Whenever I post earnings figures to author forums, writers ask me about my advertising techniques. Do I prefer AMS or Facebook ads? Am I more of a Bookbub guy? Do I target authors, keywords, or ASINs, and how high do I bid? I’ve sold almost $50,000 worth of e-books and paperbacks in the first 80 […]
Read more >Her Last Breath, the first novel in the Wolf Lake thriller series, is now available in audiobook. Produced by classically trained actress Daniela Acitelli, Her Last Breath tells the gripping tale of a sheriff’s deputy with autism tracking a deranged serial killer in upstate New York. After producing for Hachette, Bookouture, Harper Collins, and […]
Read more >Book cover. Title. Burb. These comprise the holy trinity of indie publishing success. In a recent post to the 20Booksto50K forum, super indie author Craig Martelle challenged authors to post the title of their latest book, plus the first few lines from the blurb. For those of you wondering, the blurb is the description readers […]
Read more >Three years ago, FBI agent Darcy Gellar almost died at the hands of a serial killer. Is the killer back? Struggling with her demons, Darcy moves her family to Genoa Cove. Then a body surfaces along the coast. And the evidence points to one man: the killer Darcy put behind bars three years ago. […]
Read more >Rather than post another monthly summary, I’m offering a two-year revenue chart to kickstart your writing in 2021. I’ve included key releases on the chart to give you an idea of where my growth came from. I write serial killer thrillers and psychological suspense in the vein of Lisa Gardner, Christopher Greyson, Lisa Regan, […]
Read more >Several years ago, legendary indie author Mark Dawson taught a generation of authors how to build a mailing list on Facebook. Since that time, cost-per-click (CPC) has risen significantly on Facebook, tempting authors to switch to list builders such as Book Funnel, Story Origin, and Prolific Works. But do list builders provide cost-effective methods for […]
Read more >T.R. Ragan outdid herself with “A Dark Mind“, book three in the Lizzy Gardner thriller series. Lizzy has a knack for attracting dangerous serial killers, and this time it’s “The Lovebird Killer” stalking Lizzy through the shadows. Ragan furthers the character arcs of Lizzy, Jared, Jessica, and Hayley, with one of the supporting characters stepping […]
Read more >Psychological thriller author Natalie Barelli has a new release on Amazon. Unfaithful is only a few weeks old and already has 175 5-star reviews. “Thank you,” I say sweetly when she tells me I’m lucky to have such a beautiful family. But I want to tell her it’s not just luck. A family is like […]
Read more >Woot! We did it! Because so many of you read Her Last Breath, we peaked in the Top-50 of Psychological Thrillers on Amazon. This is my first novel to reach these lofty heights, and I have my loyal readers to thank. He’s hunting a psychopath. And now the killer wants him dead. After he’s shot […]
Read more >I set personal records for monthly profit ($7939), KDP revenue ($9729), and page reads (1.67 million). Except for a few predictably slow days around Thanksgiving, sales and KU page reads remained consistent all month. There were no new releases in November. But the late-October release of the last book in my Darkwater Cove thriller series […]
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