Happy Christmas

It’s that time of year again when we all put smiles on our faces and go around wishing people Happy Christmas. Wouldn’t it be lovely if we greeted people constantly with smiles on our faces and were all nice to each other all the time? Well, for all of you who drop in on my blog page, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I probably won’t be blogging again until the New year because of my own commitments and the fact that I am still battling with the task of building my new website. There’s just enough time to tell you that five of my six titles will be free on Amazon over the Christmas period. I hope you feel like downloading one or two and perhaps letting your friends know. But that’s it now; have fun and enjoy the festivities.

Amazon Daily Deal 19th. Dec.

THE BOY FROM BERLIN by Michael Parker, Amazon Daily Deal for today, the 19th. at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009R6A26U/?tag Check it out and please share with your friends. Thank you

Building Plans

A Time For Giving?

So December is upon us and we turn our thoughts to giving. I am thinking about giving some titles away this month, but instead of using the Kindle Select programme, which I will be doing over the Christmas period, I am considering a Kindle giveaway. But this time I may ask for something in exchange, a promise: one where the recipient promises to post a review on Amazon for me. You may wonder why I’m asking for something in exchange, but it’s quite simple; I have given several paperbacks away through Goodreads and have only picked up one review. I must admit it was a three star review, but it was a review nonetheless. There’s another reason for this as well: I’m hoping to gauge the response I get to my posts. It’s a bit like radio and TV competitions. They are used to calculate how many listeners/viewers are tuning in. It’s not rocket science really: if the response is poor then the producers need to come up with something people want to listen to and watch. So it is with my blog posts. I have very little idea just how effective I am, and judging by my low sales figures, I know I need to change the way in which I network socially and hopefully improve my sales figures. I’m also thinking about developing another side to my blog postings in that I might use a dedicated website just for blogs and social contact. I have read a great deal from many sources on how to reach out into the book world and attract readers. I must admit that I believe word of mouth is the best way for indie writers like myself. It’s a long road to walk on but once established it could reap dividends. So, for those of you who check my postings from time to time, keep an eye open just in case I do make that leap into the unknown. Wish me luck!