May 15, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Miscellaneous, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel
We have certainly rocked it today, people!!!
This is where we are right now:
#1 on the Movers and Shakers List (all books),
#3 in Hot New Releases, Fantasy (General),
#10 in Hot New Releases, Fantasy
#16 Overall, Fantasy (General)
#30 Overall, Fantasy
#274 in Fiction
So far we have 14 reviews on Amazon for the print version of the novel, and five more on the Kindle page. These help out a book’s place on Amazon, so please add a review if you purchased the novel!
Thanks so much for your generosity and support for me, for this novel, and for podcast fiction authors everywhere. I’d love to have one more push tonight, but whatever happens for the rest of the night and tomorrow, this has been a successful launch in my mind, that’s for sure!
May 15, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Miscellaneous
During the Amazon Rush (book URL http://tinyurl.com/maahamazon ) anyone that emails me at pgholyfield@murderatavedonhill.com with a copy of either an Amazon book or Kindle receipt will be entered in a drawing for prizes including a copy of the book, original artwork, mouse pads from zazzle.com, and a pair of Samson headphones.
You will receive multiple entries if you do multiple things. If you purchase the print copy you will get 2 entries in the giveaway, the Kindle version will get one entry in the giveaway, and a review on Amazon will get you 2 entries (so 4 total if you leave a review on the print and the Kindle version of the book!
I will be accepting entry emails until midnight, and will do the drawing tomorrow!
Tune in to the live show at stickam.com/pgholyfield for news, a live reading from the book and the prize drawings, starting at noon eastern standard time.
Okay, here’s the prize list so far:
- 3 signed copies of Murder at Avedon Hill
- 6 signed MaAH mouse pads
- an original piece of artwork (from the original cover of MaAH)
- 1 each signed (personalized if they want) paperback copies of “Brave Men Run – A Novel of the Sovereign era” and “The Sovereign Era: Year One” plus a credit to download the entire “Anyman: The John Smith E.P.” album in MP3 format from CD Baby.
- 1 copy of The Rookie by Scott Sigler
- 2 copies of the POD version of Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty
- a pair of Samson CH7000 headphones.
May 14, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Appearances, MaAH Podcast, Miscellaneous, Murder at Avedon Hill, Other Podcasts, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Last week I sat down with Chooch and Viv (two of my favorite people in the world) and we talked about the Launch. The conversation moved into many different areas not covered in other interviews, so give it a listen.
Into the Blender is a podcast about blended families, geek culture, and it is a wonderful listen month in and month out. Go check it out!
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May 14, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Miscellaneous
Attached to this post is a .PDF of the prologue and first six chapters of Murder at Avedon Hill. And frankly, if you aren’t hooked by the end of the prologue, I’ve failed you (… believe me, I didn’t fail you. 
). Podcasters, please grab and drop in your feed. Everyone, please send to everyone you think might be interested.
We’ve got less than 24 hours until book launch. People are already buying the kindle version, which is awesome to see, but let’s wait until tomorrow at noon eastern so we can make the biggest splash on Amazon!
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May 12, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Miscellaneous, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed, Website
Are you spreading the word?
Are your friends confused about the Amazon Rush?
Can you tell I’m just writing text here so the image below will appear underneath the thumbnail image, and not be pushed out to the right and off the screen? 
The attached flyer explains what we’re trying to do on Saturday. Please grab it, post it and/or send it to everyone you can. Spread the word!
The link to Amazon is live. The book CAN be purchased now. But if you can, please wait until Saturday at noon Eastern to buy the ten copies you plan on purchasing.
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May 11, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Appearances, MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, Other Podcasts, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Tonight we have one of my favorite interviews ever, with one of the great gentlemen of podcasting… Jack Mangan. Enjoy.
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May 10, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed, Tales of the Children, ToTC Podcast
Tonight, as we approach the book launch of Murder at Avedon Hill, we have a Tales of the Children story written and produced by Dan Absalonson. A few weeks ago Dan asked if he could produce the audio for his own podcast, and knowing I wouldn’t be getting to his story for several months, I said “Go for it!” For a first audio podcast episode, Dan did a wonderful job with the production. Big Axe, Little Hands is a fun story about one of the smaller races of Caern, and an incarnation of one of the Children of Az we haven’t seen in audio form thus far.
