Author: Matthew Iden

Sword of Kings…free not much longer

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“… a short medieval tale that is well written and skillfully told.”
– Ray, Top 1000 Amazon reviewer, 4 star review

Sharpen your swords and buckle your magical belts…my short fantasy tale Sword of Kings is free for one more day! Take it!

If you’ve already availed yourself, would you mind writing a short review? Quick, painless, and a huge help to me. For your convenience (flourish)…the direct links for Sword of Kings review sites!

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Sword-of-Kings-ebook/product-reviews/B00758JRAY/
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13556735-the-sword-of-kings
Librarything http://www.librarything.com/work/12351974/reviews/85867266
Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/books/27043965/Sword-of-Kings

And don’t forget, Assassin is free for four days coming up!

September 6 – 9       Assassin

2 Stories + 8 days = More Free Fantasy Swag!

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A thousand year old sword loses its magic and a kingdom hangs in the balance…

A young prince must make a terrible choice to stop a war…

If you didn’t avail yourself of my Six Day Fantasy Swag back in June, here’s your chance to clean up, once again (minus the horrifying and soul-crushing Seven Into the Bleak...though even that’s only $.99!).

For a limited time, Sword of Kings and Assassin and will be free on back-to-back four day runs:

September 2 – 5       Sword of Kings
September 6 – 9       Assassin

Get lost in these tales of high fantasy—Sword of Kings and Assassin—both FREE over the next eight days on Amazon, starting tomorrow, September 2.

My only request: if you like what you’ve read and I managed to take you away from the cares of this dimension for even a short time, please consider writing a review and sharing the story with one other person. Handy links direct to review sites will be provided in a few days when I announce the closing of the sale.

Your support is hugely appreciated!

Mark your calendars and happy reading!

Amazing Self-publishing panel – Scott Nicholson, Michael J. Sullivan, Karent Cantwell, Matthew Iden

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Please mark your calendars to attend an event featuring some of the brightest lights of  the self-publishing industry.

Join Karen Cantwell, author of the comedy-mystery Take the Monkeys and Run, Matt Iden, author of the crime fiction novel A Reason to Live, Scott Nicholson, author of Troubled, Michael J. Sullivan, author of the Riyria Series, and Robin Sullivan, founder and editor of Ridan Publishing, as they share their personal experiences in self-publishing and discuss the how-to of becoming a successful self-published author at George Mason University’s Fall for the Book festival near Washington DC.

Includes a one hour panel followed by a one hour informal meet-and-greet with the authors. No fee, registration, or RSVP required to attend!

Information

When: Saturday September 29 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Where: Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Old Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 [map]
What: 1 hour panel discussion (includes short Q&A) followed by a 1 hour meet-and-greet. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Info: For more information, please see the full Fall for the Book calendar.

Panelists

Karen Cantwell writes the humorous Barbara Marr Murder Mystery Series which includes Take the Monkeys and Run, Citizen Insane, and Silenced by the Yams, all of which have been Kindle bestsellers. She is currently working on the fourth Barbara Marr novel, Saturday Night Cleaver, while also strategically planning how to grow as both an author and publisher. http://www.karencantwell.com/
Matthew Iden writes fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, crime fiction, and contemporary literary fiction with a psychological twist. Matthew’s crime fiction series featuring retired DC homicide investigator Marty Singer debuted in A Reason to Live and continues with Blueblood. http://matthew-iden.com
Scott Nicholson has hit the Kindle Top 100 ten different times in three countries and more than a million of his ebooks have been downloaded. He’s published more than 80 books and is currently self-publishing foreign editions of his work. http://www.hauntedcomputer.com
Michael J. Sullivan: Named to the io9 most successful science-fiction and fantasy authors list as well as EMG’s Top 25 self-published authors to watch list. Michael made over a quarter of a million dollars in self-publishing then sold that same series to big-six publisher Hachette Book Group for six-figures and more than twice that for 14 foreign language contracts. http://riyria.blogspot.com/
Robin Sullivan is a lecturer, blogger, small press publisher, and business manager/publicist for her husband, author Michael J. Sullivan. For over six years she has been actively following he changes in the publishing industry and has helped hundreds of authors determine what option will best meet their needs.http://www.ridanpublishing.com/

The magic of Amazon sub-lists

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This is less of a deeply informative post than a quick observation, really. I’m off for Southern France–I’ve always wanted to say that!–for two weeks and things are hectic here.

Thanks to a KDP Select “free” bump, I’ve sold almost 600 copies of A Reason to Live since August 6. Besides making me giddy and a little delirious, it’s also demonstrated some interesting things about that little-known self-pubbed writer’s friend, the Amazon sub-list.

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