This is the BLOG that started it all: Let’s
Play Twenty Questions. And no one ansered ANY, nor did they comment.
Because of this, I felt like an EPIC
FAILURE, (Title of another blog) and voiced my discontent. Then Mel pointed
out that since she already pre-ordered my book she saw no need to enter a
contest to win etc… And also, a couple other people told me the same thing, one
even called me an “auto-buy”. So, really, am I an epic failure? Apparently not
if readers (my fans) are willing to buy my book ahead of time and consider me
an “auto buy”. That is actually a very HIGH compliment and extremely
flattering. Thank you all so much!
What I have learned from this experience is that IF I want to GIVE AWAY
a copy as a bonus to my fans, I have to think of doing it BEFORE there is a
pre-order button. The blog hop thing was good to grab the attention of people
who don’t read my blog, and/or have not heard about my books. My blog is mainly
read by people who HAVE read my books OR people who find my rambling
interesting enough to skim through.
In the blogs that followed and on Goodreads, I had 9 commentors. So, I
did a random drawing and ANONYMOUS won. (lol, she did leave an e-mail address.)
So, lucky winner, you get to wait for the next maybe 8 months to get your
prise, but as soon as my next book comes out, I will give you a copy. I did
something similar with a “website challenge” to see if people actually visited
my website and read it. A girl names Beth won a copy of TCOL because of that and
I think she had to wait 8 months to get it. So next time, I have learned to do
these “contests” ahead of time.
On the release front. The Cost
Of Loving is doing well. Not the “block buster” that JOCK
was, but the thing about JOCK was it’s universal appeal. It is light and funny,
has a great cover, and I think the majority of m/m Romance readers want light
with a HEA. So, JOCK foot that bill. (It is correct to “foot the bill”, right?)
JOCK is funny and does not involve a suicide in any way. Jock sat at #1 for a
couple weeks, and TCOL has made it as high as #5. Right now, (because the lists
change hourly) TCOL is like #39 on the Amazon best
seller list for Gay and Lesbian ROMANCE, but on that same list is When Love
Is Not Enough!! 2 books on one list is a new experience for me. (note: TCOL
is #21 on the GAY romance List, and #19 on
the Dreamspinner Best seller list.) Lingering on lists is really good. Even
if I’m not #1, (or #10), People are still BUYING my books, they are just buying
the other ones MORE. Right? And I KNEW Whiskey and Wry (Sinners
Series) would be at #1!!! DUH!
This is me being positive. If you read my blogs at all you will know I
am not always a positive person. I am a dour character often. Chin up, Wade!
I also got an e-mail from All Romance eBooks to tell me I was on the
best seller list. I even was sent a graphic to post. AND also on the same day
someone reviewed WLINE. They said:
Submitted By: youngromancelover on Aug 22, 2013
A enjoyable story with hot characters and a happy ending. Short and sweet, ,eh?
So this is what is going on with me. I start School on Monday. I am an
official student!! I got my ID yesterday and went to Orientation. I am going to
BLOG about that one Monday. “The New Me”…
I can’t think of anything else.
Comment, or e-mail. Let me know your thoughts.
Wade Kelly
By all means, follow me on Twitter, "follow" my BLOG, "like" me on Facebook, add me to your "circles" on Google+, check out my pins on Pinterest, review my books on Goodreads and Amazon, become a “FAN” on Goodreads.com; and check out my webpage often for changes. And spread the name
of Wade Kelly like wildfire. *winks*
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