At first the argument suggesting authors should not read their reviews was compelling. Justified from an emotional point of view, this sage advice was intended to protect authors from ultimately meaningless harshness and even cruelty - after all, there are a lot of nutcases out there - or so the reasoning went. Indeed, a few … Continue reading Reviewers: Part of the Team
Author: Rich
Marketing On Radio
This past week has been busy. To gain visibility for my latest Zack Tolliver, FBI series novel Canaan’s Secret, I took a guest spot on two radio shows, one a blog talk radio show and the other an old fashioned over-the-airwaves local radio show live in a studio. The effectiveness of both for my … Continue reading Marketing On Radio
My Readers – My Heroes
What will you be reading tonight? Readers navigate a maze of possibilities in order to find just the right, comfortable read. It's rather like selecting a TV show for the evening - the search can take longer than the show. Some readers when settling down with a book for the evening have no such choice … Continue reading My Readers – My Heroes
June Edition of Tolliver Tales
Tolliver Tales June 2018
For Friends, Fans & Followers
Now is the final push in my effort to maximize sales of CANAAN'S SECRET, my newest Zack Tolliver tale on Pre-order at Amazon. It will be released tomorrow! Successful sales on Pre-order will lend increased visibility to the book on Amazon.com and visibility is the lifeblood of book sales. If the readers can't see it, … Continue reading For Friends, Fans & Followers
Pushing Paperbacks
Up to now, e-books have been my Nirvana, or at least my focus. But, as mentioned in previous posts, categories on Amazon (really the only place to sell e-books) have become very crowded. In my chosen category books that had resided comfortably in the middle of the top one hundred now struggle to climb higher … Continue reading Pushing Paperbacks
Dear Friends & Followers
As many of you realize, my latest Zack Tolliver book, Canaan’s Secret, is on Pre-Order at Amazon. I set the price at the lowest Amazon will allow until after the book is released. It will then go up in price to match the others in the series. This is an e-book. Some of you have … Continue reading Dear Friends & Followers
What I Learned
Last Saturday the Sisters and Misters of Central Coast Sisters in Crime launched their inaugural one day conference for writers and would-be writers, Writers In Action. It was a great success. And I'm gonna tell you a few things I learned. But first let me say "Thank you" to those who purchased CANAAN'S SECRET on Pre-Order … Continue reading What I Learned
Free For Followers
Free as a sales technique is losing its edge. That's the current thinking, anyway. The reasoning is there are now so many ebooks offered for free at any one time, the market is saturated. More, some hypothesize, readers have learned to wait for books to be offered free, stockpile them, and thus save themselves the … Continue reading Free For Followers
Why Buy the New Zack Tolliver, FBI, Novel “Canaan’s Secret” on pre-order?
A new Zack Tolliver, FBI novel is now available at Amazon as an eBook. It is offered as a Pre-Order item. It will be offered in paperback later this summer. A paperback box set of the complete Zack Tolliver, FBI series (6 books) will be available at a special price later this summer as well … Continue reading Why Buy the New Zack Tolliver, FBI, Novel “Canaan’s Secret” on pre-order?
R Lawson Gamble 