tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post3321188550770467648..comments2024-03-18T06:16:18.802-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: The Proteus CureJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-20576440286766779782013-05-10T03:23:59.609-05:002013-05-10T03:23:59.609-05:00always loved hybrid cars, This sounds interesting... always loved hybrid cars, This sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out.<a href="http://www.joyrs.com/" rel="nofollow">buying rs gold</a>buy rs goldhttp://www.joyrs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-54427482743890570692013-05-05T13:09:05.421-05:002013-05-05T13:09:05.421-05:00Thanks to Draculas, I discovered Mr. Wilson and ha...Thanks to Draculas, I discovered Mr. Wilson and have been in love ever since! I even sat through The Keep (the horribly done movie for the awesome book of the same name - I don't get scared anymore when I read horror, but this one really creeped me out in the beginning! Besides, anyone who can write Nazis + Vampires without making it cheesy gets 5 stars in my book!) I am one-clicking this!Selena Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783685215421352626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-76221982203146316132013-05-04T15:58:19.304-05:002013-05-04T15:58:19.304-05:00So Tracy's boyfriend is publishing this. Very...So Tracy's boyfriend is publishing this. Very cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-19692970073331914752013-05-04T15:35:14.250-05:002013-05-04T15:35:14.250-05:00Thanks for helping me go broke buying eBooks, Joe!...Thanks for helping me go broke buying eBooks, Joe! Only one suggestion: in the future, could you post a link to Amazon.com (or wherever) when one clicks on the cover? I instinctively click on the cover art when reading book descriptions. <br /><br />I favor contemporary romance, but other genres appeal to me. Especially books like this one. Now I have to find out what the side-effects are to the Proteus Cure. Best of luck Paul and Tracy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-64303289150454271782013-05-04T11:45:11.854-05:002013-05-04T11:45:11.854-05:00Proteus was ranked #19,000 before I blogged. It hi...Proteus was ranked #19,000 before I blogged. It hit #1600 the day I blogged. But that was the ebook launch, so I'm sure it coincided with other promotion by Paul and Tracy. <br /><br />My blog, and social media connections, can help give an ebook sales. But these sales are brief and not sustainable. In order to catch on and continue to sell, a book needs a big external push (sale, freebie, bookbub, ebookbooster) or it needs to capture readers' attention while on the bestseller lists.<br /><br />Luck plays a huge part. But ebooks are forever. I'm sure Proteus will do well. It has plenty of time to sell a lot of copies. JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-10658858743244809462013-05-04T06:10:37.050-05:002013-05-04T06:10:37.050-05:00The Proteus Cure is now ranked #5,319 Paid in Kind...The Proteus Cure is now ranked #5,319 Paid in Kindle Store.<br /><br />Are you trying to say that it is doing well and so Joe Konrath's promotion of it helped?<br /><br />Or are you trying to say that it is doing poorly and so Joe Konrath's promotion of it didn't help?<br /><br />The book starts out with weather, I've read numerous times that you should never start a book with weather.<br /><br />The first 6 paragraphs don't have a hook either. And the 7th paragraph has a weak hook.<br /><br />However, I do like the writing style because it sounds natural, not stilted and contrived like some other authors.<br /><br />The book seems to be sinking fast in the Amazon rank. I'd say Joe Konrath's promotion gave it a big boost when it first came out, but now the boost is winding down.<br /><br />Joe Konrath says that he thinks blogs don't sell books, but then he also used his blog to promote his recent big 99 cent sale and encouraged all his readers to retweet or reblog the sale.<br /><br />I would say that the 99 cent sale wouldn't have been as successful as it was without his blog's help as well as the reblogging of his readers.<br /><br />But I'm just a clown so what do I know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-63768847795681989902013-05-03T19:26:32.241-05:002013-05-03T19:26:32.241-05:00For all the clowns that claim Joe only sells a lot...For all the clowns that claim Joe only sells a lot of his books because of the traffic to this blog; I give you the current ranking of The Proteus Cure a few days after this recommendation:<br /><br />3,947 Paid in Kindle Store<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-76256848716041597732013-05-02T18:38:33.597-05:002013-05-02T18:38:33.597-05:00Despite Mr. Wilson's impressive credits, I bou...Despite Mr. Wilson's impressive credits, I bought this because of Tracy, a fellow NEHW author. Gotta support our peeps. Although I'll now have to check out the Jack the Repairman books, which look intriguing. Thanks, Joe for bringing it all together-- and adding more to my TBR pile.Dale T. Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792295949745520240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-72175736211623210842013-05-02T08:06:48.740-05:002013-05-02T08:06:48.740-05:00Ah, yes, F. Paul Wilson. Your book The Keep from… ...Ah, yes, F. Paul Wilson. Your book <i>The Keep</i> from… well, <b>way</b> long ago… was one that I’ve never forgotten. I’m looking forward to this new one.Peter Spenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317246557600202574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-85645757978097694632013-05-01T21:58:38.371-05:002013-05-01T21:58:38.371-05:00Sounds great! I'll pick it up.
