Month: July 2013

How To Make Your Book A Chart Topper

Have you ever wondered how those lucky authors get into the top one hundred on Amazon and yearn to join them? If only you could get a break, your book would break free from the pack and become a best-seller.

Just how many sales do you need to rise in the charts? 2,000? 200? Using Novelrank, I discovered that even two or three sales seemed to get my books to move quite significantly up the charts – admittedly, it was still lurking about in the thousands—however, I had a theory that might ensure it a place in the hundreds. Continue reading “How To Make Your Book A Chart Topper”

2013 Rogue Writing Contest

Assent Publishing wants submissions for their 2013 Rogue Writing Contest. All subgenres of horror, suspense, thriller, and apocalyptic fiction accepted. Complete manuscripts only, at novella (40,000 – 50,000) or full-length (70,000-100,000) word counts. All submissions will be judged by Assent Publishing’s acquisitions and imprint editors.

 

Prizes: Grand price receives Assent Publishing contract and assorted goodies.

Entry Fee: None

Deadline: Submissions accepted through October 31, 2013

For more information, visit their website.

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Indies Unlimited Writers up for Awards

The Indies Unlimited authors are killin’ it. Laurie Boris is a finalist in the Festival of Words competition in the literary fiction category for her novel Drawing Breath. DV Berkom, Carol Wyer, and Laurie Boris are all semifinalists in the Kindle Book Review 2013 Book Awards.

Not to be outdone, Entertainment Weekly has published its top 100 novels of all time. Frankly, there were some names on the list that I didn’t even know. As I perused the list, I was stunned to find that my novel, The Card, was sitting in the #13 spot! Who would have known?

Okay, we can dream. But that’s the point, we can dream. In fact, if you’re not, you might as well stop writing today. It can’t hurt to plaster a couple of things in your writing space that tells what the future can be. I wrote about that a while ago, you can find that here. You may not believe it, but manifestation boards do work. Here’s mine:

I need to do a new one because lots of the things on there came true. Try it, even without believing in it; stick it up on your wall and see how many things you accomplish in a year.

Featured Book: Shattered

Shattered
by Karl Jones
Available from Amazon.

A dark thriller by the #1 bestselling author

A village in terror, a killer on the loose, an author looking for his next bestseller. Is there a connection?

After the grisly discovery of a mutilated body, the small community of Greenville is held in the terrifying grip of a serial killer.

Author Jason Denton immediately falls under suspicion, and while Sergeant Underwood is determined to prove his guilt, no matter what how he has to do it, the relatives of those being killed aren’t so keen to wait for justice.

Caught in the middle is Donna Harp, a young constable partnered with the sergeant. She isn’t convinced the author is guilty, and is determined to catch the killer, whoever he may be, but is she being swayed by Denton’s charm?