Vincent Zandri's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T21:38:38ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandrihttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60995158?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2aq87861z7ded&xn_auth=noRelease of Chase Baker and the Golden Condortag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-10-19:537324:BlogPost:3982282014-10-19T11:00:38.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>Chase Baker II is here. The followup to The Shroud Key which Suspense Magazine hailed with 5-Stars, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chase-Baker-Golden-Condor-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00NOHMQIU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1413707307&sr=1-1&keywords=chase+baker+and+the+golden+condor" target="_blank">Chase Baker and the Golden Condor</a> is a full of action, romance, and a whole lot of crime down in the Amazon Jungle where life is precious but death is all too easy.…</p>
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<p>Chase Baker II is here. The followup to The Shroud Key which Suspense Magazine hailed with 5-Stars, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chase-Baker-Golden-Condor-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00NOHMQIU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1413707307&sr=1-1&keywords=chase+baker+and+the+golden+condor" target="_blank">Chase Baker and the Golden Condor</a> is a full of action, romance, and a whole lot of crime down in the Amazon Jungle where life is precious but death is all too easy.</p>
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<p></p>PULP! Two Novels and a Novella to Keep You on the Edge of Your Seattag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-01:537324:BlogPost:3874662014-03-01T13:30:00.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p>Vincent Zandri has entered the "boxed set" arena with his first ever effort from Bear Media. The aptly titled <span class="font-size-3"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/PULP-Novels-Novella-Keep-Seat-ebook/dp/B00IM0OOO8%3FSubscriptionId%3D1QZMGW0RRJC2PX87HDR2%26tag%3Dsalranexp-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00IM0OOO8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">PULP!...(click on the title to…</span></a></span></strong></span></p>
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<p>Vincent Zandri has entered the "boxed set" arena with his first ever effort from Bear Media. The aptly titled <span class="font-size-3"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/PULP-Novels-Novella-Keep-Seat-ebook/dp/B00IM0OOO8%3FSubscriptionId%3D1QZMGW0RRJC2PX87HDR2%26tag%3Dsalranexp-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00IM0OOO8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">PULP!...(click on the title to purchase!)</span></a></span></strong></span></p>
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<p></p>A New Opportunity at Amazon Studios: Create the Official Book Trailer for Noir Noveltag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-12-02:537324:BlogPost:3618602012-12-02T14:06:42.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p> Here's a great opportunity for all you film noir movie makers:</p>
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<h2><a rel="nofollow" href="http://hollywonk.com/post/36753936393/book-trailer-moonlight">A New Opportunity at Amazon Studios: Create the Official Book Trail...</a></h2>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Murder-by-Moonlight-ebook/dp/B0073I2PM8" target="_blank"><em>Murder by Moonlight</em></a> is, in the words of author Vincent Zandri, a story about good versus evil in “a sleepy suburb that just might in fact be a hell on earth.” It’s the latest novel in the Dick Moonlight detective series, and the subject of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://studios.amazon.com/projects/16983" target="_blank">Amazon Studios’ latest book trailer contest</a>.</p>
<p>Amazon Studios is giving filmmakers the opportunity to create the official book trailer for <em>Murder by Moonlight</em>, from Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer. The winner will receive $3,000. One finalist will receive a $500 Amazon gift card and Amazon Kindle Fire HD, and five runners up will receive copies of the book signed by the author.</p>
<p>Zandri describes the tone of his work as dark and atmospheric, in the spirit of movies like <em>Se7en, Miller’s Crossing</em> and <em>Basic Instinct</em>. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://studios.amazon.com/scripts/29190" target="_blank">Check out Zandri’s detailed synopsis</a> of the book, plus notes on characters and tone, and learn more about <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Vincent-Zandri/e/B001KDTLE2" target="_blank">Zandri</a> and the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=zandri+moonlight" target="_blank">Moonlight series</a> at Amazon.com.</p>
<p>Some <a rel="nofollow" href="http://studios.amazon.com/contests/36" target="_blank">additional details about the contest</a>:</p>
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<p>"You truly feel what the author is trying to convey to the audience of readers as you become within yourself part of the hunt: Who, What, Where and How we're the murders committed. I highly recommend this book."</p>
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<p></p>BANAL: A Digital Noir Short, is Released!!!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-06-11:537324:BlogPost:3451082012-06-11T16:32:07.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p>If you like Stephen King inspired, existential noir, this might be the "short" for you...</p>
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<p></p>Hate Amazon? Well Read About What Random House Did to Me and My Family...tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-04-10:537324:BlogPost:3401372012-04-10T17:46:03.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>The following blog is now appearing at The Vincent Zandri Vox: <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.fr/2012/04/hate-amazon-well-read-about-what-random.html#.T4RtpdWM6So">http://vincentzandri.blogspot.fr/2012/04/hate-amazon-well-read-about-what-random.html#.T4RtpdWM6So…</a></p>
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<p>The following blog is now appearing at The Vincent Zandri Vox: <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.fr/2012/04/hate-amazon-well-read-about-what-random.html#.T4RtpdWM6So">http://vincentzandri.blogspot.fr/2012/04/hate-amazon-well-read-about-what-random.html#.T4RtpdWM6So</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/572531_700862465_255376552_n.jpghttp://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/572531_700862465_255376552_n.jpg"><img src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/572531_700862465_255376552_n.jpg"/></a><i>The third edition of As Catch what???? Or what's now better known as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Marconi-Thriller-Hard-Boiled-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333872512&sr=1-1" style="color: red;">The Innocent</a>....</i></p>
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<div>I thought I was done writing about this particular subject... the subject of the old guard and establishment writers/MFA profs, publishers, and booksellers ragging on Amazon Publishing because, oh gee, they are doing something the old guard can no longer do: sell books.</div>
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<div>This past week while I've been away, bestselling author and fellow Thomas & Mercer (Amazon) author, <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017895348_amazonchat.html?cmpid=2628">Barry Eisler</a>, was invited to do a live chat with some Seattle Times reporters and the bestselling literary novelist, Richard Russo. Russo, whose books I like but who is also in that MFA-you-should-set-your-sights-on-teaching-at-the-community-college-don't-forget-to-pay-your-tuition is a huge hater of Amazon. And the ST has just run a scathing 4-part series on Amazon picking them apart like they are Satan.</div>
