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This week The Self-Publishing Roundtable welcomes two special guests. One of which our regular viewers are well acquainted with and one they aren’t. J
Also, we’d like to thank Darren Wearmouth for stepping in for Carl Sinclair this week.
First up is romance and mystery author Pamela Kelley. Pamela has self-published three books, the first in a mystery series and the first two in a sweet western romance series. She used Darren Wearmouth’s debut launch strategy for the release of Six Months in Montana, the first book in her sweet western romance series and then used a Bookbub ad as part of her strategy when launching Mistletoe in Montana, the second book in her sweet western romance series. We’ll be talking to her about both these launch strategies tonight.
We also bribed Brenna Aubrey into joining us again tonight. She recently released At Any turn, the second book in her new adult, Gaming the System series. She also used a Bookbub ad strategy for this new release as well, although a different one than Pamela used. We’ll compare these two Bookbub strategies, along with their results. Click the below cover images to be taken to their Amazon book pages.
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I’ve ordered the pizza earlier so it’ll be all eaten before the after party. I probably made people hungry eating pizza during last week’s after party 😛
Second!
If I comment does that mean I’m signed in??
Evening all.
If you refresh the page, you’ll see the embedded video now.
Finally here for a live show.
RJonesMartin yay!
RJonesMartin gonna join me for pizza?
BatmanErica RJonesMartin Possibly 😀
Hey all
writerwade Howdy.
writerwade Mr. Finnegan!
BuddyGott writerwade nice orange shirt 🙂
BatmanErica BuddyGott writerwade And she knows her orange.
BatmanErica BuddyGott writerwade Wade rocks the orange.
RJonesMartin shouldn’t be too far off now. Last week I had it delivered during the after party hangout, so they go to watch me eat pizza 😛
writerwade hola
writerwade Hey Wade
BuddyGott writerwade if it were warmer here I’d wear my orange tank top to the after party.
michelleread Yes. 🙂
BatmanErica RJonesMartin I’ll have to scoot, methinks, after the show. It’s dinnertime here, as well. Which is odd. You’re eating early.
Howdy.
Hi all!
BuddyGott Hey Buddy
PatrickStemp BuddyGott Hey Pat.
RJonesMartin nah, it’s 1pm here. They just delivered 😀
I made it! Hi everyone 😀
Demelza Carlton Greetings, Dem!
Hi Demelza Carlton
ColinFBarnes Colon! Eh, I mean Colin
Demelza Carlton Hello fishies!
BatmanErica RJonesMartin Oh right, you’re having lunch. Is it gluten free crust? *she says innocently*
Damn it. BatmanErica now has me craving pizza.
PatrickStemp Demelza Carlton Indeed…g’morning, fishies 😀 I’ve been so busy this week I haven’t even had time to load that video. Today, I swear…Friday afternoon madness.
Demelza Carlton how did the launch go?
jlward ColinFBarnes Today I’m going by the moniker Semi
BuddyGott BatmanErica I’m craving pizza too now. Have to settle for alcohol and ice cream sandwiches.
Hello!
michelleread BuddyGott got ice cream too 😀
michelleread BuddyGott BatmanErica Ooh! That sounds even better!
BatmanErica Demelza Carlton Launch is still ongoing…I’m up over 650 now, and it’s been out two weeks 😀
Cindy Tahse Hi!
Has Dave had a haircut?
Mr Gott the man, myth, legend.
BatmanErica He has!
BatmanErica I was wondering that too…It looks great!
BatmanErica We have already made fun of him about it.
michelleread will have to wait for him to talk so I can get a closer look 😛
Pamela has a kitty!
Marie Force is amazing! You have a great resource in having her in your local writer’s group! I’m in her indiepub group and am learning heaps.
jlward BatmanErica I thought he was going to let it grow long. Damn it! So much for my idea of me, him, and Kevin Michael doing a podcast called Long Haired Writer Guys.
BatmanErica That’s not Dave. It’s decoy Dave!
RJonesMartin I’ve read a few of her books, can agree.
I’ve never heard the “Never promote your first book” comment. Would have been nice to hear that sooner 🙂
michelleread it’s that whole, get a backlist up first thing.
BuddyGott jlwardBatmanEricaBUDDY!!!
David Anson Greetings, David!
I can’t believe it, but my satellite won’t stream this…SO SAD. Have fun, everybody! I’ll have to listen to it as a podcast. Dang.
Welcome, all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg
If you have a question for our guests please leave it below.
Pamela’s a great guest. Already a lot of fantastic things to learn from her here!
David Anson BatmanErica I wonder if the haircut is as far as they go for differences between the two.
