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Posts By Caleb J. Ross
Caleb began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.
(Sorry for the lack of an update yesterday. No excuses. I just forgot) Some of you may have caught wind of the I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin free Kindle giveaway that is currently going on now through August 28th. What you may not know is that I am also planning to post details about the giveaway—details such as the giveaway totals and the tactics I used to make people aware of the giveaway—every evening here on my blog as part of my Book Marketing Tests and Studies category. This post serves as the fourth and fifth in the 5(ish) part series. For full details about the test, see the first post here. Day 4 tactics 10:57 am: Sent tweet using my personal account, and my literary news aggregator account. 12:03 pm: Sent tweet using my personal account, and my literary news aggregator account focusing on my daily documenting of this kindle giveaway (rather…
Ever wanted to hear my very first published short story, Petty Injuries, read out loud by me? No? Well then don’t head over to TNBBC’s The Next Best Book Blog today. I have to admit, without sounding full of myself I hope, that this story still works damn well, even though I wrote it in 2006. I’m still very, very proud of it. That’s something that I’ve always had as a goal for myself, that if I have my name attached to something, I would forever be proud of it. Click to listen to me read Petty Injuries. Let it work on you. Use it as ambiance to your daily minutea.
Some of you may have caught wind of the I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin free Kindle giveaway that is currently going on now through August 28th. What you may not know is that I am also planning to post details about the giveaway—details such as the giveaway totals and the tactics I used to make people aware of the giveaway—every evening here on my blog as part of my Book Marketing Tests and Studies category. This post serves as the third in the 5(ish) part series. For full details about the test, see the first post here. Day 3 tactics 11:08 am: Sent tweet using my personal account, my literary news aggregator account, and I hijacked The Velvet account for this one message. 11:31 am: Posted about the giveaway to The Cult and Lit Reactor forums. 11:46 am: Shared link to the Day 1 results on Stumbleupon, Digg, Delicious,…
Some of you may have caught wind of the I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin free Kindle giveaway that is currently going on now through August 28th. What you may not know is that I am also planning to post details about the giveaway—details such as the giveaway totals and the tactics I used to make people aware of the giveaway—every evening here on my blog as part of my Book Marketing Tests and Studies category. This post serves as the second in the 5(ish) part series. For full details about the test, see the first post here. Day 2 tactics I was informed by a generous friend that $50 has been donated to promoting a Facebook message about the giveaway. Thanks to you, anonymous SuperPac donor. 12:00 am (CST): Goodreads CPC ad at a $0.50 CPC bid and a $5 daily cap. 5:28 pm: I sent an email blast to my 145…
Hear the amazing, mostly made up story of how I got my copy of Joe Meno’s How the Hula Girl Sings signed by the author during the 2004 Association of Writers and Writing Projects conference in Chicago, IL. You’ll hear the first-hand account of how I knew Meno as a musician first and an author second, why I should be more sensitive to Hula throat issues, and why Joe Meno owes me a royalty check.
Some of you may have caught wind of the I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin free Kindle giveaway that is currently going on now through August 28th. What you may not know is that I am also planning to post details about the giveaway—details such as the giveaway totals and the tactics I used to make people aware of the giveaway—every evening here on my blog as part of my Book Marketing Tests and Studies category. This post serves as the first in the 5(ish) part series. The plan I am giving my newest novel, I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin, away for FREE through the Amazon Kindle store from 8/24 through 8/28. No catches. No gimmicks. Totally Free. My hope is a simple one: I want to see how many free copies get downloaded, which I hope translates into a few reader reviews, which I hope perpetuates future readers…