And thanks, J...Sounds great! I'll pick it up.<br /><br />And thanks, Joe and guests, for conducting a rational, clear-eyed discussion about the pros and cons of various publishing routes. We need less bashing and more informative comparisons. <br /><br />Currently I'm deep in the indie camp, because the speed, the percentages, and the feedback are unparalleled. I just published one book (my own) on Friday and a second (another author's) yesterday, and mine has already sold 144 copies. It's hard to compete with that, when a traditional publisher would still be deciding whether or not to buy the thing... and he wouldn't, since it's only 20,000 words long.Patrice Fitzgeraldhttp://www.patricefitzgerald.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-83784226823343075112013-05-01T20:59:54.678-05:002013-05-01T20:59:54.678-05:00Got it, I have a raw, unschooled (no scientific de...Got it, I have a raw, unschooled (no scientific degree) bent, but I love this stuff.Darlene Underdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862207573237585373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-55662998441197957362013-05-01T19:26:24.304-05:002013-05-01T19:26:24.304-05:00My favorite F. Paul Wilson book is a medical thril...My favorite F. Paul Wilson book is a medical thriller called The Select.<br /><br />I highly recommend it.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785299355462748009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-68134637229136586872013-05-01T15:51:58.890-05:002013-05-01T15:51:58.890-05:00Gotta buy this one! I'm part of a man/woman wr...Gotta buy this one! I'm part of a man/woman writing team as well. It sounds like your writing process is similar to ours. Outlines are crucial for us.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-3794881384160079302013-05-01T15:44:42.715-05:002013-05-01T15:44:42.715-05:00@Mr. Wilson. I don’t read much horror or science f...@Mr. Wilson. I don’t read much horror or science fiction, but your name clicked in my old brain, hauling me back to 1989. So I poked around in your Amazon bio, and there was the reason you tickled my brain. Your bio says: “DYDEETOWN WORLD was on the young adult recommended reading lists of the American Library Association and the New York Public Library, among others (God knows why).”<br /> <br />I can tell you why though I'm not, well, you know...God. I was on the YASD/YALSA BBYA committee in 1989/90. (I told you my brain was old.) Dydeetown made the list because it was well written, engaging, creative, a lot of fun and appealing to teens, even some who would otherwise read reluctantly.<br /><br />So, you got my vote back then…and now (though a different kind of “vote.”) I just ordered The Proteus Cure. Not because Joe said we had to. Not even because of Dydeetown (though it didn’t hurt!)<br /> <br />I bought it because it sounds really good. Best of luck with it.Stella Bakerhttp://www.stellabaker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-38080240058883879002013-05-01T15:31:45.065-05:002013-05-01T15:31:45.065-05:00I've bounced a similar idea around about a doc...I've bounced a similar idea around about a doctor who comes up with a cure for AIDS but finds out to late that it also "cures" pregnancy. But it kept turning into Mars Needs Women so I never got anywhere with it.Eric Daughertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-85257481177228683312013-05-01T15:14:19.597-05:002013-05-01T15:14:19.597-05:00Great premise...sounds like an awesome book!
