It begins

Today begins my multi-book, months-long promotion blitz. My dystopian, sci-fi THE END TIME is being featured on FKBT, ( http://fkbt.com/2016/02/23/the-end-time/ ) which has an opt-in newsletter of over 80,000 subscribers, not including its Facebook and Twitter reach. Also, want to remind readers that the first book in my YA sci-fi/fantasy trilogy, SILENT INVASION ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZQTWPW ) is FREE for a few days. A little added bonus for those who are interested in my work and would like to sample. Thanks all.

Let your imagination fly!

           Out of my eleven published books, one of my favorites to write has also been my worst seller; IMAGINATION ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATFC3JM ). I wrote the book a few years ago, during the most creative point in my writing career when I pumped out three full manuscripts in less than a year. As an experienced, decades-long writer, I knew that fresh manuscripts must be seasoned and then re-read several months later with a fresh perspective.

With the other two novels, I did just that and let them sit and stew for a long period of time before re-reading and then having them published. But with IMAGINATION, the concept was so exciting and original I just couldn’t wait to let it loose upon the world. I hurried through the cover design and didn’t bother my beta readers with a copy. And this lack of respect for the maturation process showed in a sub-par release. Certainly, not up to my standards today.

Books are like children and when one underachieves it makes all the other work feel like failure. I was beginning to see IMAGINATION as a lump of coal among a string of pearls. I just wasn’t satisfied with the result.

Putting the book out of my mind for a few years, I wrote two more manuscripts, let them mature, and then had them published with great success. All the while, IMAGINATION sat on the virtual bookshelf with barely a download. It was very disconcerting.

After having spent the last year perfecting my author platform and being promoted on some of the most trafficked reader sites in the world, I finally had the guile to spend serious time getting IMAGINATION into shape. Now, months later and just weeks before my massive world-wide publicity blitz, I proudly announce the re-publication of the mind-blowing, thought-provoking, completely original, suspense thriller, IMAGINATION. Totally re-written, edited by the best in the biz., and with a new, original cover.

Please take a minute to download a copy or read for FREE through Kindle Unlimited.  (  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATFC3JM ) You will not be disappointed! Thank you very much!

World-wide Audience!

It used to be that if you talked up a dozen or two readers about your books in a day you’d consider that a success. Scheduled book store signings would possibly bring in a few dozen more, if you were lucky. Boy, times sure have changed.

I am lucky enough to have secured not just one, but two Book of the Day sponsorship spots for two different books (DROP OUT – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U on March 30th and THE END TIME –http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K08TEYAon February 25th) on Ereader News Today, one of the premier ereader sites in the U.S. That itself will expose these books to more than 500,000 readers. This is simply mind-boggling!

But, I didn’t stop there. I wanted more readers! Seeing the gold at the end of my rainbow, I quickly booked promotions on these sites—**WRITERS – this is a powerhouse list with low Alexa stats: Free Kindle Books and Tips, Riffle, Fussy Librarian, Bargain Booksy, KND, Digital Book Today, Booksends, Ereader Café, Ebook Stage) Doing so, has increased my exposure on those days to more than a million readers! Can you imagine? If twenty years ago I were to tell my family and friends that more than a million people will see my covers and possibly read my blurbs, it would be cause for serious celebration and perhaps even an impromptu party.

The last time Ereader News Today feature DROP OUT it shot straight to #1 in several genres and got below 500 in the entire paid Amazon store. You can understand my anticipation as these, Book of the Day dates edge ever closer. 

And that’s not all! Knowing the intense exposure I will be receiving, I have spent days rewriting my descriptions and setting up my Amazon pages to optimum professionalism. I have also schedule concurrent free promotions for SILENT INVASION on the day THE END TIME is scheduled, and AS IT IS IN HEAVEN for when DROP OUT is scheduled. This will give readers a chance to sample other of my books in the same genre and I will hopefully gain life-long fans.

So to quote Eminen, “you only got shot do not miss your chance to blow” I’ve been given two and I am not going to waste them.

Hello again!

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I posted and I apologize to my followers and readers for my absence. It has not been without merit. Though I have lost a percentage of my followers by not posting, I believe the end result will justify my reasons.

I have spent the last months feverishly rewriting my book descriptions and several of my books. I am in the process of updating a few new covers, too. This is in anticipation of a major promotional blitz.

I am lucky enough to have scored not one, but two coveted Book of the Day spots on Ereader News Today, second only to Bookbub in exposure for the ereader market. The first spot is for THE END TIME ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K08TEYA ). That will be on Feb. 25^th. The second spot is for DROP OUT ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U ) on March 30^th. In addition to the ENT promotion, I am also being featured on these sites on the same days. Free Kindle Books & Tips, Riffle, Fussy Librarian, Bargain Booksy, Kindle Nation Daily, and Digital Book Today.

Using only ENT has taken my books to the #1 spot in their genres and I am hoping to hit #1 in multiple genres this time. For now, I am focusing all my energies on tweaking my available books in the hopes of many cross-over sales. I am also hoping the exposure may bring about a contract or two from a big publisher or media studio. One never knows.

For now, I am continuing to prepare for the blitz and I am also outlining a new book in the process. I will continue to keep this blog updated on my current writer status, and will detail the results and follow-up from the blitz. Goodbye for now, and never stop writing.

Nice new reviews

So proud of two new reviews for two separate books. Thanks to all my readers! This is for AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S8KCXKY

5.0 out of 5 stars - Quite an Interesting Read

By Florence Osmund on January 2, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but once I got into it, I was glad I had picked it up and found it hard to put down. The combination of Neil Ostroff’s unfettered imagination and his ability to transcend his thoughts into an intriguing interpretation of what happens to our souls after we die made for an interesting and thought-provoking read. I will definitely check out his other books.

Having also hit the Amazon #1 spot in Literary Fiction, Literary Suspense, and General Fiction, DROP OUT is still affecting readers.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U

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5.0 out of 5 stars - A killer storm drives two people together for far more than survival

By Sam B. Wagner on January 4, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase

Outstanding characters realistic situations -- fantastic drama as each finds help from the other in a most unlikely scenario of destruction from incredible forces of nature. A great read and well worth the time*****************************

5.0 out of 5 stars - A killer storm drives two people together for far more than survival

By Sam B. Wagner on January 4, 2016

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Outstanding characters realistic situations -- fantastic drama as each finds help from the other in a most unlikely scenario of destruction from incredible forces of nature. A great read and well worth the time

Hitting #1 all over the place!

Because of the recent success of AS IT IS IN HEAVEN I put DROP OUT on a free two-day promotion. Within 12 hours it is the #1 most downloaded free book in these genres in the U.S. Check it out and get your free copy before tomorrow. Thanks everyone!

#1 in Kindle Store > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction > Literary

#1 in Kindle Store > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

#2 in Kindle Store > Literary Fiction > Romance

 http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Contemporary-Literary-Fiction/zgbs/digital-text/7588747011/ref=zg_bs_fvp_p_f_7588747011?_encoding=UTF8&tf=1

Hit #1

AS IT IS IN HEAVEN hit #1 with absolutely no promotion on my part. Many thanks to my growing number of readers!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U