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Stephen Henning's blog. My thoughts on writing, superheroes, superpowers, plus other things that occur to me and thoughts that I have. (Please note, sometimes I don't have any.)

Book Marketing The Fun Way: Make A Video (part 2)

3. Have A Wrap Party And Get Some Pre-Publicity Going

You don’t have to throw an actual wrap party, but maybe take everybody to the pub, or invite people back to your home after filming. Your cast and crew will want to talk about what you have just done, who is most embarrassed, and, most importantly, you can thank people for being part of it.

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Book Marketing The Fun Way: Make A Video (part 1)

When you’re trying to do the marketing and promotion for your self-published book (or pretty much anything that you are selling), it can be a slog.

You started writing books to write books, not to be a marketing professional. But, of course, if you want people to read your books, you have to help them find your books. So for pity’s sake let’s at least make it fun, eh?

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Free Kindle Book - What Happened in Witches Wood Sunday 14 April - Monday 15 April

For 2 days, the second adventure for everyone's favourite superheroes, James and Sam Blake, is free on Amazon.

This excellent (if I do say so myself) young adult book finds James and Sam encountering the ghost of their long dead aunty; and meeting the charismatic owner of the world's largest genetic research conglomerate, Sir Michael Rosewood, who has taken a special interest in the Blakes.

Grab yourself a copy while it is free. Remember to check the price before you download.

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Book Review: Duran Duran's John Taylor, the Autobiography

In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran DuranIn The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran by Nigel John Taylor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Are you an Amazon Prime member? Then Get a Free Book!

If you have signed up to be an Amazon Prime member (you might have done it when you made a purchase and you were seduced by the free delivery option), then you are entitled to borrow a book each month.

Yep, that's right, borrow. Kindle has a lending library. Each month you can borrow one book. It downloads to your Kindle and you've got the month to read it. Nice way to discover new books.

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Analysing the Results of a KDP Select Free-Book Promotion

I ran a KDP Select two-day free-book promotion, on Feb 5 - Feb 6 2013, for my superhero novels.

As Class Heroes fans know, there are now two books in the series. Book 1, A Class Apart was released in October 2011. Book 2 What Happened in Witches Wood was released at the beginning of February 2013. I ran the promotion for both books.

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Easter Eggs and Adding Value to eBooks

As you may or may not know, I love adding interactive elements to the Class Heroes books. In the age of the eBook, I think authors are missing a trick if they don't give readers more than just the words on the page.

I like to think that my series of superhero novels are very modern books in every sense. They feature two regular, down-to-earth teenagers, and the setting for the books reflects the concerns, aspirations and troubles that we have in the world today.

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Superhero Novel Returns

Thanks very much to Eric Searleman for putting another post on his excellent Superhero Novels website mentioning What Happened in Witches Wood. Eric very kindly mentioned the release of Class Heroes II at the beginning of February.

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Book Review: Matthew Waterhouse. Blue Box Boy

Blue Box BoyBlue Box Boy by Matthew Waterhouse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a very different sort of autobiography, and you realise that from the very beginning.

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Earn £5k at G-Netik's Clinical Trials – Would You?

The Pharmaceutical giant G-Netik is offering You the chance to earn up to FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS! What do you need to do? SIgn a piece of paper!

Well, that and agree to undergo a series of tests at their main research and devlopment site in Suffolk, England.

For undergoing less than two months of intensive trials, including blood tests, MRI scans, gene and DNA examination, you could earn something akin to a footballer's hourly wage.

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