Moving On!!!

Well, despite a great job by one and all, the Kindle Scout campaign for Death Haunts the Star did not receive an exclusive Kindle contract. So...this morning I began the process of e-publishing it through the Kindle Direct Program. It's becoming easier to do with each book and I found only one minor typo in my book description!

Long story short, Death Haunts the Stars is now live on Amazon's Kindle Store at: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019VBUUH6. Will be doing a lot of advertising over the next few weeks to hype the new novel (while simultaneously working on a boxset of The Terra-Bravo Saga and a new novel! Fortunately, it's my annual big vacation and I have only one major household project [fixing a broken gate]).

Part mystery, part suspense and science fiction...all action! 

In the early 23rd Century, Humanity is spreading out to the stars. Colonies have been started on many new worlds. The Terran Colonial Vessel Conestoga is one of many star vessels carrying hundreds of colonists to their new homes. 

But the Conestoga's latest voyage to the colony world Camadin is different! First, a number of dangerous incidents occur involving some of the crew of the ship. Then dozens of disruptive teenage passengers endanger the ship. When a passenger dies, questions arise about the cause. 

Captain James Rivers, Security Chief Mac Bradley, and the crew of the Conestoga face a seemingly endless series of threats aboard a ship that is light years from Earth. It appears someone aboard the Conestoga is trying to sabotage their mission! But who could it be? And what is their motive? 

As the danger increases, can Rivers, Bradley, and the crew stop Death from claiming the lives of everyone aboard the Conestoga? 

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Now that Christmas is over, I'm sure there are a number of you out there who received e-readers or tablet PCs as gifts. The Kindle app can be downloaded and installed on many of these devices! So, with the hope that you may need some new e-books to read, let me recommend my other books:

You can locate these e-books on my Amazaon.com Author Page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

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Well, the U.S. has experienced rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, blizzards, flooding, and tornadoes all within the past couple of days. Hopefully, you and yours have remained safe. Be careful in the days, weeks, and months ahead!

Gotta run!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2015

Down to the Wire!!!

Only 4 more days to nominate Death Haunts the Stars for an exclusive Kindle contract at http://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/19M67224KD07R. I must admit to being disappointed. Not at my loyal readers, but at the project's performance overall. The numbers are down and we've not hit "Hot" or "Trending" once. *sigh*

Here's hoping for a last minute burst of nominations to get us across the finish line in good form! If not, I can still e-publish Death Haunts the Stars through Kindle as I've done with my other e-books. So THAT will be one of my projects over the Christmas and New Years Holiday Break! 

I don't plan to e-publish this one through Smashwords.com. With all of my advertising over the past couple of years, I've only sold 11 books through that site and its partners. Better to focus on Amazon's Kindle.com and ramp up the advertising for that location.

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On another note, I've begun creating a box set of The Terra-Bravo Saga for sale through Kindle! This will combine Chaos on Terra-Prime, Foothold on Terra-Bravo, and Crisis on Terra-Bravo into one volume, with a nice 3D box set cover to boot! Along the way, I've upgraded the covers for all three books and will be developing a glossary for the box set (later to be added as appropriate to the three separate books). I hope to get this completed over the Holiday Break, as well, and get it posted to Kindle.com! 

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With only a few days left before Christmas, some of you may still need gifts for family members and friends. If I may, please allow me to recommend my current set of e-books. Amazon.com makes gifting a snap! My e-books can be accessed through my Amazon author page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

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Christmas and New Years are a wonderful time of the year to spend with family and friends. Many of you may be traveling over these two holidays and I pray that each of you reaches your destinations (and, later, homes) safely and that your celebrations are happy ones!

I'll be posting one more blog before New Years. So, until then...

Merry Christmas!!!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2015

Update on "Death Haunts the Stars" Kindle Scout Campaign

Good evening, everyone!

I just wanted to give you a little update on the Kindle Scout Campaign for my new e-novel, Death Haunts the Stars! 

Well the campaign is still live and will remain so for another 12 days! We haven't hit "Hot" or "Trending" yet, but I'm trying to remain positive that we will! Our daily number of nominations dropped for a couple of days, but are picking back up. So we still have a chance to get our numbers up high enough to trigger "Hot/Trending".

So, please, continue to tell everyone you can about the Kindle Scout program and my campaign to earn an exclusive contract for Death Haunts the Stars! Ask them to go to http://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/19M67224KD07R and click on "Nominate me". That's all there is to it.

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Check out my other e-books at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

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I've had a couple of sick days this week. (Darned flu shot!) So, I didn't get as much writing and advertising in as I would have liked. Will pick back up soonest, I promise!

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With the days until Christmas (and Christmas and New Years vacation) counting down, I ask you all to plan ahead for your holiday travels and festivities. Stay safe out there!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2015

The "Death Haunts the Stars" Kindle Scout Campaign

Greetings!

Well, I'd like to tell everyone that the Kindle Scout Campaign is resulting in Death Haunts the Stars Trending and Hot at Kindle Scout's website. That's what I'd like to say...but it just isn't happening. We started off strong, had a couple of bounces, and are now kind of piddling along.

But...I'm not giving up hope! We still have 19 days to bring our nomination numbers up! So, once more I ask my stalwart readers to get the word out to everyone they know, know only slightly, or even think they know! Every nomination helps.

Why am I so interested in this exclusive Kindle contract? Well, I've gotta admit that the $1,500 advance on the book would be nice. But more importantly, Amazon/Kindle will promote the book far more than I can on my limited (non-existent) advertising budget. Yes, I lose a few royalty percentage points in the process but I'm getting Amazon/Kindle's advertising in return to get the book out before more eyes than I can.

So please encourage folks to visit my Kindle Scout campaign at http://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/19M67224KD07R. A simple click (on "Nominate me") is all it takes to nominate Death Haunts the Stars!

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While you are online, check out my other e-books on my Amazon Author page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Amazon can even help you gift them to friends at Christmas!

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Time to wrap up my advertising, walk around and stretch, then resume work on my next novel...Arizona State Guard: Freedom's Forge.

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Stay safe, everyone!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2015

And a New Adventure Begins!

That's right...I started a new adventure tonight!

I've begun writing the next exciting story in the Arizona State Guard series...Freedom's Forge!!! This new novel will pick up a few months after the events of Target Terror, bring back some old friends and introduce some new ones, and be filled with plenty of action, adventure, and thrills. So stay tuned to this blog as I will be posting about writing this new novel in the coming weeks!

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The Kindle Scout nominations for Death Haunts the Stars keep rolling in! Thanks to each and everyone of you who have been telling family, friends, and neighbors about my newest novel and my hope of getting an exclusive Kindle Scout contract. We still have 23 days to go, so please keep up the terrific job of getting the word out!!! 

Nominate Death Haunts the Stars at:

http://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/19M67224KD07R

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My current e-books are now available for purchase through my Amazon Author page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Drop on by and pick one up!

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Have a great week, folks! Let's be safe out there!

Jeffrey 

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2015