Thursday, 1 August 2013

The Serial and Audiobook Revolution by Amanda Meuwissen

Well  , Sitting and writing The e book requires  A lot of patience ...And  I am  on the Terrace of that kind of  stress .....Meanwhile , I heard about kindle serials  From many authors...And no idea how it works . But ,in my recent conversations with Amanda Meuwissen ,the author of Incubus Saga , who had launched her first book  #1 of the series into the stores  ..I came to know many things about serials and also audio books . So ,I inspired with that conversations  , I would like to bring a knew topic to you, my readers...

 The Serial and Audiobook    Revolution     by     Amanda Meuwissen

I asked her ,Do this serial thing works ? 

A big Yes !!!  From her , she started

" Many of you probably know that Charles Dickens was a serial writer—he wrote in installments, much the same way we think of comics or television shows .The father of serial editions of literary works . We all owe him  alot , for introducing such kind of new medium ,in completely new way .This serials gave rise to audio feed. We are also all aware that audio has been on the rise for books and podfics, as listening during a commute to work or while doing other tasks is often much easier than picking up a book or eReader these days ".
 That was an impressive brief answer . 


Coming to your profession Amanda , Your  book was very attractive ,even though it's a just one of the first bite .How did you get into writing actually ,do you have experience outside.?


BigWorldNetwork.com  She said  with one word replay .. 


BigWorldNetwork.Com is a young, online indie publisher .With this , in our hands as a weapon we are looking to revolutionize publishing using those two ideas: serialization and audio. 


Please Will you elaborate !!!I  really wanted to get into this  thing ..quickly..


SHE started ... " Serials, we  publish stories chapter by chapter (or episode by episode, as they refer to it) on their website first, just like a television network but in written and audio format. Each series is presented in seasons of 12 episodes at a time, wrapping up as needed to finish the story. Many then go on to be compiled into paperbacks, eBooks, and audio books for traditional publication ".
   
Have you established the community or it was early starter without your hand... ?Here she reveals her strength....

" I began with BWN by submitting my novella The Collector, which ran with the website and is now available for purchase at the site and on Amazon. I formed a close relationship with the CEO, as I had started with the company during its first months, and am now the Managing Editor, overseeing series selection and the editing process for others ". 

That's really very important stuff ,from you.....

Anything for my readers  ,the story behind the set ? 

"  Oh Yes !  It’s amazing how rewarding it is to help others realize their creative visions, whether with new authors publishing their first stories, or with seasoned veterans looking for a new outlet. Running my newest novel Incubus (Book 1 in The Incubus Saga) with the site was a natural progression, as it is my dearest creation to date, and being able to record an audiobook appealed to my old actor sensibilities; though if I had wanted an outside narrator, I had that option.  The Collector was narrator by the very talented Blaise Douros (www.blaisedouros.com/Main.html).


So you chose self - publication   for your books ..How do you feel about that ?


"  You got many questions boy !! 


BigWorldNetwork.com allowed me to have a detailed hand in the creation of my books, just as I would have had if I self-published, but without having to learn and fuss over the typesetting on my own, or seek outside cover art assistance. Everything was done for me, with my input as the final say, until I was happy with the final product. And wow, am I happy with how it all turned out, and how the story will progress as I write Book 2 and 3 of The Incubus Saga with BWN as well " .


I will Go for the second book as well in that series and hope You success in future..

Some few words to our new authors.....?

Having a publisher willing to accept all types of fiction and non-fiction, in all ratings and genres, is important when there aren’t always options for GLBT writers like myself. I can’t imagine Incubus having been brought to life anywhere else, without audio, or without the adventure of serialization. So , go and visit new ventures .. and gain some experience on everything...Test the world , as it tests you...

Thank you , Yadav Prashanth for having me on the site..And I thank , Paranormal Cravings ...Also Have a look at  my books....Waiting for your response...After all what a writer expects other than this....HMMM.

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Lord Griffin’s Prize Katalina Leon

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Part of the Emerald Isles Fantasies series



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Tullamore Castle Ireland is an enchanted place where the unexpected happens. Phantom lovers materialize in haunted beds and a lonely griffin patrols the ramparts waiting to reclaim its mate. And that’s just the beginning.

For the adventure of a lifetime Maeve de’Burgo visits Tullamore to study genealogy. Through a magical act and time travel she becomes embroiled in a dangerous medieval romance and the unfinished life of her ancestor. Maeve gets thrown back in time to be captured, ravished and cherished as a war chief’s prize.

Ronan O’Griofa is a griffin-shifter, the most loyal of creatures. He’s been trapped in limbo as the avenging guardian of Tullamore since 1332 AD and longs to be free. When the soul of his wife returns to the castle he’s granted the privilege of becoming a man for one day to be her lover, win her heart and remind Maeve of a bond strong enough to last an eternity.




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I’m an artist, an author, mother and wife. I write for Ellora’s Cave, Loose Id Publishing and a couple new publishers to be announced soon. I try to bring a touch of the mystical and a big sense of adventure to everything I write because I believe there’s a bold, kick-ass heroine inside all of us who wants to take a wild ride with a strong worthy hero. 




