Monday, 15 October 2012

Jumping in Head First

Alright, I think I've done it!

I managed to finish a story, even if it's a short one (34 pages according to Amazon) and published it for sale.

Please take a look: 
Ladies' Day by Hedonist Six 
Ladies' Day

It's now available on 

Ladies' Day is a short erotic story about two strangers from vastly different backgrounds meeting in unusual circumstances. Don't ask me why I decided to work on a story set in Mid June now, while Autumn has washed over us like a wet blanket. It seemed like a good idea when I started!

Lately I've been reading a lot of blogs on self publishing and promotional techniques, so I guess I will have to put some of the things I've learnt into practice.

So far what I've done is:
  • Written the story obviously (and edited and edited and edited some more)
  • Formatted for Kindle
  • Made a cover & wrote a short description
  • Published it on Amazon and enrolled in KDP Select. Let's see how that goes!
  • Been reasonably prolific on Facebook and joined a bunch of groups where I could promote my book
  • Set up an Author Central profile;both on .com and .co.uk (apparently this makes a difference!)
  • And not told anyone about it really. Not sure why. I think deep down I fear that the first review I get will be zero stars or something. 
Still left to do:
  • Amend the book to include my Author Central link 
  • Spam the hell out of FB, Twitter and whatever else I can find.
  • Start a 2 day free promotion and spam the hell out of everyone again.
  • Pray that I get some reviews and likes
  • Sit back and watch as the sales roll in (Hopefully. At least one.) 

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