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All six of my books now available in paperback!
Yesterday was a very special day for me. I self-published all six of my books as paperback editions. They went live on Amazon in the evening. The speed of publication took me by surprise because I was told that it would take a few weeks before they went on sale, but no, it was immediate. As soon as I pressed the 'Approved' button, they were on sale.
I was so impressed that I even bought a copy of one of my own books, 'Living with Postcards' and had it delivered to my mother over in Jersey. She will be pleased, as she thinks all of my other books have too much sex in them ha! I hope that she approves of my dedication to her in the front of the book.
Last week was frantic for me. I was working on my own for twelve hours a day in order to achieve my publishing goal. I almost fainted with excitement as the first printed proofs were delivered into my trembling hands. The Kindle versions are fine, but every author knows that nothing compares to holding your own printed books in your hands.
I amended each proof, changed the size of each book and made the covers myself. Still, all that is behind me now and I can continue working on books seven and eight. One book is another erotic thriller with an even bigger fantasy twist than in 'Random Bullets' and the other book is a collect
ion of short stories in various genres.
I was so impressed that I even bought a copy of one of my own books, 'Living with Postcards' and had it delivered to my mother over in Jersey. She will be pleased, as she thinks all of my other books have too much sex in them ha! I hope that she approves of my dedication to her in the front of the book.
Last week was frantic for me. I was working on my own for twelve hours a day in order to achieve my publishing goal. I almost fainted with excitement as the first printed proofs were delivered into my trembling hands. The Kindle versions are fine, but every author knows that nothing compares to holding your own printed books in your hands.
I amended each proof, changed the size of each book and made the covers myself. Still, all that is behind me now and I can continue working on books seven and eight. One book is another erotic thriller with an even bigger fantasy twist than in 'Random Bullets' and the other book is a collect
ion of short stories in various genres.
Happy 2016 to one and all!
1.1.2016
2015 was one of my best years on earth due to the fact that I rather surprised myself. A year ago today, I could never have guessed that I would have self-published six books in both Kindle and paperback format. I may have mentioned this before about a million times but I am still in shock!
I wrote two of the books from scratch in 2015, but the other four had been written over the past ten years. I decided not to mess around wasting any more time waiting to be discovered by a literary agent but opted instead to become my own publisher through Createspace and Kindle Direct Publishing. It was an uplifting experience and I recommend it to any writer. Before you ask, no, I do not have any shares in Amazon.
It is now a month since all of my books were self-published on Amazon. Although my book sales could have been better, I have received several four and five star reviews for each book from the people who took a leap of faith and bought one or all of my books. I have posted their wonderful reviews onto my website to encourage me further in my endeavours. Living with Postcards, my non-fiction book has sold the best out of the six, with Random Bullets also doing well, followed by Potholes and Magic Carpets, then A Slice of the Seventies. When readers have finished reading my autobiographical A Slice of the Seventies, as it is the first book in The Mug Trilogy they hopefully might consider buying the other two books, The Lying Scotsman and then Straws. I live in hope.
My plan for 2016 is to continue my disciplined but enjoyable regime of writing from 11am to 6pm each day including weekends. In the first half of 2016, I will hopefully finish writing and then publish my contemporary erotic thriller fantasy called Hostile. This will be followed by me publishing my almost completed collection of short stories. I am thinking of calling this short story collection, each written in different genres, Joy’s Shorts, but I might reconsider.
During the past few months, I have been somewhat reluctantly marketing all of my books more than I thought I would. However, I need to try even harder to spread the word about my books because the competition is so great. At least I now have my 500 printed colour postcards advertising all of my books to hand out to anyone that I meet who asks me about my books. I am also going to order new printed postcards solely for my non-fiction Living with Postcards paperback book. As it is a totally different type of book to my five fiction books, it needs different marketing and targeting. I must aim it towards anyone that is interested in looking at or collectiong old postcards, those interested in nostalgia, ephemera, history and beautiful objects in general.
If 2016 is as exciting and emotionally rewarding as 2015 has been then I will feel as happy and enthused as I am feeling today. I must resolve to try to make 2016 just as emotionally rewarding. However, I need to be realistic and also try to make it more financially rewarding by marketing better. That will be easier said than done because the skill in marketing books is very different to the skill in writing them. Having written, designed and produced the interior and covers and published all of the books myself, at least there are no costs for me to recoup.
