Happy Thanksgiving And Other Miscellaneous Stuff

Happy Thanksgiving 

Hi everyone, it’s Thanksgiving week and even though life can throw us a curve ball we still can find lots of things to be thankful about. 

Me, I’m thankful for my health, family, and that I have four books finished with another in the MG / YA genre well in the works. 

Witch One, errr ... Which One You’ve seen the black and white version of Salem’s Daughters. I also have a color version. I’m not sure about the latter. What do you think? Stick with the original black and white or use the colored version as well. I’d really appreciate your opinion. 

Promo Stuff I’ve tried a few new things this time around that I’ve never done. I’ll be sharing what worked, what didn’t, what was free, what cost money (I’ve never spent $$$ on a promo until now) and was it worth the cost. 

I’ll tell all on my Monday December 7th post. Hopefully this info will help others who have considered similar promos. 

I will say I’ve had a few overall decent rankings with Top 10 rankings in the Witches and Warlocks sub-genre that have covered the cost of the promo and then some. I have another promo coming up early December so we’ll see how that goes. 

Breakthrough Series I’ve finished re-editing the first two books and am wrapping up the last one. Can’t wait to finish and promote the three together as a series. 

Question What are some of the things you’re thankful for? And do you like the black and white or use the colored version for Salem’s Daughters?

Michael Di Gesu, Paranormal TV and Movies, The world's Largest Cat, And More!

Paranormal? Yeah, I think so. 

Hi all, and as always thanks for stopping by and saying hello! Today I’m at Michael Di Gesu’s Website In Time. 

This promises to be a really fun stop as the topic is Favorite Paranormal TV and Movie Shows. You won’t want to miss this one! 

Fun Fact The world's longest cat is Stewie, measures 48.5 inches (1.23 m) from the tip of his long tailbone to the edge of his whiskered nose. 

Stewie. He Looks Hungry.

Yeah, referring to an earlier post, if domesticated cats were big enough to eat us, they would. At least our faces. Nom nom nom nom nom. 

Did You Know According to researchers, keeping a cat as a pet reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes by nearly one third. 

Tell that to the cats at Murcat Manor. They increase the risk of death by 100%. 

Question: Do you have a favorite paranormal movie or TV show? Wait. Don't answer. Go to Michael's blog and answer. See you there!

Short Blurb A four hundred year old evil is unleashed when the daughters of those killed during the Salem Witch Trials find a new generation of people to murder at a popular modern-day bed and breakfast. 

Stephen Tremp Writes Speculative Fiction and embraces science and the supernatural to help explain the universe, our place in it, and write one of a kind thrillers. 

You can read a full synopsis and download Salem’s Daughters by Clicking Here. 

Bad Girls of the Bible, BookSends Results, Cold War Space and Spy Kitties, Harley Quinn and More!

Monday I’m visiting C. Lee McKenzie at The Write Game. The topic is a fun one: Bad Girls of the Bible. 

Book Promos I mentioned last week I did a paid promo with BookSends. I rarely do this. Never really needed to in the past as I had my books in Borders Books and Barnes and Nobles and did books signings and social networking and such. Free is good! 

But now Borders Books is gone and Barnes and Nobles acts like that girl who promised to go to the prom with me but at the last minute changed her mind and then pretends like she never knew me. 

So I needed a boost and used BookSends. The results are pretty good. I made my money back and then some and got a decent ranking of 5,000 with a Top Ten ranking in the Witches and Wizards sub-genre. The book held a decent ranking for the week and through the weekend. 

The Verdict Is In I've used BookSends three times and each time it paid for itself and I received a really nice boost on my Amazon ranking that sustained itself for a solid week. There are some freebie promo sites like BookSends I’ll try as November rolls on. 

Fun Fact The first cat in space was French. She was named Felicette, or “Astrocat.” She survived the trip. 

