tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834267013452839227.post169465275290532454..comments2023-08-08T02:03:35.601-07:00Comments on Fertilizer: On A Turning PointJakesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06238841436644066389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834267013452839227.post-22017068615793887762012-01-16T07:35:49.613-08:002012-01-16T07:35:49.613-08:00There isn't anything in particular that we are...There isn't anything in particular that we are doing behind the scenes. I'm half convinced that the success of Wolfhound is mostly just plain dumb luck--which I'm really, really hoping does not run out anytime soon.<br /><br />There are a few things that we did to kind of push the odds in our favor, though. We're priced low enough to be in the 'impulse buy' zone, but high enough to enjoy the 70% bonus, which I think helps. At the back of Wolfhound, we've also stuck in the blurbs for the next three books we've planned, Hector Kingsley, Iron Angels, and the sequel to Wolfhound, Badger. I kind of copied that idea from the Baen Star Wars books, which always had blurbs from other Star Wars books at the back. I think that lets the readers know that there are books on the way, so even if I only have one, there's a publishing schedule that they don't have to check my blog for (which they haven't. Even with our numbers, my blog gets like five people in a day if I'm lucky). Having a sequel come so close on the heels of the first book probably won't hurt either. If they really liked Wolfhound, they can feel good about recommending it to other people because book two is coming out this summer--not some time in the distant future, Robert Jordan/George RR Martin/Patrick Rothfuss style.<br /><br />Other than those things, I don't know of anything else we've done. Outside of a handful of interviews, we haven't done any advertising whatsoever, which is something I'm kind of worried about actually. We are up on the LDS Publishers blog, but I don't know how much that has helped.<br /><br />I don't know if any of this is stuff you can use--or if you even want to use it, I'm betting there as many ways of doing this career as there are indie authors--but I hoped this half-baked rundown of our strategy helps. Here's hoping our publishing schedule doesn't break me in half like a fragile toothpick! See you around!Jakesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238841436644066389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2834267013452839227.post-26443021806463022612012-01-14T14:06:46.795-08:002012-01-14T14:06:46.795-08:00That's awesome! Congratulations on your succe...That's awesome! Congratulations on your success. It's quite a feat to get on any bestseller list, so to get on three at the same time is quite a staggering feat. Aren't you glad you indie published? ;)<br /><br />Out of curiosity, what do you think is driving your sales? Are you or Emily doing something behind the scenes, or is this all just the momentum snowballing after an initial push?Joe Vasicekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099097853081854176noreply@blogger.com