I will read a line of your book on Tik Toc.

[Carole]

First person to send one line of their book, their name and the name of their book to me get a shout out on Tiktoc on my LadyPhyllis1 site.

Make sure you confirm the book is available on Amazon.

[Rhonda]

Message you? Or put it here :-)

[Carole]

You can put it here

[R.S.]

“Hurry up or we’re going to miss our ride!” John yelled into the steam filled bathroom of an executive suite in the Cairo Marriott. The tour company had emphasized that if they didn’t get to the pyramids on time, they could end up missing out on getting to go inside.

Red Sky in the Morning



R.S. Merritt



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

[Elizabeth]

Pipped to the post! Here's mine anyway.

Perry Cutler and I buried Frankie Dewberry in the orchard.

Elizabeth Hill

Killing The Girl

[Carole]

Don't forget to like and share- Follow so you can do the same for others as well. If you are not on Tik toc- you should be!!! Tomorrow I will do Elizabeth Hill. hey are also posted to FB>

[Carole]

Elizabeth wrote: "Pipped to the post! Here's mine anyway.

Perry Cutler and I buried Frankie Dewberry in the orchard.

Elizabeth Hill

Killing The Girl"

Watch and Tik toc for it.

[Caroline]

Aw hope this isn't too late, I have been working and missed this! If I am too late, that is fine, enjoy these words.

Behind the Fan

"Dottie throws back her head disappearing into the music as it wraps around her, spinning her with its notes. Smiling as she loses herself in the surrender. Giving herself to the piano notes as she would the piano player: Nick Denham. "

[Carole]

It's not too late. I plan to be doing an author of the day weekdays- every day. I think it may be helping my books. I do see a difference- so I thought I'd extend it to others. I follow by posting them to Facebook. Please join TikToc- like and share LadyPhyllis1.

[Caroline]

Carole wrote: "It's not too late. I plan to be doing an author of the day weekdays- every day. I think it may be helping my books. I do see a difference- so I thought I'd extend it to others. I follow by posting ..."

Wonderful! I certainly will! Thank you for this innovative way of boosting writers.

[Carole]

Caroline wrote: "Carole wrote: "It's not too late. I plan to be doing an author of the day weekdays- every day. I think it may be helping my books. I do see a difference- so I thought I'd extend it to others. I fol..."

Done!

[Karen]

"That was the problem with accepting a dare from a dead man — it wouldn’t occur to him it might kill her."
Karen Eisenbrey
Death's Midwife (release date: March 23, 2021)

Carole wrote: "First person to send one line of their book, their name and the name of their book to me get a shout out on Tiktoc on my LadyPhyllis1 site.

Make sure you confirm the book is available on Amazon."

[Carole]

It's up today! Let us know if you see any bump in sales.

[Carole]

Don't forget to like and share on Tiktoc..

[Karen]

Carole wrote: "It's up today! Let us know if you see any bump in sales."

Cool! Thanks!

[Carole]

FROM THE TIMES TODAY1 I don't know what you guys are waiting for.



Welcome to BookTok
TikTok’s influence is selling thousands of books. Some enthusiastic readers — mostly women in their teens and 20s — are posting videos of themselves reading or recommending novels. Occasionally, they sob into the camera after a particularly devastating ending.

“It becomes this very emotional 45-second video that people immediately connect with,” the director of books at Barnes & Noble told The Times. “We haven’t seen these types of crazy sales — I mean tens of thousands of copies a month — with other social media formats.”

One example: “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller. Sales spiked after a popular TikTok video last year, and the book is now selling roughly nine times as many copies a week as it was in 2012, when it won a prestigious fiction award. The book is currently third on the New York Times best-seller list for paperback fiction.

Seeing the potential, some publishers have begun paying — or sending free books to — users with large followings. The fees range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per post. For now, though, the majority of these videos remain unsponsored, happening organically.

[Elizabeth]

Carole wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Pipped to the post! Here's mine anyway.

Perry Cutler and I buried Frankie Dewberry in the orchard.

Elizabeth Hill

Killing The Girl"

Watch and Tik toc for it."

So sorry I missed this! Thanks so much Carole x

[Elaami]

Hello Carole,

I'm not very sure how this works, but I'm hoping for it to favour me too.

Elaami

1. "Endless Trials: Before The Birth Of The Baby"

2. "Da D'we's Treasure"

3. "Meilin Fan In A Foreign Land"

Thank you, Carole.

[Carole]

Hi, Elita, Take one line from the inside of the books- usually, people do the first line - put that in quotes. Then list your name and the book's name and if it's available on Amazon.

[Carole]

Elizabeth wrote: "Carole wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Pipped to the post! Here's mine anyway.

Perry Cutler and I buried Frankie Dewberry in the orchard.

Elizabeth Hill

Killing The Girl"

Watch and Tik toc for it."

..."

I did it and posted it to FB too!

[Elizabeth]

Carole wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Carole wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Pipped to the post! Here's mine anyway.

Perry Cutler and I buried Frankie Dewberry in the orchard.

Elizabeth Hill

Killing The Girl"

Watch and ..."

Oh I missed it but thanks so much - you're a star!

[Carole]

;)

[Bella]

"Cassie woke up in a fright early Tuesday morning, heart
pounding, sweat pouring down her neck, screaming, “Logan…
Noooo!”"

Bella Holland

A Hidden Past

Yes, available on Amazon (and Kobo, Barnes and Noble, iBook, Google Play...) :)

Thank you for doing this. You are awesome.

[Carole]

Watch for it on Tik toc tomorrow! Like and share

[Carole]

They look like this- It's easy- Some people have reported back that they've had a few page reads. Anita Dikason's post went viral at almost 700 views- https://na01.safelinks.protection.out...

