Author Archives: Terry F. Torrey

Spring Rains Kickstarter Funded

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Thanks to readers, friends, and family surely more generous than I deserve, my Kickstarter has funded. I am truly humbled and grateful.

As of this moment, though, it hasn’t ended yet. The Victor Storm stories are fun, and there is still a couple hours left to get in on the action with a pledge for a reward.

If I didn’t have the books right here on another desktop, I might take the offer up myself.

Thank you to everyone who supported, everyone who spread the word, and everyone who simply read the campaign and smiled.

One day left

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There’s only one day left of my Kickstarter, and I’m not sure it’s going to make it. I’ll keep pushing, though, but maybe they were right. I don’t know.

One thing I do know, however, is that this has been a good experience. This public effort has forced me to make some decisions and get some things in place that I’ve been struggling with for a while, like my revamped mailing list and direct sales.

And I also know that, regardless of the outcome, SIX more Victor Storm novels are about to hit the market. If the Kickstarter doesn’t get funded, I probably will not do the Spring Rains bundle, but maybe that’s just as well. I can’t wait until all the Victor Storm novels are live and bingeable.

After that, I’ll be pushing to get a new book out every week or two, a goal I can certainly hit. It’s going to be a fun ride.

They said it won’t work

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A Kickstarter pro said my Kickstarter won’t work. I don’t have enough social media presence. My mailing list is too small. I don’t have enough Rewards. My genre doesn’t work on Kickstarter. It’s the wrong time.

Is that right? Maybe.

In response, I considered the advice. I can’t change the timing, or the genre, or the size of my social presence. But I can change the rewards. So that I did. I’ve added new discounts for both e-books and print books, and the ability to add more individual print books, and “starter sets” of both e-books and paperbacks.

Will it be enough? I don’t know, but I’m pretty happy with it. If you like books, you should check it out, and tell your friends.

Thanks!

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3-Day Novel Day

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It’s Memorial Day weekend, which to me means it’s time for the annual 3-Day Novel Contest. Several years ago, I wrote Winter Kills as part of the contest. I think the book turned out pretty good. Though the judges had some kind words, though, it did not win the contest.

This year, I’m not sure the contest is even still going. Their website seems a little behind the times. I hope everything is all right. I like that contest.

I have not spent this weekend writing a novel. Instead, I spent much of this day with my family, cleaning and cooking and having a nice dinner. I also spent quite a bit of time working on direct sales of my books. It’s exciting stuff, but a lot of work.

My Kickstarter needs help, but I’ll have more about that tomorrow.

Author Direct

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I spent most of the day today working to implement one of my oldest goals: direct sales of e-books and paper books from my website. I tried to do that in the past, with limited success, but the tools weren’t quite there yet, and it took more effort than it was worth. Now, however, not only are the tools up to the task, purchasing directly from creators has become more common and accepted.

Building the site requires doing a lot of stuff I haven’t done before, so that has slowed the progress. Furthermore, despite the advances, there is a lot of stuff that doesn’t work well.

Nonetheless, I expect to have direct sales rolled out this week. Finally!