Robert L. Slater's Blog, page 16
April 19, 2015
MY PATH TO INDIE PUBLICATION: PART XI—KDP Select and a “novella” idea
Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’sPath to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog. ReadPath to Indie Publication:Part I.Part II.Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI.Part VII. Part VIII.Part IX.Part X.
Part XI—KDP Select and a “novella” idea.Once I had published ALL IS SILENCE on all formats and in all major markets, I realized I was unable to take full advantage of Amazon’s considerable marketing. My idea...
April 12, 2015
Too Much Good Apocalyptic Fiction
I was going to title this week’s blog post Too Much Repetition, as it is the fourth or fifth weekly post in a row with Too Much starting the title. Then I was going to be done. Then I got sick. Over Spring Break. When I was sick, I read a book. I realized I should share that book with you. And once I thought about that I knew I shouldshare other really cool apocalyptic books. So, this willbe the last week with a blog title beginning with Too Much. For now anyway.
Over the next several weeks I...
April 4, 2015
Too Much to be Happy for…
Click image for FULL COVER REVEAL Well, not too much. But a whole heck of a lot.
#1. Check out my new cover art for Straight Into Darkness!
#2. My family and friends.
#3. My readers/fans.
#4. A new novella: Toils and Snares
#5. Wrote new words today, though I cut more than I wrote.
#6. Updated webpages: this one, www.robslater.com, and www.rockettears.com.
#7. Many recent blog posts.
#8. 1381 Wattpad followers.
#9. A great job at Windward High School
#10. Coming up on my 30th high school r...
Too much to be happy for…
Well, not too much. But a whole heck 
of a lot.
#1. Check out my new cover art for Straight Into Darkness!
#2. My family and friends.
#3. My readers/fans.
#4. A new novella: Toils and Snares
#5. Wrote new words today, though I cut more than I wrote.
#6. Updated webpages: this one, www.robslater.com, and www.rockettears.com.
#7. Many recent blog posts.
#8. 1381 Wattpad followers.
#9. A great job at Windward High School
#10. Coming up on my 30th high school reunion. HHS Class of 85!
#11. Musi...
March 22, 2015
Too Much To Think About…
61.67% of the front cover of STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS. Coming this summer.
Sunday morning:11:07. I hab a code. Ruddy doze. Sore trote. But I did go for a short run! Yah!
Getting ready to dive into the physical manuscript of the book to the right. Actually might do some good old fashioned cut and paste. Logging off of social media for the next few hours. As Marshall Ryan Maresca would say, “Going down into the word mines.” I’ll let you know how it goes…
Sunday afternoon: Checking in. 2:31. Strug...
March 20, 2015
Too Much To Say Today…
Okay. Too much to do, too much to say. So. Shortbullet-like sentences. As if my story is building toa climax…
Wattpad Right Now! [DATA OVERLOAD WARNING]: ALL IS SILENCE is at 504,471 reads! So many people read it yesterday [11513 reads] that I forgot to upload the next section. 71,396 individuals have read chapter 1.17,554 [24.59%] have continued on to the next chapter.13,499 of them read the entire first chapter! 7K+ read 3 ch. 5K+ read 12 ch. 3+ have read 24 chapters. 1000 people have read...
March 15, 2015
Too Much To Do Today (and yesterday and…)
A bit more cover reveal forSTRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS below. I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail [before continuing to grade finals for submission by 8 am tomorrow] to discover it was the Ides of March and I’d just sent out an e-newsletter. Automated e-mailers are really cool. I have it set to deliver teasers of the last months blog post along with a few other announcements relating to current happenings. Except it went outwith last months advertising! Which may have actually been Januar...
March 13, 2015
Read & Review my fiction for #FREE with an opportunity to win #PRIZES!!!
Hey folks,
Bling, bling, bling!!! Feel free to share this information around with anyone who reads Science Fiction and/or Young Adult Apocalyptic fiction.
I am going to run a giveaway for a Hardcover copy of ALL IS SILENCE. Anyone who reviews ALL IS SILENCE will be included in the giveaway. You can read ALL IS SILENCE for #FREE on Wattpad. When I have50 reviews on Amazon, I will draw a random number and whoever wrote that numbered review, I will mail them a signed, limited edition hardcover.
...March 8, 2015
Why I Wattpad – Part II
Countries of the world my fiction has reached through Wattpad. Click to enlarge.
Read Why I Wattpad – Part I here.
As I approach half a million reads on Wattpad, I am writing this blog in order to make some sense of its effect on my recent and future sales. I want to begin by thanking my friend, fellow writer and editor, Amanda June Hagarty. She convinced me to give Wattpada try and gave me some very sage advice.
Upload smaller pieces two or three pages at a time.
Uploadtwo or three times a week....
March 1, 2015
TOILS AND SNARES: A Deserted Lands Novella is released
Well. Citing Scotty’s law of time estimates, I should have given myself 6 months extra to publish my ‘short’ novel, or novella, Toils and Snares. When I conceived this story, I remember thinking it would be about 20,000 words. For my word graph estimate I chose 22,222 words, because that’s how I do such things. With Straight Into Darkness I am aiming for 88,888.
BySeptember 2014 Toils and Snares had cracked 23K! And it kept growing. It was a much bigger story than I thought. The first complete...
