Monday, January 23, 2012

Kindle Select So Far and Off on Another Trip

Well I have three titles on Kindle Select now and they seem to be doing okay over the past couple of weeks. Hard to compare with Smashwords really as most of my Smashwords stuff is free and what isn't can take weeks to update sales. That said for the 90 days of exclusivity you have to give up for Select I think it is worth it for the exposure that five days of free promotion can give you on what seems to be the most active ebook provider.

On a story update note I have just about finished my next short/novellette and will put it up this week. I have even done the cover already which is rare for me. I have been tweaking photos I have taken using Gimp to make covers these days and I think they turn out pretty decent. Better than some of the crappy covers I used to make. I should really get around to fixing those.

I have started writing a new story but am not particularly happy with it so may come back to it or start a new one. I think I am almost up to a dozen abandoned stories now where I just can't seem to get them flowing right or the ideas right.

Off to Europe at the end of this week again. Seeing the southern parts mostly this time, Nice, Florence, Rome etc and also Lucerne, Prague and Vienna. Looking forward to it. Got a car at last and drove through the Cotswolds today, very scenic.

Anyways that's me for now.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

January update and Kindle Select

Okay well I ended up writing another 8000 words on that story I thought I had finished because I wasn't happy with the ending but it is just about done now just need to go over it and fix up a few continuity errors I would have made.

I am going to try out this new Kindle Select thing they have going. You publish your book on Kindle Self Publishing and for 90 days people can rent it out like a library I believe. Also there is the option to promote your book for free for five days over the 90 day period which is what I like the most. I would have most of my stories free on Kindle if that option was provided but unfortunately it isn't.

The catch is that the 90 days the book is on Kindle Select it has to be exclusive to Kindle so can't publish it on Smashwords until after that time. I am happy to make this sacrifice to give it a shot. I took 'Show Off' off of Smashwords today and chucked it on Kindle. Once the publishing process goes through I will enrol it in Kindle Select and see how it goes. Should be interesting.

Next I will be finishing another story I started. No idea how long it will be but likely at least novelette length.

Hope everyone is enjoying 2012 so far!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Contemplation

At a bit of a crossroads at the moment. With life and a story. Finished a short story that I like today, it is very short, only around the 2000 words mark but I was happy with it which is rare. That said I could probably keep it going but I think it might lessen the story. Or not. I don't know. I'll think about it.

Bought a car at last so be good to be on the road in the UK. Going to take a while to get used to the roads but it will be so much easier to see everything.

Will have another story up on smashwords soon apart from the one I finished today. Got to do a cover is all.

Out

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

New Story Up on Smashwords

New story up on Smashwords. Link here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/119493

Another should be up there by the end of the week, once I finish going over it.

Happy New Year!