10/17/17 - part 2
Sorry for second message, but I totally spaced!
I also wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Craig Munro and the Fantasy Syndicate, who also selected "The Devil You Don’t" as their October pick to back.
Thank you all very much -- I really appreciate the support and vote of confidence.
Best,
Susan
April 6, 2017
Hi everyone,
I know this is a quick update right on the heels of my last one, but I’m excited to share the new "Shadow King" cover with everyone. Thank you to the wonderful Charlene Maguire of ShapeShifter studios for the wonderful work.
I also noticed today that Inkshares has a new badge on the Shadow King page that shows we are the #3 best selling dark fantasy title on their site.
I’d love to see that move up to a higher ranking, so if you haven’t ordered yet, this would be a great time!
Have a great rest of the week and weekend, and I’ll send another update in the near future!
Best,
Susan
April 3, 2017
Hi everyone,
I know it has been a bit since my last update, but we all get so much email, I didn’t want to send anything unless I actually had something to say.
The good news--the Shadow King manuscript and author questionnaire that Inkshares asked me to fill out have both been turned in to the Inkshares team. So, that is one step closer to getting production rolling. The "bad" news is that I’m still in the queue so production has not officially kicked-off yet (and I don’t have an anticipated kick-off date yet). I am keen to get going and as soon as I have any news on that front, I’ll be sure to let you know!
In the meantime, I’ve been trying to figure out some of this whole marketing thing which--I confess--is a bit alien to me. I have been invited to contribute to a couple blogs, and I’ll send those links when my posts are live. I’m also looking into starting my own. And my author pages on Amazon and Goodreads are set up, and I’ll share those links with all of you in an upcoming update.
My cover is nearly complete and I’m very happy with how it has turned out. Once we get the last few adjustments taken care of, I’ll be updating my Inkshares page and sharing it with all of you.
From a sales perspective I’ve leveled off a little, and I need to refocus on that. I’m within striking distance of 300 orders, and I’d love to hit that milestone in the near future and move on up from there!
That’s it for this update. I’ll send another soon when I have information on my author pages and new cover!
Have a great rest of the week!
Best,
Susan
Hello everyone!
Wanted to send out a quick update. There are just about two weeks left in the funding window for "Shadow King!"
So that means there is still an opportunity for new readers to pre-order their very own copy at a discounted price (and signed to boot if you order a paperback!). It would be a great pre-Valentine’s Day gift to see that order number start to tick up.
And the manuscript received a lovely review from J.T.R. Russell as well (thank you, sir!). Reviews from readers are extremely important, so if you’ve read the sample chapters, please take 5 minutes out of your day and leave a review.
So what’s next?
I’m going to get back to a bit more promotion in the next two weeks. Lately I’ve been pushing to incorporate feedback from the Launchpad judges into the manuscript so that it is in the best possible shape when I turn it in to Inkshares. (And I’m very happy with how it is turning out!)
I’ll keep you all posted as we start the countdown to the close of the funding window!
Take care,
Susan