Thursday, January 31, 2013
Check Out the New Page - A Gallery of This Winter's Paintings
It's to the right under Pages...then under Home. Click on it and the Gallery of photos of this season's paintings will appear. Thanks for clicking.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Day/Night - Summer/Winter Painting Video
This is a video of the creation of a recent painting in time-lapse form. The part of the painting to the right of the tree (in the middle) is a winter night. To the left is a summer day. Thanks for watching.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
First Review of 'Pulseless Pandemic' is Five Stars!
A review of Pulseless Pandemic on Barnes and Noble shows a five star [*****] rating (nothing written). That explains a recent mini-surge of sales on Barnes and Noble for the book. Love those Zombie thrillers. The book story is as follows...
An African virus, born in the Congo, jumps from the high primates to humans. It demonstrates a 100% kill rate. It didn't stop there. The dead rise to feed on the living. Some interesting sub-stories develop, including a Paris flight with an infected pilot; a Big Easy 'bushmeat' dinner; a ship traveling to the Bahamas with infected items; a sick U.S. Senator determined to reach his home in the D.C. area; and a buffet of ape meat flown in to the U.S. from Kinshasa in the Congo. Each has a common theme. The living are just trying to survive, find refuge, and survive assaults. The violence unravels into an apocalyptic ending where a cure is available, but the end may or may not be.
An African virus, born in the Congo, jumps from the high primates to humans. It demonstrates a 100% kill rate. It didn't stop there. The dead rise to feed on the living. Some interesting sub-stories develop, including a Paris flight with an infected pilot; a Big Easy 'bushmeat' dinner; a ship traveling to the Bahamas with infected items; a sick U.S. Senator determined to reach his home in the D.C. area; and a buffet of ape meat flown in to the U.S. from Kinshasa in the Congo. Each has a common theme. The living are just trying to survive, find refuge, and survive assaults. The violence unravels into an apocalyptic ending where a cure is available, but the end may or may not be.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Sales Channel Results for 2011-2012
Here is the breakdown of my book sales by distribution channel for the last two years:
Apple - 41%
Amazon - 34%
Barnes & Noble - 22%
Other - 4% (Kobo, Sony, Smashwords)
Results are rounded. Apple's percentage dropped, mostly at the hands of Barnes and Noble. Apple still remains my largest outlet for sales. It probably won't surprise anyone that the two Zombie books represent 80% of the total.
Apple - 41%
Amazon - 34%
Barnes & Noble - 22%
Other - 4% (Kobo, Sony, Smashwords)
Results are rounded. Apple's percentage dropped, mostly at the hands of Barnes and Noble. Apple still remains my largest outlet for sales. It probably won't surprise anyone that the two Zombie books represent 80% of the total.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Here's a collage of some of my paintings this winter so far..
Off to the right, you'll see a collage of eight of my paintings this winter so far..and it's not over yet. I should have well over a dozen by March or April. I just received permission to paint a scene I really like, so that will be next.
With regard to book sales, the figures for 2012 are almost in. I can see that Apple will continue to lead the pack over Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Diesel, etc. Barnes & Noble is making an international push and I can see some results even this early. When I receive final totals in a couple weeks, I'll publish percentages from each sales channel.
Flatline Virus, my first book, a Zombie thriller, continues to lead the rest. Be sure to go to the Apple bookstore (the link is a few lines down on the column to the right) to check it out. It is four star based on the reviews of 29 reviewers. If you like guns, I pay attention to these in the story (check out one of the reviews). That's how our heroes defend themselves, although not only from the undead.
2013 will be rougher on independent authors as there will be more competition...i.e. many more books written, published and ready to read and only so much demand. One good thing is that digital books and reading on digital devices will take over hard and soft cover books this next year.
With regard to book sales, the figures for 2012 are almost in. I can see that Apple will continue to lead the pack over Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Diesel, etc. Barnes & Noble is making an international push and I can see some results even this early. When I receive final totals in a couple weeks, I'll publish percentages from each sales channel.
Flatline Virus, my first book, a Zombie thriller, continues to lead the rest. Be sure to go to the Apple bookstore (the link is a few lines down on the column to the right) to check it out. It is four star based on the reviews of 29 reviewers. If you like guns, I pay attention to these in the story (check out one of the reviews). That's how our heroes defend themselves, although not only from the undead.
2013 will be rougher on independent authors as there will be more competition...i.e. many more books written, published and ready to read and only so much demand. One good thing is that digital books and reading on digital devices will take over hard and soft cover books this next year.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Newest Painting on Video - Two minutes time-lapse!
This is a time-lapse video of my latest painting from beginning to end in two minutes. I've also included a written, running commentary as I paint. Like I admit on YouTube, it's not necessarily a how-to instructional video, but I always think it's useful to watch how someone else paints, i.e. doing something I can learn from or seeing how they 'fix' things. I know I make mistakes. The learning comes in having to fix the mistakes, make adjustments, sometimes painting over whole areas. Compared to where I was three years ago when I started, I feel like I've come a ways.
I paint in acrylic usually, but not always landscapes. I'm enthralled with lighting and the effect it has on the painting. I'll use sponges, fan brushes, my finger, a paper towel, anything to get the effect I'm looking for.
Thanks for watching.
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