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Oops, busy weekend (lifted my word count to 17,000) and I missed my self-imposed deadline.
Progress
Proof reading of my second book was completed with one major comment: the storyline probably won't fit into a trilogy as there is a fair amount of complexity that can't be explained in a short series of books. Also, the proof reader found a timeline hole that means I will definitely have to extend the series to maybe five or six books. This might seem like a headache but, really, it gives me the opportunity to further develop the characters and plot. Good news
Image was created but wasn't happy that it conveyed the mystique I've tried to build around the series. Sent back and the editor turned around a new version in about two hours which I was pretty happy with.
Following Rainy_TX's leap into erotica: this refers back to my 17,000 word count. Planned out a skeleton for the remaining chapters and then went for it. I'm fairly pleased with the plot but I've made a conscious decision not to make a book that's simply about sex (although there is a fair amount in there already). The main character has a life which is shattered. She then embarks on (hold on to your pants, cliche coming...) voyage of discovery with a apparently very bad man who works in a library. I'll leave it there for now but I'm considering sending the finished book to a few of the Fast Lane forum members to get their view - PM me and I'll let you know when the work is complete.
Research
Without wanting to sound like a 'wannabe', I do tend to delve into various other forums to see how people are doing. This one caught my eye: http://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/m2ejo/broke_1000_in_one_day_for_the_first_time/ Sure, it's two years old but, ignoring the sums the guy is making, there's a treasure trove of useful info in the thread. Hope it helps some of my fellow self-publishers.
Promotion
Here's a couple of promotion ideas I'm going to be implementing in the coming weeks:
Pinterest - posting images of my book covers into relevant groups (including a link back to my Amazon kindle books)
Scoop.it - I run a blog with lots of 'colourful' writing. Scoop.it has brought me significant traffic in the past but my website was never monetised. I'm going to try using very short stories that are related to my books as posts that draw readers in and, hopefully, click the link at the bottom of the page that takes them to my Amazon profile.
That's all for now.
Progress
Proof reading of my second book was completed with one major comment: the storyline probably won't fit into a trilogy as there is a fair amount of complexity that can't be explained in a short series of books. Also, the proof reader found a timeline hole that means I will definitely have to extend the series to maybe five or six books. This might seem like a headache but, really, it gives me the opportunity to further develop the characters and plot. Good news
Image was created but wasn't happy that it conveyed the mystique I've tried to build around the series. Sent back and the editor turned around a new version in about two hours which I was pretty happy with.
Following Rainy_TX's leap into erotica: this refers back to my 17,000 word count. Planned out a skeleton for the remaining chapters and then went for it. I'm fairly pleased with the plot but I've made a conscious decision not to make a book that's simply about sex (although there is a fair amount in there already). The main character has a life which is shattered. She then embarks on (hold on to your pants, cliche coming...) voyage of discovery with a apparently very bad man who works in a library. I'll leave it there for now but I'm considering sending the finished book to a few of the Fast Lane forum members to get their view - PM me and I'll let you know when the work is complete.
Research
Without wanting to sound like a 'wannabe', I do tend to delve into various other forums to see how people are doing. This one caught my eye: http://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/m2ejo/broke_1000_in_one_day_for_the_first_time/ Sure, it's two years old but, ignoring the sums the guy is making, there's a treasure trove of useful info in the thread. Hope it helps some of my fellow self-publishers.
Promotion
Here's a couple of promotion ideas I'm going to be implementing in the coming weeks:
Pinterest - posting images of my book covers into relevant groups (including a link back to my Amazon kindle books)
Scoop.it - I run a blog with lots of 'colourful' writing. Scoop.it has brought me significant traffic in the past but my website was never monetised. I'm going to try using very short stories that are related to my books as posts that draw readers in and, hopefully, click the link at the bottom of the page that takes them to my Amazon profile.
That's all for now.
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