RECAP: Self-Published to Bestseller! with Eva Lesko Natiello
In case you couldn’t attend, here is a wonderful recap of the Writers Circle Speaker Series talk I gave last weekend about self-publishing.
The Memory Box Chugs Past The Girl On The Train for the #1 Spot
Thanks to my loyal readers, The Memory Box has slipped past The Girl On The Train to claim the #1 Best Selling psychological thriller spot on Amazon!! Woot! Woot! To celebrate this exciting news, The Memory Box Kindle is on sale now for $.99! Spread the news and get your copy of The Memory Box […]
You’re Invited to THE MEMORY BOX’s 1 Year Birthday Celebration!
photo by Rachel Patterson Yes, it’s true. THE MEMORY BOX turns 1 today! So in celebration of this momentous occasion I will eat an unlimited (and undisclosed) amount of cupcakes, sip unlimited (and undisclosed) bubbly and stay in my p.j.s all day! (Does that combination sound worrisome? Okay, I’ll get dressed.) Please join me in […]
Waiting for the Gatekeepers
photo by Plonq Some people will waste a lifetime waiting for the Gatekeepers. I was almost one of them. By nature, I’m a rule follower. Even un-written rules. If there’s a way something is “supposed to be done,” that’s how I’ll do it. When I finished writing my first novel, I queried agents. This was […]
400th Review for THE MEMORY BOX on Amazon and a Giveaway!
Just received the 400th review for my psychological thriller, THE MEMORY BOX (about a woman who Googles herself and discovers the shocking details of a past she doesn’t remember) on Amazon! And it was a goodie! Thank you Mtngrannie wherever (whoever) you are! I am so grateful to all you reviewers out there! I read […]
Rankings, Reviews and Rewards, oh my
What a week it’s been for THE MEMORY BOX. To my astonishment and squealing delight, it achieved the ranking of #1 on Amazon Kindle for American Literature! That lasted a few days which provided enough time for me to bask in the sunshine of this incredible honor. Also, at different times this week, it […]
Bad Book Reviews: One Author’s Reaction
It is widely known that if you’re fortunate enough to have written and published a book and lucky enough to have people talk about it, comments will run the gamut from good to bad, with many shades of mediocre in between. I say lucky enough to have people talk about it because that’s the point, […]
The Other Side of Amazon: How my Self-Published Thriller got Downloaded 27,452 Times in 3 Days
The week before the release of my first novel, the Hachette/Amazon debacle exploded. It was difficult to avoid the pleas from traditionally published authors to boycott Amazon. Harder still was it to escape articles about how Amazon’s passive/aggressive tactics were affecting writers’ careers. The timing couldn’t have been worse. This was one of the companies […]