Hey I wrote a book (Blackwood is available for preorder!)

[moonvoice]

About Blackwood:

In a world that is still getting used to shifters, where everyone thinks omegas are second class citizens, nature photographer and omega Braden Payne lets everyone think he’s a beta. That way no one gives him a hard time and he doesn’t have to live a repeat of his failed relationship. But when his car breaks down in the remote Blackwood forest in Western Australia, without the medication that lets him hide who he is, he’s faced with what he fears most: an unmated alpha.

Government forest guardian and alpha Coll MacDubhar is tired of illegal loggers, foolish tourists and people who underestimate the wilds of Western Australia. He discovers Braden lost and in need of medical assistance in the forest he protects and knows something’s not right.

But there’s hidden depths to Braden that capture his interest, and no decent alpha would walk away when Braden’s unwelcome past comes to visit.





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Release: November 23rd (Wolfenoot!)

Deets:

Blackwood by Pia Foxhall (Perth Shifters #1)
- Can be read as standalone! -
Each book in the series focuses on different characters
Queer (gay/bisexual character) m/m romance
93,000 words // 267 pages (Kindle)
Cover by TiferetDesign
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Curious about the world?

Introduction to Braden Payne and Coll MacDubhar (with excerpt)

Introduction to some of the unique aspects of alpha/beta/omega worldbuilding in the Perth Shifters world

Comments

[moonvoice]

Amazon has at least 15 other versions (Mexico / Italy / India / Germany / UK / Australia, and so on and so forth).

It took me about a week to go from "publishing" it to actually seeing it for sale on Amazon.

Yeah they can be fickle with this - 24 hours to a week. Sometimes it's best to just aim for early, because a few days before release day isn't so bad, but a few days after release day is obviously less fun for everyone.

I think my problem was simply marketing though.

You may already have all the answers and stuff for this already, so I apologise in advance, but it may be worth looking into places that can offer things like release blitzes, blog tours, or ARC services, since that's where word of mouth can happen. It's often a small fee to do this (around $30-40 to say, get promotion on about 30-40 genre specific blogs that attract readers for your specific area), and ARCs (through places like NetGalley or similar) often lead to early reviews on places like Goodreads that can help drum up interest too.

BUT, all that being said, it's really hard with a first release. And there's no like, perfect path through it. The most important thing is that you got the first one out there, learned the process, and can go ahead armed with that knowledge into the future. I stalled out on publishing this manuscript for like three years, lol. <3

Thank you so much for the link!

[elinox]

I really have no idea on marketing, so your advice is helpful! (Even if I don't completely understand what you're talking about!) Hhmmm...NetGalley seems interesting, thanks!

An agent would likely be really useful here, but I tried that and had no luck.

Good luck with yours! :D