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Blog postA long time ago, don't ask me how long, I'm not an anthropologist, some hairy ancestor of ours grunted. His buddy or mate heard him and was curious. Soon they were both grunting. In time, certain grunts had certain meanings, known only to others in that clan. A spoken language was developed and mankind evolved.
Shortly after, again don't ask me how long, could have been two weeks or ten thousand years, but in terms of evolution, it was shortly after, some caveman heard a wolf howlin -
Blog postThis release went a lot smoother than usual. I guess after thirteen launches, I must be getting something right. Actually, I remembered those previous launches and how stressful they were, so I set a schedule of things to do, allowing plenty of time for overages. Still, I keep waiting for a boot to drop. The manuscript breezed through beta reading, editing, proofreading, and formatting way ahead of schedule. Eleven full days ahead, in fact. The link to Fallen Hero is down on the right.
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Blog postIn anticipation of the release of the tenth novel in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series next month, the first book, Fallen Out, is discounted to only $.99 until November 23rd. the regular priceis $2.99. If that's not enough, if you own the Kindle version, you can buy the $19.95 audiobook for only $1.99 on Amazon.
Fallen Hero is scheduled for release on December 15th and it's sure to debut in the Amazon Bestseller ranks at better than #100. I've had dozens of reader review -
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Blog postJust a few minutes ago, I finished the rewrite of the fourth draft of Ruthless Charity after editing and just sent it to my final proofreader. While it's being proofread, I'll set things up on Kindle Direct Publishing and Create Space, in preparation for publication in ebook and paperback formats.
My final proofreader will only be a day or two on it. After a dozen beta readers and a full round of editing, it's a super clean manuscript. Once she's finished, the final draft will go to -
Blog postBetween careers, kids, spouses, and other responsibilities, many writers find it difficult to carve out time to write. Then there are interruptions. Just when you're getting into your groove, little Billy's diaper needs changing, or the wife reminds you that the grass needs to be mowed and it's getting dark.
So how do you find quality time to let your creative side run free without interruptions. Being a full time writer, it's not quite so hard for me. I usually listen to trop-rock -
Blog postAfter three years and ten novels, my first non-fiction book is now available on Amazon. I set out to write a short article for this blog, summarizing some past posts, but it kinda grew too big. This isn't a how-to book, I don't offer any magical incantations for success, other than common-sense planning, hard work, and determination.
What I do offer is a logical approach for aspiring and new authors to achieve their dream of earning a living as an author. No guarantees, just a few t -
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Blog postReaders asked for it and it took several months to make it happen, but the Gaspar's Revenge Online Ship's Store is now open, selling swag from my books.
We had to revamp my website, change hosts, servers, and email, just to get the different parts to work together. But, the net result is an autonomous system, where customers can order print on demand tee-shirts, tote bags, and coffee mugs with the Gaspar's Revenge and Rusty Anchor logos.
We'll be adding more items in the next few mon -
Blog postThe launch of Fallen Angel went really well. But, it could and should have gone a whole lot better. Let me explain what I wanted to happen first and why.
The goal of launching a new book is to try to get it in front of new readers. I approach this the same way I do advertising. If you do a lot of big ads, like BookBub, you know that Amazon dampers the affect of the big spike on ranking. How or why is a mystery, but it happens. Fallen Angel sold nearly 1000 copies in the first 24 hou -
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Blog postWith our move to Beaufort and me probably spending too much time on the water, it's taken longer to get Fallen Angel to market than any of my other books. I apologize for that, but I am enjoying my time on the boat.
This book was so much fun to write. My other books are set in places where I once lived or visited, but with the exception of the Keys, it's been many years and my memories are worn. So, why not send Jesse up to Beaufort, South Carolina to solve a problem?
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Blog postWith the publication date of my latest novel, Fallen Angel, quickly approaching, Amazon is offering the box set of the first three ebooks for the price of just the first one. For THREE BUCKS you get Fallen Out, regularly $2.99, Fallen Palm, regularly $3.99, and Fallen Hunter, also $3.99. I'll do the math cor ya. If bought separately, the price would be $10.97, for a savings of almost $8 off regular price. As you can see, it's even more than half off the regular price of the box set. Click the l
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Blog postApril is here, spring has sprung, and I'm back to work. A whole lot has happened since publishing Fallen Tide, almost five months ago. I started writing two new books immediately after the release, but had to put everything on the back burner for a while. Thanksgiving and Christmas came, we got the go ahead to move into our new house before closing, we've been trying desperately to sell our old house, and I've been distracted by the water, spending a lot of time out on my new (to me) boat.
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Blog postI've been a lot less present on the interweb for a while. We've been busy. In early October, we went to Beaufort and looked at houses. We found one we all liked and made an offer.
