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There comes a time when decisions need to be made. Is it better to enroll in KDP Select and offer freebies, or not?
So far, I've got Forever Young: Blessing or Curse still enrolled, as well as Girl of My Dreams.
I took my most recent romantic comedy, Her Handyman, off the program, but may put it back on later. I have mixed feelings about offering freebies. After a free event, I do get more sales, but then I wonder if some readers notice it's available free for Prime members, which means it will probably be free for everyone else for five days, somewhere along the line. That seems a double-edged sword.
Anyway, I'll see how the system goes, and learn if any other alternatives present themselves.
In the meantime, I'm not completely neglecting other sources, since two of my books, Killer Career, and Two Wrongs, are still available on all the Smashwords sites, as well as on Amazon.
For excerpts and buy links to all my books, you're welcome to check them out at:
http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com
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Girl of My Dreams
by Morgan Mandel |
I'm happy to report that my second born book,
Girl of My Dreams, went viral during the promotion last weekend, resulting in 16,465 downloads in the US, 3024 in the UK, 388 in Germany and 84 in Canada, with lesser amounts in other countries.
At one point,
Girl of My Dreams reached #13 in Free Kindle Books, which is my personal best in KDP Select promotions! At 99 cents now, it's still doing well after the free promotion. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out:
http://amzn.com/B0065R11QOI hope everyone who clicked to download during the promotion will enjoy reading about the madcap adventures of the straitlaced assistant who became a reality show contestant. I'll be writing future romantic comedies later, because they're a lot of fun to do!
Next in the works is Blessing or Curse. Yes, I've been promising that for a while, but I'm almost through with my edits before it goes to the editor. I haven't paid too much attention to it, since I needed to give my already written books their due first. Blessing or Curse contains five separate romance stories about test subjects who take the Forever Young pill. This one's not a comedy, as it explores a range of emotions. Before doing another event, I plan on getting this book into shape.
As you may have guessed, authors don't have the luxury of just writing. Marketing is an important part of the business these days.
What about you? Do you spend time on special promotions? If so, what type?
Find all of Morgan Mandel's books at
http://www.morganmandel.comHer romantic comedies are also at
http://www.chicklitfaves.comTwitter: @MorganMandel
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| Girl of My Dreams by Morgan Mandel |
Children, commercials, news - It seems the first of anything get the most attention.
When I heard
Two Wrongs was accepted for publication, I was over the moon with joy. I'd finally achieved a goal I'd worked hard to get.
I set out to write another book, called
Girl of My Dreams, and was also thrilled when that was accepted by the publishing company. Still, the second book took a backseat in the sense it wasn't my very first.
During a conversation with my mystery author friend,
Austin S. Camacho, in the book room of a
Love is Murder Mystery Conference, he convinced me that self-publication was worth the effort and expense. If I paid attention to what I wrote, then hired an editor and book designer, I could get a quality book ready in less time than the traditional route. Not only that, the cost was within my means. I'm grateful to him for that advice, since the older I've gotten, the more I don't feel like waiting. I've self-published
Killer Career,
Forever Young:Blessing or Curse and
Her Handyman since our talk.
I digress. The purpose of this post is actually to mention my second born book, Girl of My Dreams, for which I received the rights back and got a brand new cover designed by
Stephen Walker in the process, is taking center stage this Friday, Feb. 8, through Sunday, Feb. 10.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - My romantic comedy about the straitlaced assistant's madcap adventures in a reality show will be FREE for Kindle or download to PC on Feb. 8 through Feb 10. See the links below to click for your freebie. I'd love to get tons of downloads so I can offer my second born her day in the sun!
US/India Link:
http://amzn.com/B0065R11QOUK Link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0065R11QODE Link:
http://www.amazon.ca/Girl-of-My-Dreams-ebook/dp/B0065R11QOFR Link:
http://www.amazon.fr/Girl-of-My-Dreams-ebook/dp/B0065R11QOES Link:
http://www.amazon.es/Girl-of-My-Dreams-ebook/dp/B0065R11QOIT Link:
http://www.amazon.it/Girl-of-My-Dreams-ebook/dp/B0065R11QOJP Link:
http://www.amazon.jp/Girl-of-My-Dreams-ebook/dp/B0065R11QOBR Link:
http://www.amazon.br/Girl-of-My-dreams-ebook/dp/B0065R11QOENJOY MY SECOND BORN BOOK!!!
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| MORGAN MANDEL |
I'm a little late posting today. I got so caught up in putting together my new website, I didn't want to stop!
Anyway, it's done now, so, of course, I want everyone to see it!
This particular website is devoted to my Chick Lits a/k/a romantic comedies/humorous romances.
Chick Lit Faves is the site name and the link is: http://www.chicklitfaves.com
Come on over, take a look, and tell me what you think!
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| Morgan Mandel |
Morgan Mandel writes Romances, Mysteries and Thrillers
Find all her books at
http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.comAmazon Author Page:
http://amazon.com/author/morganmandelChick Lit Faves Website:
http://www.chicklitfaves.com
Today, I saw a feature story on Yahoo about a 60 year old ritual that appears to have been broken, but no one knows why. Some man would come every year to visit Edgar Allan Poe's grave to leave roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac. For some reason, he didn't make it this year. All kinds of speculation is happening about why. Here's the link to the story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_poe_mystery_visitor
Reading the account made me think about the importance of rituals in our writing and how they're indicators of a character's personality or station in life.
There are tons of rituals. They can involve religion, hygiene, family, work, sleep habits, holidays, you name it.
Here are some of my own rituals, involving food:
Popcorn at movies
Hamburgers with ketchup and mustard on a hamburger bun or on rye bread
Mustard, never ketchup, on hotdogs
Pepsi, with ice at my evening meal - Never Coca Cola
Eating dinner from a TV tray while watching television
Going to a Chinese restaurant for Chinese New Year
Going to a Mexican restaurant for Cinco De Mayo
Turkey at Thanksgiving
In my romantic comedy, Girl of My Dreams, my main character and her love interest share a Friday night ritual of eating pizza while working late.
What about you? Have you included a ritual in one of your books? Or maybe you'd like to share a personal ritual. It doesn't have to be about food. It can be anything.
Morgan Mandel
http://morganmandel.blogspot.com/
http://www.morganmandel.com/
http://facebook.com/morgan.mandel
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While about 80% of my sales are through Amazon (I recently had a couple on Amazon Germany, woohoo!) I do get steady sales on B&N, Smashwords, and a few other sites. I think it's best to be widespread.