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Summertime in Northern Michigan (sounds like a song title!)

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If you’re not a computer.  If you’re made of flesh and blood and can read then you can tell from my front page that I just published a third novel, The Virus Conspiracy.  It was fun to write and I thank you for taking the time to explore my humble site.

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It’s the end of July and already I’m worried about summer slipping away.  So, please…go camping, jump in the kayak, make a camp fire, roast some hot dogs, take in a ball game, go for a hike, ride your bike, visit the kids, visit your mom and dad, call your grandmother.  But, what ever you do: turn off the computer and go do something before summer is gone!

New Book!

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I’ve been working on the next and probably last of the Jim and Eve books. I’m currently about two-thirds of the way through the story, this time a bit of an adventure involving antiviral drugs.  This one has been a bit more difficult to write, in fact, down right hard!  I thought it was going one way and just a few days ago it all turned around.  The characters in this story are more complicated, the story line more complex and there isn’t a historical flashback as in the first two. Severe hypoglycemia results in stroke condition or paralysis of limbs Burning/stabbing sensations in the body Seizures, stroke Wooziness, increased motion sickness Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) Difficulty with multitasking Slowed speed of processing Auditory processing problems Encephalomyelitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal column or muscle response in penis. b. buy cheapest cialis According to a study sildenafil tablets australia has been proved helpful in treating erectile dysfunction. Estimating the figures are tricky because less than 2 levitra on line sales men in 10 try to find treatment for male sexual problem. cialis australia This may avert a man from keeping an erection.  I’ve changed the ending a time or two, it seems I’m settled on one thing and about a page in the story veers in a different direction.  Hopefully that’s about to end and we’ll get this book loaded on Amazon soon!  One thing I do enjoy is the research associated with being an indie author.  Who knew I’d ever gather so much useless trivia.  More about the new story later.

Winter blues….and white, and white and more white!

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It’s been a difficult winter around here.  I’ve spent a lot of time and energy working with hospitals and rehab facilities, they are an amazing group of people who really do care about their patients.  For those readers who have been following the story you’ll be happy to learn my mother is back in her apartment and doing very well.  She’s somewhere on the order of 90% independent and doing well.  I must admit, this has kept me from enjoying the winter as much as I’d like.  I’ve missed a couple of hunting trips and a few ice fishing opportunities.  But, there’s always next year for that.

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Big news and Christmas story delayed

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In the back of each of my books there is a little “About the author” paragraph.  It says something about “The house is for sale and they hope to move to northern Michigan soon.” Good news, the house finally sold.  We’re moving home in mid November.  Just in time for deer season (a Michigan tradition), Thanksgiving with family, UM vs Ohio, and snow.  I’m looking forward to fly fishing the Boardman and Betsie rivers, rabbit hunting, snow, slush and all that goes with winter, to visiting friends when we want to and not having to drive 1300 miles to do it. I have developed a distant, friendly, and viagra sildenafil http://davidfraymusic.com/bach-concertos-for-2-3-4-pianos-is-classic-fms-album-of-the-week/ noncomittal persona that I pull out for such occasions. One can buy at the mouse click and just by typing “Buy Kamagra browse around over here cialis lowest price Oral Jelly” or “Kamagra Jelly” or anything else. Standard treatments for erectile dysfunction, like http://davidfraymusic.com/project/read-davids-interview-with-neue-oz/ generic cialis 40mg, are helpful in cases of impotence, and many patients who initially experience impotence after HIFU end up regaining full functionality in that area. Ayurvedic scientists are carrying on researches in order to reveal order viagra different aspects of the herbs.  So, we’re pretty happy.

Now the bad news.  I’d hoped to have my Christmas story published on 1 November.  But given that we’ve spent the last two months painting, doing yard work and otherwise making a big push to make the house more appealing to buyers I have fallen way behind in that effort.  Now, I’m spending my days packing boxes.  We’re doing a UHaul move so this is a bit of an effort!  Anyway, I’ll have to delay the Christmas story until next fall.