<div>Maybe they are Satan (if you believe in that kind of thing) but more than likely, they are not. They listen to both authors and writers and so, they now are able to offer great books at low prices. And yes, it's putting big publishers and bookstores out of business. I know, I'm supposed to cry for these people, but they had a chance to survive and in fact thrive in today's digital book publishing world, but they haven't. And now they are going the way of the 8-track.</div>
<div> Bon voyage.</div>
<div>I'm not as knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the publishing industry as Eisler and say, J.A. Konrath are, and I've never self-published a book, although one of my indie publishers is entirely based on the self-publishing model even if my deals with them are agented. But I have also been published by the majors and once more, I've just signed a 7 book deal with T&M for a "very nice" advance, part of which I'm spending right now in Italy and Paris, where I've been for the past month. </div>
<div>Ok, maybe you think I'm bragging? </div>
<div>Maybe so. </div>
<div>But while Eisler goes on to defend the obvious author/reader benefits being provided right now by Amazon publishing, try and consider for a brief moment just how Big Six Publishing not only tried to crush my career a few short years ago, they literally cost me a marriage.</div>
<div>Once more, I'll bullet my near suicidal relationship with the Big Six and, in particular, Delacorte Press...You know, the supposed "good guys" of the industry.</div>
<div> --I was contracted in 1999 for mid-six figure two book hard and soft deal.</div>
<div>--I was told to change the name of my novel, The Innocent to As Catch Can, because another author in their stable was publishing one of the same title. As Catch what?????</div>
<div>--While the hardcover was being produced, talk around the office centered on Delacorte being swallowed up by another publisher. They more or less dropped attention on As Catch what???, and rushed a very poor front cover into production...Yup, an insider pulled me aside and admitted the cover was a total fuck up....Oops, it's just people's lives we're dealing with here...</div>
<div>--I was promised ads in The New York Times and support for a Northeast tour. I got neither.</div>
<div>--Delacorte shut down and was indeed swallowed up by the new publisher only weeks after the publication of As Catch what????</div>
<div>--I was suddenly the bastard child of the new publisher.</div>
<div>--They reneged on the contract and only agreed to publish the second book in the deal in paper. It was of course my right to sue them. But who in the world wants to sue a conglomerate cartel like Big New York? The big wigs laughed at me and went on vacation in the Hamptons.</div>
<div>--The second book was printed. Not published. Not even the B&N around the corner from Times Square had one in stock. It was around this time I met my then editor for a drink in NYC. In her words, "You didn't hear it from me, but they are <b><i>preventing you from selling books</i></b>."</div>
<div>--Now that I didn't sell out my 250G contract for no fault of my own, another publisher wouldn't touch me if a gun was pressed to his or her temple. And at one time, the most powerful agent in the world was repping me: Suzanne Gluck. I must assume that an agent of her caliber chooses only manuscripts she sees tremendous potential in.</div>
<div>--Delacorte (Random House) refused to release my rights...even though they remaindered my books. An evil, self-serving move if ever there was one. "We're not going to sell your books, but ahhh, neither can you!" Hitler comes to mind here...Too harsh? Okay, at least Uncle Joe Stalin.</div>
<div>--I went broke.</div>
<div>--I had to sell my house</div>
<div>--I lost my wife</div>
<div>--My children had to move, quit their schools, give up their friends</div>
<div>--I nearly lost my reputation and my sanity</div>
<div>--I could have quit writing</div>
<div>--But I didn't...</div>
<div>--I wouldn't let the motherfuckers beat me</div>
<div>--My new agent, after 8 grueling years, was finally able re-secure the rights to my two books</div>
<div>--An indie, StoneHouse Ink, took on As Catch what??????, changed the title back to The Innocent. It sold almost 200,000 E and paper Books. Plus they published several other novels of mine that have also sold in the hundreds of thousands, primarily in E-Book, of which I was making a 50% royalty as opposed to the 12.5% of Delacorte.</div>
<div>--My career not only shot back up, I could have easily made up Delcorte's advance plus plenty of change.</div>
<div>--Thomas & Mercer signed me to a seven book, "very nice deal."</div>
<div>--The Innocent (formerly As Catch what?????) is about to published in its third edition. </div>
<div>--I got my wife back.</div>
<div>--I travel all the time and write fiction for a living.</div>
<div>--I make more in royalties per month than most editors in their paychecks--the same editors who went on to reject me after the Delacorte train wreck...Rejected me because they had too.</div>
<div>Of course, I could go on and on, but those old time writers like Russo who teach at the MFA programs and think that they themselves are not a part of a money making racket designed to lure would-be writers (or no talent writers) into a "literary writing program" that costs tens of thousands of dollars, had better take a good fucking look in the mirror.</div>
<div>You know who you are.</div>
<div>I've been taught by you, criticized by you, ridiculed by you and now I am feared by you. You are old and gray, teaching the same tired lecture. You're also short of breath while climbing the stairs to the next workshop you've been hired to preside over at one of those garden variety low residency MFA programs that are springing up all over the globe like reality TV and Pampers.</div>
<div>And for all you editors who couldn't take me on because I didn't sell out my advance while my rights were held hostage? You can work for me as a freelancer....if the price is right.</div>
<div>Pay back's a bitch ain't it?</div>
<div>Ok, off for some steak frit...It's Saturday in Paris...In the springtime.</div>
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<p></p>MOONLIGHT FALLS UNCUT EDITION is LAUNCHEDtag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-12-03:537324:BlogPost:3235722011-12-03T19:00:00.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p>An Amazon Exclusive: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Falls-UNCUT-Edition-ebook/dp/B006E906EQ/ref=pd_rhf_pe_p_t_1">http://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Falls-UNCUT-Edition-ebook/dp/B006E906EQ/ref=pd_rhf_pe_p_t_1</a></p>
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<p>What you are about to read is not MOONLIGHT FALLS as originally and graciously published by R.J.Buckley in 2009.…</p>
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<p>What you are about to read is not MOONLIGHT FALLS as originally and graciously published by R.J.Buckley in 2009. It is an “uncut” version that features upwards of 100 pages of original material that is derived from multiple points of view. This material was edited by me in later drafts in order create a more streamline manuscript that was delivered from Richard “Dick” Moonlight’s 1st person POV only.<br/> <br/> In this version, you not only have Moonlight’s perspective, you also enter into the head of several major characters, including Scarlet Montana, her husband Jake Montana, Moonlight’s ex-wife Lynn, and even the Russian mobsters who are busy harvesting human organs illegally. Any chapters that appear for you in italics, are the “uncut” chapters and published in their entirety. Even the original quotation by the late Robert B. Parker which appears prior to the Prologue and which was eventually substituted for a quote from Genesis, is included in this new novel.</p>