BuddyGott Do they know anything about Amish vampires?
BuddyGott jlward BatmanErica We can still do long bearded writer’s club.
xgranville BuddyGott Not yet. Soon. 😀
michelleread BatmanErica thanks!
David Anson BatmanErica Shh, don’t tell anyone.
BuddyGott xgranville Are you jumping on the Amish Vampire craze, Buddy?
thedavidwwright BuddyGott jlward BatmanErica Groovy. We’ll do it.
jlward BuddyGottxgranville It’s all over Europe.
Questions for our guests?
thedavidwwright what are their wordcounts?
writerwadeWhat is their usual turnover rate for putting out books in their series? How long between releases?
Way to go, Brenna!
xgranville writerwade Pamela released two within a year.
jlward xgranvillewriterwade And how many is that in flash fiction, Mr. Ward?
xgranville jlward writerwade Well…. two of the books were 50k. So, I guess you could call them really fat novellas.
xgranville jlward writerwade Darren Wearmouth is cursing at me in the hangout chat.
jlward xgranvillewriterwade These things happen.
jlward xgranville writerwade short novels 😛
xgranville jlward writerwade Quite frequently.
jlward xgranville writerwade he’s British, what did you expect?
What’s new, Pussycat?
jlward keeps smiling. As we all know, that probably means he up to no good.
xgranville Whooooah, whoooah, whooooah!
That IQID is http://manage.smarturl.it/_static/url_builder.html
BuddyGott jlward I’m reading comments.
BuddyGott xgranville I was wondering who would fall prey to that trap first.
BatmanErica jlwardxgranvillewriterwade Tea and crumpets?
xgranville BuddyGott I didn’t want to let you down.
BuddyGott xgranville My ego remains strong and healthy. Thanks be to Gott.
xgranville jlward writerwade more like vodka and baked beans
BatmanErica xgranvillejlwardwriterwade Is that British? Or Rorschach from Watchmen?
BuddyGott You need to start your own religion. You are the one true Gott. All glory in the highest, and Buddy to your people on Earth.
I have to say, I’m very straight, but Darren’s accent is H-O-T!
BuddyGott he’s posh, but not too posh
Do either of the guests do any collaborative writing projects with other authors in their respective genres?
BatmanErica BuddyGott Fat chance, Charles Dance.
BatmanErica BuddyGott We’re all like that over here
GeraldH then how do you explain the prevalent use of innit at the end of sentences? BuddyGott
BatmanErica BuddyGott Why does this make me think of Posh Spice?
BatmanErica GeraldH BuddyGott Us posh Brits don’t do that
BuddyGott BatmanErica Because you’re human.
BuddyGott BatmanErica That’s just weird
GeraldH BuddyGottBatmanErica Weird Spice.
GeraldH BuddyGott but the lower classes do? 😛
xgranville GeraldH BuddyGott Crazy Spice….no wait, Batshit Crazy Spice 😛
BatmanErica GeraldH BuddyGott Absolutely. So my people tell me, anyway. I wouldn’t know. I try to steer clear of them.
Don’t worry. I’m here. I had to go buy some JOOSE
JayChastain oh god…
JayChastain Chastain.
JayChastain Getter in ye.
I didn’t eat as much pizza as usual…
BatmanErica What’sa matter, Batshit Crazy Spice?
BuddyGott JayChastain I’ve always wanted to ask if Jay has a sister named Brandi.
xgranville just got full sooner than usual, I guess
BatmanErica xgranville Curses and cranberries!
jlward BuddyGottJayChastain Nice.
xgranville oh well, more leftovers for hubby’s dinner tonight 😛
Question… Do you think Amazon favors Montlake authors with emails/kindle daily deals, etc.? I just assumed they did.
Amy Gamet I’ve always assumed they do as well. I’ll ask.
Can anyone shed light on the how much wood could a woodchuck chuck situation? People’s jobs and lives are at risk here.
I’m trying to price match to perma-free on Amazon, it’s a short fiction. Would it be okay to ask for help reporting it here? Or would that be bad form?
xgranville The answer is 42.
xgranville You are NOT helping the new girl keep up with the scrolling comments!
BuddyGott xgranville Unless you’re metric
michelleread xgranville Scroll faster!
michelleread xgranville Wait a tick. I’m supposed to be helpful?
Who let the dogs out? Who let those dogs out? Who let those little mutts goooo…..
BatmanErica Not sure. It is such an annoying venture though. It took me a while for them to price match just in the US and Canada alone.
BuddyGott xgranville You really are the Gott.
xgranville I was going to ask this too….
jlward BuddyGott JayChastain LOL I don’t think I’m related to her.
