One week countdown!

The countdown is on.  In less than a week The Fall of The Veil will be officially launched.  Available on Amazon initially, the book comes in two versions – Kindle (ebook) and paperback.  Unfortunately, requests for scratch-and-sniff and pop-up versions had to be declined…

In order to have a chance of being successful I need to rely on you, the people, to help generate some social media ‘buzz’ (which you are all doing splendidly so far).

WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO

• Please wait until 27th October before purchasing your copy!  If everybody buys on 27th it will attract the interest of Amazon’s bots and open the book up to a wider audience.  
• Feel free to read the first few chapters on Amazon’s Inside the book feature.
• Leave a review (the kinder the better!).
• Keep sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

Thank you for being excellent!

Mike

And the winner is…

Congratulations to my old school buddy, James Wilson, who was the lucky name out of the hat today.  He has bagged himself a signed copy of ‘The Fall of The Veil’!

Don’t be disheartened if you didn’t win – I will run more competitions in the near future.

Many thanks to everybody who has shared and liked my Facebook page, and also for all the kind words of support.  You are all wonderful!

Spread the word

My first book is now published and I’ve been blown away by the support I’ve had so far. It’s almost bordering on B-list celebrity status if I’m honest! 

Many of you have asked how you can help spread the word and get people buying and reading my book so I’ve compiled a list of 22 quick and easy ways:

If you’re on Facebook, you could…

• Like my author page
• If you own a Facebook Page, like my author page as your page
• Like or comment on my posts – every like/share means someone else sees it too!
• Set my page to ‘Show First’ or turn on notifications
• Share my latest post on your Newsfeed
• Leave a review about my book
• Send me a photo of you holding and pointing at my new book in a happy sort of ‘Angry People in Local Newspaper’ kinda way.
• Invite a fellow nerd or fantasy novel reader to like my page

If you’re on Twitter, you could…

• Follow my account
• Like, comment or retweet my posts
• Tag me in your posts
• Tell me about any cool people or book bloggers I should be following
• Remind me why Twitter is actually rather good for authors (thanks wife!)

If you’re on Instagram, you could…

• Follow my account
• Like or comment on my pictures – don’t be shy, it’s all good banter but no trolls please
• Share a photo of a place you visit which you think should feature in my next book

If you want to buy the book, you should…

• STOP & WAIT until I give the signal to buy. It’s on Amazon now but I need you to purchase ‘strategically’ on a specific date. I will let you know via my Facebook page.
• Leave a review (very important!)
• Add to your Amazon public wish list

If it’s not your cup of tea, you could…

• Read the first four chapters for FREE
• Tell a friend who you know is a big fantasy nerd
• Better still, buy it as a present for a friend who you know is a big fantasy nerd!