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<p></p>CONCRETE PEARL, my new thriller series starring the beautiful but brassy Spike Harrison is now on sale at $.99 for the Holidays and prior to its re-release by Thomas & Mercer...Please take advantage …tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-11-19:537324:BlogPost:3225482011-11-19T18:05:29.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p>The following blog is "now appearing" at <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/09/youll-never-get-major-deal-again.html" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox</a>:</p>
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<p>"You'll never get a major deal again!"<br></br> Sounds harsh doesn't it. Even cruel, especially when it comes from the mouth of a respected independent bookstore…</p>
<p>The following blog is "now appearing" at <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/09/youll-never-get-major-deal-again.html" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox</a>:</p>
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<p>"You'll never get a major deal again!"<br/> Sounds harsh doesn't it. Even cruel, especially when it comes from the mouth of a respected independent bookstore owner who operates one of the most successful bookselling operations out of Albany. <br/> <br/> This was the scene: a year ago or so, said bookstore owner was lamenting the fact that my newest novel at the time, The Remains, was being published in trade paper and E-Book by an indie press. Due to the slowdown in paper sales because of E-Book sales and other economic factors, she didn't want to take the book on in the traditional manner by ordering it from the distributor. She wanted it on consignment. That way she wouldn't get burned down the road by having to hang on to unsold books. <br/> <br/> When I explained to her that she could by all means return the books, she wouldn't hear of it. Ok, fair enough. These are trying economic times after all, and book stores are quickly going the way of the record store and the Blockbuster video store. Somehow our talk shifted to my original major deal with two Random House imprints back in '99 and 2000. I mentioned how my agent was going after another major deal based on the excellent E-Book sales I'd been experiencing thus far with The Remains. That's when she turned to me, looked me in the eye and said, "Vincent, you will never get a major deal again!" It wasn't like a slap to the face, it was more like a swift kick to the soft underbelly. She then backed up her statement by telling me the deal with RH had been fluke. The editors were tossing major six-figure deals around like confetti back then. Didn't matter the talent or the inherent value of the writing. <br/> <br/> Wow, if I didn't already feel poorly enough about having to be on consignment at her shop, now I was made to feel like a total loser. I mean, I thought bookstore owners were supposed to prop up writers? Work with them? Live in harmony? You need me and I need you and all that...<br/> <br/> Fast forward a few months. <br/> <br/> The Innocent, Godchild and The Remains all hit the Top 100 on Amazon Kindles and eventually the Top 20. I started moving around 3,000 units per day. That's right. That's not a typo. 3,000 units. The Innocent hit the Top 10 and stayed there for seven weeks. In the meantime, I completed yet another novel, Murder by Moonlight. My agent wanted to go out to sale with it, hoping for the major deal said bookstore owner claimed would be impossible. <br/> <br/> The Big 6 in New York all enthusiastically expressed interest in getting a read. So did another major publisher. A new major publisher that's emerged from out of Amazon. Thomas and Mercer. I'd heard about this publisher as not a major in the traditional sense, but more of a hybrid indie and major in which the author receives a terrific E-book royalty on top of being published in hardcover, audio and trade, and along with it, a nice advance or even better. <br/> <br/> What makes this new publisher more enticing than the Big 6 however, is their direct connection to Amazon, the biggest store in the world. This publisher will not only sell your books but it is in their best interest to market them and even position them to sell. Something the Big 6 cannot guarantee. <br/> <br/> I told my agent that if we did indeed get an offer from T&M that I wouldn't entertain a Big 6 deal, even if they offered me a much larger advance. I wanted to be at a home that represented the future of book selling. I wanted a place that would offer me security and a voice as an author. T&M, I was told would offer that and more. Then, when I heard that big name bestsellers like JA Konrath and Barry Eisler were signing contracts with T&M, that entirely iced the deal for me. <br/> <br/> Just yesterday my agent excitedly forwarded my new contract from T&M to me for my review. There's a few details we're ironing out, but it looks great. I'm not at liberty to discuss the upfront money or the percentages, but suffice to say I'm back in the big leagues in a big way. Not only is T&M publishing Murder by Moonlight, but they are re-publishing five titles on my back-list, including The Innocent and The Remains--a first for my agent who has been in the publishing business for two decades. News will be forthcoming in all the usual trades: PW, etc. It's an exciting time for me and my entire family. <br/> <br/> "You will never get a major deal again!" said the bookstore owner. <br/> Sometimes I love proving people wrong.<br/> <br/> GET ZANDRI BOOKS: <a href="http://WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM">WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM</a></p>Sales, Slips and Slowdowns...Oh My!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-06-23:537324:BlogPost:2961122011-06-23T14:21:15.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p>There are reasons I don't get into publishing and this is the main reason why: Success is a guessing game more synonymous with luck than solid business practices or science.<br/><br/>My books took a bit of dip this month compared with rocket-propelled sales of the past three months in which I sold over 100,000 Kindle E-Books of one single title alone: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=zg_bs_157312011_6" target="_self">THE INNOCENT</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;">.</span> That book was purposely priced at $.99 for a period and we (meaning myself and my pub StoneGate Ink), believe that the special price propelled the sale initially. And then, once it reached a certain rank (say below 50, sales snowballed) It also served to expand my audience by enormous numbers.<br/><br/>However, when you price a book that cheaply you also pretty much give away the store. Even so, I made a personal profit of over $15,000 for that one book. Not bad change. But in May, when we changed the price to a more realistic and reasonable $3.99 and later, $2.99 (remember folks, I am traditionally published and receive only a 50% commission for which an agent takes 15%), we then earned a very reasonable profit from a book that was once acquired by Delacorte Press and blurbed by the likes of Harlan Coben and Don Winslow. We sold something like 13,000 copies during May which we were happy about. The irony? If Random House had held onto the E-Rights for both THE INNOCENT and GODCHILD (which also hit the Top 30), I would have finally earned out my mid-six figure advance with them. Bad timing on their part, great timing on mine.