Another quarter has flown by. Three months are done and dusted. I’ve heard people starting the countdown to Christmas which has left me a little concerned. Here in Australia, it’s also the end of the financial year so the joys of tax time have arrived.
The past three months have been exhausting, stressful and not as productive as I hoped. But when you pile a crap-load on your plate – work, parenting, study, writing a book, training for a marathon and building a house – well, it’s no surprise that shit may hit the fan, you might get run down, and well that productivity schedule might as well be scrunched up and thrown in the trash.
On the upside, Lethal Games is AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, KOBO and SMASHWORDS!
I’m excited!
It’s Book 4 in the Lexi Ryder Crime Thriller series, and I can’t wait for you to read it.
Lexi Ryder is moving on. She’s putting her life back together after the public ordeal with her family and keeping Matt happy by staying out of trouble. At least that’s what she intends for it to look like. But behind the scenes, she’s not willing to stop investigating the stories that really matter.
When her investigation finds her embroiled in a dangerous game that poses a threat to the entire country. She has no choice but to get involved, even if it means risking her life and her future with Matt.
This time Lexi is in for more than she bargained for. It’s no longer about seeking justice for one person but preventing a national disaster.
When enemies become allies, trust is a commodity hard to come by.
And there’s still Avery Stone. Will he end up being her saviour or her demise?
You can get Lethal Games from the following online book stores:
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Given that I’m posting the update so late, I’m happy to say that I’m releasing a box-set with the four Lexi Ryder Crime Thriller books available as one package. Currently available for pre-order for only 99c. The price will be going up to $4.99 shortly. So grab yours for the low price of 99c before mid-August!
The box-set is available for pre-order for 99c until the 14 August 2017. You can get it from,
HOLIDAY FUN
I did manage a family holiday in amongst the business. It was our second time in Fiji and as expected it was fantastic minus a chest cough I had to deal with.
BOOK SALES AND GIVEAWAYS
Once again I managed to do zero marketing this quarter. I didn’t see the point in investing the time and money when I couldn’t put in a hundred percent into my efforts. No point in doing a half-assed job on it and expecting decent results.
The first book in the Lexi Ryder Crime Thriller Series is currently perma-free on Amazon, Kobo & Smashwords. You can get it here –> AMAZON , KOBO ,KOBO , SMASHWORDS.
The only marketing that I’ve done is some Twitter posting.
Lethal Instincts is getting downloaded a few times a day which is great.
Sales are a slow trickle but that’s no surprise as I’ve put no emphasis on marketing my books. This will change next quarter as I want to start building my email list and selling more books!
FREELANCING & SIDE HUSTLES
Zero. Nada Zilch.
BLOGGING
I’m working on redesigning my website. A few ideas are bobbing around in my head at the moment and I’m trying to put them together in a coherent form.
OMG, HTML, you’re a foreign language!
ON MY BOOKSHELF
I’ve set a goal to read 78 books this year. It’s been a slow start but here are some of the books that I’ve read over the past three months.
Do you have Goodreads? We should connect!
What is your definition of success?
I’ve been thinking about that the past few days. Success. How can I define what success really means?
It all depends on the day, week, month, year.
For 2017, my definition of success is evolving. At the present time, it means releasing four books.
I’m happy to say that I’m halfway there.
GOALS FOR NEXT QUARTER (JULY – SEPTEMBER)
Last quarter I set some hefty goals. They weren’t all going to get achieved. Not with my busy schedule and a million and one things to get organised. Certain activities can be mentally draining and trying to sit down after a tough day to write and continue using your brain becomes impossible. Often a run or a HIIT workout helps to push through but sometimes you just need to put your head on the pillow and sleep.
Time is a limited commodity that most of us take for granted. But if we want something bad enough, we’re going to make the time to get it done.
1 – Start being active with marketing
2 – Finish writing and editing my stand alone suspense/thriller – As Darkness Falls (working title only)
3 – Complete draft of Mystic Creek – my take on a supernatural/urban fantasy story
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