My experiment with KDP Select for my novel Rigel Kentaurus is nearly over. For two days, the free downloads racked up, and my ranking in Science Fiction/Adventure category has been as high as #7. I just couldn’t seem to get past big public domain names like H.G. Wells. Still, #7… Continue reading
Looks like I goofed setting up the free days for Rigel Kentaurus on Amazon. Instead of today and tomorrow, it will be tomorrow and Monday. Still a good deal, though. Can’t beat free!
I spent a good portion of the day cleaning up the details for Rigel Kentaurus. I had 8 sales in the first 24 hours, which is considerably better than Neanderthal Swan Song did. Last night, I realized that I forgot to include the cover illustration credits in, so I uploaded… Continue reading
For those who know me, you know that I am loathe to participate in programs by monopolistic companies, so it might come to a surprise that I have opted to enroll Rigel Kentaurus into the KDP Select program. In fact, I am rather surprised at my own decision reached only… Continue reading
It’s Pre-Release Day for my new novel Rigel Kentaurus, and I have a great deal for you! For 25 copies, or for 6 days–which ever comes first–I am making the full pre-release version of Rigel Kentaurus completely free. This is nearly the final release copy of the novel. It just… Continue reading
A quick status report on the two novels currently in play: I got back some good comments from a first reader yesterday on Rigel Kentaurus and I think I have what I need to finish this up. Polishing to commence. The same person helped me to nail down a couple… Continue reading
With a little help from SF author and closet graphic artist Brad Torgersen, I have a pretty nice cover for my forthcoming novel Rigel Kentaurus. Starting from an image I found on dreamstime, Brad made the art look a lot more like a scene from the story. Here is the… Continue reading
Beth Cato lives in the same metropolitan area as I do, though on the far opposite end. As it turns out, we have never met in person. I met her through Codex Writers Group. For somebody unfamiliar with the work of Beth Cato, how would you describe your fiction and… Continue reading
Alex Shvartsman is a Russian-born writer of science fiction and fantasy who only appeared on the scene a couple of years ago. He was once a professional player of Magic: The Gathering, and now operates King Games, the largest game store and internet cafe in New York City. … Continue reading
It appears there is a new meme called “Did I Notice Your Book” floating around the web, apparent started by Ciara Knight who writes paranormal and fantasy fiction. My book was noticed by Rusty Webb on his blog The Blutonian Death Egg. I had never heard of either of these… Continue reading
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