Week 9

It's all been happening this week. I've let everyone on Facebook know that the book can be pre-ordered and response has been good. However this is relatively limited at the moment because I've only been a member for a few weeks and haven't built up a large network - but it's growing - slowly.
Lesson No 1 - I should have joined Facebook 6 months ago when I made the decision to publish.
I'm currently working on those contacts who are not on Facebook but who are in my email address book.
I've produced a business card for Raven Publishing Ltd. This is being handed out to any contacts who may buy the book.
Friday 26th - the first run of books have arrived at the distributors and books are being delivered to those who have pre-ordered. Gulp! People are going to start reading my book!!!

Week 8

This week saw everything working except the link from http://www.welcolmtoheaven.co.uk/ . I needed this because the sales literature quotes this address and it is also printed on the back page of the book.There were initial problems but a quick way out was to set it up so if you enter via http://www.welcolmtoheaven.co.uk/ it takes you to a temporary page linking to the bookshop This will do for the moment. It will take some time to develop the website but it is not preventing book sales.
I just have to be patient.
Not in my nature!
Time to go and sell!

Week 7

I was hoping everything would be OK by now but the links haven't been finalised so there's nothing to report.
It's very frustrating after the excitement of pressing the button to go to print.
Now the long slow climb begins!

Week 6

The YPD Bookstore is up and running, so theoretically the book can be pre-ordered. However the links haven't been established yet so I can't go public. Nearly there!

An Extract from YPD bookstore

Tommy is six years old, bullied at school and abused at home. He doesn’t mind at all because he has friends that help him, secret friends, friends that are his alone, but someone wants him dead.

£7.99

ISBN : 978-0-956711502

Week 5

I've been playing with web site designs this week - hope to get on line soon.
I want to start marketing the book as soon as possible but need the web sites up and running first.
I've given thought to the numbers mountain I have to climb. Here is an interesting thought. If I can sell the book to ten individuals a week and manage to persuade a book store to take another ten I will just make the top 100 UK book list in 2183.

                                                              So much for Plan 'A'.