Dave’s new haircut makes him look more like his Comic Dave avatar.
BuddyGott Life imitating art?
GeraldH BuddyGott The digital is taking over.
GeraldH BuddyGott Appears to be the case.
BuddyGott GeraldH Does his haircut mean that Dave’s going to be sensible from now on?
xgranville Had to pee, maybe they already answered this??
michelleread xgranvilleMy bladder is fine, and I haven’t heard anything so far.
michelleread xgranville Great. Now I have to use the bathroom too…
GeraldH BuddyGott doubtful
BuddyGott michellereadxgranville Just thinking of running rivers….babbling brooks…annoying alliterations…
xgranville can’t do it on the Australian site as there is no reporting feature >.<
xgranville BuddyGott michelleread Damn you, Granville!
BuddyGott michelleread xgranville Don’t do it! Just hold it! Unless you’re not new, then do whatever you want.
GeraldH BuddyGott Hell has not frozen over yet. This is merely a sign of the end.
BuddyGott GeraldH This is bad news
BuddyGott xgranville I’m still waiting on my cheque for the Amish Mafia thing.
GeraldH BuddyGott Next come the swarms of locusts and Charlton Hestons.
My dad just FB’d me asking why I wasn’t working (it’s still day time in NZ) 😛
xgranville GeraldH BuddyGott Just so it’s not Charlton Heston from Wayne’s World 2.
BatmanErica Just say “No thanks, I just had a banana.”
BuddyGott GeraldH I had a case of Charlton Hestons once. Some cream fixed it though
There are people in my writing group that have theirs on Google Play. They’re gaining momentum but it complicates matters so you have to be careful about your pricing.
GeraldH BuddyGott You gotta watch for those Charlton Hestons. If you don’t get rid of all of em, them can come back Clint Eastwoods.
RJonesMartin Isn’t Google play better for trans-national marketing?
BatmanErica I can’t believe I’m still up at nearly 3am :/
GeraldH RJonesMartin considering all android products are sold with google play pre-loaded
GeraldH BatmanErica Don’t just feel so ALIVE?!?
BuddyGott GeraldH Sheesh! I never knew that
Where is Carl? A bearding seminar?
BuddyGott A Young John Rhys Davies look-a-like contest.
RJonesMartin Tom Wintons Authors Helping Authors on Facebook is good for international marketing info.
BuddyGott He’s gone to shout at someone
GeraldH I do not know the answer to that.
GeraldH RJonesMartin this is the link for the post from kboard that is an everything you need to know about google play – http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,167655.0.html
BatmanErica GeraldH RJonesMartin like like like
BatmanErica GeraldH RJonesMartin I’ll bookmark that. Thank you, Erica!
xgranville GeraldH does that mean you’ll stay for the after party hangout? 😛
BatmanErica GeraldH RJonesMartin Thanks, Erica. Bookmarked also
BatmanErica GeraldHRJonesMartin muchos tacos.
BatmanErica xgranvilleGeraldH Sleepy party haha
xgranville GeraldH RJonesMartin BuddyGott michelleread your welcome 🙂
Wow! The Carl and Darren Show! And at a sensible time, too!
GeraldH BuddyGott haven’t heard anything about his taching lately…
GeraldH for you maybe, I don’t care to get up that early and Carl stays up til like 4am his time to be on it o.O
BuddyGott I just hope he’s not buying food at Subway
afterparty?
jlward Me, please 😀
Demelza Carlton jlward me please!
jlward Throw this guy an invite. I’ll be on
rinnajonesmartin@gmail.com
xgranville jlward Hell, why not?
GeraldH xgranvillejlward That’s what I’m talking about!
jlward yes
AFTER PARTY MEEEEE
Thanks for watching. You guys rock!
geraldswriting@gmail.com
Can someone after party me or is it too late?
jlward Me please as well
michelleread jlward just invited you.
jlward michelleread :0)
BatmanErica Demelza Carlton jlward What is your e-mail address, Erica?
michelleread I’ve sent you an invite.
jlward michelleread me too please?
BatmanErica jlward michelleread what is your e-mail address?
jlward BatmanErica michelleread Carl said it’s already in the thingie but here it is again erica@ericaconroy.com
jlward michelleread Me too please
BatmanErica jlward michelleread Carl is wrong. I just invited you.
Carl Sinclair jlward michelleread just invited you, Carl.
if anyone sees this, please shoot me an invite pamelamkelley@gmail.com thanks!
PamelaKelley Done.
PamelaKelley Try now Pamela.
The audio version is up now!