Carrie’s Comments (group member since Mar 08, 2017)

Carrie’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Hi! I can't remember where I came across this link, probably Twitter, but thought I'd share it with you. It's a long list of folks offering free reviews.

http://www.tweetyourbooks.com/p/free-...

Thanks, everybody!!

Got 5 stars from Reader's Favorite! https://readersfavorite.com/book-revi...

Author Marketing Club has a reviewer grabber tool in their premium membership. I've read good things about it but haven't bought into it yet because it's not working at the moment (for the last few weeks, actually)

I like big books and I cannot lie. (get it?? LOL)

While I disagree that 100k is high, I have no say in that but I did read many articles about what is considered standard/acceptable and I'm in the 'sweet spot' for my genre.

So, yesterday, I try to submit my novel to Booklife's Prize. Turns out that I can't because they have a hard word limit of 100k (confirmed by someone in their customer service dept.) Seriously?? Every book I've read in the past few years is over 100k! Sigh.

Great advice, Erin! And I love the 70/30 'rule'. I'd never heard that before.

Alex, turning off the internet while I'm trying to write really does help me. Those shiny objects don't pop up then ;-)

Carole - I love my lists too! Wouldn't know where I've been without my trusty spiral.

Thanks, everyone!

Hello, all.

I'm struggling with trying to market my debut novel, get my next one started (thankfully, that happened today), keeping up on my social presence, and so on. I have two problems: I either get so tunnel-visioned that I work on only one thing (like writing) or I'm so scattered I feel like a raccoon who is chasing something shiny but not catching it. I can only get to my Twitter feed when I'm in the bathtub. (Shh, don't tell anyone that.) Any time management tips or pearls of wisdom?

Here's me!

https://www.amazon.com/author/carried...

https://www.goodreads.com/CarrieDMiller

Thanks!! I was blown away!

I got a review this morning that compared my debut novel to something from Deborah Harkness. That just made my day!

Amy wrote: "Emailed you Carrie."

Thanks, Amy. Just replied.

Hi, folks!

I would like to do a series of guest posts on my website from fellow authors. These posts would be about their journey through the world of writing and/or publishing - the good and the bad. (You don't have to be published yet.) If interested, please email me at carrie@carriedmiller.com

Thanks!

Carole wrote: "Congrats to my friends CL and Jennifer on making it to the Indie Discovery finals- EXCITING STUFF!!!!

http://indiereader.com/discovery-awar..."

Awesome!! Congrats!

Agree with buying your own ISBNs. They are expensive but if you can buy in bulk (with an eye towards future writing) do it!

Hello, everyone!

My debut novel, The White Raven, is on sale for .99 from April 20 - 27!

I know it's tough to take a chance on a new author. But for .99 and several great reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, you just have to give it a try! You can never have too many books, right?

https://www.amazon.com/White-Raven-Ca...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Raven-...

What Amazon and Goodreads reviewers are saying:

- "An emotionally intense roller coaster"
- "Magic and mayhem and great storytelling combine to make this an unputdownable book."
- "As soon as I started to read The White Raven, I couldn't put it down."
- "An engrossing page turner!"
- "It takes a great deal to have me so captivated that I cannot put a book down until the book is finished: this is one of those books."
- "A wonderful journey into magical realism"
- "If you enjoy strong, gritty female characters you can identify with...prepare to fall in love with Aven"

Thank you for giving me a try! :-D

Marie Silk wrote: "Just wanted to update on how my feature went with Bookbub. According to their pricing page for a free feature, Bookbub says the average number of downloads for historical fiction is about 30K. Full..."

Congratulations!!!

Marie Silk wrote: "Carrie, I'll get yours posted tomorrow :). Good luck with your countdown!

Thank you!!!

Hi, Marie! Your offer is so generous, thank you so much!!

My book will be $.99 from April 20 - 27 in the US and UK.

https://www.amazon.com/White-Raven-Ca...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Raven-...

thanks for all the great info, Carole!