<br/><br/>The final sales strategy analysis? According to indie publisher and bestselling author <a style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;" href="http://theworstbookever.blogspot.com/2011/06/lets-talk-numbers-again.html">Aaron Patterson</a> (who is also my publisher) "The end result was about a 5k increase to the bottom line, but a hugs loss on the people reached. The question is: Is it better to reach a huge amount of people for a time and give up sales, or try to make as much as you can no matter how many sell? I believe in both. Put books on sale, test the market as each author will have different stats. Some will sell well at a buck and others it wont matter. I have one author that sells just as good at 2.99 as she does at 8.99. So we keep it at 8.99. "<br/><br/>Then came June, the Amazon Summer Sizzler thing, the tag debacle and who knows what else, and sales dropped off significantly no matter what the price. Apparently, a lot of indie authors and no doubt, legacy published authors as well, began scratching their heads as early as June 2nd at the virtual tanking of their ranks. Since this was an across the board phenomenon much has been written and speculated about what happened. Indie expert and bestselling author <a style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;" href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/06/ebook-sales-down.html">Joe Konrath</a> addressed this issue yesterday in his blog by pointing out the following:<br/><br/>"Summer is slow. But once the holiday season comes around again, there will be another boost in sales across the board. This year should be bigger than last year, as ereader prices come down and move from early adopters into the mainstream. In other words, no one needs to panic. No business has constant, unstoppable growth. Sales fluctuate. This is normal."<br/><br/>This a is a rapidly changing and emerging business. Which is why I'm a full-time writer and not a publisher. E-Books are still in their infancy, and for any of you who have children, you know how everyday can be an adventure when you have a baby hanging around. One minute the cuddly little kid is cooing in your arms, snuggled up all warm and cozy in the nape of your neck, and next, he's projectile hurling chunks all over your new gaberdine suit.<br/><br/>So what to do?<br/><br/>Listen the experts when they tell you not to worry about minute-by-minute sales. Like Konrath says, this is "a marathon not a sprint." It's E-Books. Our books aren't about to be removed from the shelves anytime soon. Like Patterson says, keep experimenting with prices until you find that "sweet spot." You don't have to be in the Amazon Top Ten in order to make a good living (although it is rush for the ego, believe me..., but again quoting Joe, "what goes up must come down").<br/><br/>But also listen to your heart...Your writing heart that is. No doubt it will tell you to write more books, and to write them as well as you are humanly capable. There is no better way to guarantee excellent sales than by introducing a new book to your fans and future fans.</p>
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<p> </p>Flawed P.I.s, Gotta Love 'em: A Guest Post by Crime Author Benjamin Sobiecktag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-06-10:537324:BlogPost:2942232011-06-10T13:50:15.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<br/>I've been lucky with my invented PI characters.<br/><br/>First there's Jack "Keeper" Marconi, former prison warden turned private dick who specializes in chasing down escaped convicts, especially the ones who like to murder cops in cold blood, like in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">THE INNOCENT</a>, or the bad guys who murdered his wife in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Godchild-ebook/dp/B004KSR25O/ref=pd_sim_kinc_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">GODCHILD</a>.<br/><br/>Then there's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Falls-ebook/dp/B0034XS9TY/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_ke?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307708655&sr=1-1">MOONLIGHT FALLS</a> and the forthcoming MOONLIGHT RISES from StoneGate Ink. Richard "Dick" Moonlight is a former cop and suicide survivor who has a little piece of bullet lodged inside his brain, right smack up against the cerebral cortex causing him at best the occasional blackout or memory loss (especially during times of stress...in other words, all the time), but at worst, the very serious possibility of coma and/or death should the bullet shift. He also always seems to be making the wrong decisions, more often than not, when it comes to women. In a word, he's an easy lay.<br/><br/>What's my point?<br/>When it comes to the PI thriller market, you can't dish up the same old/same old anymore. You've got to give the reading audience a character who will stick out from the crowd and at the same time be believable in all his or her, unbelievableness...if that makes even an ounce of sense.<br/><br/>Up and coming crime fiction star and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cleansing-Eden-ebook/dp/B004YLOCCS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1307708971&sr=1-1">CLEANSING EDEN</a> author, Benjamin Sobieck, follows the line of the fallible PI pretty closely in the form of Maynard Solomon in a short he did with famous blogger and blog talk radio host Giovanni Gelati for Gelati's ever growing Trestle Press. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whacked-Blogger-Authors-Collaboration-ebook/dp/B0051OZVDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1307709022&sr=1-1">"Who Whacked the Blogger"</a> is fun, violent, warped, and just plain funny. It's also crafted by two dudes who love their work and make it show. Check out the story anywhere where E-Books are sold. <br/><br/>Mr. Ben...It's time to give us the low-down on Maynard...<br/><br/>
<h1>11 reasons to enjoy Maynard Soloman</h1>
<p>Now before you roll your eyes and say, "Another serialized PI? Puh-leez," I want to tell you why Maynard Soloman is different. I, too, had read a million incarnations of Sam Spade. Maynard Soloman might've worn a fedora, but that's where the similarities end.</p>
<p>Here are 11 reasons Maynard Soloman is worth a look.</p>
<p>1) He was forced into retirement from his career as an investigator for the Obscenities Division of a local police force. He got stiffed on some medical bills, so he has to keep working. Which is why he...</p>
<p>2) Bought a Winnebago. Not only can he see the country (a staple of any retiree's dreams), he uses it as a...</p>
<p>3) Mobile office. He bought a police scanner and spray painted the words "Maynard Soloman Investigation Services" on the side. He's not too worried about the 'bago looking junky because...</p>
<p>4) The Winnebago takes a beating in every story. In "Who Whacked the Blogger?" he had to outrun a competitor when chasing an ambulance containing a potential client. In "Maynard Soloman Solves the War on Drugs," some punks break windows and spray paint graffiti on the side panels. That had Maynard...</p>
<p>5) Cursing in his own special way. A typical Maynard line would be, "Some punk-ass fruit bats spray painted the 'bago with a gal-damn penis." He's got a potty mouth rooted in a mix of early 20th Century cuss words and his own inventions. "Fruit bat" is someone who is both fruity and bat-shit insane. He also invented...</p>
<p>6) The 'nard Bag. As he can't afford an extra large sleeping bag, he invented the 'nard Bag. Simply pick out a pair of the largest sweatpants you can find. Cut the legs and sew them together so there is only one leg. Says Maynard, "It's pure mollycoddling." He enjoys stretching out, especially when...</p>
<p>7) He has health problems. It's an overarching theme across the stories. It's not clear yet what they are, but Maynard knows he can't outrun time. Speaking of time...</p>
