5 Minute Monday Interview with A.M. Harte

A.M. Harte asked me to do a short interview, and given that the topic is Peter the Wolf, this one goes to some dark places.And the last answer makes me feel squirmy rereading it, even if it is an honest answer.

Peter the Wolf (Book1) now has 16 sales, which will probably seem like bitching if I don’t put this in context. But this is actually good sales numbers for a title in its first month. None of my previous releases over the last year besides this and The Life and Death of a Sex Doll have done this well. I don’t have the Amazon sales figures on print or Kindle for the Belfire book, but I do have access to the sales reports on Smashwords, and they aren’t bad either. Relatively speaking, of course.

But this isn’t a post about The Life and Death of a Sex Doll. That was the previous post, actually. But since I didn’t mention it, my sales, for my given amateur status in the writing world, are actually not bad. I mean, I do almost no promotion, only a few guest posts and interviews, and oh yeah, lots of people consider me as tasteless as Army coffee. So I have a lot working against me.

And yet, I got better sales on this book in its first month than I did on all my other previous efforts. So, for those sales, and for the folks who continue to read this blog even if you don’t agree with me, thank you. I know, I don’t say it enough, but since I’ve made it my job to poke lazy people with pointy sticks, I think I do a good job of every once in a while taking a deep breath and going, “And I don’t mean everyone, just the assholes. And if you’re not an asshole, thanks.”

So, thanks, non-assholes, for your lack of ass-holery. Oh, this is just sliding downhill with every sentence. I’m gonna stop digging and go munch a sorbetto bar or somethin’.

An interview and book giveaway

It completely slipped my mind that I had an interview about Peter the Wolf go up on Werewolves.com. Along with my interview, the site is also hosting a giveaway for one copy of Peter the Wolf (Book 1). The drawing will end July 30, giving you a chance to win a free copy right after release day. Sounds good? Then go check out the interview. Please.

Interviews, trailers, and bribes…

Here’s a few more short writerly things. First off, I got interviewed by Gayla, AKA: Scath, of Feral Intensity. She’s hosting an ebook author month with interviews and giveaways from many indie ebook authors, and my interview is kicking off the rotating virtual tour.

I’m also participating in the giveaways, with print copies of Sandy Morrison and the Pack of Pussies and a dual novella, Wake Up with the Kimellians/Haunting Sins in my offering. So that’s a sampler pack giving readers a taste of my work in fantasy, sci-fi, and horror.

In other writer news, I’ve set up a “Peter portal,” where I intend to gather all the blog posts for Peter’s book. This week, I’m going to release an excerpt amidst the psyche profiles and manual pages. There might even be a blog contest for a free print copy in the works. But as to the details of how the drawing will work, I don’t know yet. But, when I do know, I’ll be sure to announce it with the usual fanfare.

Now let’s talk about the trailer for Peter the Wolf. At present, it has 51 views and 3 likes. Which is actually 2 more likes than I normally get, but the traffic is on par with my usual video releases. So, I believe I gotta be doing something wrong with the way I’m promoting my videos just as surely as I keep blowing my book promotions.

In the past few days, my requests for promotion ideas from y’all has yielded a number of great promos, but all of these remain contingent on other people spreading the word.

That isn’t happening yet on any promo I’ve made. Peter’s promo is heading the same direction already, so I’m either not getting my message out in front of the right people, or the trailer is really bad and no one so far is willing to say so. (If it sucks, please, say so so I can get to work on a new trailer pronto.)

In any case, I’m asking once more for y’all to speak up with your ideas and thoughts. Please, tell me how we can get this trailer out to more people. I have a whole month to make more impressions, and to help give y’all an incentive to help, I’m giving away print copies of Peter’s book to people who give helpful ideas.

Note: they don’t have to first lead to success before I’ll grant you a free copy. I’m sending superfan Tara a copy for her plan to distribute flyers with QR codes. Anyone who scans the code with their smartphone or netbook/tablet will be taken to the YouTube trailer. It’s a great plan, and whether it works or not, I’m giving Tara a copy of the book to say thanks to her for really thinking outside the box. (With the box in this case being the online world, where most of my marketing has been limited to.)

I need to get you people involved and excited with Peter’s book, so please, tell me what you need to see to make that happen.

Danny Miller interviews me about Zombie Punter

Last month horror author Andrew Wolter introduced me to Danny Miller a writer for Positive Lite who had read Zombie Punter and wanted to do an interview with me. I have to say, I LOVE this interview because Danny didn’t send the standard “where do you get your idea from” type of interview. Instead, he came up with some really good questions about Zombie Punter, making me think long and hard about my answers. It’s a great interview, so I hope you’ll check it out.

More Other Sides stuff!

First, there have been reviews! Here’s three from Chris of The Pirate’s Bounty, Lyda of Day in the Life of an Idiot, and A Fanatic’s Book Blog.

But that’s not all! Isa K did an interview with Letitia Coyne about her story in Other Sides, Mifflin County Coke Blues, her web fiction moving to a publisher, and some other good stuff involving their web fiction publishing platform, fluffy-seme. It’s a good interview, and I offer my congratulations to Isa for finding a new home for Split-Self.

And finally, MeiLin Miranda has a guest post on Frances Pauli’s blog. Quite a round up, and it’s great to see reviewers picking up Other Sides and giving WebLit a chance.

Don’t forget; if you haven’t yet read Other Sides, you can always grab a PDF or ePub e-book for free from Ergofiction, or you can use the same link and help support the WebLit cause with a purchase of the e-book for your Kindle or other e-readers. Or if print is you thing, we’ve even got a lovely print edition for only $6. That’s a great deal for this collection, so I hope you’ll check it out.

Interviewed by A.M. Harte

After posting her review of The Sole Survivors’ Club on quillsandzebras, A.M. Harte wrote to ask me for a brief interview about the book. It’s just a few questions, but I had fun answering them and explaining the stories behind the story. Also I reveal something about Carl, the elevator “accident magnet.” ^_^

Check out the interview here.

Interview: Ergofiction #4

Wootecia! I got a second interview this month, this time with A.M. Harte, one of two lovely editors at Ergo fiction a portal of all things WebLit. Anna asked some real tough questions, forcing me to think hard to give concise, short answers. But I’m pretty happy with the end result.

Head over to Ergo fiction to check out the interview, and if you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments or here on my blog.

I want to thank both the editors at Ergo fiction for having me as their guest. It was a fun interview, and I hope it shows when folks read it.

Interview: Flashes in the Dark

I was interviewed by Lori Titus for Flashes in the Dark. The main topic of the interview was Zombie Punter, but we also covered some random topics. I hope you’ll check out the interview and leave a comment.

I want to thank Lori for interviewing me. This is my first ever interview, and I had a lot of fun with Lori’s questions. I’d say more, but cold medications have eaten my brain. (O_0)