David Callinan (author:dark thrillers, YA fantasy)

Blogs about writing, books, publishing, music, weird and wonderful ideas

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Mike Delaney Thrillers - Book Tour and Giveaway

Mike Delaney Thrillers – Book Tour and Giveaway

Many thanks from the author – David

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I have got a new publisher

I have got a new publisher

​It is time for a little celebration. Endeavour Media, a leading independent publisher, is going to publish three of my dark, paranormal thrillers and an omnibus box set of all three.

They will take over all the marketing and promotion. There could be audiobook and print versions under other imprints.

It takes a weight off my shoulders. With all my other self-published books to occupy my time,…

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Making a triple thriller video

Making a triple thriller video

I enjoy playing around with video, although I’m by no means an expert. I’m trying to learn the secrets of telling my stories visually, and in no more than a few minutes or two.

The problem with all promotion, especially of books, is that you don’t know if your ads, videos, posts and newsletters actually work. It”s a fine line in these times of brief attention spans between boring the pants off…

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A new year, a deep breath, a break from writing and a re-evaluation

A new year, a deep breath, a break from writing and a re-evaluation

I seem to have been writing, marketing, hustling, pitching, surviving disappointments, getting rave reviews, selling a few books (only when promoted) for what seems forever. Late in 2018 I took a break. It was my wife that inadvertently brought this about.

I only realised afterwards that I needed time to take stock.

She tends to be the social secretary and booked a Caribbean cruise then two days…

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I've finally come around to Instagram

I’ve finally come around to Instagram

I should probably have been doing a lot more with social media platforms to publicise my books than I have been.

I’ve always regarded sites such as Instagram as being for younger people, constantly reposting images of virtually everything. Not my typical readership demographic.

But given the number of book bloggers that appear to be on the site, and the number of commercial business starting to…

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Facebook on test

This post will be short and sweet.

It appears that Facebook is stopping the ability of third party platforms, such as WordPress, from posting posts on Facebook.

So this is a test. I want to see if it automatically posts on Facebook.

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My new YouTube channel

My new YouTube channel

It’s taken me a long time to catch up with YouTube. I’ve been on the platform from time to time, of course, but never engaged with it as promotional tool or as a way of keeping in touch with, and discovering new readers.

It was a bit of a palavar, as I intend to advertise, setting up the channel, then linking to Adwords (now called Google ads) then linking to Google Merchant Services. These are…

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Literary agent: now you see her, now you don't

Literary agent: now you see her, now you don’t

I met with a literary agent at her request at the recent 2018 London Book Fair to discuss representation of my my new psychological thriller MISCONCEPTION – as yet unpublished and not self-published.

The book is a departure from my action thrillers and the agent showed real interest and offered to help improve the manuscript and send me her agreement to read through.

Fantastic, I thought.

Some…

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London Book Fair bears fruit

London Book Fair bears fruit

I attended the 2018 London Book Fair as one of the heaving masses of bookish visitors and  exhibitors. The LBF is one of the foremost book trade exhibitions in the world.

Authors and writers have an ambivalent attitude and approach to shows like this, half believing it’s their big chance to pigeon-hole literary agents and publishers who will welcome them with open arms, offer them coffee and…

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New covers, new book ideas and winter sun

My wife and I are about to head off for our place in Andalusia to escape the UK climate for a few months. Then we hear that there is a yellow snow warning for the Cantabrian mountains that we have to drive through on our way down south.

Still, it’s be worth it to get down to the coast and stop off on the way.

I’m going to be structuring a new Mike Delaney thriller that I’m tentatively calling…

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Pre-order new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART. Limited time offer

MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH

  It’s here

  The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live. Right now it’s on pre-order at the special limited time offer price of $1.99. The price will go up day after publication date. Pre-order here before Monday December 11th

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Twin sisters separated at birth in Ireland. One became a Catholic nun. The other…

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Pre-order new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART. Limited time offer

MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH

It’s here The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live. Right now it’s on pre-order at the special limited time offer price of $1.99. The price will go up day after publication date. Pre-order here before Monday December 11th

 Amazon US

 Amazon UK

 Kobo

 Nook

Apple ibooks

Twin sisters separated at birth in Ireland. One became a Catholic nun. The other was…

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Pre-order new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART. Limited time offer MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH It's here. The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live.

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Pre-order new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART. Limited time offer MONDAY DECEMBER 11THIt's here. The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live.

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Pre-order new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART. Limited offer

MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH

  It’s here. The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live. Right now it’s on pre-order at the special limited time offer price of $1.99. The price will go up day after publication date.

Twin sisters separated at birth in Ireland. One became a Catholic nun. The other was adopted by millionaire parents and taken to the US. What she becomes there will shake…

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Pre-order new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART. Limited price offer

MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH

It’s here. The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live. Right now it’s on pre-order at the special limited time offer price of $1.99. The price will go up day after publication date.

Twin sisters separated at birth in Ireland. One became a Catholic nun. The other was adopted by millionaire parents and taken to the US. What she becomes there will shake…

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Pre-order TORN APART at limited offer price

MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH

It’s here. The date when the new Mike Delaney thriller TORN APART goes live. Right now it’s on pre-order at the special limited time offer price of $1.99. The price will go up day after publication date.

Twin sisters separated at birth in Ireland. One became a Catholic nun. The other was adopted by millionaire parents and taken to the US. What she becomes there will shake the…

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