I finally got this one published–my first novel. I drafted it four years ago, and it’s been a long revision process, with a steep learning curve. But I think it’s pretty good now, and even though it’s me saying it,…
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Bellerophon: Son of Poseidon is out!
Tagged with: ancient Greece, Bellerophon, Cathleen Townsend, folklore and mythology, heroes and demigods, son of Poseidon
Posted in My Books
Posted in My Books
Don’t Make My Mistake
I’ve been posting about free newsletter marketing lately, but I did try my first paid marketing campaign, for The Golden Key, this past summer. It had a couple of high moments, but overall I made a blunder that I’d like…
Tagged with: Amazon Look Inside, book promotion, Cathleen Townsend, newsletter marketing
Posted in promotion
Posted in promotion
Free Promos Part 3–The Quest for Rank
Ah…the dream. The captivating thought that you’ll click onto your book listing and discover that you’ve penned a book that shot up to number one. But as time goes on, you discover increments. Maybe not number one in the whole…
Tagged with: book marketing, book promotion, Cathleen Townsend, free promotion, top-rated, Twelve Tales of Christmas
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Posted in Uncategorized
Free Promos Part 2–Promoting a Book the Second Time
Following the success of my free Golden Key promotion (A Totally Free Promo) I decided to repeat the same promo for Dragon Hoard, now that I was armed with better information about what the individual promoters could reasonably achieve. This…
Free Books: Why You Might Want to Give Your Work Away
There’s a certain underlying philosophy concerning free books that I want to touch on briefly here. Some people (including me) believe that a good way to find new readers is to remove the bar to entry by making your book…
The Golden Key is Free for a short time, plus First Chapter Excerpt
The Golden Key is free for a short time! I’m really proud of this book–I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever written. And for a couple of weeks, you can get it without plunking down the price of a…
Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, fairy tale, fantasy, noblebright, The Golden Key, WWI
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Posted in My Books
