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Hitting #1 All Over the Place!

Because of the recent success of AS IT IS IN HEAVEN I put DROP OUT on a free two-day promotion. Within 12 hours it is the #1 most downloaded free book in these genres in the U.S. Check it out and get your free copy before tomorrow. Thanks everyone
#1 in Kindle Store > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction >…
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Added by Neil Ostroff on December 20, 2015 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Makes me smile!

A review like this one from a complete stranger makes all the hard work worth it.

 

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DROP OUT

 

5.0 out of 5 stars -…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on November 27, 2015 at 9:01am — 1 Comment

Another blitz to #1

Today my contemporary fiction best seller, DROP OUT is being featured on several prominent websites. Please share and tell your friends. Thanks. Amazon ranking takes several hours to fully register when books sell at a fast rate. I’ll post my rank in the near future as the numbers come in. Last time I had a promotional blitz it hit #4. This time going for #1!

http://fkbt.com/2015/11/23/drop-out/

 

And another:…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on November 23, 2015 at 1:46pm — No Comments

More Promotion!!

My sci-fi novel, THE END TIME is being featured on Choosy Bookworm today, circulation: more than 50,000 readers. Please share. Thanks.

 

http://choosybookworm.com/product/the-end-time/

Added by Neil Ostroff on November 16, 2015 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Starting now!

Getting ready for my huge winter promotional blitz of five of my books.

Today my sci-fi novel The End Time is being featured on Bargain Booksy – circulation 115,000 readers. Nice!

http://www.bargainbooksy.com/read/genre/science-fiction/…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on November 13, 2015 at 12:38pm — No Comments

Nearly a year already!

I can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since I wrote ‘the end’ on a new novel. When I finished my last book, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, I decided to heed my own advice from the book and spend more time enjoying life and the outdoors and less time isolated from the world, writing. As the theme of the book states, “enjoy each day to its fullest”.

 

I knew starting a new book would consume me, and since I finished AS IT IS IN HEAVEN at the beginning of spring, I didn’t want to lose a…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on October 22, 2015 at 8:30pm — No Comments

The Phoenix Rises!

It’s been a while since I posted my thoughts. Like many writers often do, I decided to take a break from marketing and social networking and concentrate on editing and revising my books. For the last three months, I have done nothing but re-read and tweak my stories until every single page entices the reader to want more.

 

I finished the revisions, let them stew and mature for a while, and then read them again, just to be certain they are ready for the world market. I believe…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on October 16, 2015 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Never give up the dream!

It was very exciting last week when my contemporary suspense novel, DROP OUT hit #5 on the paid Amazon best seller list. I was thrilled to have Nicholas Sparks as my #4 competitor. How I got to this list is no secret. I booked promotional spots on high-traffic websites and spent the days leading up to the spots marketing and promoting my a*s off. I stayed at that #5 position for an entire 36 hours before slowly slipping back into the 100’s; about where I am now.

 

Did I ever in…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on August 23, 2015 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Sooooo close!

So as my promotional blitz winds down and sales are beginning to slow to normal, I got all the way to #5 in the country right behind #4 Nicholas Sparks. Not bad.

Added by Neil Ostroff on August 14, 2015 at 7:00pm — No Comments

More Promotion!

In my quest to have the #1 downloaded paid book in America, Day 2 of my two day promotional blitz for my previous bestseller DROP OUT finds me on these major ebook sites.

 

Choosy Bookworm - http://www.choosybookworm.com

 

Kindle Nation Daily - http://bit.ly/1J3HOgn

 

Ereader café (Deal of the day) –…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on August 12, 2015 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Going for #1

In my quest to have the #1 downloaded paid book in America, Day 1 of my two day promotional blitz for my previous bestseller DROP OUT finds me on these major ebook sites.

http://www.Digitalbooktoday.com

 

http://wp.me/p6txNL-7az

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Added by Neil Ostroff on August 11, 2015 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Just Amazing!

Amazing! Just when I thought my writing career was over; just when I started to slip into a deep, dark hole of despair; a spark of opportunity reignites it. It started months ago when I realized that pumping out twelve novels in a three year period can sometimes create immature and unseasoned work. So, after I finished my last novel I decided to take time off from writing and take a fresh look at my large collection of work.

 

I began by re-reading and editing my entire three…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on July 17, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Wow! New 5- star review and a feature spot on FKBT!

5- stars Definitely recommend it

By Sandra K. Stiles on July 5, 2015

Format: Kindle…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on July 14, 2015 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Times are a changing!

As most authors now know Amazon is going to start paying authors for the amount of pages read and not for each complete book. I’m not certain how I feel about this. On the plus side, it could free readers up to explore more books if they are only going to pay for it if they like it. On the negative, most casual readers never finish a book or do it over a long period of time. And how about if readers skip a section? What will it do to royalties?

 

Of course, there are other…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on June 25, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Storming the marketplace!

It’s been a long while since I last posted and a lot of changes have happened in my life, but now I’m back! I’m oiling up the promotion machine and getting my books out there. First, I totally re-edited and re-wrote my entire middle grade sci-fi series THE GALACTIC WARRIOR series. Three books brimming with action, adventure, and wild aliens. I’m giving away the first book in the series, SILENT INVASION from June 25-29 on Amazon, so if you haven’t read a copy now’s your chance to see what the…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on June 20, 2015 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Writing updates!

Just a quick update to my followers on what I’ve been up to lately. After a long four months of constant re-writing, editing, and evaluation, my middle grade sci/fi-fantasy series The Galactic Warrior Series is finally complete and for sale on Amazon. The stories are tight, exciting, and I believe; totally and completely original. Check them out.

 

Also, I’ve spent several weeks re-doing my descriptions on Amazon for my other books. Instead of merely summarizing the story my…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on April 27, 2015 at 12:38pm — No Comments

Beginning and end of everything!

It has finally happened. I knew it would. It destroyed the music industry why wouldn’t the publishing industry be next? What am I talking about? Piracy!

 

My wonderful online writers group has just informed me that almost all of my books are being pirated by “legal” websites. This means that with enough research nearly anyone can download my books for free. This being a relatively new menace, I doubt most people know of these sites but it is only a matter of time before all…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on April 16, 2015 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Distractions

Well, here I am again finally having time to post what I’ve been up to. As I’ve mentioned before I’ve been busy re-writing my three-book middle-grade sci-fi/fantasy series. This series should be available by the beginning of summer which is perfect timing for the summer reading/vacation season. I’ve also begun to outline a new literary/fantasy/spiritual novel tentatively titled, NEVER BORN. This title accurately describes the gist of the novel. Should be a fun write… if I can get to…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on April 3, 2015 at 11:45am — No Comments

Time is flying!

Time is flying!

 

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been nearly a month since my last post. When I first started this blog four years ago I made it a point to post writing related articles every other day. And I did for years. Just goes to show how quickly time passes when you’re involved in a project.

 

What project you may ask?

 

As I wrote in my last post I have been working feverishly re-writing my three book middle grade sci/fi series. I wrote the…

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Added by Neil Ostroff on March 17, 2015 at 1:21pm — No Comments

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