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The Water Sign ::: By C.S. Samulski

The Water Sign
by C.S.  Samulski

                                   Give away ::
    C.S. will be awarding an ebook (international) of science fiction novel REVISION 7 by Booktrope author Terry Person at each stop to a randomly drawn commenter, and a grand prize of a $10 Amazon or B&N gift card will be awarded to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.


Here comes A Fantastic SCi---Fi NOVEL.......


BLURB:




The teachers taught us how to kill and made us dream for death. It is the only place the Struggle leads. And even it was a lie. 

I am too old to be a child. Still too young to be a soldier. But I am trapped as both.


My name is Ayax, though some call me the Water Sign – and this is the story of how I died so that the world might live. 

In a future torn apart by catastrophic climate change, biological warfare, and geopolitical upheaval, corporations have taken over the role of nation states. Protected by the re-purposed United Nations and their dreaded Peacekeepers, these corporations and their mercenary armies wage endless wars across all that remains of civilization. And hidden in this chaos, someone or something is stealing children and programming them to fight. The warriors that emerge at age fourteen are vicious and unlike any the world has ever seen.

Exploited by his teachers, and pursued by others who would use him for their own ends, Ayax must navigate our dystopian future filled with treachery, unlikely allies and forbidden AI technology. Is he the Water Sign as the Kafkari believe he is, or merely another experimental weapon?


AUTHOR Bio 

Casey S. Samulski, born May 31, 1985, is an American author - The Water Sign (2013) is his debut novel.

Casey studied literature as an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College before moving to New York City. There he worked as a freelance journalist covering the arts, local and national news, and public policy while continuing to work on his fiction. In 2009, Casey moved to Los Angeles where he currently resides. He has also studied applied Jungian psychology, the superflat movement in the arts, and quantum physics.


Casey began writing fiction at age seven and claims to have failed to complete more than one hundred novels before finishing his first, which he sold one month later to Booktrope Publishing.


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Tuesday, 30 July 2013

EASY AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MARKET YOUR EBOOK

EASY AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MARKET YOUR EBOOK
POSTED ON JULY 24, 2013 BY YADAV PRASHANTH
COURTESY : ALLA GILBERT ON B2BEXPLORE.COM
Are EBooks Easy to Publish?

The modern day books are the digital versions of your normal paperback or hardback books, and the former is much easier to publish and promote than the physical copies of books. In fact, you can easily market an eBook even if you are a newbie in the publishing industry. Self-publishing authors have an easy way out with EBooks.

It would be wrong to say that EBooks have surpassed the traditional books, but they have definitely complemented the sales of the traditional books. New and inexperienced authors find promoting their works through EBooks much easier and cheaper than through the traditional mode.

Effective Planning and Strategizing

Does marketing an EBook doesn’t involve so much planning and strategizing like the traditional mode of marketing? Can you do away with some steps? Do aesthetics like attractive posters, banners, and impactful promotional materials no longer play an importance? The answer to all this is a definite no-no.

These factors play a huge role even when you have adopted the digital mode of marketing. In the digital mode, this takes the form of designing an attractive and impactful cover page, design, and extract that both interests and intrigues people.

Deliver What is in Demand

Know the pulse of buyers. Get well-acquainted with the modern themes and trends in book writing and know what readers are attracted to in reading the most. The cover page is the first opportunity to be visible and please the buyers. If you fail there, even the best written content of yours won’t find a reader. So, the façade matters even in EBooks!

Don’t forget those days when you would buy a physical book after reading its backside summary. Make sure the title is highly impactful and triggers curiosity in the minds of visitors. The extract that you write for your EBook should neither be a tell-all nor an extremely vague thing. Moreover, make sure you are writing on something that is amiable to the mindset of readers. Nobody likes to read the type of story that was read by the generation of your forefathers. Sticking to a theme matters a lot; your book shouldn’t be a mishmash of many different themes. There is a difference between intriguing the readers and confusing them.

Distributing Free EBooks

The next thing is the channel of marketing. Make sure your EBook is there on Amazon, the largest and the most popular online retailer. Don’t shy away from placing your EBook on free EBook websites. Cheap things aren’t always of low quality.

When you are a ‘nobody’ in the industry, adopting cheaper means of marketing your book works. You can only ask for a price when you are already known and liked. The more your book is read and appreciated, the better it is for you. So, be generous with the first few weeks or months until your popularity score is something to reckon with.

Reviews

Just like you would read a book if your friend suggested it, the same goes for reviews for online books. Garnering reviews on your blog for your E Book is a great way to market your book. Don’t be afraid of negative comments.

You can always deliberate on those and make the outcome or the conclusion in your favor. Sometimes, negative reviews prompt many a reader to dig into the matter and actually read your book. So, welcome all kinds of reviews and a lot of them. Reviews are a great way to make your EBook popular and improve online sales.

Email Marketing

Email marketing works too, but make sure you don’t bombard the email recipients. Gone are the days when emails would be cherished and each one of them would be read. Draft a single but highly effective email so that there are no chances of it going unread.

