Five Days In and the Road Ahead

Well, we’re now past the first sixth of the campaign, five days in with twenty five (counting today) to go. First, I want to thank everyone who has nominated me so far. You couldn’t be doing a more meaningful or better service for me. Thank you. Even if you just took a look at the page but didn’t, for some reason, nominate, I still must thank you for considering me. Truly, you guys have already been a boon for me and this novel’s campaign.

So what’s the score? With five days of traffic, here are the stats for The Shadow Over Lone Oak:

0 Hours Hot & Trending – Now, this is a bit disappointing. Not because of you guys, but because it seems to operate on an algorithm that takes more than just page views into account. I have no idea how to get into this spotlight, but I hope continuous page views and the ads I have been running will pay off.

276 Page Views – That’s over four times as many views as the number of people on my friends list, so I have to be thankful, yet again, to you guys for the effort you’ve put in. You’ve been great and I can’t wait to share more of the book with you (I hope).

Traffic: 78% External, 22% Internal – This is perhaps the best stat, because it indicates that the vast majority of views are coming from outside of Kindle Scout. If I’m right, this will indicate better marketability to Amazon than simply staying on Hot & Trending for a period of time.

Give yourselves a round of applause (or at least a polite clap) because you’ve already done a grand number for this campaign.

Now, what’s there to look forward to in the next twenty-plus days? Well, for the next two Fridays, I plan to release two more sets of videos in the #Evilisawhisper promotion. What lurks in the woods surrounding Lone Oak? Maybe we’ll find out.

On Wednesdays, starting this week, I’ll be posting newspaper articles from the Lone Oak Gazette. These articles will give you a better insight into what the town is like, so I hope you enjoy them!

Some of you may also be curious: what about print format? All of those who nominated my book will, of course, receive a free digital copy of the book. But what if you prefer the feel of paper between your hands? Well, you’ll be pleased to know that I will personally be creating a print version of the book, should this campaign be successful, and will offer it, free of charge, to those on my friends list who nominated my book but decide they would rather read it in print.

So that’s that. We know where we are and where we are going. The only thing left is to get there. December 16th, here we come!