Should I feel guilty for taking “Independence” – (an actual word) – and “Indie” – (an accepted abbreviation for that word) – and mangling them together in this wise?
Possibly.
But I’ll save my shame for the end of the post. Because before then, I plan to be all kinds of shameless. Promote while the promotions are going on, I always* say.
*(Never before. Never again.)
For real though, it seems like just about everything promo-worthy is happening at once. Such as…
1 – #IndiePrideDay
That was the hashtag going around Twitter, Saturday past. And so I, being the occasional opportunist I am, whipped up a couple of promotional images to share, and spent some time browsing to see what other indie authors had to say for themselves/their work, despite my unfortunate allergy to community.
Also, as of Saturday…
2 – “The Ballad of Allyn-a-Dale” is Half-Price!
…On Smashwords, as part of their Summer/Winter Sale (through July 31st). I should maybe come up with a special promo image for that, too? We’ll see if I bother. In the meantime, if any of you guys or people you know like e-book bargains, check out the whole catalog … or go straight to nabbing your copy of “Ballad”.
And hey, let me know if you pick up any good titles, over there. I’m terrible about actually reading the e-books I’ve already got on my Kindle app (because not even sorry, I’m a hard copy girl), but that probably won’t stop me buying more, if the price is right and the premise intriguing.
Speaking of discounted prices: According to a little notice in my inbox…
3 – Society6 is Hosting a 4th of July Sale!
Today and tomorrow, everything is 20% off – plus free shipping! So if you fancy any of the merch in my shop, now’s a fine time to get yourself a little something.
And since we’ve got something like an Independence Day theme going, let’s wrap things up with a 4th (of July? Get it? Yeahhhh) and final item. Don’t forget:
4 – Outlaws 2.5 is Available for Pre-Order!
Just a bit over a week ‘til “Truly Great Words Never Die” releases onto Kindles everywhere.
…provided that those Kindles’ owners did right by themselves and purchased a copy.
It’s only 99 cents, and more than worth every penny. So order yours today! Or, I dunno, at least tell somebody else that the book exists, maybe? I’m not feeling the shame yet, but I tell ya, self-promotion is a lot less fun than that holy grail of indie artistry:
Word of mouth.
Stay independent, y’all,
~ Danielle
Ever On Word 