Author Advice
1. Study best sellers in your genre (as a writer not a reader)
2. Find a good writing critique group to help you improve and perfect your storytelling or hire a writing coach/professor of English Lit., etc.
3. Wait to publish until you have 3 or 4 books in a series and then learn the industry and how to properly launch the series
These apply whether you’re traditionally published or self-published
Marketing Tips
There is no such thing as “tried and true” when it comes to marketing fiction books. The industry changes too much and too fast now-a-days.
It used to be that authors could giveaway their first book and readers would go on to buy their other books but the market became saturated with free books making this strategy less effective.
So now Facebook ads are popular.
As well as the basics…
1. A great story (that is professionally edited)
2. A great cover (genre specific and branded)
3. A catchy book description (Character, Conflict and Cliffhanger)
4. And social proof (reviews)
But these 4 basics alone are not a guarantee.
Of Lords and Commoners Trilogy
Book One
Lynne Hill-Clark
Genre: paranormal, alternate history, fantasy,
fantasy adventure, dystopian, occult fiction
Publisher: Future Classics Publishing
Date of Publication: 2/22/2018
ISBN: 978-0997635645
Number of pages: 388
Word Count: 100,000
Cover Artist: We Got You Covered
Tagline: Entertainment that brings a fresh new perspective to cultural and social issues.
Book Description:
Over 20,000 Downloads
Vallachia doesn’t know much…
But she does know that she loves her simple life.
This becomes even more apparent when that life is ripped from her.
Who will care for her widowed father and younger brother?
But she doesn’t have time to worry about that when she has to learn how to keep herself alive.
Not to mention she has to constantly thwart unwanted male attention.
She quickly finds herself on the wrong side of a brewing battle for vampire domination.
Not knowing whom to trust could have fatal consequences …
For everyone.
Live through the latter part of the Byzantine Empire and into the dark times of the Black Plague, where our heroine finds herself fighting to defend humankind.
The only future Vallachia could have imagined, as well as her wonderfully simple life, disappears when she finds herself in a struggle to figure out the rules of a strange new world - a world that involves superhuman strength, heightened senses and inescapable bloodlust. She must make new allies and learn the ways of supernatural politics during the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
As the pressure mounts, she faces the deadliest pandemic in history as the battle for vampire domination rages across Europe.
This is the first installment of the Lords and Commoners Trilogy written from the viewpoint of a common girl forced to contend with powerful vampires and lords in a struggle to control the world.
Both history fanatics and supernatural fans will love this story as it provides a fresh new look at the dark days of the Black Plague and a glimpse into the paranormal conflicts that are hidden in the shadows.
Fair warning: It will leave you wanting more. So don’t forget to check out the other books in the Lords and Commoners Trilogy…
Meet the Author Video: https://youtu.be/hs1Gf42d2xo
Lynne Hill-Clark was born in Colorado and raised in a small town of eight hundred people. She received her Master of Science from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and her Doctorate of Psychology from the University of the Rockies, Colorado Springs, where she majored in criminology and justice studies. She has enjoyed living overseas on several occasions; including her time as an American Peace Corps Volunteer in Jordan and a semester abroad in Xin Xeo, China. She is an advocate for Restorative Justice.
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