It’s a delight, as ever, to chat. I hope our toe dips into fall weather suit you. More so, I hope you are well and reasonably balanced during this COVID craziness. I remain working my day job remotely. Miss my work mates; six months apart is a PITA, but it’s working.
Speaking of working, my wee-hours-of-the-morning job goes well, too. I’m quite excited to announce my first promotion of my book series, THE LGBT SUPERHEROES! Books I-III. My series is written to read like a fun, farcical movie on the page (think Dick Tracy meets Batman meets Popeye – sort of, lol). They’re quirky, they’re queer, they’re vigilantes – ordinary people who, together, do extraordinary things. The novels are written to entertain and celebrate diversity by an LGBTQ ally.
Book I pubbed last October, and it moved pretty well, hitting #7 in LGBT drama and plays and top 100 in LGBT mysteries (a huge subgenre). Book II pubbed in February, and Book III pubbed in August, with no promotion until now.
So…ta da! Here’s the gist of my promotion. The eBooks price at $4.99 – typical for indie-author mysteries self-published on Amazon.com. But for five days, Monday through Friday, Sept. 14-18, I’m doing a deep discount to kickstart the series promotion. Please note, this is for eBooks only, not print.
And here’s the deal: Book I will be FREE, Book II will cost 99₵, and Book III will be $2.99. Ta da (once again)!
So, yes! If you’re new to the series I hope you’ll download Book I, on me – it costs nuthin’, nada, zero. Have you read Book I? Book II will cost a whopping 99₵, the price of a convenience store coffee (any size). Want the whole series? All three novels will cost a total of $3.98, 27₵ less than a small Salted Caramel Mocha Latte at Starbucks (seriously, I just looked it up). Such a deal!
Round two of the series’ promotion will see a price increase, still aggressive but intended to earn me some dough from hopefully continuing sales as Amazon’s algorithms get all wiggly and I put a new ad into play.
You can find my books on my Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-C.-Smith/e/B07YQVPH7Y?ref=dbs_mng_calw_a_0.
So, this is cool. The promotion will appear on four reader websites and email blasts this week, placing my books in front of more than a million voracious readers of fun mysteries. I’m hoping for zillions of free downloads as a way of getting my books and my brand out to the public. And, of course, I’m hoping those who do download Book I will enjoy it and come back to buy Books II and III.
In the front and back matter of the books I invite readers to sign up for my occasional email newsletter, as I hereby invite you. Just go to my website, www.scottcsmithauthor.com, and sign up. If you do, you’ll receive a FREE compilation of series prequel short stories in whatever eBook format you want (one for each book; they’re prequels but are put in context if read after the books). The newsletter is simply a way to stay in touch with readers every month or so, and also let you know about work in progress, upcoming book releases, and such. I will never sell or give away your email address, and if you want, it’s easy to unsubscribe. You’re also welcome to like my Facebook page, www.facebook.com/scottcsmithauthor. And, feel free to forward this email and pass on all this happiness to anyone you want.
My next book releases will happen sooner than later. I’m working away on book two of my new mystery series, quite different from the current series, although the protagonist is one of the important supporting characters. This mystery series, however, is set in the ‘80s and is somewhat dark, noirish, and is told in the first-person, so a single point of view, a big change from my superheroes novels. I’m holding off publishing until I start book three, so I can do a quick release (monthly) on this series – one of many self-publishing marketing strategies.
Speaking of marketing – one of the most important aspects of making it in the gigunda self-publishing business is receiving book reviews and ratings. So, if you enjoy my novels, please leave your review and rating on each book’s page on Amazon. You’ll have the sincere thanks of a grateful indie author.
Well, that’s it for now. (Takes a deep breath.) Thanks for your interest and support as I carve out my indie author career while working as a news editor full time and being married to the most wonderful woman on earth. Without Leigh’s endless love and enthusiastic support, I could never pull this off.
Peace…….