<p>8) Maynard is clueless about technology. It's always baffled him. In "Who Whacked the Blogger?" his client runs a blog. Maynard spends most of the time trying to figure out what that means. He's also behind on...</p>
<p>9) Crime trends. In "Maynard Soloman Solves the War on Drugs," he is solicited by a teen to buy some cold medicine for him. Maynard becomes suspicious when he hears the medicine must contain pseudoephedrine. "Sounds like a fake drug to me. Are you trying to play a prank on me?" Maynard says. Of course, readers know pseudoephedrine is kept behind the counter because it's used to make meth. But the clueless Maynard Soloman thinks he...</p>
<p>10) Knows everything. He's absolutely convinced the world is much stupider than he. It's the big dumb world's fault he can't walk up to a drive-through and place an order. He can see the obvious answers when no one else can. That's why he can be so bold as to proclaim he's solved the War on Drugs in, "Maynard Soloman Solves the War on Drugs." But he's not so bold as to...</p>
<p>11) Use weapons of any kind. He was denied a concealed carry permit, probably related to the messy forced retirement situation. But he says the real reason is, "I cross too many state lines in the 'bago. Don't want one of my old police buddies to throw me in the slammer."</p>
<p>I hope you'll check out Maynard Soloman. I had a ton of fun writing him. More adventures are on their way. In the meantime, check out "Who Whacked the Blogger?" and "Maynard Soloman Solves the War on Drugs."</p>
For more on Benjamin Sobieck: <a href="http://www.crimefictionbook.com/">http://www.crimefictionbook.com/</a><br/><br/><a href="http://WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM">WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM</a>Reason for Going Indie? Control, Control, Control....tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-30:537324:BlogPost:2925892011-05-30T16:56:37.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<br></br><br></br><br></br>I love these stories.<br></br>Stories about old "legacy" model published authors switching to the indie publishing model (be it self-publishing or traditionally based small indie), and achieving so much success they…
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<br/><br/><br/>I love these stories.<br/>Stories about old "legacy" model published authors switching to the indie publishing model (be it self-publishing or traditionally based small indie), and achieving so much success they can then make a good living from their fiction.<br/><br/>Terry ODell is one such author who, previously published by Five-Star/Gale is now pursuing self-publishing. In her newest blog at Terry's Place (<a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com/2011/05/e-publishing-dangers.html">http://terryodell.blogspot.com/2011/05/e-publishing-dangers.html</a>), ODell spells out the pros and cons of making the move from the old publishing model to the new indie model. I'm repeating them here. And even though they are specific to her individual circumstances, I'm sure these pros and cons will speak to each and every author who frequents the Vox:<br/><br/>
<p>Pros:<br/>No lengthy wait time.<br/>Keeps "new" material in front of readers.<br/>Royalty payments come directly to me.<br/>It's not as much of a 'suspense' as the other books, and the 'covert ops' side of things is less of a focus, so it's quite likely the publisher wouldn't have acquired it anyway, since they no longer have a romance imprint.<br/><br/>Cons:<br/>To ensure quality, I paid a free-lance editor and a cover artist out of pocket. I also made the decision to keep the cover "similar" in tone to the other Blackthorne books, even though it's not an obvious "romantic suspense." And because I used photographs I'd taken, I saved some money there.<br/>I had to deal with the other things a publisher normally does. In the case of an e-book, that means formatting it for the various outlets (and there are different requirements for each). It also means I'm solely responsible for marketing.</p>
Regardless of what's pro about ODell's situation or con, the one thing that sticks out most of all is the control she now has over her books. From writing, to bringing them to market, to editing, to cover design to marketing, she is solely responsible. No longer is she at the mercy of a publisher who might take three months to consider her new material only to reject it in the end, or what could even be worse, accept it but not publish it for a a year to two years and then hang on to the rights for a decade beyond that.<br/><br/>One thing I'll suggest to Terry is that if she considers editing and marketing a "con" she might think about submitting her material to a popular maverick indie press like StoneHouse/StoneGate Ink. It's true she would be expected to market like crazy on her own, but their marketing efforts would also increase her chances of breaking into the Top 100 Kindles and/or Nooks exponentially. She also wouldn't have to worry about editing, formatting, conversions, covers, etc. They would naturally do all that for her, allowing her more time and, more control over that time.<br/><br/>Time better spent writing.<br/><br/><br/>GET <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Concrete-Pearl-ebook/dp/B00507GLIS/ref=zg_bsnr_10468_7">CONCRETE PEARL</a>, the New Bestselling Thriller by the No. 1 Internationally Bestselling Kindle Author, Vincent Zandri!!!!<br/><br/><a href="http://WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM">WWW.VINCENTZANDRI.COM</a>An Inspiration Visit with NYT Bestselling "Self Published" Crime Novelist Debbi Macktag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-22:537324:BlogPost:2907672011-05-22T13:51:55.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p><span style="font-style: italic;">For the past two months I've been vying for the same positions as Debbi Mack, a writer whom I hadn't heard of until I made the connection one Sunday morning not too long ago when I saw her name appear on the New York Times Bestseller List. Not only was I taken aback since…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-style: italic;">For the past two months I've been vying for the same positions as Debbi Mack, a writer whom I hadn't heard of until I made the connection one Sunday morning not too long ago when I saw her name appear on the New York Times Bestseller List. Not only was I taken aback since she and I share those top spots, but also because (and astonishingly so), she is a self-published author. A few days later, my former agent and I were speaking on the phone and we got to talking about the stats and she revealed having attended a writing group with Debbi, and what a talented and pretty cool person she was. Finally, like Debbi will attest in her guest blog, we hooked up again on LinkIn over a discussion about indie publishing and what's expected of us now as authors as opposed to a decade ago when I published with Random House imprints.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Debbi is not only a committed and talented author, but she literally is forced to write in pain everyday due to a rare condition called Dystonia. Her head is also in the right "Zen" place. She writes because that's what she does and it is who she is. She would be waking up and doing the same thing everyday regardless of her bestselling status. She is a pure artist and frankly, I feel somewhat ashamed of myself for getting caught up with numbers and rankings at times more than I should the writing. If you're a writer, writing should be the most important thing. Just ask Debbi Mack, she has some wonderful words to shed on the subject:....</span></p>
