After an awkward beginning they are soon drawn to each other and begin an unusual relationship. Travis is a zombie. He takes her into the world of Black Hollow a place that offers a second chance for the deceased. Victoria knows Travis can never offer her the life a normal young man could but gradually she starts to realise that if they can just overcome his existential crisis and kept him from falling apart they could share a life she'd never dreamed in a world she could never have imagined.
Only she thinks she might be being haunted by the dead bride of Travis's best friend, who has his own set of dangerous secrets locked away in an old garden hut. Dark Needs at Night's Edge. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. A Lady's Lesson in Scandal.
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How did Amanda Hocking promote her books?
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My Boyfriend is a Zombie
Shadows in the Brook. The Cowboy Meets His Match. In the Night Season.
Not Without a Wife! In Love with a Ruthless, Calloused Billionaire 1. Holt and the Texan.
I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. If you read Amanda's blog, you'll find that she got herself on every blog available when she published her first book. That's what started it all. Then you add talent and books about what people want to read and you've got her winning combination. Read Amanda's blog posts from 18 months ago.
The pain and angst she felt at that point in her writing career come through clearly in her posts. Knowing what we know now, I found it to be a fascinating journey. Amanda really credits book bloggers for a big part of her success. But, as everyone else here is saying--don't spend too much time trying to dissect her success, it'll just make you crazy.
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It is good reading the blog , and I agree, no point trying to distill a formula out of it all, just know that she did everything she did and it worked for her - your path will likely be different. New Zealand Generational Freedom. Hawk on April 04, , Edgar Allan Poe Posts: The one thing I see in common with all the success stories is that they just kept plugging. Some did more promoting, some did less, but they all kept writing AND got their work out there.
Which goes back to Heinlein: You must write, you must finish what you start, you must refrain from rewriting except to editorial order, you must put it on the market, and you must keep it on the market until sold. Gordon Ryan on April 04, , At this time last year, Amanda was one of many of us here on the boards all doing the same things. What set her apart was that her books are so compelling to a large market. Hundreds of indies were hitting the book bloggers, but the bloggers were more interested in Amanda's stuff because it's what they liked to read.
Hundreds of indies were breaking into the top lists and getting their samples downloaded, but readers were converting those sample downloads to purchases in Amanda's case. And once it gets started, the sales ball can really roll. Amazon's designed that way. Break into the top overall and you're selling a fair amount. Break into the top overall and you're making a living. Break into the Top 10 and you're getting rich. Break into the Top 5, as Amanda did, with multiple titles no less, and you can become a millionaire.
The Homecoming Masquerade is free right now on all major retailers. CraigInTwinCities on April 04, , Even before indies, people were objecting to Heinlein's third rule. I really think he meant what he said here's a blog post I wrote about it even for indies. But I also think that there is the solution for those who are worried about it right in the rule itself: The key is to be a good editor, and only ask for revisions for good and practical purposes.
Don't let your author waste time fussing, or worse, destroy the work by editing it to death. April 05, , I don't think we can emulate one superstar and expect to get the same degree of success. But for all of us, there are rules to aid the process: Amanda deserves her success and it wasn't a fluke.