One of the things that’s challenging about self-publishing a book is getting the word out to new readers and letting people, new readers as well as current fans, know that the book exists. And while authors are able to reach some of those new readers, we’re often limited in our reach and depend on others to help get the word out.
All books, especially self-published books, thrive best with the nourishment of love from readers.
So for those of you who have read and enjoyed Lost Creatures, anything you can do to help spread the word is appreciated.
So how can you help? Well, there are all sorts of ways.
You can leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon. You can tell your friends about the book. You can tell strangers about it. You can buy copies for family members on their birthday or as a wedding present or for a briss. You can stand on a street corner and recite your favorite story or charter a plane to drop promotional leaflets over your neighborhood. You can attach copies to helium balloons and let them loose from the roof of a hotel or you can get a tattoo of the cover on your back and become a human billboard.
Whatever works for you. Anything you feel compelled to do to spread the love helps. Anything at all.
As always, thanks for reading. And thanks for the love.
Wrapping up the series of Fun Facts for Lost Creatures with two last entries.
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LOST CREATURES Fun Fact #9
Reeb and Mur, the names of the two main characters in my story “The Curse of the Amazing Colossal Thing From Outer Space,” are beer and rum spelled backwards.
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LOST CREATURES Fun Fact #10
While the majority of the villains who appear in my short story “Dr. Sinister’s Home for Retired Villains” are in the public domain, Mr. Blank, one of the characters from my novel Less Than Hero, makes a cameo.
Oh, and “Dr. Sinister’s Home for Retired Villains” is available as a Kindle single through June 6 for the low, low price of FREE. Check it out HERE!
Here are two more Fun Facts about Lost Creatures, both of which involve the story “When the Giant Koi Returned to San Francisco.”
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LOST CREATURES Fun Fact #7
The cover for Lost Creatures was inspired by the story “When the Giant Koi Returned to San Francisco,” which was heavily influenced by the pandemic internet meme: The earth is healing, nature is returning.
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LOST CREATURES Fun Fact #8
While doing research for “When the Giant Koi Returned to San Francisco,” I discovered that there’s a protected leprechaun colony in Carlingford, Ireland. True story.
Continuing with my series of Fun Facts about Lost Creatures, here are a couple of facts about two of the stories in the collection that center around giant monsters.
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LOST CREATURES Fun Fact #5
The concept for “Scattered Showers with a Chance of Daikaiju,” the opening story in Lost Creatures, came to me while watching the movie War of the Gargantuas back in 1990. I thought: if Japan is always being attacked by giant monsters, would meteorologists in Japan forecast daikaiju attacks along with the weather?
LOST CREATURES Fun Fact #6
Another of my “giant monster” themed stories that appears in Lost Creatures is “The Curse of the Amazing Colossal Thing From Outer Space,” which originally appeared in the anthology Drive-In Creature Feature.
My new book is here! My new book is here!
Lost Creatures, my new collection of short stories, officially releases today! Woo hoo!
It’s available in ebook on Kindle, Nook, Apple Books, and Kobo, and in paperback on Amazon. (It will also be available for pre-order in paperback on B&N but at the moment B&N is experiencing technical difficulties.)
You can read all about Lost Creatures and find order links to all of the vendors on my website: Order Lost Creatures Here. Or you can click on the individual vendor links below:
Order in Paperback on Amazon
Order on Kindle
Order on Nook
Order on Apple Books
Order on Kobo
I’m excited to share this collection of stories with you and hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