[Kasi]

From Bait: Van Helsing Academy (available on KU)

"The boys and I were wondering if you're going to help us drive back the monsters or just lay on top of the pretty girl all day."

This was said after Nick knocks Van Helsing's daughter down to shield her from flying bullets.

[Connie]

"There are always two ways to view things: one is through the rational mind the other is through the higher mind"

Spirit Matters, Gateways to Healing and Higher Dimensions

Amazon, Booktopia, The book depository, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble

[Carole]

I am happy to read the last two - but can you put the author and book name as well?

[Connie]

Thank you Carole, it is just the one book

"There are always two ways to view things: one is through the rational mind the other is through the higher mind"

Book Title: Spirit Matters, Gateways to Healing and Higher Dimensions

Author: Connie Howell

Available on : Amazon, Booktopia, The book depository, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble,

[James]

Carole wrote: "First person to send one line of their book, their name and the name of their book to me get a shout out on Tiktoc on my LadyPhyllis1 site.

Make sure you confirm the book is available on Amazon."

Thanks for the opportunity for publicity, Carole.

One line (Chapter 5: Frost in Miami):
Luna sighed, "...when's the last time anyone's seen Frost ... in Miami?"

Author: James Blakley

Novel: THE K-FROST CAPER

Amazon confirmation (link): https://www.amazon.com/K-Frost-Caper-...

[Carole]

The last two are up on Tik Toc !!! Check out Lady Phyllis 1 on Tik Toc. It's a great way to advertise both your book and others. The offer still stands. If you want a line read- send it along with the author's name and the title of the book. Must be available on Amazon.

[Michala]

Oh, my gosh! This sounds terrific! Thank you!

Name: Michala Hampton
Book: "Something is Moving"

Note: Hari is pronounced Harry

Line: "The stones were stained red, and Hari sensed the presence of tortured souls who had perished in this place."

Available on Amazon.

[Carole]

It's going up today- Lady Phyllis 1 on Tik Toc. Like and share!!

[Valerie]

Since I recently redesigned the cover and I have a 99c/99p sale coming up on 14th-19th for this book...

Title: Of Thunder and Roses
Author Name: Valerie Sells

One line (from the very first page of the novel!):
"I am not some fragile flower that’s going to blow away in the storm winds, Mr. McCall, and you ought to know that right now if you’re at all serious about marrying me."

Available on Amazon, and only Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HPBSFV3

Thanks in advance, Carole! :)

[Carole]

It's up- like and share- I also post them to Facebook- so check out my Carole P. Roman, Lady Phyllis, or Brit Lunden pages.

[M.F.]

What a nice gesture, Carole! Thank you!
I'm not on Tik Toc, but I'd still appreciate the exposure.
Here's my line:

"I'll rock your world, granny."

(From A Good and Fair Trade, Book 2 of the Angelo Trilogy, by M. F. Hopkins. Available on Amazon).
https://amzn.to/329FjXp

[Carole]

It's up!

[M.F.]

Thanks!

[Valerie]

Carole wrote: "It's up- like and share- I also post them to Facebook- so check out my Carole P. Roman, Lady Phyllis, or Brit Lunden pages."

Wonderful! Thank you so much, Carole :)

[James]

Thanks for the opportunity for publicity, Carole.

One line (Chapter 10: A Dangerous Drink):

"...I'm a smart bird who works her butt off and rarely gets a good night's sleep. Because, I'm all yours: Day or night, but only if the price is right," was Luna [Nightcrow's] reply.

Author: James Blakley

Novel: The Diamond Head Deception

Amazon confirmation (link): https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Head-D...

[Alicia]

I hope you are still taking submissions. This blurb is actually from a book I am serializing on Substack. So I am releasing 1 chapter a week to my email list of subscribers. It is free to read.
Author: Alicia Villasenor
Novel: The Nationalist
Genre: Speculative Fiction/Dystopia

"Today I ask you, how do you fight a war without guns when all you have is truth?"

Not available for purchase yet but will be once published, currently only available to read here:
https://aliciavillasenor.substack.com...

[Carole]

Posted to Ladyphyllis1- Please like and share. Let me know if I missed anyone!!

[Leon]

Just wondering how this has been going. Any genres showing more popularity?

[Carole]

If you look at the posts on TikToc, I've been posting for a few months now. I post my own and my son's books every few weeks and I've noticed that I've sold a few paperbacks within a day or two of posting. There are a number of authors and promoters on there that do sophisticated one-minute ads with great graphics. Right now I'm pushing my son's books Stillwell and I've seen an uptick in Kindle reads for it- Is it the result of the post? Not sure- I think you have to constantly put your title out there in as many ways as possible. I mix genres - my children's books,(both fiction and nonfiction) my adult fiction, my son's fiction, plus other people's books are all mixed together. I guess it depends on your followers. I know I have an assorted bunch.

[Carole]

Just saw some new ones- I'll get to them later today.

[Leon]

Ever featured any poetry? Here is one of my shorter ones:


You say that I don’t have a sense of humor
That’s not true I say
I just don’t have yours


Author: Leon Stevens
Book: Lines by Leon-Poems, Prose, and Pictures
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083QPV6TQ

[Carole]

I'll post it. I'm not sure if I've done poetry.

[Carole]

So, I did two videos of reading my book If You Were Me and Lived in...Germany in honor of Octoberfest- I posted to FB and Tic Tok and over the last two days I've sold 19 Paperbacks.

[Carole]

I posted the last two- Please like and share on social media. Let me know if you get any hits!!

[Laura]

Carole wrote: "So, I did two videos of reading my book If You Were Me and Lived in...Germany in honor of Octoberfest- I posted to FB and Tic Tok and over the last two days I've sold 19 Paperbacks."

How Fantastic!