Tag: Newsletter
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Spare Time
A Snippet of Fiction Author Note: After hiking through a local woodland and napping in the sunshine yesterday, I settled in at my desk to devote an hour to whatever came to mind. Writing eight hundred words without a game plan may not seem like much of a cause for celebration considering that over the…
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Ticktock, Ticktock
In case you’re an author interested in promoting your book(s) or seeing how Bookfunnel works, you might be interested in taking a closer look at the Group Promo I set up for my two Oregon Meltdown companion novels. The basic steps involve these four aspects: If there are any Bookfunnel users out there who have…
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Old Crow Books Newsletter Interview
Shout-out to Sue Robertson Danells for both this wonderful newsletter & the chance to be interviewed for the February edition. LINK Interview with Drew Faraday 1) What inspired you to become an author? I had the great fortune to grow up in a family where hard work and storytelling went hand in hand. As I…
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Part 1: This Side of the Fence
Note: As you may know, over the past few years I’ve been sharing aspects of my writing journey as I’ve completed, launched, & promoted two Oregon Meltdown companion novels. However, this week instead of posting about writing, I decided to share an excerpt of my published fiction. The following two chapters (≈ 3000 words) are…
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Stepping Back
Even though I’ve been posting weekly for the past eight months or so, I decided to take last week off as part of a shift in my writing regimen. After more than a year of revising, formatting, promoting, & whatnot, I’m finally coming to terms with being burned out. And not just mildly so. I’m…
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Loose Ends
Nothing takes the wind out of my sails like getting ready to celebrate reaching a milestone (in this case, finishing the promo stack for Core Haven: Hope Amid the Ruins), only to realize how many loose ends are still fluttering in the breeze, so to speak. I actually find my reaction comical since I knew…
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Truth Be Told
Well, I have to admit, I’m glad the promo stack week for Core Haven: Hope Amid the Ruins is now in the record book. I put more time, energy, & money into promoting that second Oregon Meltdown companion novel of mine than I care to admit. No doubt a more rational person might ask if…
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The Countdown Begins
What can I say? My one-week promo stacking/Kindle Countdown Deal has officially launched & the sense of relief I have is enough to prompt an exuberant happy dance. Fortunately for you, I’m not the type to film myself doing anything like that & posting it on my various social media platforms. Instead, I’ll let your…
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A Week Away
🎶Here comes the promo, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the promo, & I say— Help! I need somebody, Help!🎶 Actually, I may not have every last piece of this crazy promo stacking adventure lined out, but I feel confident enough to actually sing, 🎶It’s all right.🎶 (That’s in honor of my late Uncle Fab, as in Fab…
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Latest Shout-outs
As my upcoming promotion weekend for Core Haven: Hope Amid the Ruins approaches (Dec 5th through the 8th), I’m happy to report that some of the pieces are fitting together nicely. I’ve gotten quite a few more reviews, a free interview for a magazine article, a free press release written by a professional PR firm,…
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Press Release Surprise
OK, I gotta admit, the last time I had an adrenaline rush even close to what I have going right now was when I was about a hundred feet from summiting Mt Jefferson. That’s why I’m posting this unscheduled blog the day before my usual newsletter goes out. Do me a favor & take a…
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Noise Shields Up
Gotta love cold emails about as much as cold calls, right? Out of the blue. Suspicious. Amazingly detailed—in this case, about both my novels, one of which hasn’t yet seen the light of day except for the first two chapters as a sample. I suppose I could view the increased amount of such invasive traffic…
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Promotion Time
If you haven’t seen a Bookfunnel promo landing page like the one I’ve organized, now’s your chance. The setup is pretty straightforward, so I highly suggest you give the page a look, as well as any & all of the selections. Also, you can preorder Core Haven, my upcoming release, until its launch on July…
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Soft Focus
Every now & then, I imagine easing into this last proofreading phase for my upcoming release, Core Haven, as if I were slipping into a hot tub on a winter day and letting the penetrating warmth soothe my aches and pains. At other times, I think of this leg of my self-publishing journey as a…
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One Step Closer
Confessions of a Checkoff List Devotee Photo by Vicky Sim on Unsplash Just spent a couple wonderful hours setting up this, that, & the other thing for the upcoming release of Core Haven, the companion novel I’ve been ballyhooing about. I know, I know…some readers will no doubt suggest I reframe self-promotion in a more…
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Cool Your Jets (v2.0)
Anybody lucky enough to be in my aunt’s sphere of influence has no doubt experienced one or more of her spontaneous deliveries of the title of this piece. Her rebuke always contains those same three words, but the impact can range from the mild end of the scale to the ultimate freeze in your damn…
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Deep Dive
If somebody asks what I like most about writing, I’ll reply in a heartbeat, “Oh, ____, for sure” (as in, the current phase). That’s because I’m incapable of pinpointing why I willingly work on writing for the lion’s share of my scarce free time and more of my coveted sleep time than I care to…
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And Then Along Came Substack
Update: A month or so ago, I decided to add Substack to my social media plate. Just finished setting everything up & published my first post. I’m including a copy of it below, along with the link info if you happen to be a current user on that platform or are interested in joining. I’ll…
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Spinning Plates, Revisited
About a year & a half ago, I started one of my published posts with the following: I remember as a kid watching a juggler balance more spinning plates on sticks & his body than I ever thought possible. While most everyone else in the crowd was fixated on another, more risqué, street festival act,…
