Hi everybody!

Just updating you on THE LOVE FOOL (A Rome-antic Comedy) and where I’m at in the process; as we’re waiting for a release date. 

I’m focusing on the book marketing strategy. I’ve got a few things floating and in the works. I’m currently typing up content for a media/press kit; which includes an official synopsis, my bio, with official photo and some FAQ. 

This information will also be included on the official website; which I’m also working on. I’m writing up content and organizing a layout that I want. The website will include samples from the story and more, including a potential new and official book cover design. 

Now, I know many of you expressed your fond for the temporary cover that I threw together and that you are all familiar with. I mean, yes, that is a great photograph that I took in Rome, and I’m not saying that photo will disappear. I’ll find use for it pertaining to this project. But, I am a hardcore fan of book cover designs and of course I want my first novel to have a cool artistic cover. And I feel this is my chance to work with a local artist to come up with a unique and memorable cover. I haven’t settled on an artist yet, but I’ve got a couple of artists in mind, and still exploring. More to come.

Your handsome and magnificent author, 

Lorenzo

Hey readers!

I know it’s been a while since I last updated you.

Where are we at with the book? My publisher Inkshares is working diligently on many books that are in the line up – and yes, THE LOVE FOOL is included. As Inkshares knocks out the pile of books, THE LOVE FOOL moves up in the line for production. For now, we patiently wait for an official release date. And I will update you on that as soon as I know.

In the meantime, I’m currently in the planning stages for book publicity and promotion. Recently, I attended GrubStreet’s Muse and the Marketplace national writers conference in Boston. (Fellow writers: This may be something to look into.) I attended many sessions focusing on book marketing and publicity; learning the many different options for building awareness around my awesome novel. We covered topics from digital marketing, social media, live events, interviews, book clubs, and more. All fascinating insights specific to book marketing. 

Of course, there are many similarities to the publicity I’ve done in the past, so I felt a bit advanced in some sense. However, it’s always important to know how to market for a specific product, genre, and to a specific type of audience. I seem to be getting a little to MBA Marketing here, and I apologize. But for any marketing minds out there – you know how exciting and interesting learning this can be.

Anyway…. in the coming months, I’ll be working a lot on planning a strategy for THE LOVE FOOL’s release. And you’ll notice some of these new tactics as I roll them out. :)

In the meantime, be patient – THE LOVE FOOL will be coming to you.

-Lorenzo (author)

Good Day Readers!

I apologize for not having any new updates for THE LOVE FOOL yet. I’m waiting patiently for release date information – but knowing that the final outcome will be great, I rest easily awaiting news.

In the meantime, I wanted to let you know about new projects I’m working on to keep my mind busy and not harping on the anticipation. Ha!!

As many of you know, this writing thing is still new to me. But, I find it to be a fun side project to my otherwise boring life. I can live through these made up characters and made up situations. With that said, these past months, I’ve completed a short story; which I’ve submitted to a few places and, again, waiting to hear back. And recently, I’ve been pushing forward with a new story that I hope to stretch out to another book. But, we’ll see. My challenge is to write a whole different type of story. THE LOVE FOOL can be considered a “romantic comedy” and it was fun writing it. But this new story will be nothing like it. To give you a little clue: I’m diving into a darker place in society. That’s all I can feel comfortable telling you right now.

If you want to keep up with my doings and what not, I encourage you to follow my blog MAGNUSMADE.COM or follow my feeds on Instagram (@lorenzomagnus) and Twitter (@LorenZoMagnus), and/or follow the hashtag #TheLoveFool everywhere.

Ciao for now,

Lorenzo

#TheLoveFool

FROM my blog: Magnusmade.com

Greetings, future readers of THE LOVE FOOL!

I’m sure, like me, you are all dying to get your hands on THE LOVE FOOL. But in a world of instant gratification, some things are worth the classic wait. We have to keep in mind the fortunate success THE LOVE FOOL funding campaign achieved. I’m happy to be able to say that my novel will be published.

Inkshares is a small publishing outfit pushing out a good amount of books, all of which are funded by readers like you. I appreciate my collaboration with Inkshares as I know they will be taking the steps needed to get the most polished work in your hands. And these steps take time. If you’re interested to know more about book publishing process and steps a book goes through with Inkshares, please check out their blog post: http://blog.inkshares.com/post/154475375840/a-note-on-pub-dates-from-the-inkshares-production

Where is THE LOVE FOOL in all this? Well, I know that it is in line behind other books that have been funded before me. And, Inkshares is getting through their list. I support small business and am confident that Inkshares will take their time to make sure THE LOVE FOOL is presented in impeccable shape. Afterall, this is why I went this route to publish THE LOVE FOOL, rather than simply self-publishing. I want that other set of professional eyes to go through and make sure THE LOVE FOOL is presented to you and the public with prestigious and impeccable quality.

With all that said, it’s looking like THE LOVE FOOL could come to you in mid-late 2017; but I will update you with a confirmed release date as soon as I get my production schedule.

Your ever grateful author,
Lorenzo il Magnifico