My motivation to write more books has never been higher, so I am entering 2016 bubbling over with hope and enthusiasm. I even have an interesting idea for another thriller to write after Hostile and Joy’s Shorts are published, but more of that later.
Happy New Year to one and all!
2015 was one of my best years on earth due to the fact that I rather surprised myself. A year ago today, I could never have guessed that I would have self-published six books in both Kindle and paperback format. I may have mentioned this before about a million times but I am still in shock!
I wrote two of the books from scratch in 2015, but the other four had been written over the past ten years. I decided not to mess around wasting any more time waiting to be discovered by a literary agent but opted instead to become my own publisher through Createspace and Kindle Direct Publishing. It was an uplifting experience and I recommend it to any writer. Before you ask, no, I do not have any shares in Amazon.
It is now a month since all of my books were self-published on Amazon. Although my book sales could have been better, I have received several four and five star reviews for each book from the people who took a leap of faith and bought one or all of my books. I have posted their wonderful reviews onto my website to encourage me further in my endeavours. Living with Postcards, my non-fiction book has sold the best out of the six, with Random Bullets also doing well, followed by Potholes and Magic Carpets, then A Slice of the Seventies. When readers have finished reading my autobiographical A Slice of the Seventies, as it is the first book in The Mug Trilogy they hopefully might consider buying the other two books, The Lying Scotsman and then Straws. I live in hope.
My plan for 2016 is to continue my disciplined but enjoyable regime of writing from 11am to 6pm each day including weekends. In the first half of 2016, I will hopefully finish writing and then publish my contemporary erotic thriller fantasy called Hostile. This will be followed by me publishing my almost completed collection of short stories. I am thinking of calling this short story collection, each written in different genres, Joy’s Shorts, but I might reconsider.
During the past few months, I have been somewhat reluctantly marketing all of my books more than I thought I would. However, I need to try even harder to spread the word about my books because the competition is so great. At least I now have my 500 printed colour postcards advertising all of my books to hand out to anyone that I meet who asks me about my books. I am also going to order new printed postcards solely for my non-fiction Living with Postcards paperback book. As it is a totally different type of book to my five fiction books, it needs different marketing and targeting. I must aim it towards anyone that is interested in looking at or collectiong old postcards, those interested in nostalgia, ephemera, history and beautiful objects in general.
If 2016 is as exciting and emotionally rewarding as 2015 has been then I will feel as happy and enthused as I am feeling today. I must resolve to try to make 2016 just as emotionally rewarding. However, I need to be realistic and also try to make it more financially rewarding by marketing better. That will be easier said than done because the skill in marketing books is very different to the skill in writing them. Having written, designed and produced the interior and covers and published all of the books myself, at least there are no costs for me to recoup.
My motivation to write more books has never been higher, so I am entering 2016 bubbling over with hope and enthusiasm. I even have an interesting idea for another thriller to write after Hostile and Joy’s Shorts are published, but more of that later.
Happy New Year to one and all!
My latest book, The Hostile was published yesterday on Amazon
My eighth book, a contemporary thriller called The Hostile, was published on Amazon yesterday in both paperback and Kindle editions. I am a couple of weeks away from publishing the audiobook edition, narrated by me, on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. It is my second audiobook, Her demonic Angel was my first. I intend turning more of my books into audio versions and will probably make Random Bullets into an audiobook next, as well as writing book nine. I am toying with writing a sequel to The Hostile.The Hostile
Help! I think I'm addicted to giving my books away in Goodreads Giveaways!
Joy Mutter
My addiction to giving my books away is going to bankrupt me! My second Goodreads Giveaway ended last night and already the five paperback editions of my latest book, a thriller called The Hostile, are winging their way to the winners. The books should arrive tomorrow, because I used my Amazon Prime membership to guarantee free next day delivery. This is why I reluctantly have had to limit my Giveaways to only UK readers, because all of the winners were American in my first Goodreads Giveaway of five paperback copies of Random Bullets. As I now live in Oldham,the postage cost me a fortune, on top of the price of each book, ha!
