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Brian L Porter's Blog – November 2008 Archive (13)

An Awesome Advance Review of 'Pestilence'

Australian publisher, author and reviewer Lutz Barz has kindly sent me an advance review of 'Pestilence' which he has recently undertaken and which will soon be published by Literature-Review.com and in other journals he writes for. 'Pestilence' will be published in the near future by 4RV Publishing and this review is, to say the least, absolutely awesome and gives me great optimism for the book's future success. For more… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 30, 2008 at 1:42am — No Comments

New Contract Offer

Boy, did my agent work fast? After the shattering disappointment of the recent problems and eventual contract release from Steel Waves Publishing, I'm delighted to announce that my literary agent has, within two days, negotiated a brilliant contract offer from 4RV Publishing who have offered to publish all five of the novels currently in need of a good home. Consequently, 'Glastonbury', 'Pestilence', 'The Nemesis Cell', 'Purple Death' and… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 26, 2008 at 11:51am — No Comments

With a Heavy Heart

I'm sad to announce that the five books which were due to be published this year by Steel Waves Publishing will not be appearing as planned. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Steel Waves have been unable to produce the books as per their schedule and have agreed to release me from my contract with them. This of course is an honorable thing to do but of course I must now begin the task of attempting to find other ways of getting the books before the public.

I thank everyone at Steel… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 25, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Article Published

I'm pleased that the article I wrote for The Journal of The Whitechapel Society, 'Whodunnit...I Dunno' telling of the genesis of my novel 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' has been accpeted and published for potential worldwide web syndication by Ezine Articles.com and can be seen at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 24, 2008 at 11:34am — No Comments

An Invitation to View

I'd like to invite everyone along to You tube to view the latest short video trailer introducing the 'stars' of my forthcoming children's book series 'Harry Porter's Dog Tales' , coming in 2009 from 4RV Publishing. Written under the guise of my alter ego Harry Porter, the series tells the individual stories of the beautiful rescued dogs who live with and share my home, and will hopefully help to raise awareness of the plight of abused and abandoned… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 22, 2008 at 3:33am — No Comments

Great News from Canada

I'm delighted and amazed to have discovered that today, 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' achieved its highest ever sales ranking at Amazon.ca. It was listed at number 1,475 in their rankings. It's never even been that high in the UK or USA where it has done very well indeed and I'm so pleased that it has recorded such a great ranking in the country… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 20, 2008 at 11:01am — No Comments

And it just keeps on getting better

'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' continues to amaze me. As well as continuing to sit at Number one in the Amazon UK chart of Jack the Ripper books, 'Sorted by Average Customer Review' and also in the Ripper 'Crime and Mystery Thriller' chart, it has today recorded it's highest ever position in the overall Jack the Ripper Books (All categories) Best Seller chart on Amazon UK, currently standing at Number 8 out of a total… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 18, 2008 at 11:58am — No Comments

'A Study in Red' Hits London Bookstores!

I've just found out that 'A Study in Red' has at last made its first inroads into the UK bookstores. Waterstones, who had until recently been selling the book purely through their online retail store, Waterstones.com, are now showing stock of the book as being available in their Camden High Street (Low stock level) and Gower Street (Medium stock level), stores in London. As I personally had nothing to do with them placing the book in their stores,… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 13, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

'A Binary Convergence' is a Fictionwise Number One.

My Sci-fi short story e-book collection 'A Binary Convergence', co-authored with my good friend and fellow author Graeme S Houston is currently Stonehedge Publishing's number one bestseller at Fictionwise. I'm delighted to share this honor with Graeme, who is as delighted as I am to have achieved this position with our joint effort.

The latest chart is at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 11, 2008 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Latest Press Release for 'A Study in Red'

Thanks to the free service provided by Biblioscribe, the latest Press Release for 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' is now available to view at http://www.biblioscribe.com/press/publish/book_press_release/A_Chillling_insight_into_the_mind_of_Jack_the_Ripper.shtml I would recommend the Biblioscribe service to any of my fellow authors who may be looking for cost-effective (Free) methods of publicising their… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 10, 2008 at 4:33am — No Comments

Whodunnit? I Dunno (The Genesis of A Study in Red) - Article

The article 'Whodunnit? I Dunno' recently commissioned by The Journal of The Whitechapel Society 1888 is now available to view online at http://www.biblioscribe.com/press/publish/book_writing_tips/Whoduunit_I_Dunno.shtml

The article tells of the genesis of the book, and how I first came to be interested in the case of Jack the Ripper. I hope it will prove an interesting read for those who may wish to know more about the book..… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 8, 2008 at 3:30am — No Comments

Whoopee! 'A Study in Red' is a Number 1

My novel, 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' is today the Number One bestseller in the Amazon UK chart of Jack the Ripper, Crime,Thriller and Mystery Books at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 7, 2008 at 9:57am — No Comments

Another Sales Outlet

Fellow authors might be interested in the services offered by BiblioScribe in helping to sell and market your books. BiblioScribe offer a number of free marketing opportunities, including the opportunity to list your books with them, post articles, and have your book sold through their bookstore. All of these services are FREE to members, and membership is free too.

My novel 'A Study in Red' is available through their bookstore at… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on November 6, 2008 at 4:37am — No Comments