<p>Get the rest of the scoop at <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/05/seaside-with-new-york-times-bestselling.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox!</a></p>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><br/></span></p>"One True Sentence"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-11:537324:BlogPost:2886902011-05-11T12:48:42.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p><br/>Then there was a young man who no longer wanted to pursue a traditional education. That young man would be my son, Harrison, whom we refer to as "Bear" because he looks like one in every bit of that cuddly, dark, and furry curl-up-to-him kind of way. Recently the Bear came to me to ask if he could stop attending his high school (where he was an A student) in order to pursue a writing career. Naturally I was both thrilled and frightened by this notion. While on one hand I was happy that he wanted to engage in a career that has become my own life-passion, I was also concerned that he too would have to experience many of the pitfalls, calamities, frustrations, depressions, losses too many to count, and all those hardships that can go with the writing life, not to mention being scary broke at times.<br/><br/>But having expressed my feelings to him (and some of these so called "expressions" occurred in the form of heated discussions to say the least), I acquiesced to his desires. And I did so for one reason and one reason only. I wanted him to be happy.<br/><br/>Fast forward to the present....</p>
<p>Get the rest of the scoop at <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-true-sentence.html?showComment=1305117812632#c8830833420907264070" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox</a></p>
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<p> </p>How I Sold 100,000 E-Books in 60 Days: A Letter to My Momtag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-30:537324:BlogPost:2868272011-04-30T13:18:06.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p>Dear Mom,<br></br>For the one-thousandth time, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO GET A 'REAL JOB!' I don't need to. I just sold over 100,000 E-Books in 60 days. Yah, that's right mom. That's not a typo. No I'm not drunk again, and no I'm not smoking crack or puffing on whacky weed. I don't do drugs.<br></br><br></br>But I sold 100,000 books and I did it with the help of my new…</p>
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<p>Dear Mom,<br/>For the one-thousandth time, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO GET A 'REAL JOB!' I don't need to. I just sold over 100,000 E-Books in 60 days. Yah, that's right mom. That's not a typo. No I'm not drunk again, and no I'm not smoking crack or puffing on whacky weed. I don't do drugs.<br/><br/>But I sold 100,000 books and I did it with the help of my new publisher StoneHouse/StoneGate Ink. Ok, I know, I've had publishers before. Big publishers who gave me a quarter-million bucks in advance for a couple of books that barely made it off the runway before crashing and burning. I know the embarrassment it caused you at the beauty parlor while all those chatty women kept asking you, "Whatever happened to your son? Does he still write?" Well, now you can tell them I hit the 100,000 book club, and when they look at you with disbelieving eyes from under the bulbous transparent hair-dryers and ask you how on earth I did it, you can tell them this:</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "; font-size: 130%;">This might qualify as one of the more unusual guest blogs you're ever going to read at the Vox or anywhere else for that matter. But it was the brainchild of Boise-based author, Bri Clark, who herself is one of those rare creatures who not only possess both brains and beauty, but her talent and sharp wit can reduce a more humble soul like myself to a wet pile of rags and bones. Her subject today is the first impression she brought away from our initial meeting in Boise last Fall for the first annual Boise Book Expo. Like Bri will point out in her piece, I had just signed with StoneHouse Ink and StoneGate Ink, and my books were selling OK, but nothing like they would a few months later when <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=zg_bs_157312011_1">THE INNOCENT</a> would land on the Top Ten Amazon Kindle E-Book Bestseller List, with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Godchild-ebook/dp/B004KSR25O/ref=pd_sim_kinc_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">GODCHILD</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Remains-ebook/dp/B003TSEN0I/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">THE REMAINS</a> following close on its tail. But I recall seeing this tall, strawberry blond drink-of-water who inquisitively inquired about the recent trade paper release of THE REMAINS. I believe I asked her to check me... I mean, <span style="font-style: italic;">it</span> out, while at the same time trying to catch a glimpse of her "ring finger" which was sadly occupied with a wedding band. Hey, you can't blame a bachelor writer guy from New York for trying. But we did hit it off in every bit of that east happily meets west way,and have maintained a close friendship and mini-support group ever since. We're both writers, parents, dreamers, wise-asses, and restless individuals and I guess in a way that makes us soul mates. The Blond Bombshell of Boise, and the Bulldog Bachelor from New York. With that, I give you Bri Clark!</span></p>
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</span></div>The G-Zone's Giovanni Gelati: Unleashed and Naked!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-03:537324:BlogPost:2817292011-04-03T21:50:10.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p><br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/27425_100000922590068_248_n.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/27425_100000922590068_248_n.jpg"/></a><em>"Yup, he's a big guy!"</em><br/><br/><br/>I spend up to two months in Italy per year, but I rarely eat gelato. It upsets my stomach. However, there is a sweet alternative to Italy's ice cream, and that's Gelati.<br/>Giovanni Gelati, that is.<br/>Anything but vanilla flavored, this man who hails from New Jersey has not only become one of my most ardent supporters, he's also become a very good friend (even if we have yet to meet one another in person). He runs a great blog for writers and readers called, well, Gelati's Scoop (go figure!) and a popular daytime blog talk radio program coined, The G-Zone. Obviously Giovanni knows no limit to his tongue-and-cheek media titles. A tall, strapping, good looking dude, he's the kind of guy you can sit down with over cappuccino to discuss the Ancient Greek tragic mythology inherent in German author Max Frisch's, Homo Faber, and then soon after switch to beer while trashing the New York Football Giants backfield ("Yo, Vin let's hit a strip club!"/ "Right on G-dude, we gotta empty out a cash machine first!") . Exactly the type of dynamic person I am lucky enough to meet on special occasion and whose friendship will last me a lifetime.<br/><br/>But enough of my yacking....Gelati, it gives me great pleasure to unleash your wisdom upon the reading public:</p>
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<p> </p>ZELTSERMAN TELLS ALL TO VINCENT ZANDRItag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-29:537324:BlogPost:2807862011-03-29T20:51:15.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p><br></br>Our last names both start with Z making David Zeltserman and I blood brothers in some native cultures far away from here. But geography alone wouldn't keep me from calling this exceptional talent my bro. He's also my brother at StoneGate Ink where he's just signed a deal for two books plus a special edition combo with yours truly. THE INNOCENT/DYING MEMORIES, should hit the cyber shelves soon. He's also a hero of sorts. I've been following his stuff for a long time…</p>