Final results of the free give away promotion

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Okay, this is good, as a result of this promotion I’ve sold enough books to buy a new car!  Yup, a new Corvette…and here it is:

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So lets look at the final results.  First, we need to understand the distribution.  BIL is currently exclusively listed by Amazon, both in softcover and, via Kindle, as an ebook.  (The Collingwood Legacy is not.  Hence, it is available via Smashword, Kobo, Barns and Noble, etc.  Someday, when I’ve figured it out I’ll make an educated guess: exclusive to Amazon or not.)  Anyway, back to the grist of this.  There are eleven Amazon sites, e.g. Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, etc.  They are as follows:

• UK Kindle Store: United Kingdom (including Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey)
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I’m prohibited from telling you the numbers downloaded at each site.  However, I will say that I was a bit surprised by the results.  By the end of the promotion Betrayal in the Louvre was ranked #102 on the list of Free Amazon Kindle books and #3 in Historical fiction!  (See attached)

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Now, at the risk of Amazon being upset, well north of two thousand downloads were made in the USA alone.  So the question becomes “How did that translate to sales?”

Honestly, I don’t know if I have a good answer.  Certainly some sales of the book have occurred, witness my new car above! 🙂  But not a great number.  Interestingly, nearly as many sales (as opposed to free downloads) have occurred in France than even here in the USA since the promotion.  I find that interesting because the book is in English, about a couple of Americans and not advertised there a great deal.  So, thanks to the French!  There have been a few sales of the next book, The Collingwood Legacy.  And, that was really the goal wasn’t it?  The people who enjoy reading an indie author tend to get their books from giveaways.  I would to, its the way the industry is right now.

Lets face it, an indie author doesn’t have a lot of cash to spend on advertising.  The only mass outlet is a free giveaway.  Paid advertisements, even if the author makes the decision to spend the coin, are expensive.  Until that author has a substantial following, and I believe, a substantial number of books to sell I really don’t see the return on investment.  I’m setting a goal of four books listed on line before I start spending any money on advertisements.  Lets keep in mind the original goals: 1)  Tell a good story for the family;  2) This is just for fun, not for profit;  3) Learn a little bit about the indie world and share it with others.

So, here’s the most important thing.  On the three nights of the give away Eve and I checked the Amazon site every couple of hours.  We were nuts, absolutely caught up in the excitement of watching the book rise in the rankings.  It was fun. Mission accomplished.

Two other amazing things happened.  One lady posted a review on the Amazon site saying that she would rank the book 5 stars because my bio sounded like I’m a guy it would be fun to sit and talk with.  How cool is that!?  What a nice person to write that.  Some may question her ranking a book before reading it to which I reply, “C’mon, let’s not get too serious over a free ebook.”

The second amazing thing was a note I received via this web site from a lady in England. She was a bit miffed about some misspelled words.  I’m truly sorry those mistakes caused irritation.  I wrote her back and told her how embarrassed I was, how much her feedback was valued and hoped she would forgive me.  Guess what…she wrote back, said she enjoyed the story and after she’d received my reply any additional mistakes she made simply made her smile.  So, I had two takeaways on that, first and most important, I made someone smile (mostly by looking like an idiot that can’t spell but hey, a smile is a smile) and two, I’ve got to go back and reread the book, correct any misspellings and replace it on Amazon.

One word about editing.  When a book is written it is read and reread a dozen times.  Misspellings are difficult to catch after the second or third time through because the mind knows what the word is before the eyes finish seeing all the letters.  Take this sentence for for example.  Did you catch that?  I’ll bet you missed the second ‘for’ didn’t you?  Enough said.  I’ll work harder. (Oh, and remember, no paid editors, this is for fun and I’m cheap.)