I'm Incognito Kitty

Did You Know In the 1960s, the CIA tried to turn a cat into a bonafide spy by implanting a microphone into her ear and a radio transmitter at the base of her skull. She somehow survived the surgery but got hit by a taxi on her first mission. 

Who Am I My name is Stephen Tremp and I write speculative fiction. My fourth novel, Salem’s Daughters, is supernatural thriller. 

Short Blurb Spend a summer at a present day bed and breakfast called Murcat Manor, and you too could become a victim of thirteen gifted and malicious killers from late seventeenth century New England. 

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn

ReTweets Help a brother out. This week when you're on Twitter and if you feel so inspired you can stop by my Twitter Page and Retweet my Tweets for Salem's Daughters. Thank you in advance! 

For a full synopsis and to download a copy of Salem’s Daughters for $0.99 Click Here. And as always, thanks for your support. 

Question Do you have a favorite Bad Girl? I’m looking ahead to Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in next year’s movie release Suicide Squad.

IWSG, Feline Fun Facts, and More!

IWSG: This month I have the pleasure of co-hosting the Insecure Writers Support Group along with Karen Walker, Denise Covey, and Tyrean Martinson. Take a few moments and stop by and say hello to this awesome group of co-hosts. This month 

Also Today Lynda Young is hosting me at her Website WIP It. 

This Week Salem’s Daughters is $0.99. You can read the synopsis and download a copy by Clicking Here. 

Short Blurb A four hundred year old evil is unleashed when souls of the daughters of those killed during the Salem Witch Trials find a new generation of people to murder at a popular modern-day bed and breakfast

I’m also doing a promo today with BookSends. I rarely do promos like this. This is only the third time I’ve gone this route. But BookSends has been good to me and I’ve always made back the small fee plus some. 

Fun Fact Fear of cats (cat phobia) is known as ailurophobia (Greek - ailouros - cat). It is defined, by various sources, as: 

• an abnormal fear or aversion to cats 

• a fear of cats 

• a morbid fear of cats 

Alternate names for fear of cats are aelurophobia, galeophobia, and gatophobia.

Human Has Not Fed Me In Days. Me Very Hungry.

Did You Know When people die in their homes and their cats get hungry, the first thing they eat are the faces of the deceased people. I had to get that in somewhere during my Salem's Daughters Blog Tour.

Who Am I My name is Stephen Tremp and I write speculative fiction. My fourth novel, Salem’s Daughters ($0.99 on Kindle this week), is supernatural thriller about an average young couple who build a bed and breakfast that is terrorized by thirteen seemingly harmless cats possessed by disembodied witches who instigate a cycle of terror and murder. 
 
Question What’s your IWSG this month? Do you ever use BookSends or BookBub or other similar services to help promote your books?

Question of the Month, Hilary Melton-Butcher, Sir Isaac Newton, and More!

Question of the Month Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert? I’m more of an introvert. I can be loud if I want to be, just not all the time. I think being introverted helps writers as they are able to spend more time researching and writing than looking for people to strike up a conversation with. This is a once-a-month Bloghop you can sign up for by Clicking Here.

Insecure Writers Support Group If you don’t have your post up for this Wednesday be sure to do so. I’ll be co-hosting this month’s event and visiting as many people as possible. 

Salem's Daughters Blog Tour Monday I’m traveling across The Pond and visiting Hilary Melton-Butcher at Positive Letters and Inspirational Stories and talking about the setting of a story. 

Salem’s Daughters is discounted to $0.99 this week. Grab your copy by Clicking Here! 

Fun Facts Cats prefer their food around room temperature. Not too hot and not too cold. 

Did You Know Sir Isaac Newton, among his many achievements, invented the cat "flap" door. 

Who Am I My name is Stephen Tremp and I write speculative fiction. My fourth novel, Salem’s Daughters, is supernatural thriller. 

Short Blurb A four hundred year old evil is unleashed when souls of the daughters of those killed during the Salem Witch Trials find a new generation of people to murder at a popular modern-day bed and breakfast.