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<p><br/>Our last names both start with Z making David Zeltserman and I blood brothers in some native cultures far away from here. But geography alone wouldn't keep me from calling this exceptional talent my bro. He's also my brother at StoneGate Ink where he's just signed a deal for two books plus a special edition combo with yours truly. THE INNOCENT/DYING MEMORIES, should hit the cyber shelves soon. He's also a hero of sorts. I've been following his stuff for a long time now, and like my other heros Crumley and Parker, his terse style has somehow made it into my own work. There's nothing Dave hasn't achieved or will achieve in the world of hard-boiled fiction, and his pedigree reflects that success. He's won a Shamus Award, and an Ellery Queen Choice Award. His 'The Caretaker of Lorne Field" was shortlisted by ALA for best Books of 2010, and even NPR called his "Small Crimes" one of the best 5 crime novels of 2008. There's more but this intro is verging on going longer than Dave's piece.<br/><br/>So with that, I give you Dave Zeltserman:</p>
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<p> </p>Noir Legend in the Making: Heath Lowrancetag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-27:537324:BlogPost:2803692011-03-27T18:04:17.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>I might not be the most religious or spiritual guy on the planet, and chances are, on any given Sunday you won't find me occupying a church pew. Fact is you're more likely to find me tipping a cold one in some dark juke joint with friends after my writing day is over. But every now and then I meet someone who has an almost spiritual affect on me. A spiritual affect so profound that it can alter the course of my life. Noted noir author and critic, Heath Lowrance, is one of those special…</p>
<p>I might not be the most religious or spiritual guy on the planet, and chances are, on any given Sunday you won't find me occupying a church pew. Fact is you're more likely to find me tipping a cold one in some dark juke joint with friends after my writing day is over. But every now and then I meet someone who has an almost spiritual affect on me. A spiritual affect so profound that it can alter the course of my life. Noted noir author and critic, Heath Lowrance, is one of those special people. It also turns out, he's one of those buds I'd be tipping one with in the dark bar, if only we lived in within close proximity of one another. What did Hemingway once say? "I'm going to be read by the low brows and praised by the high brows!" Heath is one of the rare individuals who can go mano e mano with the highbrows and fit in comfortably with the lows. So am I, I should hope....</p>
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<p> </p>GODCHILD: A Thriller for The Broken Heartedtag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-19:537324:BlogPost:2730682011-02-19T22:47:57.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Godchild-ebook/dp/B004KSR25O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1298155166&sr=1-1" target="_blank">GODCHILD.</a>..a story for the broken hearted that takes place where THE INNOCENT leaves off....</p>
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"A classic detective tale." <br/>--<i>The Record</i> (Troy, NY)<br/><br/>"[Zandri] demonstrates an uncanny knack for exposition, introducing new characters and narrative possibilities with the confidence of an old pro....Zandri does a superb job creating interlocking puzzle pieces."<br/>--<i>San Diego Union-Tribune</i> <br/><br/>"This is a tough, stylish, heartbreaking car accident of a book: You don't want to look but you can't look away. Zandri's a terrific writer and he tells a terrific story." <br/>--Don Winslow, author of <b>The Death and Life of Bobby Z</b> <br/><br/>"Satisfying." <br/>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <br/> <br/> -- <i>Review</i>
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He wanted justice, truth, revenge...whichever came first.<br/><br/>Prison-warden-turned-P.I. Jack "Keeper" Marconi understands the criminal mind. And he knows what it takes to break a man. His own life came apart the day a black Buick broadsided his car--and his wife died horrifically in the seat beside him.<br/><br/>Years later, on the eve of his second marriage, Marconi catches a split-second glimpse of the driver who killed his wife. Suddenly hurtled back into the past, he is determined to take one last shot at hunting him down. That is, until he is offered a job he can't refuse: to bust a beautiful woman out of a hellish Mexican prison. Now Keeper's chase through Mexico follows a trail of bodies and lies back home: to the truth about a woman on the run, to a man sitting behind the wheel of a black Buick, and to a story that someone will kill to bury....The End of the Book Signing Battle...The End of the Big Book Store!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-17:537324:BlogPost:2724262011-02-17T13:54:19.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>The battle is over, the bombs dropped, the shots fired, the smoke cleared, the dead lay scattered across the battlefield, the wounded picked up and carted out to the mobile hospitals. Me, I sit with my back up against the trench, face hot and dirty from the soil that sticks to my sweat, my breath beginning to even out, lit cigarette danging from trembling fingers.<br></br><br></br>Yesterday was the day I wanted to see if I could sell more books online than I could at a traditional signing. As you…</p>
<p>The battle is over, the bombs dropped, the shots fired, the smoke cleared, the dead lay scattered across the battlefield, the wounded picked up and carted out to the mobile hospitals. Me, I sit with my back up against the trench, face hot and dirty from the soil that sticks to my sweat, my breath beginning to even out, lit cigarette danging from trembling fingers.<br/><br/>Yesterday was the day I wanted to see if I could sell more books online than I could at a traditional signing. As you know, for eons, traditional signings have been an integral part of the writer's job in promoting his or her work. Remember the old stories about writers getting into their cars and traveling cross country to stop at every bookstore possible in order to "move units?"<br/><br/>Well, that kind of thing has not only become out-dated, it's become an anachronism in this the age of global media, internet, and social networking. Why get in the car and travel to a bookstore to move a few copies when you can move three, four, even ten times the amount by doing some social networking and pushing right from home?<br/><br/>Anyone who knows me, knows I've never been fond of book signings.<br/>I've never had much luck with them. I remember once showing up in LA at a signing scheduled at a pretty popular mystery bookstore, and my books hadn't arrived yet. I recall others where it snowed and no one could make it. More recently, a bookstore owner purposely double-billed with an author she was promoting due to his local celebrity news broadcasting status. I was told to "go to the back of the store!" I signed books for the people who had shown up to see me, and then I walked out...</p>
<p>...Get the rest of the story at <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/02/end-of-book-signing-battle.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox!</a></p>
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<div id="refHTML"></div>THE INNOCENT PUSH TODAY!!!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-15:537324:BlogPost:2717082011-02-15T14:23:23.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>Well, it's more than a push...I'm doing a signing tonight at the Albany B&N for THE REMAINS, but I want to see at the same time, how many digital copies of THE INNOCENT I can sell at the same time. The I will blog about the results. THE INNOCENT is in the midst of a Virtual Tour right now so StoneGate is offering it up for $.99 which is pretty much free. So hope you can help and download a copy ans see what happens....</p>
