tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8516672416612855039..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "Brings The Lightning": a first week report-backPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85635907325616743682016-06-10T17:30:28.062-05:002016-06-10T17:30:28.062-05:00A couple weeks later and your "also bought&qu...A couple weeks later and your "also bought" list now includes John Ringo, David Drake, and several western authors. The word is spreading.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146942566466847781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90508170686178912942016-06-03T13:52:14.235-05:002016-06-03T13:52:14.235-05:00Bought my copy on Kindle five minutes ago, Mr. Gra...Bought my copy on Kindle five minutes ago, Mr. Grant. Congratulations on another sale! John Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492341011399861469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52406190159636164102016-06-02T16:52:03.461-05:002016-06-02T16:52:03.461-05:00I would suggest getting a review into the The West...I would suggest getting a review into the The Western Horseman magazine. When you have hard copies get them into tack stores Capriolas, Tips Western Wear etc and truck stops; Travel America, Pilot, Flying J etc.Passinthoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61141978629023142212016-06-01T15:22:41.686-05:002016-06-01T15:22:41.686-05:00@michigan doug - You can download the Kindle softw...@michigan doug - You can download the Kindle software on your Nook; the paperwhite models may be an exception. I have a Nook, and almost exclusively use the Kindle software. That's mostly due to Castalia House, but I also have Cool Reader on my Nook. It's just a specialized Android tablet. Alfred Genessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286804037036777378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81242064973711605882016-06-01T10:01:49.301-05:002016-06-01T10:01:49.301-05:00I've certainly been spreading the word. For t...I've certainly been spreading the word. For the moment, regular readers who also like westerns are probably your best conduit to those who haven't partaken of your earlier work.DaddyBearhttp://daddybearsden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73128888130630605392016-05-31T15:17:24.249-05:002016-05-31T15:17:24.249-05:00I and many others have a Nook. The kindle version ...I and many others have a Nook. The kindle version won't work for us.<br />Guess i'll have to wait for the dead tree version.michigan doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130170354196505359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18081327764903667162016-05-31T11:52:17.326-05:002016-05-31T11:52:17.326-05:00I'd second the recommendation about seeing if ...I'd second the recommendation about seeing if an ad in the SASS publication might help, or _True West_ or _American Cowboy_ or _Range_ would kick things off. The other thing would be contact museum gift-shops to see if they might consider it, if they sell western fiction (like AQHA, the big museum in Oklahoma City, Red River Valley Museum in Vernon, TX, the Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech.)<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75383218500730534252016-05-31T10:45:06.122-05:002016-05-31T10:45:06.122-05:00On the one hand, traditional publishing declared t...On the one hand, traditional publishing declared the western dead quite some time ago.<br />On the other, Robert Parker, best known for his police and detective procedurals, had a popular series that apparently was lucrative enough that his estate has seen fit to continue it with a new author.<br />And the prolific William Johnstone produced an amazing number of westerns in several series along with his perhaps better known post apocalyptic series.<br />So, in spite of the wiser heads opinions, there does seem to be a market out there. Likely a very smart call by Castalia to choose your book to enter that market. <br />And I did love the book. Felt very much like what LL would be writing if he were alive today. As with your books in other genre it did leave me wanting more.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82616185317547737402016-05-31T09:31:14.061-05:002016-05-31T09:31:14.061-05:00I'm about halfway through it and I'm reall...I'm about halfway through it and I'm really enjoying it. Review to follow once I finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89638418626762849032016-05-31T03:57:34.771-05:002016-05-31T03:57:34.771-05:00I subscribe to your blog, so when I read about the...I subscribe to your blog, so when I read about the book in a previous post, I downloaded the free sample on my Kindle.<br />I loved it, so I bought the book. I'm enjoying it very much!Tom Stedhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00268201250851961272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17428150274018304902016-05-31T03:14:27.549-05:002016-05-31T03:14:27.549-05:00I plan on getting a copy for myself here shortly. ...I plan on getting a copy for myself here shortly. My dad did purchase the ebook from Amazon for his first Kindle purchase, and I should get some feedback from him about it shortly. He loves the classic Westerns such as from Zane Gray and Louis L'Amour so I am interested in hearing his 2 cents on this.Mark Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263596703092203941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46342130491366787502016-05-30T23:41:04.347-05:002016-05-30T23:41:04.347-05:00No help here on the marketing front, but FWIW on t...No help here on the marketing front, but FWIW on the 'authentic' writing side it may be helpful to look at the works of A B Guthrie Jr. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his "Big Sky" novels. Not politically correct today, but realistic to the times.CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-11768311695521637222016-05-30T23:06:36.631-05:002016-05-30T23:06:36.631-05:00What about ads in the hunting magazines? They tend...What about ads in the hunting magazines? They tend to be read by slightly more macho guys than Sports Illustrated.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78515031581536682692016-05-30T22:44:56.601-05:002016-05-30T22:44:56.601-05:00I bought it, but haven't actually gotten aroun...I bought it, but haven't actually gotten around to reading it yet -- there are 2 other books in my list that i'm reading before I get to it.<br /><br />I've never actually read a western before. Or if I have it was back as a teen, but the one that's coming to mind only is doing so becuz of an explicit sex scene. I was a teenage boy -- of course that's what I'd remember from it, no? But it also means that with my adult memory of it, I'm thinking it was more of a romance disguised as a western. My grandfather pretty much exclusively read Louis L'Amour, but I just never got the bug, I guess. I'm hoping/expecting that I will enjoy it, but... can't say just yet.Magsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870589034885773525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63418939575460264602016-05-30T22:38:36.687-05:002016-05-30T22:38:36.687-05:00Congratulations, Peter! Sorry, I have no idea on t...Congratulations, Peter! Sorry, I have no idea on the promo part (Bookbub works well on most books, but I'm not sure how it would do with westerns or if they even have a category for it.) but I'm happy for you that it has done so well. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81112660814016356572016-05-30T21:43:17.057-05:002016-05-30T21:43:17.057-05:00@raven: I'm working along those lines as we s...@raven: I'm working along those lines as we speak.<br /><br />@John and 0007: Publication of the print edition is in the publisher's hands, not mine; but rest assured, it's coming as fast as arrangements can be made. Look for it soon. I'll announce its availability here on my blog as well.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-66299600115043885642016-05-30T21:21:23.395-05:002016-05-30T21:21:23.395-05:00Yeah, I agree with John; I 'spect that a LOT o... Yeah, I agree with John; I 'spect that a LOT of us Western readers like to hold a book in our hands. What I don't understand is why there isn't some way that an author couldn't set up a deal with a print-to-order company so that a book could be ordered from the author who would then pay the print-to-order company to print and ship the book.<br />Side bar - I own everything L'Amour ever wrote and have over the years read Max Brand, Even Evans, Zane Grey, and a few I'm sure I'd rather forget(and have). When I can get your book on paper I'll give it a try. 0007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53089431321267489672016-05-30T20:54:30.222-05:002016-05-30T20:54:30.222-05:00Waiting a dead trees version, cuz I luv books!Waiting a dead trees version, cuz I luv books!JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71320408074537398272016-05-30T20:27:32.714-05:002016-05-30T20:27:32.714-05:00Can you take an ad out in some media that is affil...Can you take an ad out in some media that is affiliated with Cowboy Action Shooting? Seems like a perfect match, you know guns, combat and history, they love guns and the Old West. They would probably love a new western novel. ravennoreply@blogger.com