Captain Fantastic
Footballguy
Greetings, FBG'ers.
So as many of you know, I took the plunge last year to become a full-time writer. Has been an incredible journey thus far (pursuing a dream = awesome...but accompanied by the not-so-awesome part of zero guaranteed income while the kids still seem to want to eat three meals a day...way selfish of them). <_<
Released my first novel - the suspense/thriller Hostile Takeover - last fall to nice praise from critics and readers (very flattering) and pretty decent sales for an author no one has ever heard of.
A few weeks ago, the follow-up thriller Second Son was released. A fun experience because there was some anticipation among an established reader base who were anxious for the second book (also flattering).
HOWEVER, "sales that are good for an unknown writer" is NOT the same as "sales that will eventually pay for my kids college education" (or even "sales that will allow me to buy my kids an overpriced soda when we go to the movie theater"). To really make a living at writing, you need to be a NY Times bestseller (and keep books on that list year after year).
Sooooo...one thing I'm attempting is an old marketing staple known as "giving a free sample and praying the customer likes it enough to buy something else with real dollars".
It's covert advertising that isn't particularly covert since I'm telling you about it here...but FBG brothers hide nothing from each other (and we don't shake hands, cause brothers gotta hug).
The first book I ever published was The Three Christmases of William Spencer. It's a family-friendly book with a Chicken Soup for the Soul'ish vibe. Fine for readers of all ages but geared more toward parents and grandparents. The book shares a warmhearted message about happiness and the meaning of Christmas.
In the spirit of the season (and the spirit of that marketing attempt mentioned earlier), the digital book is offered FREE until this Sunday, Dec 18th. Available on Kindle or the Kindle App on your iPad, computer, etc. Just go to the product page on Amazon and click the "Buy Now" button (you'll be "buying" it for zero dollars).
Being that this is the FBG Free-for-All, please feel free to read it then return to this thread and kill it. And feel free to say the author is funny-looking and should be ashamed for self-promotion in a sacred space like these boards. It's all true.
But if you read it and like it, I would ask that you please share the "free promotion" with someone in your life who might enjoy a warmhearted story this holiday. And, if possible, please share it with them prior to the expiration on Sunday 12/18 (after that, they'll have to pay real money for the book...tragic).
Thank you and merry Christmas one and all. Now roast away. I deserve it.
So as many of you know, I took the plunge last year to become a full-time writer. Has been an incredible journey thus far (pursuing a dream = awesome...but accompanied by the not-so-awesome part of zero guaranteed income while the kids still seem to want to eat three meals a day...way selfish of them). <_<
Released my first novel - the suspense/thriller Hostile Takeover - last fall to nice praise from critics and readers (very flattering) and pretty decent sales for an author no one has ever heard of.
A few weeks ago, the follow-up thriller Second Son was released. A fun experience because there was some anticipation among an established reader base who were anxious for the second book (also flattering).
HOWEVER, "sales that are good for an unknown writer" is NOT the same as "sales that will eventually pay for my kids college education" (or even "sales that will allow me to buy my kids an overpriced soda when we go to the movie theater"). To really make a living at writing, you need to be a NY Times bestseller (and keep books on that list year after year).
Sooooo...one thing I'm attempting is an old marketing staple known as "giving a free sample and praying the customer likes it enough to buy something else with real dollars".
It's covert advertising that isn't particularly covert since I'm telling you about it here...but FBG brothers hide nothing from each other (and we don't shake hands, cause brothers gotta hug).
The first book I ever published was The Three Christmases of William Spencer. It's a family-friendly book with a Chicken Soup for the Soul'ish vibe. Fine for readers of all ages but geared more toward parents and grandparents. The book shares a warmhearted message about happiness and the meaning of Christmas.
In the spirit of the season (and the spirit of that marketing attempt mentioned earlier), the digital book is offered FREE until this Sunday, Dec 18th. Available on Kindle or the Kindle App on your iPad, computer, etc. Just go to the product page on Amazon and click the "Buy Now" button (you'll be "buying" it for zero dollars).
Being that this is the FBG Free-for-All, please feel free to read it then return to this thread and kill it. And feel free to say the author is funny-looking and should be ashamed for self-promotion in a sacred space like these boards. It's all true.
But if you read it and like it, I would ask that you please share the "free promotion" with someone in your life who might enjoy a warmhearted story this holiday. And, if possible, please share it with them prior to the expiration on Sunday 12/18 (after that, they'll have to pay real money for the book...tragic).
Thank you and merry Christmas one and all. Now roast away. I deserve it.
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