A Question: Remain exclusive to Amazon or sell all over the net?

Here’s a question for authors out there that I’m sure many of us are pondering.

The question is... Should I remain exclusive to Amazon KDP select, the biggest marketplace in the world for digital books… or should I leave select and also be selling through Smashwords and other sites?

The Freyan Times - An interview with Bartholomew Bask

Background.

In events recently described in the official report entitled, The Flight of the Griffin, Merchant Bartholomew Bask was robbed of a cache of possessions. Rightly outraged, Mr Bask is thought to have hired a professional bounty hunter to trace his goods and bring the villains to justice. Unfortunately, the Times has learned that all did not quite go as expected and Mr Bask was the victim of a series of unfortunate events leading to him falling into the company of demons…

What a great review for Shadowland, and it was the 158th on Amazon!

This is a tale that wraps around your mind and keeps you embraced, engaged and entertained - by Colleen Bratley

It's an historical fiction fantasy, written to school, but really completely entertained.I love stories of medieval times and fantasy so it had a lot going for it from the start. The writing though was what took you into the era hook line and sinker. You saw, felt and heard what the characters did from page 1 through to the end, and lived in that time. It truly was wonderfully written. I read some other reviews, and seriously thought the lower rated ones somehow missed the mark. I found a few mistakes in this book, but I can find those and more in the biggest named authors out there. The author's writing ability far outweighs a few mistakes. Trust me.

Happy New Year!

Okay, I know I'm a little late with that, but I've been having a busy time of it lately!

After getting some interest in 'Shadowland' from a Big London agent (gasp!), I've been doing a few re-writes and changing a few things at their request and hope that when I shoot it back at them in a few weeks, they like what I did, snap it up and you will soon be able to buy it in bookshops!!!!

December Blog Tour for The Flight of the Griffin!

During December, I'll be touring a number of different blogs, talking about my writing and trying to explain what exactly makes me tick! The tour is built around The Flight of the Griffin, but will go into all kinds of subjects from my personal travels and adventures to the long awaited interview with Bartholomew Bask... if they can convince him to turn up...

The first interview is on 'The Examiner' and it's now live and can be read HERE!

What a great big Griffin!

 Coming to a bookstore near you! When is the film? When is the film?

Paperback - http://bit.ly/1a9LFpz

eBook US - http://amzn.to/HWuZVA

eBook UK - http://amzn.to/19RclxI

The first paperback copies of The Flight of the Griffin have arrived!

There is nothing quite like holding a paperback copy of my book, especially knowing how many people are downloading the eBook version. You can get your own copy from Lulu directly - Click Here!
Thanks so much for all your support!!!

News Flash! - Bartholomew Bask Agrees to an Interview!!!!

Merchant 
Bartholomew Bask
pictured recently outside
 Blake's Inn

*The Freyan Times*

 After much pursuit and considerable persuasion, Bartholomew Bask, senior merchant of Freya has finally agreed to an exclusive interview with The Freyan Times. Will we finally get some insight into the blustering secrecy that has recently surrounded the life of one of this cities most senior tradesmen? What is his connection with known felon and fugitive Matheus Hawk? Is Mr Bask connected to the disappearance of one of the King's fighting ships? And did he really seek the deaths of a group of young vagrants?

Giving away thousands of Kindle books…. what madness is this?

I’m sure you've all seen me shouting for the past few days about giving away FREE kindle copies of The

Flight of the Griffin, and if you haven't, I can't believe I missed you! I've been tweeting on twitter, posting on Facebook and shouting out loud on Goodreads… did you not get my email?

I've been asked several times why go to all this trouble to give my books away for free, so I thought I would explain a little.

I now sit, after the first of a three day free promotion, and I've given away over 13,000 electronic kindle copies of The Flight of the Griffin. Many independent authors hate the idea of giving books away and I totally understand, it takes a lot of effort and heart ache to write so why should it be given away free?

Welcome, welcome..

...and yes, welcome again to my nice shiny new blog and website!

It's here that I can update you on my current projects, of which I have two - the sequel to Shadowland, which has a writing title of Uther, and book three in the Griffin series... which has no writing title yet, it's just 'book three!'

This is also where you can read a bit about my current books, why I wrote them and how they got started, and I've also put the prologue or first chapter on each book page so you can take a 'sneak peak!'