Your wallet feeling a little light from the Christmas holiday spending spree?  Why not put in for a free book? There are only a few days left to sign up for the Goodreads giveaway of Stenson Blues: Kingdom of Haven Book 2.   I’m giving away five signed paperback copies as a promotion for the release […]

I love writing but not so much marketing.  Up until recently, all my marketing efforts had been at the local level:  Book signings, talking to local bookstores, talking with local groups.  As a result, I have sold more paperback books than e-books.  And while I’ve had an author website for a while, It was stagnant […]

I was always a math and science kinda guy in school.  Math made sense and science was logical.  If you went back and looked at my high school yearbook, probably half the inscriptions read something like:  “Thanks for helping me get through chemistry.”  People wanted to sit next to me in those classes, but no […]

My Goodreads giveaway completed on September 30th.  I gave away 5 signed copies of The Order of the Wolf to promote the coming release of book 3 The Eastern Factor.  I had 604 people sign up for the giveaway.  I’m considering this a success, because 604 more people have heard of me and my books […]

Marketing is for the birds! At least that is what I want to say.  I should be able to stay in my warm cozy little writing cocoon and not worry about such things.  Well, to stick with the bird analogy, maybe I’ll stay right here in my protective shell instead. The temptation is strong.  I […]