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I read my story Petty Injuries at The Next Best Book Blog.

August 27, 2012

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.

Day 3 of Does a Free Kindle Promotion Work?

August 26, 2012

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,…

Day 2 of Does a Free Kindle Promotion Work?

August 25, 2012

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…

Day 1 of Does a Free Kindle Promotion Work?

August 24, 2012

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…