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by MattLarkin
October 22nd, 2012, 10:17 am
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy
Replies: 27
Views: 12326

Re: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy

Book 2 is out now, and already reviewed (5 stars :) ) by our own dios4vida.

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by MattLarkin
October 19th, 2012, 4:12 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Major Blunder with New E-Book
Replies: 17
Views: 9717

Re: Major Blunder with New E-Book

Um... what? A million words? :shock: Yeah, that's too long. I've read all the books in the Wheel of Time and greatly enjoyed them. I would never have bought the first one if it included everything all in one work. I prefer to consume things in bite-size chunks. Besides, what do you sell that for? Th...
by MattLarkin
October 19th, 2012, 9:17 am
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy
Replies: 27
Views: 12326

Re: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy

Children of Sun and Moon is free 10/19-10/21. Grab your copy on Kindle.
by MattLarkin
October 19th, 2012, 9:17 am
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Quill Publishes on Amazon
Replies: 24
Views: 13010

Re: Quill Publishes on Amazon

As far as promos, the occasional free day on Kindle Select has done a bit for me. I think getting more releases is key, too. I just put out another short story, I'm putting out a novel on Sunday, and a novella next month. So yeah, you need both quality and quantity. Most of the writers I network wi...
by MattLarkin
October 18th, 2012, 11:03 am
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Quill Publishes on Amazon
Replies: 24
Views: 13010

Re: Quill Publishes on Amazon

As far as promos, the occasional free day on Kindle Select has done a bit for me. I think getting more releases is key, too. I just put out another short story, I'm putting out a novel on Sunday, and a novella next month. So yeah, you need both quality and quantity.
by MattLarkin
September 25th, 2012, 6:38 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Quill Publishes on Amazon
Replies: 24
Views: 13010

Re: Quill Publishes on Amazon

I published book 1 in February, and that short story in August, so I was actually pretty slow. I do, in fact, need to get titles out much more quickly to build an audience. I hope to release book 2 in October (yup just a few weeks from now). Otherwise, even with some good reviews, sales have slowed ...
by MattLarkin
September 23rd, 2012, 4:16 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Quill Publishes on Amazon
Replies: 24
Views: 13010

Re: Quill Publishes on Amazon

Awesome, Quill. Congrats!
by MattLarkin
September 21st, 2012, 9:07 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Think Tank: Fashioning an "approved" stamp
Replies: 11
Views: 6374

Re: Think Tank: Fashioning an "approved" stamp

Lol, Hillsy. Prefacing a rant by saying it's not intended to be well-thoughtout is an unusual tactic. To be honest, I did kind of lose whatever point you were trying to make, so I'll focus on the first one. On Amazon, for example, you can only choose two categories. Common strategy on this is to cho...
by MattLarkin
September 19th, 2012, 11:04 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Think Tank: Fashioning an "approved" stamp
Replies: 11
Views: 6374

Re: Think Tank: Fashioning an "approved" stamp

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm cool with letting readers sort through all the books to find the books they want to read. They do it with You-tube and I-tunes. and it seems to work okay. If people are concerned that folks aren't familiar with what quality literature is, however, I think that's a...
by MattLarkin
September 12th, 2012, 8:21 pm
Forum: Ask Nathan
Topic: Blog Comment Problems
Replies: 7
Views: 4433

Re: Blog Comment Problems

Yeah, without verification the spam is so bad I can't find anything.
by MattLarkin
September 12th, 2012, 10:24 am
Forum: Ask Nathan
Topic: Synopsis and Bio?
Replies: 7
Views: 5112

Re: Synopsis and Bio?

I've been writing and rewriting my query letter (and getting feedback in the forum) and now as I research agents I see the word "synopsis" being used. Is that really just what the heart of the query letter is being called? Also, many mention a bio...I have no background in writing or real...
by MattLarkin
September 12th, 2012, 8:51 am
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy
Replies: 27
Views: 12326

Re: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy

CoWaW is free today! Download your copy.
by MattLarkin
September 10th, 2012, 5:30 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy
Replies: 27
Views: 12326

Re: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy

Curse of Witch and War will be free on Kindle on Wednesday September 12th!

Grab your copy.
by MattLarkin
September 10th, 2012, 2:04 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy
Replies: 27
Views: 12326

Re: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy

Ryan wrote:Nice one Matt.
Thanks, Ryan!
by MattLarkin
September 5th, 2012, 5:45 pm
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy
Replies: 27
Views: 12326

Re: My epic fantasy - The Skyfall Trilogy

Amber Lynn Natusch, an Indie bestseller, wrote a review of Curse of Witch and War.

Makes me smile. Now I just need to gather some more reviews.