My next Giveaway ends at midnight tomorrow, 31st May. First thing on June 1st I will be organising for the five winners to receive their paperbacks of Her demonic Angel, my collection of short stories. There's still time to enter.
My third Giveaway is five copies of my thriller, Random Bullets again, because 587 people requested it the first time. It is running at the moment and ends on June 30th.
The next Giveaway, for my non-fiction book, Living with Postcards starts on June 10th, my daughter's wedding day, and ends on July 10th.
As I write this, I'm feeling a strong urge to set up yet another Goodreads Giveaway. I think my book Potholes and Magic Carpets deserves a look in, so I'll offer it in a Giveaway.
Maybe I'll stifle the urge by organising another free Kindle offer, although I don't feel quite as excited about those. With eight published books to choose from that I can give away, you can understand the problem, ha! Help me someone!
UPDATE - Yes, as predicted, I immediately cracked and have just offered up copies of my 'Potholes and Magic Carpets' to be sacrificed on the altar of Goodreads Giveaways. This Giveaway starts on 6th June and ends on 6th July. I'm obviously a hopeless case * shuffles off, whimpering.
My addiction to giving my books away is going to bankrupt me! My second Goodreads Giveaway ended last night and already the five paperback editions of my latest book, a thriller called The Hostile, are winging their way to the winners. The books should arrive tomorrow, because I used my Amazon Prime membership to guarantee free next day delivery. This is why I reluctantly have had to limit my Giveaways to only UK readers, because all of the winners were American in my first Goodreads Giveaway of five paperback copies of Random Bullets. As I now live in Oldham,the postage cost me a fortune, on top of the price of each book, ha!
My next Giveaway ends at midnight tomorrow, 31st May. First thing on June 1st I will be organising for the five winners to receive their paperbacks of Her demonic Angel, my collection of short stories. There's still time to enter.
My third Giveaway is five copies of my thriller, Random Bullets again, because 587 people requested it the first time. It is running at the moment and ends on June 30th.
The next Giveaway, for my non-fiction book, Living with Postcards starts on June 10th, my daughter's wedding day, and ends on July 10th.
As I write this, I'm feeling a strong urge to set up yet another Goodreads Giveaway. I think my book Potholes and Magic Carpets deserves a look in, so I'll offer it in a Giveaway.
Maybe I'll stifle the urge by organising another free Kindle offer, although I don't feel quite as excited about those. With eight published books to choose from that I can give away, you can understand the problem, ha! Help me someone!
UPDATE - Yes, as predicted, I immediately cracked and have just offered up copies of my 'Potholes and Magic Carpets' to be sacrificed on the altar of Goodreads Giveaways. This Giveaway starts on 6th June and ends on 6th July. I'm obviously a hopeless case * shuffles off, whimpering.
The Hostile audiobook, ready to go live!
I'm trying to suppress a huge WOOHOOOO! I've just received an email from #ACX telling me that my resubmission of my audiobook of my latest thriller, The Hostile, narrated by me, was successful! There were no problems with it at all.
The Hostile
ACX informed me that The Hostile audiobook is now heading for retail, where it will join my other audiobook of Her demonic Angel, which is already available to buy on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. I'll let everyone know when The Hostile is up on the retail sites. I dare say ACX will give me 25 promo codes again, so 25 people can have a free copy of The Hostile. It is wonderful news to hear just before my daughter's wedding to Chris on Friday
The Hostile
ACX informed me that The Hostile audiobook is now heading for retail, where it will join my other audiobook of Her demonic Angel, which is already available to buy on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. I'll let everyone know when The Hostile is up on the retail sites. I dare say ACX will give me 25 promo codes again, so 25 people can have a free copy of The Hostile. It is wonderful news to hear just before my daughter's wedding to Chris on Friday
A perfect day
June 10th 2016 was not only the day that my beloved daughter, Zoe Mutter, married Christian Blyth in Ilfracombe, Devon, but it was also the day that the audiobook of The Hostile went live on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. As with my audiobook of Her demonic Angel, an iTunes copy is half the price of the Audible and Amazon copies. To be honest, I was so enchanted and involved with celebrating the spectacular wedding that I hardly noticed that The Hostile audiobook, narrated by me, is now for sale or free download until I returned home on 13th June.