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<p>Well, it's more than a push...I'm doing a signing tonight at the Albany B&N for THE REMAINS, but I want to see at the same time, how many digital copies of THE INNOCENT I can sell at the same time. The I will blog about the results. THE INNOCENT is in the midst of a Virtual Tour right now so StoneGate is offering it up for $.99 which is pretty much free. So hope you can help and download a copy ans see what happens....</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2</a></p>
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<p>Cheers and thanks!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.vincentzandri.com">www.vincentzandri.com</a></p>
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<p> </p>Are Literary Agents Required Anymore?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-12:537324:BlogPost:2705462011-02-12T14:24:21.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>Every year a new surprise breakout author rises up from the ashes of literary despair. In the past we've seen JK Rowling and James Frey fill the bill. But this year’s breakout author is different in some pretty remarkable aspects. Not only is she self-published, yet she works with an established literary agent. Her name is Amanda Hocking and she's a 26 year paranormal YA author who not only has one book listed on the USA Today Top 150 bestseller's List, she's got half a dozen.<br></br><br></br>Her…</p>
<p>Every year a new surprise breakout author rises up from the ashes of literary despair. In the past we've seen JK Rowling and James Frey fill the bill. But this year’s breakout author is different in some pretty remarkable aspects. Not only is she self-published, yet she works with an established literary agent. Her name is Amanda Hocking and she's a 26 year paranormal YA author who not only has one book listed on the USA Today Top 150 bestseller's List, she's got half a dozen.<br/><br/>Her kick assness on Kindle alone led the Chief Amazon honcho to officially declare "The fall of the paper curtain!" But it leads me to ponder something else. We all know that big publishers are no longer needed in order for an author to succeed in this business. In fact, we now know that authors like Aaron Patterson, LJ Sellers, Scott Nicholson, JA Konrath, and many others have proven that not only do you not need NYC to make money, you don't need a publisher, big <i>or</i> small, in order to make a very good living....like, potential millionaire kind of living. All you need is Amazon and the world's ever growing population of Kindle Kats...</p>
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<p>...Get the rest of the scoop at the <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/02/are-agents-required-anymore.html" target="_blank">Vincent Zandri Vox</a></p>
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<p> </p>Heartless, Greedy, Bastards!!!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:BlogPost:2693182011-02-09T15:40:07.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p>It's sometimes a little daunting seeing nothing but 5-Star reviews being posted for one of your noir novels. And believe me, that ain't no boast because I've gotten my share of "you suck(s)" during my time as an author.<br></br><br></br>But these recent reviews for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">THE INNOCENT</a> are sweeter than normal since they're for a re-released novel that used to be called…</p>
<p>It's sometimes a little daunting seeing nothing but 5-Star reviews being posted for one of your noir novels. And believe me, that ain't no boast because I've gotten my share of "you suck(s)" during my time as an author.<br/><br/>But these recent reviews for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-ebook/dp/B00452V7TM/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">THE INNOCENT</a> are sweeter than normal since they're for a re-released novel that used to be called <span style="font-style: italic;">As Catch Can</span> and that was so mishandled by its original Big 6 publisher back in the late 90s and early 2000s that after paying me a boatload of money and even after two pre-pub articles in Publishers Weekly plus some nifty foreign rights sales, the powers that be allowed it to slip under the radar during a corporate restructuring. Oh, and then the publisher wouldn't let me have my rights back for years, effectively placing MY WORK (my F'N BABY!) in a cryogenic state.<br/><br/>Heartless Greedy Bastards.</p>
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<p>Get the rest of the scoop at <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/02/socrates-book-reviews-review-and-book.html" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox!</a></p>
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<p> </p>GODCHILD Gets 5-Stars from Harriet Klausnertag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-06:537324:BlogPost:2676502011-02-06T14:42:52.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<p><span style="margin-right: 5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span><br></br><br></br>The funny thing about newly re-released novels on Kindle and E-Book is that you can dust off some pretty tasty reviews that went largely unnoticed when the big ass publisher decided to remainder the book for one corporate reason or another...So here is a stellar review on my new release…</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="margin-right: 5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span><br/><br/>The funny thing about newly re-released novels on Kindle and E-Book is that you can dust off some pretty tasty reviews that went largely unnoticed when the big ass publisher decided to remainder the book for one corporate reason or another...So here is a stellar review on my new release <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Godchild-ebook/dp/B004KSR25O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1296921730&sr=1-1">GODCHILD</a> from the very famous Harriet Klausner!!! And it's a dandy!</span></span></span></p>
<p>....Get the review on <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/02/godchild-gets-5-stars-from-harriet.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">The Vincent Zandri Vox!</a></p>
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<p><span style="margin-right: 5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span><br/></span></span></span></p>First Big Review of GODCHILD!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-01-28:537324:BlogPost:2648992011-01-28T14:08:30.000ZVincent Zandrihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/VincentZandri
<br></br><br></br><br></br>The first of what we hope to many reviews of the newly re-released GODCHILD by StoneGate Ink: <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/01/godchild-reviewed.html" target="_blank">CMASH LOVES TO READ!</a><br></br><br></br><a href="http://cmashlovestoread.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-out-today-godchild-by-vincent.html">http://cmashlovestoread.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-out-today-godchild-by-vincent.html</a><br></br><br></br>Cheers<br></br>Vin…<br></br><br></br>
<br/><br/><br/>The first of what we hope to many reviews of the newly re-released GODCHILD by StoneGate Ink: <a href="http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/01/godchild-reviewed.html" target="_blank">CMASH LOVES TO READ!</a><br/><br/><a href="http://cmashlovestoread.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-out-today-godchild-by-vincent.html">http://cmashlovestoread.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-out-today-godchild-by-vincent.html</a><br/><br/>Cheers<br/>Vin<br/><br/><a href="http://www.vincentzandri.com">www.vincentzandri.com</a><br/>