M T McGuire
The published works of M T McGuire
Treasure hunting. Naval gazing.
Posted April 8, 2013 and visited 302 times, 4 so far today
A few thoughts about my risible sales record.
Nice guys don’t finish last… they just finish slowly
Posted August 6, 2012 and visited 1026 times, 1 so far today
In the immediate world of the internet, it seems that many writers are getting disheartened when their works fail to go instantly viral. Sure, when a book with as few redeeming features as 50 Shades explodes the way it has, it’s a little galling but is ‘overnight success’ the be all and end all?
For those of us who are normal and who have to balance their book marketing time with actual writing time and Real Life there’s no shame in building an audience slowly.
Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt…
Posted March 14, 2012 and visited 1150 times, 1 so far today
Few Are Chosen, K’Barthan Trilogy: Part 1 gets shortlisted for an award and, The Wrong Stuff, K’Barthan Triligy: Book 2 inches closer, 24hours closer, to the public domain. Blimey.
Sneak Preview and 50% off Few Are Chosen for Read an EBook Week.
Posted March 4, 2012 and visited 722 times, 2 so far today
Pick up a copy of Few Are Chosen, K’Barthan Trilogy: Part 1 on sale at a reduced price on Smashwords.com for read an e-book week 4 — 10 March.
Catch a sneak preview of The Wrong Stuff, K’Barthan Trilogy: Part 2 on page99.com.
“KDP Select”
Posted December 13, 2011 and visited 1465 times, 3 so far today
There’s been a lot written about the new Amazon initiative kdp select. For what it’s worth, I would suggest that Amazon’s reasons are economic rather than philanthropic. So, with my ex brand manager’s hat on, here’s what I think they might be up to, or at least, here’s what I’d be up to if I was them.
Mwa ha ha hargh!
Posted November 23, 2011 and visited 793 times, 2 so far today
Yeh and I could do this whole post like that. What a fantastic day!
Enjoying the 15 minutes…
Posted September 8, 2011 and visited 949 times, 2 so far today
OK, so three marvellous things have happened today. One, my car has returned from open heart surgery, no more overheating in traffic.
Two, Unlucky Dip is free on Amazon.co.uk
This Week I have mostly been reading…
Posted September 6, 2011 and visited 799 times, 1 so far today
Cave by Ali Cooper My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cave is about Marty. Marty is a bit of an idiot. What’s more if he isn’t careful he’s going to be a dead idiot. As the story opens, he is trapped in the entrance to a cave, injured, frightened and alone, with no chance of rescue and no immediately obvious […]
Unlucky Dip coming to kindle…
Posted September 5, 2011 and visited 1068 times, 3 so far today
The companion short to go with Few Are Chosen will be available to download on Amazon later this week.
Cheap? Well… Yes. But tasty.
Posted May 6, 2011 and visited 1373 times, 1 so far today
I’m very excited, UK Daily Cheap Reads are going to be featuring Few Are Chosen tomorrow from 8 am and in the us from 10 am central US time. This is quite a big site to be on, hence the excitement.