I started a Facebook page for Draco Torre Books where I’ll post about my books. On the main page (www.DracoTore.com,) I added a “Like” button so Facebook users can start following. The Facebook icon at the top of the sidebar links to the page. This way you don’t need to try to be my Facebook friend. Just follow the page.
Click the the “Like” button. It’s fun!
Shadow Memories available on Smashwords
My book of short stories, Shadow Memories, is available in digital format at Smashwords.
Nine dark tales delve into the shadows stirring up memories from another world. Meet a memory-eating wraith searching for his lost love. Join a giant-sized man on his first quest to solve a mystery of a monster. While running from an invisible attacker, Tigris discovers her former master’s dark secret. Susan chases after her runaway pumpkin through a toy store and into the street.
View my Author Profile: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/dracotorre
Sample or purchase Shadow Memories: http://smashwords.com/b/17029
The contents page works on the iPad, and the links work if using Adobe Digital Editions or PDF. My drawing of Tabitha shows up nice, too. Soft Whispers published a flash version of “Memor Mora” in Deadly Love, Be Mine anthology. Within Shadow Memories, you will find the original full story in all its darkness. “Suffocation Bell” features a minor character from my novel, Raven Memory. Other stories include a selection from my #FridayFlash participation
Purchase Shadow Memories at Smashwords for $0.99 (USD) or get it free using the coupon code until July 4th, 2010.
Coupon Code: GJ34A
Enjoy!
While you’re at Smashwords, fill your cart with great books by #FridayFlash writers such as:
I recommend downloading the book in ePub which you may read on your PC with Adobe Digital Editions, read on your iPad by using iTunes “Add to Library” and sync, or read on your iPhone using Stanza. If you prefer paper, you may download in PDF and print. Other versions are available. See the instructions for your reading device.
In a previous post, I argued that “Consumers Pay for Content.” Many publishers try to sell content, but this is not the best marketing strategy. Sell ideas. Sell souvenirs. Sell an escape from reality.
Watch the video of Seth Godin, “10 Bestsellers: Using New Media, New Marketing, and New Thinking to Create 10 Bestselling Books.”
Two important points by Godin:
The first point is a big one: word of mouth (WOM.) If people are talking, tweeting, posting about the book then other people will talk about the book. And some of them will buy the book. Getting the conversation started means giving content away.
The second point helps make the first point happen. Start by writing something worth talking about. Readers are hungry for good stories seeking out conversations to find new morsels. Good content sells itself.
Never sell the content. Sell passion.