Leaving Twitter & Writing Updates

 I just wanted to let you all know that I deleted my Twitter account tonight. That makes this blog my only form of social media. 

Drafting of my third Harmony Ridge Romance is underway. My plan for the series is to subtly dip in and out of different contemporary romance subgenres and book three is going to be a thriller romance! It is making for a fun change of pace.

Stay tuned for a release date for Book Two.

 

Moving Forward

After my amazing book launch for A Blueprint for Hope, I've made some decisions about how I would like to move forward in my writing.

Firstly, I will minimize my time spent on Twitter. What was at one time a wonderful app for connecting writers and readers has devolved into a numbers game and a pissing contest. I don't believe that readers find novels through Twitter. 

As to the Writing Community, you can imagine how dismayed I felt when I shared the happy news of my book launch, only to find a thread of other writers ripping me apart. Apparently, they decided to take the screenshots that I shared as an invitation to criticize a book they had never read and a marketing strategy I never shared. My goal in posting the screenshots was to thank my audience and to encourage other indie authors on their publishing journeys. I never wanted to make anyone feel badly about their own novels. I decided not to engage with the thread, but reading the nasty comments has soured me to the platform for now. I am not going to delete my account at this time. However, I will be removing the app from my phone. I will use Twitter only to share writing and publishing updates in the future.

My time is limited and I have decided to devote more of it to this blog and to writing my new novels. 

I think good things are coming and I will do my best to keep you all updated. As always, thank you for your years of support! 

What an Incredible Book Launch!

Wow!

I am stunned. 

To everyone who has downloaded A Blueprint for Hope this week, thank you so much! I hope you love the novel.

They say a picture is worth a thousands words, so I'm going to leave a few screenshots here to show you what this launch looked like from my dashboards and why I've been left almost speechless.

*Above: 4,579 copies downloaded! 

A Blueprint for Hope Free Promo!

From now until July 14th, 2020, get my novel, A Blueprint for Hope FREE on Amazon Kindle!

Book Launch

I am beyond thrilled to announce the publication of my new Contemporary Sweet Romance.

Thank you to all of my readers for your years of support! I hope you enjoy the new novel. It is priced at just $0.99 on Amazon.

A Blueprint for Hope Release Announcement & Free Giveaway!

I am so excited to announce my new book launch! A Blueprint for Hope, a contemporary sweet romance will be released on July 6th, 2020. Thank you to all the followers who have encouraged and supported me on my writing journey. 

From now until July 5th, 2020, please email me at olenequinn@gmail.com for your FREE pre-release copy. Honest reviews posted on release day would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the first glimpse:

A Broken-Hearted Chef with a Big Dream. An Architect with a Past. A High School Crush. What could go wrong?

When Hope Gibson broke up with her fiancé, she lost everything. She returns to her small hometown of Harmony Ridge with a modest savings account and big dreams of opening her own restaurant. However, she soon learns that her own father and his cronies in the county government have every intention of blocking her plans.

Hope’s high school crush, Lone McGregor, is not having any better luck. The death of his grandfather forces him away from his high-speed life as an architect in Los Angeles to repair and sell the property he inherited in Harmony Ridge. As a member of the least popular family in the county and boasting a hell-raising reputation of his own, he too finds the local government standing in his way.

When Lone concocts an ingenious plan to solve both their problems, they must commit to working together. And manage not to fall in love…

 A Blueprint for Hope is a sweet romance and is book one in the Harmony Ridge Romance Series. Each book in the series can be read as a stand-alone novel. Keep up with your favorite couples by reading them in order. Happily Ever After guaranteed!

FREE Book Promotion Websites (A Resource for Broke Indie Authors)

So, you're an indie author. And you're broke. Not just a little broke. Very, very broke. You want to schedule an Amazon ebook promotion and you have zero dollars to spend.

I can help. At least a little bit. Listed below are twenty websites that offer free slots for ebook promotions. Some require that the book be free, some that it be discounted. On many of these websites you have a 1 in 50 chance of getting listed. Still, 1 in 50 is better than nothing and even a single listing will help you to climb Amazon algorithms.

I'm not personally affiliated with any of these websites, but I have submitted Kindle promotions to all of them.

It’s Write Now https://itswritenow.com/free-book-submission/

Ebooks Habit (your book must have 5 reviews on Amazon to be submitted) https://ebookshabit.com/for-authors/

eBook Lister http://www.ebooklister.net/submit.php

Awesome Gang https://awesomegang.com/submit-your-book/

ContentMo https://contentmo.com/submit-your-free-ebook-promo 

KindleBookPromos.luckycinda.com https://kindlebookpromos.luckycinda.com/?page_id=10719 

New Free Kindle Books https://newfreekindlebooks.com/authors/

Pretty Hot https://pretty-hot.com/submit-your-book/

The eReader Café (Your book must have 3 reviews to submit)https://theereadercafe.com/promote-your-books/

Reading Deals (Your book must have 5 reviews and an average of 4 stars to submit.) https://readingdeals.com/submit-ebook

The Book Circle (This website selects just 5 books per day to promote.) https://www.book-circle.com/submit-free-kindle-ebook-listing/

eReader Love http://www.ereaderlove.com/contact-us-submit-a-book/

Discount Book Man https://discountbookman.com/book-promotion/

Book Bongo https://bookbongo.com/submit/ 

Lovely Books http://lovelybookpromotions.com/submit-your-kindle-freebie/

Frugal Freebies http://www.frugal-freebies.com/p/submit-freebie.html

FreeBooks.com http://www.freebooks.com/submit/

Books on the Knob (Don't send free books here. They only advertise discounted books.) http://blog.booksontheknob.org/subscribe-about-contact/authors-read-this

Ask David https://askdavid.com/free-ebook-promotion 

Topless Cowboy (Romance Novels Only) https://toplesscowboy.com/submit-your-book/