New preorder and some horny opera
I think I'm done with Booksprout, the service I've been using to provide free advance copies to book reviewers.
The service itself is fine, and the reviews I've been getting are largely positive. Near I can tell, though, said reviews haven't contributed to book sales in any meaningful way. And while I'm generally not bothered when it comes to whether my books sell, it's hard to justify sinking $13/month into a service that doesn't make any difference one way or the other.
If you've been reviewing my books on Booksprout and you'd like to keep doing so, get in touch and I'll see about sending future review copies personally.
On a related note:
Preorder: "Sebastian Moran Inflicts Six Traumatic Brain Injuries"
When an art heist goes wrong, Jay Moriarty calls for help — and in the middle of the night, Sebastian Moran heads out into the streets of London to find him. But he's not the only one hunting Moriarty, and it's not long before Moran's search leads him into a clash with a rogue mercenary company. To save his partner, Moran will have to take any help he can get ... even from an untrustworthy cat burglar named John Clay.
The fifth story in The Casefile of Jay Moriarty, titled "Sebastian Moran Inflicts Six Traumatic Brain Injuries," comes out on October 29! You can preorder it (from those vendors that allow preorders) here.
Additionally, Ko-fi supporters who subscribe at the Early Access tier ($5 CAD/month) can download the book for free, right now.
Spooky Season Sale on itch.io
For the month of October, all my horror/dark fantasy books are on sale over at my itch.io store! "The Scent of Blood," "Possession," and "Move Fast and Break Things" are each 25% off, or you can get all three in a bundle for $1.50 USD.
This Week's Links
Fat Bear Week delayed after a large bear kills a rival bear
The deadly fight took place around 9:30 a.m. in Alaska, as organizers prepared to kick off Fat Bear Week, the competition that lets fans crown the bear who successfully added the most weight as they prepare for their annual hibernation cycle.
Eighteen opera-goers treated for severe nausea after opera of live sex, nuns and blood
“On Saturday we had eight and on Sunday we had 10 people who had to be looked after by our visitor service,” said the opera’s spokesperson, Sebastian Ebling, after the performances that included live piercing, unsimulated sexual intercourse and both fake and real blood.
Hitman hires hitman who hires hitman who hires hitman who hires hitman who tells police
The hitman that Mr Youhui hired decided to offer the job to another hitman for half the original price. The second hitman then subcontracted to another hitman, who then subcontracted to a fourth, who gave the job to a fifth. However, hitman number five was so incensed at how much the value of the contract had fallen, that he told the target to fake his own death, which eventually led to the police finding out about the plot, Beijing News reported.
Ko-fi changed the colour of their "Buy me a coffee" buttons. I'm not sure I like the new one.
-K
