Junior Inquisitor

Junior Inquisitor

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Procrastination


Since I’ve been looking for an excuse (any excuse) to avoid doing rewrites, I thought I’d pretend to be productive by talking about what I’ve been reading. 
Right now, I’m reading American Nocture by Hank Schwable, 

https://goo.gl/XGMUbQ


and will get to that when I finish, but for now let me tell you about what I finished recently.

https://goo.gl/z4oZXv

The EarthCent Ambassador series is fluff reading, a modern-ish Victorian-style wacky escapade set in the distant future. There is a reason E. M. Forner has fifteen in the series so far, they’re fun to read.

If you’re looking for a bit of very light reading and you like to laugh, I rather enjoy The EarthCent Ambassador series. 

Now back to the important stuff, my books.
Yes, I am working on a new one.
Yes, I will finish it someday.
No, I'm not sure when.
No, I will not give spoilers.
Until then, if you haven't read my other books, try those first.



Ears burning?
Demons whispering madness?
Block the crazy with Junior Inquisitor, now an audio book
Junior Inquisitor Audible
 
 
 
Want to read the old fashioned way?
Click on the links and enjoy.
 
Junior Inquisitor Book One  


Soulless Monk Book Two  
 Smashwords - https://goo.gl/NXw3Gr
Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/5lCyaX
 
The Witch’s Lair Book Three 
Amazon - http://goo.gl/ZRO6Jw
Smashwords - https://goo.gl/MokJnC 
 Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/mJtTf8 
 
The Vampire of Rome Book Four
Smashwords The Vampire of Rome

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

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Ears burning?

Demons whispering madness?
Block the crazy with Junior Inquisitor, now an audio book
Junior Inquisitor Audible
 
 
 
Want to read in the old fashioned way?
Click on the links and enjoy.
 
Junior Inquisitor Book One  


  
Soulless Monk Book Two  
 Smashwords - https://goo.gl/NXw3Gr
Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/5lCyaX
 
The Witch’s Lair Book Three 
Amazon - http://goo.gl/ZRO6Jw
Smashwords - https://goo.gl/MokJnC 
 Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/mJtTf8 
 
The Vampire of Rome Book Four
Smashwords The Vampire of Rome

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Best Horror Novel of 2017


So this happened.
I did not even know about the contest, until Rick Gualtieri sent me a congrats notice.


Have to admit, I was pretty jazzed. In other news Chuck Wendig has a pretty good post on marketing. You can read it here.
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2017/09/06/why-i-hate-self-promoting-my-books-a-probably-not-helpful-list/
Chuck essentially says what I’ve said all along, you have to be unique and entertaining to get someone’s attention, the whole point of marketing after all, and you have to make it easy to buy your products. Being polite, positive and funny all help. But, again, you MUST entertain, give the person a reason to read your message and follow your instructions. Sending out “buy my book,” online is no more likely to get you sales, than yelling “buy my book,” on street corners.
Agree? Disagree? Feel free to comment.
 
The new book is being edited, should be out before 2018, hopefully much sooner.
Junior Inquisitor is being translated into Spanish and Italian. I'll let you know when they are ready.
 
Ears burning?
Demons whispering madness?
Block the crazy with Junior Inquisitor, now an audio book
Junior Inquisitor Audible
 
 
 
Want to read in the old fashioned way?
Click on the links and enjoy.
FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!
Get it free here - Goth Witch of Philly
 
Junior Inquisitor Book One  


  
Soulless Monk Book Two  
 Smashwords - https://goo.gl/NXw3Gr
Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/5lCyaX
 
The Witch’s Lair Book Three 
Amazon - http://goo.gl/ZRO6Jw
Smashwords - https://goo.gl/MokJnC 
 Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/mJtTf8 
 
The Vampire of Rome Book Four
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Amazon is not your friend

David Gaughran says the Kindle store is broken, and provides a plethora of evidence.

https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2017/07/15/scammers-break-the-kindle-store/

But is it broken? I say no. I think he's confusing his needs with Amazon’s needs.
 
 
 
 
To Amazon this is a great thing, even if it's via click farms
Amazon is in the business of moving product as quickly and efficiently as possible at a profit. Let me say that again;
Amazon is in the business of moving product as quickly and efficiently as possible at a profit.
 
There are only so many hours in a day, so manufacturers and content creators who move product will be rewarded and their complaints taken seriously, those who do not will be ignored. The other thing Amazon wants is people browsing their pages, and making impulse buys.

If the number one seller in the category Sci-Fi/ Space Opera is “Captured by The Busty Dominatrix Aliens of Planet X,” Amazon does not care. Amazon is there to sell books and other things, not provide tips on what is or is not quality literature.

Nor do they care where the reviews came from, so long as there are lots of them, as that will encourage more people to pick up a copy, or to check out a different book.

Same with Kindle Unlimited, there is only so much money to go around, the amount set by Amazon, who that money goes to is a secondary concern to moving product for Amazon.

 
Of course there are limits. Amazon will avoid headaches (lawsuits, bad PR campaigns, and so on), which is why they will occasionally clean up posted reviews, sometimes wiping out the authentic with the fake. However, to spend a lot of time focusing on making sure that only ‘good’ books written by honest people, with authentic reviews, are the ones sold, reduces the time Amazon can spend on moving product.

 
Moving product as quickly and efficiently as possible at a profit is Amazon’s raison d'etre.
Forget that at your own peril.
 
Ears burning?
Demons whispering madness?
Block the crazy with Junior Inquisitor, now an audio book
Junior Inquisitor Audible
 
 

 
Want to read in the old fashioned way?
Click on the links and enjoy.
FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!
Get it free here - Goth Witch of Philly
 
Junior Inquisitor Book One  


  
Soulless Monk Book Two  
 Smashwords - https://goo.gl/NXw3Gr
Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/5lCyaX
 
The Witch’s Lair Book Three 
Amazon - http://goo.gl/ZRO6Jw
Smashwords - https://goo.gl/MokJnC 
 Inquisitor Series - http://goo.gl/mJtTf8 
 
The Vampire of Rome Book Four




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