On 8th June, I flew to Exeter from Manchester, stayed a night in Exeter with my 86-year-old mother, who had flown from Jersey for her granddaughter's wedding. We then caught a taxi (£110!) to Ilfracombe. At least we could share the cab fare. The rain luckily held off until after the outdoor ceremony overlooking sea, then it hammered down as we enjoyed a Lionel Richie themed reception. There was even a Lionel Richie cake and a Lionel Richie conga. It has been a magical, perfect six days that I will remember forever.
I am now back in Oldham, slightly shell-shocked and slowly recovering from the meticulously planned festivities, gradually sliding back into my normal life of writing books and trying my best to market them, whilst bracing myself to start writing book nine, a sequel to The Hostile. Oh, did I mention that The Hostile audiobook went live on iTunes, Amazon and Audible last Friday?Joy Mutter
On 8th June, I flew to Exeter from Manchester, stayed a night in Exeter with my 86-year-old mother, who had flown from Jersey for her granddaughter's wedding. We then caught a taxi (£110!) to Ilfracombe. At least we could share the cab fare. The rain luckily held off until after the outdoor ceremony overlooking sea, then it hammered down as we enjoyed a Lionel Richie themed reception. There was even a Lionel Richie cake and a Lionel Richie conga. It has been a magical, perfect six days that I will remember forever.
I am now back in Oldham, slightly shell-shocked and slowly recovering from the meticulously planned festivities, gradually sliding back into my normal life of writing books and trying my best to market them, whilst bracing myself to start writing book nine, a sequel to The Hostile. Oh, did I mention that The Hostile audiobook went live on iTunes, Amazon and Audible last Friday?Joy Mutter
New cover, new free Kindle offer.
The Kindle edition of my 2015 thriller with a paranormal twist, Random Bullets, is FREE on Amazon tomorrow, 8th July. I hope you like the new cover and enjoy reading the book itself. It has received several five star reviews from readers and is currently my best-selling fiction book. Thank you to those of you who have left high ratings and very encouraging reviews. Much appreciated. Also available in paperback.
I have almost finished redesigning and republishing all of my eight books in both paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon. I think it has been worth the huge amount of effort. Random Bullets
I have almost finished redesigning and republishing all of my eight books in both paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon. I think it has been worth the huge amount of effort. Random Bullets
I've just received my updated edition of 'A Slice of the Seventies'
Flicking through my recently redesigned and republished copy of 'A Slice of the Seventies' that the postman delivered this week. The poor man has had a busy time, as I have received newly redesigned paperbacks of all of my books through the post this week. I'm delighted with the results and it was well worth the huge amount of effort to personally redo the eight covers and update the end matter in both paperback and Kindle formats.
There's a small picture of Jimi Hendrix amidst the other cover images on 'A Slice of the Seventies'. Some might say that Hendrix is more 60s than 70s, but I saw him play live at the Isle of Wight Music Festival in the summer of 1970, a few weeks before he died at such a young age. I write about the Festival and many other things in my memoir, 'A Slice of the Seventies'. It is the first book in my loosely autobiographical Mug Trilogy. 'The Lying Scotsman' and 'Straws' are the others in the series.
The Kindle version is £0.99 on Amazon until 31st July along with all my other Kindle editions. I still prefer paperbacks and that's why I made paperback versions as well as Kindles for each of my eight books
A Slice of the Seventies.
http://amzn.to/1DFfHDE.
There's a small picture of Jimi Hendrix amidst the other cover images on 'A Slice of the Seventies'. Some might say that Hendrix is more 60s than 70s, but I saw him play live at the Isle of Wight Music Festival in the summer of 1970, a few weeks before he died at such a young age. I write about the Festival and many other things in my memoir, 'A Slice of the Seventies'. It is the first book in my loosely autobiographical Mug Trilogy. 'The Lying Scotsman' and 'Straws' are the others in the series.
The Kindle version is £0.99 on Amazon until 31st July along with all my other Kindle editions. I still prefer paperbacks and that's why I made paperback versions as well as Kindles for each of my eight books
A Slice of the Seventies.
http://amzn.to/1DFfHDE.
Her demonic Angel and other short stories
The Kindle edition of Her demonic Angel and other short stories is FREE on Amazon today, 31st July.