If t...Great premise...sounds like an awesome book!<br /><br />If this novel had been legacy published and traditionally priced for paper or ebook, I promise you I would have waited for a borrowed library copy.<br /><br />Self-published for $3.99? A no brainer purchase that I can start reading now.<br /><br />Great choice, and that's what it's really about these days - choice. Kudos to you both for turning down an unsatisfactory advance, proving that the Big 5 don't have authors by the (proverbial) balls anymore!William J. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363006166880987871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-67652814835599243272013-05-01T14:48:10.081-05:002013-05-01T14:48:10.081-05:00Robert Barr of Shadowridge Press designed the cove...Robert Barr of Shadowridge Press designed the cover for us.Tracy L Carbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09307522380935376164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-30443384288070117122013-05-01T14:24:22.977-05:002013-05-01T14:24:22.977-05:00Sounds great, guys.
Nice job. I'm certain it&...Sounds great, guys.<br /><br />Nice job. I'm certain it'll do well.<br /><br />Who did the cover?Ryan Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752280001402340489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-82128534822397753102013-05-01T13:09:27.421-05:002013-05-01T13:09:27.421-05:00Congrats, Tracy and Paul. This sounds interesting....Congrats, Tracy and Paul. This sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out.<br /><br />I think we're starting to see acceptance of the changes taking place. The stigma or self-published books is slowly being erased. As more traditionally published authors take the indie and hybrid routes it lends credibility to self-published books.<br /><br />Two years ago when people would ask who published my novels and I said they were self-published they said, "Oh." And that was typically the end of the converstaion. But today they don't react that way. They just want to know when the next novel will be available.Merrill Heathhttp://merrillheath.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-51705191902916626952013-05-01T11:05:25.105-05:002013-05-01T11:05:25.105-05:00Congratulations Tracy. Working with Paul must have...Congratulations Tracy. Working with Paul must have been a thrill as well as a great chance to learn from a master storyteller. <br /><br />Best of luck with the book! Adam Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373970026826497817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-64226391100428896452013-05-01T10:41:58.092-05:002013-05-01T10:41:58.092-05:00Thanks everyone. Paul and I worked very hard on th...Thanks everyone. Paul and I worked very hard on this one to get it just right. There's nothing more horrific than how science can promote men to gods, and how easily and quickly experiments can go terribly wrong. Tracy L Carbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09307522380935376164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-11911589282567731802013-05-01T10:11:35.413-05:002013-05-01T10:11:35.413-05:00I finished a thriller a couple of months ago with ...I finished a thriller a couple of months ago with a similar concept. Not a stem-cell cure for cancer, but a revolutionary drug treatment for neurological disorders with a horrifying side effect for 1% of the patients who take it. It's called SYCAMORE BLUFF, and I'll be self-publishing it in December.<br /><br />I haven't read Paul yet, but he's a fellow drummer so I know he's a good guy. :)<br /><br />Haven't read Tracy yet either. Off to buy this one and give them both a try. Looking forward to it.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-38926469024332131962013-05-01T10:02:13.969-05:002013-05-01T10:02:13.969-05:00This book sounds awesome and I love the fact that ...This book sounds awesome and I love the fact that you guys went a new publishing route for the right reasons.Krileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077299876012365866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-47757637418520872242013-05-01T09:28:46.961-05:002013-05-01T09:28:46.961-05:00I'm a big F. Paul Wilson fan and have recently...I'm a big F. Paul Wilson fan and have recently become acquainted with Tracy through the New England Horror Writers. Good luck to you both on the new book. It sounds great.Mark Edward Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348437062900925019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-76295360967594397652013-05-01T09:20:37.359-05:002013-05-01T09:20:37.359-05:00I just started reading F. Paul Wilson-- great read...I just started reading F. Paul Wilson-- great reading.Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.com