Well my first ‘official’ book signing is done and dusted. It was a fantastic experience. Cat and Caro at the Writers Plot Read bookshop in Lower Hutt were really great, I sold some books, and about half the people who said they were going to turn up, actually made an appearance. Can’t ask for more than that. […]
Read more "Wellington book signing for The Colonists"Recently I had had an epiphany, and on the back of this revelation have revamped my marketing to raise awareness for my books and drive more sales. You could be reading this blog as a result of my chance encounter with an online marketing guru who has changed my whole approach to promoting my books […]
Read more "Friends of the Skidian Chronicles update"Dear friends, I need your assistance to help me realize my dream. As many of you will know I have spent a huge amount of time and energy doing promotional work to create interest and drive sales of my latest book, The Colonists after releasing it towards the end of May. I have had a press […]
Read more "Dear Friends of the Skidian Chronicles series-update"Well, the latest book (The Colonists) is published and because I am taking a business like approach to a creative and therapeutic process I am setting myself a realistic sales target to recoup some of the real costs of production: the editing and the cover art. Sales would have to go much bigger than my […]
Read more "New sales target – The Colonists"Two years and a month or so since the publication of The Lifeboat, the fourth book in the Skidian Chronicles series: The Colonists is now available on Amazon as a kindle ebook and as a paperback. I am expecting stampede from my avid fans to see how I have woven the last two years of […]
Read more "The Colonists-all done and dusted"Well book four of The Skidian Chronicles series – The Colonists is with the editor for his final run through and I am aiming to publish it on Amazon in Kindle and paperback format by the end of the month. I will also be making the titles available on my Shopify site (Keithfenwick.com) for those […]
Read more "The Colonists"I am quite often asked if I have one of my books handy for people to buy in hard copy or as an ebook. I do have the odd hard copy laying around but I have generally pointed potential fans in the direction of Amazon because that’s the marketplace where I want to grow, prosper, […]
Read more "Sales update…..exciting news"The fourth book in the Skidian Chronicles series; The Colonists is being edited at the moment, so in the lull between getting something back to work on (I’m sure there will be heaps) and starting the the next project I have been plotting a marketing strategy while I enjoy the end of the summer weather […]
Read more "Reviews for The Colonists"Once again I have been pretty slack in not posting here for a while. Needless to say I have not achieved my stretch sales targets and will have to review them in light of the current market conditions. As every good salesperson knows the goal posts keep shifting around the field day to day and […]
Read more "Update – The Colonists"I haven’t posted here in a while, I have been too busy working on my labour of love-The Colonist. I am still hoping it will be ready in the firs quarter of the year for those of you waiting for it. I’ve been doing lots of reading, fiction and non fiction. A recent read is […]
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