Charles Moore liked the forum thread, Struggling with Pre-Orders
My two cents: almost all my sales are from other authors that I personally connected with. Chatted. Bought their book. Wrote a review. Basically, it’s that formula, rinse/repeat. I’m honestly more interested in getting eyes on my page and letting my book sell itself. So my campaign is mostly going to be paying for ads and being confident readers will love what they see.

Heck,  I can’t even get my siblings to buy my book. So what do I know.
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    Charles Moore liked the forum thread, Struggling with Pre-Orders
    @Tal M. Klein gave some great advice here:
    https://www.inkshares.com/forum_threads/how-i-got-to-250-orders-in-10-days
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      Charles Moore liked the forum thread, Struggling with Pre-Orders
      Facebook ads won’t net you anything. People don’t buy books that way. There is bunch of advice out there and a few guides on tips and stuff. But it largely boils down to "concentrate on polishing your page, prepping your launch team, then going out into the world"
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        Charles Moore liked the forum thread, Struggling with Pre-Orders
        It is all about personal asks @Charles Moore  this is a crowdfunding platform, you have to go out and ask people to donate to your project, in this case your project is a book. You have to switch your pitch from "buy my book" to "support me" that is how you get your friends, family and acquaintances to pre-order. This is about you so when you hear from your cousin "I don’t really read" (who does these days) you can answer "I’m not asking you to read the book, I am asking you to help me become a published author" You need a special kind of personality to do this successfully and you need to be willing to get over your fear or whatever it is that stops you from asking people, following up with people and asking again. Read Tal’s advice, her run a great campaign.
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          All right -- here comes the home stretch.

          Seeking the Elephant is heading into the home stretch, we’re now T-Minus 39 days until the funding process ends. After that, 90 of you will enjoy a refund & Seeking the Elephant will not yet see light publication.

          THAT IS NO FUTURE FOR US, HOWEVER! PRE-ORDER NOW!

          Pre-order today if you haven’t already. Share to your Twitter, your Facebook. Call your mom, call your cousin, call your best friend, and even call that weird guy you see every other week when you buy coffee. You know, the twitchy one with too much dandruff. We can do this, but only with your help!

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          • $10 E-Reader orders receive a PDF copy of "The Dread Harvester", with cover art.
          • $20 Reader orders receive a PDF copy of "Alviso," my entry into the 2016 Baen Fantasy Adventure Awards, AND  a PDF copy of "The Dread Harvester", with cover art.

          For those who missed, Seeking the Elephant also has a new book trailer!




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            I am having a hard time getting pre-orders. Can anyone give me some advice?

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            Hello everyone, 

            I hope the week is treating you wondrously. I have uploaded chapter 11 of Dirt Face at https://www.inkshares.com/books/dirt-face. If you have not read any chapters up until this point this is the chapter you need to read. 

            Chapter 11 is action packed with sex, violence, and of course drug use. Our protagonist is put in a very vulnerable position that shapes the continued story. Events begin to unravel and this chapter is just the beginning. 

            Excerpts from chapter 11: 

            "I still don’t know her name but her body is in love with me. We make love as if it’s our last night alive. Lying naked, we gaze into each other’s eyes, briefly accepting every secret and imperfection as we drift asleep together." 

            "THUNK Ting! A-a-a-a-a-h-h-h-h, a high-pitched scream shook my consciousness awake as I felt a dull pain fill my head and glass shower down upon my body. I jump up surrounded by five young individuals’ possibly 18 years old a few appear younger. My attention quickly jumps to the screaming naked girl sitting on my bed."

             "Exhausted and sore I sweep away the glass and lay down on the blood stained bed. I stare at the ceiling until it leaves my focus, a blurry background to the night’s memories playing out like a savage movie. A crime scene becomes my cradle."

            Please follow and pre-order Dirt Face at https://www.inkshares.com/books/dirt-face

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              With but 7 more followers, I’ll post chapter 4!!!  The whole story is already written, of course, but these landmarks make me crazy excited!!!  OH!  and 15 more Pre-Orders lead to another raffle, for everyone who has given me the highest possible praise!  (IE, has picked up a copy of Borehole Bazaar!)

              Just to be clear, y’all are fantastic, wonderful people who are bringing a dream to life!  I wish only the best for you, and tons of fun to boot!

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                Charles Moore liked an update for The Seventh Aspect

                Lots of great news! 

                The Seventh Aspect is now an Inkshares staff pick! It’s also received a recommendation from none other than our fearless leader, and Inkshares CEO Jeremy Thomas! (I certainly didn’t see that one coming). To say I am humbled and grateful is an understatement. 

                I’d just finished another big round of edits on the posted chapters right before he sent his recommendation. So keeping your drafts updated and improved pays, folks. You never know who is lurking. 

                In honor of this fun occasion: 

                1. I have a long professional history in showbiz, so I’m a sucker for dream casts. I’ve decided to share my dream cast for the main characters in chapters 1 and 2. Here’s the kicker: I’m not posting their character names. So that means you’ll have to read to figure out who’s who. 

                2. There’s a reference to an infamous 70’s horror film in chapter 1. Our main extraterrestrial character has a thing for human sci-fi and horror media. So bonus points if you catch it and know what it is. It’s funny, I promise. Similar funky references will be sprinkled throughout the story. 

                Two more chapters are on the way.  You’ll get to meet more of our alien researchers, and maybe even travel to another dimension. Mmmm....dimensions....

                As always, if you like what you read, please leave a comment or review. Thanks so much again for your interest. It means a lot.  

                Stay tuned… 

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