I won the SFContario3 idol competition. Not only did the judges not gong my story, they asked for more. The audience applauded twice!
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At World Fantasy Convention I learned that the publishing industry is in a state of flux and chaos and that even traditional publishing house editors are becoming excited about the possibilities of eBooks.
A company that sells prefab structures sent me this funny link about how to survive the zombie apocalypse from your pole barn. It’s good for a laugh. http://www.cbstructuresinc.com/the-comprehensive-plan-for-surviving-the-zombie-apocalypse-from-your-pole-barn?site=beyondtheslushpile.com
A great promotional day result in Generation Apocalypse reaching 29 on the free best seller list in the Action/Adventure category and 51 in Horror. I can’t wait to try another campaign and see if I can find more fans.
I learned a lot about marketing from Pearl Jam while I was in Missoula, Montana.
Sales of Generation Apocalypse have been going at a nice little clip. Record breaking? No. Making me smile? Yes.
He had just turned ten when the world ended. At first it was fun, because some of the teachers stopped showing up for school. The principal, tall and angry, kept stuffing the students into the gym to watch movies, promising each day that the next would be normal.
I’ve got a confession to make: book two of the 1000 Souls series is ready
Agency pricing will encourage competition in publishing in the long run and help start up many new publisher who will produce good quality and fairly priced eBooks.
Kindle e-books are now outselling all formats of paper books (combined) in the Amazon.co.uk store. I guess I better get to work on UK promotion.