Monthly Archives: August 2015

The Doodlebug War: Frank Rides Again!

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Andrew Updegrove

I took a little time off the other day from promoting my second Frank Adversego thriller to write the first chapter of the third. Needless to say, it was a lot more fun than lining up promotional discount sales and … Continue reading →

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Are Press Releases Worth it? Results and Conclusions

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Andrew Updegrove

Yesterday I set up a little experiment to see whether paying for press releases can prove to be worthwhile for authors seeking to promote their books. The experiment was based on a press release I wrote, and issued through PRLog.org, … Continue reading →

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Are Press Releases Worth it?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Andrew Updegrove

Self-publishing is full of mug’s games (that’s Brit-speak for ways to take suckers in). Sometimes it even seems that there are more people trying to exploit self-published writers than there are Indie-authors. Is selling press releases another one of them? … Continue reading →

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The Lafayette Campaign On Sale: Trying out the Discount Game

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Andrew Updegrove

First off, if you’ve been thinking about reading The Lafayette Campaign, now would be an excellent time to do so, as I’ve dropped the price to $.99 for the next few days. Why? Because I’m going to systematically try out … Continue reading →

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