Formatting your email so that you get a ‘read receipt’ when the recipient clicks on it will help you find out whether the subject of your email was impactful or not. Check the traffic of the web link that you post on the email meant for marketing. Compare the read receipts and the web link traffic to calculate the conversion ratio at each step. This way you will know how effective each step of your EBook marketing is.

Getting Social Works for EBooks Too

Promoting your EBook through social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and others are a great way and in fact, the most effective way to promote your EBook. If you are an author, set up a blog on Facebook and interact with your readers regularly. There’s no stopping you from succeeding when you do this.

Monday, 29 July 2013

Why Established authors recommend book reading ?


Here , after the release of the Idea ,of My Book [Currently Under Construction] , " Release Me"
#1 Of the series " Manifesto of Hell " , From the Clutches of my thoughts.
I was Desperately in need of new and fresh concepts, when I started.









I , like the other Authors and Prolific writers managed to gain much from my Own fantasy world i.e. dreaming , Surroundings and from my everyday life as well.The thoughts were towards My Chosen Subject for writing ,Which was Fantasy....


But, when I've written, sorry, Typed some content of about 10 to 12 pages as a progress of my project , I was dried. It was like , my brain got Totally Deserted.

All, I was left with just Concepts, but no wordings...at that moment..


I was lacking Words of some special Kind , that magical words which makes the readers to pin my book to their featured book list..or reading lists whatsoever. ..they could shout out about the book at the possible places..

I remembered , an article that I read Before A month By Lindsay Buroker...when I was searching the inter net For some details or may be about some tips I don't remember Exactly..
It SAID to be A good author, you Need to read many books.
Then after afew searches ,I found that many established authors read ,read and read more books. They mean it.

If you have chosen to write an e book , this says you have a strong will to put a master piece towards the audience ,at this point you have already jumped the hurdle's ,that bothers you of choosing this kind of endeavor.

Now It's time to be more wise. If you are currently chasing an idea of writing an ebook , you might have well stuffed your mind with the kind of story to present ,here in the literary world we call it as Genre or the Life of the book , which you could say otherwise.So , plan a plot and build your constriction around it and this will be the concrete base for sure...

As ,further you go, like each step the story will demand each scene ,that you have to climb carefully. Like each floor in the structure ,there are some special beings , usually we call them as Characters.

My friends, What I meat to say and I did to say is ,you should understand the subject that your character is characterized towards .This could be possible ,if you can make this from the books you have already read. May be from the most favorite character in the book , you have read.

I my self have read many books .I advise new authors and writers who are Writing  or starting new novels ,to read many books especially books from Earlier[old] authors .. Especially Print books from most successful authors .


After you get an I idea about the style of the author, you can carry out the sweep business , by testing new authors..or e books.


Here lies our cookie ,then grab the difference and you will master the technique ,when you find the difference .So ,many established authors and also ME,  recommend always to look for difference ..


Good Luck !!!!!!

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Special Offers by M.L. Ryan

M.L. Ryan is a profes­sional Author — not that she gave up her amateur status, but rather that she is over-educated with a job in which she spends a lot of time writing dry science non-Fiction. In an effort to strength­ened the less logi­cal side of her brain, she decided to write some of the many stories rolling around in her head. She lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband, son, four cats, two dogs and an adopt­ed desert tortoise.

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Meet Hailey - possessed by an otherworldly being who was trapped in her Kindle.


Hailey Parrish was quick-witted, irreverent, and hadn’t had a date in three years. She only wanted an eBook reader because her collection of paperbacks threatened to take over her small living space. Little did she know that the "special offers" that prompted the purchase included much more than a reduced price in exchange for a few ads. The device came pre-loaded with the essence of Sebastian Kess, an erudite womanizer with magical abilities from a parallel dimension. When she inadvertently releases him and he inhabits her body, she finally has a man inside her, just not in the way she imagined. And soon her predicament introduces her to yet another supernatural, the handsome could-be-the-man-of-her-dreams Alex Sunderland. Can Alex and Hailey find a way to return Sebastian to his own body, stay one step ahead of the criminals who want to keep him where he is, and not lose their sense of humor?
Special Offers, the first book of the Coursodon Dimension Series, combines paranormal romance, urban fantasy, a bit of science fiction and a healthy dose of quirky humor.


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Saturday, 27 July 2013

Review On Incubus by Amanda Meuwissen

****A four Stars Out of Five.....****

This ,book kept me Flipping the Pages constantly..Until ,I felt the end was early....I really can't wait any further For the second in the series..My try was worth reading the book ...Such a great scene description had blown me off ,The changeling , fae business ...The words and the fight Nathan puts up for the life ,to stand on the Promise to his mother . I really appreciate Amanda ...For such a huge portray....Much naturalism was visible even though it's a Fictitious work .For ,Who loves Fantasy will really enjoy this book. I really don't believe This is the only second Book from this author...Little drops but were exciting ..

I highly recommend this book...The very much attracted lines ....

"On the other side of the Veil, dark and light fae exist outside the knowledge of most humans."

I offer a trade for the return of my brother.”
“Do you now?” said the Messenger. “We have been waiting years for James Grier to join the court. What could you
possibly offer that would be worth more than a changeling?”
That word—changeling—made Nathan cringe, but he spoke