On Friday morning, December 18th, we got word from our Realtor that we could move in and began packing. Four days later, the movers arrived on Tuesday morning and we took down our Christmas tree. They were fast and efficient and we had everything pretty well packed, so the moving van was on the road before noon -
Blog postI began writing Fallen Tide and Merciless Charity at the same time, back in early July. In September, I put Tide aside and concentrated on getting Merciless finished. Once it was published, I picked right up on Tide and finished it in two weeks. It's been undergoing editing since then and was just released as the 8th novel in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series yesterday and it now has over 1000 sales and 17 reviews, 15 of which are five-star.
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Blog postEdited: Merciless Charity is now available at the regular price of $2.99. Click the cover to check it out.
In the wee hours of the morning on 10/10, the first book in my new Charity Styles Caribbean Thriller Series went live on Amazon. At 9am I released the news to my newsletter subscribers. Sales so far today, point to this release perhaps eclipsing the release of the 7th book in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series, this past July.
This is 100% due to the energized -
Blog postI just got the cover for Merciless Charity from Tim Ebaugh Graphics and Photography. The manuscript is currently with the formatter and we're estimating a release by 10/11/2015 for this 1st novel in this new series.
As always, it will be released quietly to my newsletter subscribers at $.99 for twenty-four hours. Sign up today, to be the first to get it.
Tim also finished work on the cover for Fallen Tide, the 8th novel in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series. -
Blog postFor two hours this afternoon, I'll be signing and talking about my books at Earl's Hideaway in Sebastian, Florida.
Earl's might not be the typical kind of place to have a book signing, but it was a hangout of mine many years ago and I always try to get by there, when I'm in town. It's a stone's throw from the Indian River Lagoon, just a few miles south of my hometown, Melbourne. With live music, a tiki bar, and a great view of the water, it's always attracted people from all walks o -
Blog postThe high cost isn't in the money you spend before publishing. The high cost is in the money you don't spend.
Too often, a writer will put together their manuscript and, though it may be a gripping story, it fails to take off like they hoped it would. More often than not, it's simply because they didn't put into it what's required in the fast paced and over-crowded world of self publishing. They'll be in such a rush to get their book published, they overlook many very crucial steps. -
Blog postOn 7/14, at 9 PM Eastern time, Fallen Honor went live on Amazon for $.99. As I always do with my launches, I informed only my newsletter subscribers and Facebook followers. These folks were pumped and chomping at the bit. They know the low price is only good for 24 hours and it's just my small way of saying thanks.
The next afternoon, Fallen Honor debuted in the Amazon ranks at #229, with over 600 sales in 20 hours. The price then went up to $4.99 at 9 PM.
So, just how -
Blog postIt's been a while since I've posted. I finished writing Fallen Honor, my 7th novel in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series, about two weeks ago and have already started on the 8th book in the series, as well as continuing to work on the first book in my new Charity Styles Caribbean Thrill Series. Fallen Honor is less than a week from being published and I think one of the best stories I've written.
The Fallen Series boxed set of the first three books in the series is now a -
Blog postFallen Out was released in audiobook on 4/10 and now Fallen Palm has been released. Nick Sullivan, award winning voice, screen, and stage actor, narrates both and will be starting on Fallen Hunter in about two weeks. We hope to have all seven books available by early fall.
Fallen Honor, the seventh book in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series, will be published in paperback and ebook in early July.
Here are links to both audiobooks on Amazon, but they're also -
Blog postOn Your Carolina with Jack Roper and Megan Heidlberg this morning, WSPA, channel 7, Spartanburg, SC.
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Blog postI put it off long enough. Over the last month, I've worked together with award winning voice actor, Nick Sullivan, in creating my first audiobook. Nick will be working through the summer to narrate the other six books currently in the series, and will also narrate future books in the Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure Series.
The second book, Fallen Palm is due to be completed within about two weeks, by mid-June. I hope to have the current six books and a seventh, which is due to b -
Blog postA bunch of people have asked me through email and in the Writers' Cafe if it was a good idea to promote other books in a series, besides the first one and do I do it myself.
The answer is, "Why the heck not?" Sure, you want to do big promos on the first book, but why not promote the others, as well? Big or small, promoting will increase readers and revenue. For instance, if you promote book 3 in a series, it will sell well and many people will also buy book 1, even if it's -
Blog postFrom the time I was 15 years old, I had a job. Almost all of them were working for someone else. My wife has had a job working for someone else since about the same age. Most of the work I've done has been in construction or transportation, with a few short lived occupations scattered between those as a fisherman, divemaster, and deckhand. From 2002 until one year ago today, I was a long haul trucker, hauling mostly over-sized loads all over the country.
All that changed when I star -
Blog postOver the next week or two, I'll be interviewing a few authors I know, who write books similar to my own. I've read nearly everything these folks have written and hope you'll give these guys and gals a read too. First up is Pendelton C. Wallace. Penn's an experienced blue water cruiser, based out of San Diego, California. His books can be found by visiting his page on Amazon: Pendelton C. Wallace on Amazon
Welcome aboard, Penn. How about going back a little first, tell my reade
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