Easter, Tulips, and The wall of Death! Pam Howes
Well the main topic of conversation on writer forums and
groups at the moment seems to be the Amazon Goodreads twinning/partnership or
whatever, - and authors voicing their opinions as to whether it's a good thing.
There seems to be a divided opinion. I have to be honest and say that Goodreads
is a mystery to me. I can never find my way around the place and when I do a
review I'm never sure if I've put it in the right place. I avoid the site as
much as I can, only venturing on there for the odd nosy when the fancy takes
me. It seems to be full of daft reader lists. "Characters we hate." "Authors
to avoid." "Books to read when you change your socks!" I mean,
what's that all about? As far as I'm concerned the site needs a damn good
moderator and a few ground rules. Anyway, grouse over for today! But it would
be interesting to hear other's views on the subject.
My first novel and I didn't make the next round of ABNA and
I have to be honest here and say that I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I
saw my name wasn't on the second list. I had a lot of misgivings after the
first list was issued, like, why did I do it? And, haven't I always had two
feet strongly in the Indie camp? Why would I want to sign away my rights to my
first-born? I put it down to a moment of madness and won't do anything like
that again. I mean, they might have wanted to change the cover and I love the
one it's got; designed by the talented Jane Dixon Smith, to my own brief. I've
never submitted to agents, publishers or anyone else for that matter. I love my
independence and value it greatly, so can only guess that I had a mild
brainstorm, swept along with all the excited participants just to see if it
could get past the first stage.
I did my first book launch on Facebook on Good Friday. First time I've ever done one, even though it's my seventh release and maybe something I should have done sooner. I really enjoyed it. Lots of people popping in and leaving amusing and encouraging comments. We had virtual champers and a bit of Rock'n'Roll from Buddy Holly and The Crickets. I accrued many sales and a good ranking on Amazon for That'll Be The Day, within the first twenty-four hours. It's something I'll definitely consider again for the next one, so if it's something you're thinking of doing, I'd say go ahead.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thatll-RocknRoll-Romance-Series-ebook/dp/B00C2YT50S/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305147688&sr=1-3
And talking of the next one - I've enjoyed studying Wall of
Death videos on You Tube as part of my research. Quite exciting and a change
from my usual music based stories. I think a visit to a fairground show will be
on the cards at some point in the not too distant future. Until next time, when
surely we'll be celebrating a bit of warm weather, take care. Pam.
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