I hope you enjoy the story, and check back later today for the release of an interview I did with Jack Mangan over at his Deadpan Podcast.
0:00 – Intro Chatter
- Short intro of Dan Abaslonson’s short story, Big Axe, Small Hands.
2:00 – Big Axe, Small Hands
Join Halvard the Halfling as he journeys to find the way of the warrior, running into trouble along the way, and meeting races he’s only heard tell of in the story told around the community fire in his small village.
Extras
Twitter – http://twitter.com/pgholyfield
Facebook – http://facebook.com/pgholyfield
MaAH and Tales of the Children Facebook Group – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24571342195
Call The Caern Line – 704-315-5884
“Tales of the Children” t-shirts at http://pgholyfield.spreadshirt.com – email me and I’ll create a custom t-shirt for you, with whatever “Child” you like best!
MaAH over at Storycasting.com – I’m giving away a special prize to someone that posts their own “cast” for Murder at Avedon Hill.
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May 9, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, Other Podcasts, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Last week Michell Plested interviewed me for his “Get Published” podcast. It was a great conversation, and I hope you enjoy it. The actual interview starts at around the 10 minute mark.
I will be dropping a Tales of the Children story tomorrow, a story written and produced by Dan Absalonson.
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May 7, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel
For those of you that have never taken part in an Amazon Rush, what exactly is it?
Simply put, we are attempting to push Murder at Avedon Hill up the charts by having as many people purchase it as possible, at the same time, on Amazon.com. By doing so, we can push the book up the charts and increase its exposure in the short term. This has successfully been accomplished in the past by authors like Scott Sigler, Tee Morris, and Philippa Ballantine.
So how does it work?
In my case, on Saturday, May 15th, at noon Eastern time I would love for everyone that wants to own the print version of Murder at Avedon Hill to head on over to Amazon.com (url for the book coming soon) and purchase the novel. Amazon updates their rankings every hour, and they even have a specific page called the Movers and Shakers list.
What else will be going on? And what’s in it for me?
Well, besides owning a damn good book, I’m going to be live streaming on stickam.com starting at noon Eastern. I’ll be reading from the novel, chatting with folks online, and there should be some special guests on hand to celebrate the book’s release. I will also be giving away prizes to several lucky owners of the book. More on that in the days to come… including one special prize that I’m very excited about.
I’ve been creating online content in some capacity for going on five years now. I hope that karma really works, and we can knock this thing right out of the park!
May 6, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Yes, we plan on doing an Amazon Rush on May 15th, 2010. That’s next Saturday, and I’ll be doing a live show on Stickam.com
This audio update gives some info on what’s going on for the next week leading up to the book release. Enjoy!
Promo: Seth Harwood’s Young Junius Special Edition
Promo/Skit: The Book Launch Promo – The Mercuralia!
If you are a podcaster, help a brother out; grab a promo and play it on your podcast before the 15th!
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May 5, 2010
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Here are some links to the book launch promos I’ve created for next Saturday. If you can link to them in your blog, play them on your podcast, or send them out to people, I’d certainly appreciate it!
Shorter promo (1 min. 30 sec.) – plot info and amazon rush info – http://bit.ly/aLyir0
Longer promo (2 min. 15 sec.) – longer plot info and amazon rush info – http://bit.ly/9WS9Rq
Promo/Skit (3 minutes) – more of a funny skit than a book promo, written by Morgan Elektra. Christiana Ellis appears in the promo with me: http://bit.ly/dCxXaJ
The shorter promo is attached here so it will drop in my feed.
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Author, Podcaster, Father - P.G. Holyfield's first novel, Murder at Avedon Hill, was published by Dragon Moon Press in May of 2010. His current podcast is "Tales of the Children," a short story anthology set in his fantasy world, "The Land of Caern."
