It's all coming together
Adventures in Self-Publishing pt. 6 (17-5-17)
Good afternoon from southern England!
What have I been up to over the last month? You may have noticed that I have not been posting fortnightly, having decided to post one update each month and one sample from a short story each month.
The sequel to The Broken Doll has been coming along but I am struggling to come up with a title which is distracting me a bit, and I’m (almost) at my target about to start chapter 20. As I mentioned previously, I have a general launch date in mind for early August and I am still on track to meet this deadline. I’m also making the final arrangements for a book tour, carrying out signings at some bookshops and events later in the year (slightly scary!)
I have made a trailer for The Broken Doll which can be seen on my Facebook page, Patreon or now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ngXr...
The ebook of The Broken Doll was available for FREE until the end of May via Instafreebie which I joined as a way of increasing my mailing list. I’m not sure how useful this has been as the opening rate of the email mailshots has only been around 25% but it’s an improvement on how my list looked beforehand.
The Patreon page is picking up momentum, with the current offering of three short stories; Dream Catcher (rated 5 stars by one of my Patrons), The Devil’s Pocket Watch and on the 1st of June I added Betrayal, a short, medieval tale. I have also written another story in advance, entitled Embrace The Darkness, which my wife assured me was particularly creepy. I have also completed the first draft of the next one, Abandonment, so keep an eye out for samples appearing across my various platforms. I intend to launch an anthology of these when there is sufficient material and have been tinkering about with cover designs.
So, in order to shamelessly plug the page, here is a reminder of what you can get;
$1 a month gets you access to a short story each month. (These are exclusive to Patreon and cannot be found anywhere else)
$5 a month gets you the previous reward PLUS a free ebook of The Broken Doll
$10 a month gets you the rewards for $5 PLUS exclusive access to rough drafts of my works in progress
(And if you’re feeling super generous!) $25 a month gets you all of the above PLUS a signed paperback to treasure for all time
I’d be hugely appreciative if you felt able to pledge even just a little to the page, and would love to hear any feedback on the stories so far. www.patreon.com/pjbnauthor
In other news, I have found an illustrator for my children’s book who has begun work on the images so I’m very much looking forward to getting that into print. It’s a lovely tale, co-written by my daughter, about her adventures travelling through time with her pet monkey. I have a Kickstarter campaign in place (6 days left) in the hope of raising funds for the illustrations and initial print run. Backers have the chance to get hold of a signed first edition, as well ebooks, personalised bags and toys. If you’d like to get involved then click here; www.kickstarter.com/projects/22465567...
I think that is all for this time, feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions, it’s good to connect!
Peter
Good afternoon from southern England!
What have I been up to over the last month? You may have noticed that I have not been posting fortnightly, having decided to post one update each month and one sample from a short story each month.
The sequel to The Broken Doll has been coming along but I am struggling to come up with a title which is distracting me a bit, and I’m (almost) at my target about to start chapter 20. As I mentioned previously, I have a general launch date in mind for early August and I am still on track to meet this deadline. I’m also making the final arrangements for a book tour, carrying out signings at some bookshops and events later in the year (slightly scary!)
I have made a trailer for The Broken Doll which can be seen on my Facebook page, Patreon or now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ngXr...
The ebook of The Broken Doll was available for FREE until the end of May via Instafreebie which I joined as a way of increasing my mailing list. I’m not sure how useful this has been as the opening rate of the email mailshots has only been around 25% but it’s an improvement on how my list looked beforehand.
The Patreon page is picking up momentum, with the current offering of three short stories; Dream Catcher (rated 5 stars by one of my Patrons), The Devil’s Pocket Watch and on the 1st of June I added Betrayal, a short, medieval tale. I have also written another story in advance, entitled Embrace The Darkness, which my wife assured me was particularly creepy. I have also completed the first draft of the next one, Abandonment, so keep an eye out for samples appearing across my various platforms. I intend to launch an anthology of these when there is sufficient material and have been tinkering about with cover designs.
So, in order to shamelessly plug the page, here is a reminder of what you can get;
$1 a month gets you access to a short story each month. (These are exclusive to Patreon and cannot be found anywhere else)
$5 a month gets you the previous reward PLUS a free ebook of The Broken Doll
$10 a month gets you the rewards for $5 PLUS exclusive access to rough drafts of my works in progress
(And if you’re feeling super generous!) $25 a month gets you all of the above PLUS a signed paperback to treasure for all time
I’d be hugely appreciative if you felt able to pledge even just a little to the page, and would love to hear any feedback on the stories so far. www.patreon.com/pjbnauthor
In other news, I have found an illustrator for my children’s book who has begun work on the images so I’m very much looking forward to getting that into print. It’s a lovely tale, co-written by my daughter, about her adventures travelling through time with her pet monkey. I have a Kickstarter campaign in place (6 days left) in the hope of raising funds for the illustrations and initial print run. Backers have the chance to get hold of a signed first edition, as well ebooks, personalised bags and toys. If you’d like to get involved then click here; www.kickstarter.com/projects/22465567...
I think that is all for this time, feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions, it’s good to connect!
Peter
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