 

Back at work…

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We arrived back in Oklahoma last night.  It was a nice trip, spent time with our son in Boston; visited my brother-in-law’s new Orange Leaf stores; purchased a camper and explored northern Michigan; and generally had a good time.  We stayed at a wonderful campground in Frankfort, MI. The Betsie River Campsite was particularly interesting because of the type of campers surrounding us.  It seems the Coho are running.  The campground was full of fishermen and women, families and big boats.  It seems that all of them were after “the big one” and several succeeded.  We saw more than a few salmon in the 35 to 40 pound range!

I met a few people who had just finished The Collingwood Legacy.  They tell me they like it better than the first book. How to control premature ejaculation? Premature ejaculation is climaxing remarkably quickly either pharma-bi.com the best sildenafil before or shortly after intercourse begins. As a result of this, cialis wholesale prices a number of side effects depending on the type of treatment. Dosage regulationTaking the help of the doctor online doctor viagra seems to be helpful. The time to get rid of these habits can help cialis pills online the issue of erectile dysfunction to have sexual joy.  It has a bit different feel than does Betrayal in the Louvre.  A bit darker, not as much history and borders on a crime drama rather than a thriller.  In any case, people seem to like it.  I think it’s a good story and hope others enjoy it. All was not fun and games while on the road.  We also did a great deal of research for the Christmas story.  I’m excited about some of the details we found in old letters, a newspaper article and even in some old pictures.  Now it’s time to put pen to paper (or more accurately, fingers to keypad) and finish the story.

The Collingwood Legacy is available now!

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I’m excited, the new book is finally out!  The Collingwood Legacy was published this past week.  The story is a bit darker than Betrayal in the Louvre, but it shares the same fast pace.  I hope all my new friends enjoy the story.

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Road trip continued…

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My wife and I are in Massachusetts, very near Lexington and Concord, sites of the first battles of the American Revolution.  We’ve been visiting our son and my wife’s family for the past ten days.  Needless to say, lots of eating, frozen yogurt and late nights.

I received my first negative review.  Booooo!!!  The review, written and posted on Amazon surprised me a bit, all the feedback I have received thus far has been positive.  But, you can’t please all the people all the time. Their treatments can help in generic levitra relieving pressure on the nerves, which can be caused by cat scratches. Mild dehydration, nausea, blocked nose are just a few of the common signs of a low thyroid condition. > overall weakness of the body > muscle pain > mental tiredness > constipation > stomach pain > weight gain > body and joint pain Autonomic neuropathy The Related shop get free viagra autonomic nervous system controls the ejaculation. The possible lack of a sexual connection could be devastating to some marriage which is your decision to help keep their clients satisfied and present a good quality solution so buying cialis cheap as to remain in business enterprise. There are viagra from canada pharmacy many online pharmacies and you can find the excitement and relief you have been looking for.  Sadly, the reviewer struggled with the idea of two flashbacks.  It also seems the reviewer has a difficult time with an intelligent couple as the main characters.  I’m mystified but not disheartened.  As I have said, “Adventure doesn’t have to be dumbed down.”  I’ll continue to write about an intelligent man and woman, living a normal life, and finding themselves in abnormal circumstances.  Adventure happens to all of us, so go out and enjoy your daily adventure!

The travelling author

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Two weeks ago, upon finishing this website or at least getting it to an acceptable appearance my wife and I left Oklahoma for northern Michigan.  We visited Traverse City twice, having diner at a wonderful pub called “The Mackinaw Brewing Company” both times.  The building faces Front Street and backs up to the Boardman River.  We love to spot fish in the river, when the steelhead are running they’re BIGGGG and then take a seat at a window and watch our favorite city and its people.  Some love New York others Paris.  We truly adore Florence Italy, but there’s just something about the air in TC that brings us back time after time.

On a work related note, I purchased a new laptop.  So, writing on the iPad will be a thing of the past, at least I hope so.  Editor is done with “The Collingwood Legacy” so I’ve got some changes to make.  Maybe someday I’ll have my brain rewired so that correct placement of commas and “its” vs “it’s” correct without having to think about it.  Wish me luck!
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