I am not going to get that picky reader who rips the book for basic editing issues.
See for yourself by checking out WATERKILL at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
Alas, after about 4 or 5 of those negative reviews, I took WATERKILL off the market and spent two months and paid nearly $2K to have the book professionally line edited. Without a doubt after the second release of the book the results, in regards to critically negative reviews due to editing, were much better. After 78 amazon reviews, WATERKILL enjoys a 4.3 ranking, with virtually no additional comments about editorial flaws in the book.
So for those who are thinking about self-publishing a book, I highly recommend you spend the time and money up front to have the book professionally edited. Though I have not recouped the cost of paying for the professional edit to date, at least I sleep better at night knowing I am not going to get that picky reader who rips the book for basic editing issues.
See for yourself by checking out WATERKILL at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
February 18, 2017
Bill Gates Says Bio-terrorism Could Kill More People than Nuclear War
In the article link shown below Bill Gates expresses the same concern on why I wrote WATERKiLL (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K)
"Rapid advances in genetic engineering have opened the door for small terrorism groups to tailor and easily turn biological viruses into weapons."
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/...
"Rapid advances in genetic engineering have opened the door for small terrorism groups to tailor and easily turn biological viruses into weapons."
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/...
February 17, 2017
My Latest Drone Video Combining Google Earth Flyovers and Drone Flyovers
If you are interested in drones and what you can do with them when blended with Google Earth flyovers check out this post and video from my author blogsite (www.markjdonovan.com): http://markdonovanauthor.blogspot.com...
Many New 5 Star Reviews Coming in on WATERKILL
See the full blog post here: http://markdonovanauthor.blogspot.com...
February 6, 2017
Want a Free Copy of WATERKILL?
Hi Fellow Reader,
I am offering free copies of my latest thriller WATERKILL, in MOBI and PDF format, for those interested in reading and providing an honest review of it.
If interested, send me your email address, with which file type you prefer, and I will promptly send you a copy.
This offer is time limited, so let me know ASAP.
See the book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
Regards,
Mark Donovan
I am offering free copies of my latest thriller WATERKILL, in MOBI and PDF format, for those interested in reading and providing an honest review of it.
If interested, send me your email address, with which file type you prefer, and I will promptly send you a copy.
This offer is time limited, so let me know ASAP.
See the book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K
Regards,
Mark Donovan
January 26, 2017
A CYBORG dragonfly that Spies on People
CYBORG dragonflies to spy on people. It is like reading a passage out of one of my books, NANO SURVEILLANCE or WATERKILL. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetec...
January 25, 2017
Request for Reviews with Ratings
I see that for my latest book WATERKILL I have about 70% more "ratings" than "reviews". I would love it if the ratio between the two was 1:1, or at a minimum there were reviews behind the 4 and 5 star ratings. I think even a brief blurb about how the reader felt about the book would go a long way in attracting other readers to the book.
