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July 18, 2016
Underground Book Reviews Pitch Perfect Finalist! Raven's Peak!
Hey, everyone! This post is a call for action! I would love if anyone would be willing to share and like this post so it can hopefully be next weeks Pitch Perfect Pick!
It's submitted for review, so hopefully it gets picked up by their reviewer, but for now just taking things one step at a time! Just follow this link and give it a share and like, and then maybe ask your friends to do the same! Also, please check out the Underground Book Reviews page itself for Raven's Peak and upvote it! Those count too, so hopefully we can get a lot of them!
Thanks!
July 15, 2016
Sequel to Raven's Peak Underway!
I'm hard at work on the sequel to Raven's Peak, having jumped from 9,500 words to 28,000 in only a handful of days. I'm hoping to have the first draft finished soon, and then the developmental edits will start and I'll be reaching out to people for beta readers and making sure the book is up to par with expectations!
When I wrote Raven's Peak, I wanted for there to be a lot of action scenes and high intensity in the book. My goal with this book--tentatively titled Raven's Fall--is to top that and make it even more action packed. There is one scene in particular that I'm really trying to make as thrilling as possible.
With any luck I'll have the release date for the book in the next month or so and have a goal to work toward. Nothing like deadlines to force me to get to work!
July 14, 2016
Blog Features for Lincoln Cole!
I really appreciate all of the blogs who have featured and reviewed Raven's Peak since launch! It's been amazing seeing it listed in so many different places, and I'm sure it will help a lot with it's long term success!
Raven's Peak
Raven's Peak: A horror/thriller/paranormal novel released in 2016. Angels and Demons meets the Dresden Files.
They are all listed on the Raven's Peak page, and they are all excellent and contain very valuable mentions and information. More blogs will be trickling in until the end of the month, and then things will slow back down as Raven's Peak gets into its second month.
So, for all of the listed bloggers who gave mention, I would like to say thanks!
July 12, 2016
Raven's Peak - Results so far!
Raven's Peak has been out for one week now, and I thought I would give you a quick sense of how it's been doing since being published. I don't know much about the actual numbers because Amazon sees all of the charts and information. Mine is purely guesswork.
I made it up to thirty-three reviews and it has had a generally positive response, even from some of the lower rated reviews. It reached a peak rating on Sunday of 2,245, which is by far the highest rank I've ever gotten with a book on Amazon.com, and it was in the top ten of it's primary category.
I have no way of knowing how many books this equates to, but it looks like it's off to a pretty good start. It's also been featured on a lot of blogs and is in the middle of two blog tours with a third scheduled to start next week. Right now I'm trying to get the book noticed and some traction, and then long term I'm hoping this translates into sales.
In any case, it's been a crazy week and I'm hoping things can just keep climbing up now that it's passed into week two. Things should start slowing down by August, but for now here's hoping there's nowhere to go but up!
July 11, 2016
Raven's Peak Features
Raven's Peak has been out for almost one week now, and it's making its rounds on a lot of different blogs and features. Here is just a sampling of places it is being posted. Today only, a lot of these blogs are hosting a book giveaway that ends at midnight!
Check them out!
Promo Post @ Mythical Books
Promo Post @ The Writer's Life
Promo Post @ C.A. Milson's Blog
Promo Post @ Eccentric Bookaholic
Promo Post @ Fundinmental
Promo Post @ Lori's Reading Corner
Promo Post @ Shelfish
Promo Post @ Books, Reviews, ETC
Promo Post @ My Bookish Pleasures
Promo Post @ The Silver Dagger Scriptorium
Promo Post @ Authors and Readers Book Corner
Promo Post @ The BookWorm Lodge
Promo Post @ The Literary Nook
Promo Post @ Bound to Escape
Promo Post @ As the Page Turns
Promo Post @ The Dark Phantom
Promo Post @ Write and Take Flight
Promo Post @ A Title Wave
Promo Post @ Beyond the Books
July 8, 2016
Book Review by N.N. Light
I received a book review from N.N. Light yesterday that is currently making the rounds. So far I've gotten quite a few reviews and I'm hoping to keep pushing forward further into the launch as they trickle in.