Published in 2016, Her demonic Angel is a baker’s dozen of my short stories. Written in a variety of genres, there should be something for everyone. Some tales are stranger than others, but all are different shades of dark. Despite its slightly suggestive title, Her demonic Angel is not erotica.
Her demonic Angel is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions and is also on Audible, Amazon and iTunes as an audiobook. Another of my eight books, The Hostile, is also available as an audiobook on the same sites as Her demonic Angel audiobook.
http://amzn.to/2amxfaJ.
Her demonic Angel
Published in 2016, Her demonic Angel is a baker’s dozen of my short stories. Written in a variety of genres, there should be something for everyone. Some tales are stranger than others, but all are different shades of dark. Despite its slightly suggestive title, Her demonic Angel is not erotica.
Her demonic Angel is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions and is also on Audible, Amazon and iTunes as an audiobook. Another of my eight books, The Hostile, is also available as an audiobook on the same sites as Her demonic Angel audiobook.
http://amzn.to/2amxfaJ.
Her demonic Angel
The Kindle edition of THE HOSTILE is FREE today only.
The Kindle edition of my contemporary 2016 paranormal thriller THE HOSTILE is FREE on Amazon today, 20th August.
The Hostile
In a rundown area of Manchester, inside a bathroom in a small terraced house overflowing with children and dysfunctional parents, an unfathomable, powerful entity befriends young Serena with disastrous effect. The enigmatic force not only dramatically affects introverted Serena’s life, but threatens the well-being of everyone she knows, especially those people who for some reason have earned the strange girl's displeasure. It soon becomes clear that nobody should ever upset Serena if they know what’s good for them. After reading The Hostile, you’ll never look at D.I.Y. in the same way again.
I am currently writing the gripping sequel to The Hostile. I’d love to hear what you think of it and my other seven books. All Kindle editions of my eight books are only £0.99 or its equivalent currency on Amazon and are free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers. The paperback versions certainly won’t break the bank either. I keep my prices low to encourage people to read my work. Just because the Kindles and paperbacks are low in price doesn’t mean they are poor quality. My reviews and ratings show the true worth of my books.
The Kindle edition of The Hostile on Amazon.co.uk is at: http://amzn.to/22hiRFD
The Kindle edition of The Hostile on Amazon.com is at: http://amzn.to/29dk5Qw
The paperback edition of The Hostile on Amazon.co.uk is at: http://amzn.to/29dkOkS
The paperback edition of The Hostile on Amazon.com is at: http://amzn.to/299CVUw
Also available as an audiobook on iTunes, Amazon and Audible.
Please feel free to read a sample of The Hostile here: http://amzn.to/2blBo12 #FARG
Joy Mutter
The Hostile
In a rundown area of Manchester, inside a bathroom in a small terraced house overflowing with children and dysfunctional parents, an unfathomable, powerful entity befriends young Serena with disastrous effect. The enigmatic force not only dramatically affects introverted Serena’s life, but threatens the well-being of everyone she knows, especially those people who for some reason have earned the strange girl's displeasure. It soon becomes clear that nobody should ever upset Serena if they know what’s good for them. After reading The Hostile, you’ll never look at D.I.Y. in the same way again.
I am currently writing the gripping sequel to The Hostile. I’d love to hear what you think of it and my other seven books. All Kindle editions of my eight books are only £0.99 or its equivalent currency on Amazon and are free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers. The paperback versions certainly won’t break the bank either. I keep my prices low to encourage people to read my work. Just because the Kindles and paperbacks are low in price doesn’t mean they are poor quality. My reviews and ratings show the true worth of my books.
The Kindle edition of The Hostile on Amazon.co.uk is at: http://amzn.to/22hiRFD
The Kindle edition of The Hostile on Amazon.com is at: http://amzn.to/29dk5Qw
The paperback edition of The Hostile on Amazon.co.uk is at: http://amzn.to/29dkOkS
The paperback edition of The Hostile on Amazon.com is at: http://amzn.to/299CVUw
Also available as an audiobook on iTunes, Amazon and Audible.
Please feel free to read a sample of The Hostile here: http://amzn.to/2blBo12 #FARG
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