Marta Stephens's Comments

Hi Marta,

I recently viewed your book trailer. It was quite interesting. It seems like there is so much work that goes into making one. Thanks for allowing me to view your work.

Have a great weekend!

-Nadia

Thanks so much!!!

Hi Marta, your book looks absolutely fascinating! The cover is very very striking! After reading about your characters, I must say I'm intrigued and will need to definitely check out your book. Best wishes!
:D Colleen

I will definitely take a look at your page and watch your video.

Hi Marta,

I love the look and design of your page! Thanks for accepting my invitation. I joined yesterday, so I'm still learning my way around here.

Yehawww, thanks Marta, I've got my page going!

Hmmm. Okay, now it's going to drive me crazy until I find it. I know I didn't make it up!! LOL Thanks Bill.

Hi, Marta. That is an interesting statistic and I wish I had written something that glib. I did provide you some book sales statistics based on 2004 figures. Unfortunately, I wasn't the one who wrote about each author's time in the spotlight that year. It reminds me of the Andy Warhol comment about everyone's 15 minutes of fame, except for authors in 2004 the 15 minutes would have been shortened to about thirty seconds. Wish I could help. Sorry.

Please help me name my book (if you have not already)!

Vote here:
http://fortyblog.blogspot.com

Thanks in advance,
David B. McLaughlin
http://www.davidbmclaughlin.com

Absolutely, Rosemary! The best reaction I’ve received from a reader (produced the biggest smile) came from my late mother’s best friend (83 years old). She said she thought she knew me well after 35+ years but now wanted to know where in the world all of this came from. How did I come up with those nasty characters, the crimes, and all that street talk? LOL She claims that she doesn’t like to read suspense but stayed up until 3 in the morning reading; got it done in one day!

Hi Marta:

My best friend Edward Michel Bird is a mystery writer too. Makes for a very imaginative and creative mind, right? Cheers, Rosemary

Hey, I look forward to our radio interview!

The world is getting smaller by the minute! I just returned from my SinC meetingin Carmel. I love that community.

Nice to meet you as well Marta. My wife Yvonne formally (odle) gre up in Muncie and went to Muncie Central.

How is you book and speaking business going?

Hi Marta, thanks for the comment! Yes, the images on my pages are designs I have created for a variety of publishers.

You can see more of my work on my site at http://www.platypie.com/portfolio/book-design-and-marketing/

Hi Marta -- thanks for your comments. Yes, Google Alerts are great. They've alerted me to many mentions about my books that I never would have noticed on my own and also helped develop some new sales channels. Good luck with your book -- looks interesting. I love mysteries.

Hey Jo! Time will tell. As I understand it, I'll receive my first sales report from my publisher this month. I don't know what to expect because it won't reflect a full quarter of activity, only the the first 39 days since the book release. So-o-o.

Wouldn't it be nice to convert those hits into sales?? Honestly though, my goal for this first book is to acquire name recognition and hopefully a following for the series. But hey! Don't let that keep you from buying a copy!! LOL

Thanks for your comment!
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