NonLocal Publishes “Infinite Waters” Short Story
The NonLocal Science Fiction Magazine published recently my short story, "What's in a Name?" as part of its Fantastical Fiction Feature. The FFF is a periodic publication featuring standout pieces of short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. If you’re a new sci-fi...
Bookbub Insights: 9 Ways to Market your Book
After focusing on both stand-alone releases and books that are part of a series, this last post in my Bookbub Insights series suggests nine different ways to promote any book. Some of these you may be familiar with; others will probably be news to you. The post is...
Bookbub Insights: Get More Reviews
The penultimate post in my Bookbub Insights series deals with that age-old question: how to get more readers to review your book. Following my post, How to Score Great Amazon Reviews: Resources and More, I will now include here some of Bookbub's ideas on the subject,...
Bookbub Insights: Launch a New Book that’s Part of a Series
Continuing my Bookbub-inspired series of book marketing posts, I will now address the question of promoting a new book that's part of a series. Series novels let you reach new readers who still haven’t discovered your books yet. Hook readers on one book, and chances...
Bookbub Insights: Increase Sales of Standalone Books
I often mention that promoting stand-alone books requires completely different strategies to promoting a series. Marketing strategies, like the highly effective tactic of making one book permafree as a gateway into a series, won’t work for stand-alones. So, how does...
Bookbub Insights: How Long Should a Promo Last?
Following my post on how to get your book listed with Bookbub, I now continue with the second question: how long should a book promo last? Turns out that the answer depends on what your goals are: are you looking to increase revenue, to market a book series, or to hit...
Bookbub Insights: How to Get your Book Selected
You're most likely familiar with Bookbub; probably the biggest online book promoter. You may not be aware of Bookbub Partners, though; Bookbub's tips area. Subscription is free, and the site is chock full with excellent tips and statistics on book promos. I strongly...
Full Moon in Athens
It was a full moon the other day, and Electra and I ventured downtown - something we rarely do. In fact, we hadn't been downtown in a couple of months. So, I'm not sure what I expected to see, to be honest. Judging by the media horror stories, endless lines of...
$0.99 Stories (Available 3 Days Only)!
Monday through Wednesday (8/10 through 8/12) you can grab a copy of Reunions or Murder: Horror Flash Fiction Stories for only 99 cents! Published by the Short Story & Flash Fiction Society (SSFFS), Reunions is a heartwarming anthology. It’s the Society's first...
3rd Place Award in the First Annual Bloggers Bash
A very special win for this blog is its recent 3rd place award in the first Annual Bloggers Bash, for most Informative Blog. A huge thank-you to everyone who voted for me. To be honest, I never expected to win - not when competing against such worthy opponents, whose...
Tips from Movies to Create Emotional Connection with your Reader
This is a guest post by Tim White. Tim is a passionate blogger for the best essay service Essayhipster. He is also a fan of tennis, creative writing and good wine. Anyone looking for a courteous, punctual guest blogger with something cool to say, should definitely...
Mercury is Gone
You may remember my publisher friend, Dan Dombrowski. He sent me this awesome artwork the other day, and I just had to share. Drawn by Joe Stansbury, it is based on Robert Blumenstein's story "Delivery to Venus" from the Nonlocal Science Fiction Magazine Issue #1. Joe...