2013 - not a bad year, all things considered.
I know there are another three months to go before we welcome 2014, but I think now is the right time to let you know how 2013 has been treating me.
Sales of the Tom Gray thrillers have exceeded all expectations. In fact, I was forced to register for UK VAT earlier this month after reaching the threshold. The early months were nothing special, but once Gray Justice went onto the Amazon free list in late February, they exploded. Gray Justice spent over 8 weeks as the Amazon UK number 1 free download, which led to bumper sales of Gray Resurrection and Gray Redemption. To everyone who purchased a copy, I'm truly grateful.
Sadly, the tax man will get roughly half of the royalties, and my wife has her eye on a new bathroom and kitchen, so I can kiss goodbye to the rest. I was hoping to use the money to fund a 2-year hiatus from the day job so that I could write full time, but after the above have had their share, I’ll be lucky to get two weeks off.
In the meantime, there’s good news and bad news for Tom Gray fans. I’ve been working hard all year on his next adventure, and I’m close to finishing it. The bad news is, it isn’t going to be released until Spring 2014 at the earliest.Why not, I hear you cry?It’s because I was approached by Thomas and Mercer, an Amazon imprint, and offered a 4-book deal for the Tom Gray series. I penned the agreement a few days ago and they are currently working to edit and proof the first three books prior to a re-release in December, along with some brand new covers. Book 4 is going to be put through the wringer, too, and while that’s going on I’ll start work on my next title. At this stage I don’t know if book 5 will be another Tom Gray thriller, but I’ll keep you all posted. As it is an Amazon company, the books will be exclusive to that site, so if you’ve previously purchased the Tom Gray books from other distributors, I’m afraid you’ll have to download the Kindle app to continue enjoying the series.
I’m really excited about this deal. Every author wants to get noticed on Amazon, and my books should get a fair few days on the front page. You can’t ask for better exposure than that. I may realise my dream of paying off the mortgage and quitting work to write for a living, I may not. I guess I’ll know in the next 12 months.
So, all in all, not a bad year for Tom Gray and the gang.
P.S. a few months ago I purchased 100 copies of Tom Gray, The Complete Trilogy, in paperback. Amazon are not going to be bundling the books, and I have around 60 copies left. No more copies will be printed, ever, but you can have a signed book for just £15 including postage and packaging. The perfect Christmas gift!! See here for details.
Sales of the Tom Gray thrillers have exceeded all expectations. In fact, I was forced to register for UK VAT earlier this month after reaching the threshold. The early months were nothing special, but once Gray Justice went onto the Amazon free list in late February, they exploded. Gray Justice spent over 8 weeks as the Amazon UK number 1 free download, which led to bumper sales of Gray Resurrection and Gray Redemption. To everyone who purchased a copy, I'm truly grateful.
Sadly, the tax man will get roughly half of the royalties, and my wife has her eye on a new bathroom and kitchen, so I can kiss goodbye to the rest. I was hoping to use the money to fund a 2-year hiatus from the day job so that I could write full time, but after the above have had their share, I’ll be lucky to get two weeks off.
In the meantime, there’s good news and bad news for Tom Gray fans. I’ve been working hard all year on his next adventure, and I’m close to finishing it. The bad news is, it isn’t going to be released until Spring 2014 at the earliest.Why not, I hear you cry?It’s because I was approached by Thomas and Mercer, an Amazon imprint, and offered a 4-book deal for the Tom Gray series. I penned the agreement a few days ago and they are currently working to edit and proof the first three books prior to a re-release in December, along with some brand new covers. Book 4 is going to be put through the wringer, too, and while that’s going on I’ll start work on my next title. At this stage I don’t know if book 5 will be another Tom Gray thriller, but I’ll keep you all posted. As it is an Amazon company, the books will be exclusive to that site, so if you’ve previously purchased the Tom Gray books from other distributors, I’m afraid you’ll have to download the Kindle app to continue enjoying the series.
I’m really excited about this deal. Every author wants to get noticed on Amazon, and my books should get a fair few days on the front page. You can’t ask for better exposure than that. I may realise my dream of paying off the mortgage and quitting work to write for a living, I may not. I guess I’ll know in the next 12 months.
So, all in all, not a bad year for Tom Gray and the gang.
P.S. a few months ago I purchased 100 copies of Tom Gray, The Complete Trilogy, in paperback. Amazon are not going to be bundling the books, and I have around 60 copies left. No more copies will be printed, ever, but you can have a signed book for just £15 including postage and packaging. The perfect Christmas gift!! See here for details.
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