The launch is going well. I've sold quite a few copies and had Raven's Peak featured on quite a few different blogs and websites. I have no way of knowing if any of it has contributed to sales, but it's still nice getting any feedback at all.
And, on another note, I'm officially into writing the sequel. I made it to 7,000 words so far and I have the rough outline completed, so now its just a matter of finding the time to actually sit down and put the words on paper. I basically know how the story is going to go, so it's actually coming fast. I'm not sure at all when I'll try to get the sequel released or if I'm going to try Kindle Scout again and get this one put on with Kindle Press as well. If I don't go with Kindle Scout I'm going to shoot for three months, but if I go with them it'll probably be farther out.
Anyway, without further ado, here's the link to that review:
July 7, 2016
BookViral Review Raven's Peak
I just got back a review from BookViral for Raven's Peak, and it was a really nice and positive review!
They gave it a nice review and it's entered into their book awards competition for this year (to be decided in February).
Quick Request: If you follow the link and look at the left side of the landing page, there is a scarlet quill you can recommend the book for which will help it gain traction! I would really appreciate anyone who is willing to recommend it to help it get some added publicity.
Thanks, everyone!
July 6, 2016
Smoky Mountain Fourth of July!
We took a trip to the Smokies for the long weekend and had a really good time. The coolest thing is that Raven's Peak is sort of set there (I intentionally didn't specify beyond 'the mountains' to keep it vague). It was the perfect vacation for the book launch!
Unfortunately, I was sick for most of the time we were there. We ended up going to a wax museum and playing a bunch of games, went to a dinner and show (Hatfields and McCoys) and went to Gatlinburg to walk around and do some shopping. There are some really neat little shops up in the mountains and it was a lot of fun (despite being super hot!)
And now back to the grind, but that's just how it goes!
July 5, 2016
Raven's Peak Launch Day!
Raven's Peak is officially out! It's up for sale and free on Kindle Unlimited, so anyone who hasn't preordered a copy can pick one up directly now!
Because I really appreciate everyone who follows my blog, you can click here to get a free copy! It's first-come-first-served, so you have to act fast if you want to win one!
Thanks again for following the blog! And, as always, I would love it if everyone would be willing to post reviews! Here are some places on the web to find Raven's Peak today! Check them out!
Promo Post @ The Silver Dagger Scriptorium
Promo Post @ Dorky Girl
Book Review @ I Heart Reading
Promo Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
Book Excerpt @ Dannie Speaks
Promo Post @ The Voluptuous Book Diva
Promo Post @ Bookish Madness
Book Excerpt @ Author C.A. Milson’s Blog
Promo Post @ The Single Librarian
Promo Post @ Book Dragon Dreaming
Book Review @ Ink Faction
Promo Post @ Bedazzled Reading
July 2, 2016
Literary Classics Book Awards - Second Chances
Second Chances won the Literary Classics Book Award for Cultural Issues in their 2016 competition! That is the second year in a row that my books won something in the competition, so hopefully Raven's Peak can continue that trend next year!
The awards are given out in Vegas in October, so with any luck we'll be able to make another little mini-vacation to go out there and have a little fun. We had a great time at the LA book awards and it would be nice to meet some of the new winners as well, so here's hoping we can make it work.
That puts Second Chances up to 3 Gold medals, 1 silver medal, several honorable mentions, and the finalist spot in multiple competitions. I would say it's done pretty well considering.
And now it's time to settle down and launch Raven's Peak. It comes out Tuesday and will be entirely different than anything I've done before. I actually got a few reviews back between today and yesterday that were incredibly nice and really made me feel good about this launch, so hopefully a lot more people will enjoy reading it once they get a copy.
