The List – Zombie Ocean 5

Mike GristBooks, Kindle, Writing, Zombie Ocean 5 Comments

The List is Book 5 in the Zombie Ocean series, and a zombie apocalypse story with a twist: there are 30,000 non-immune survivors who want our heroes dead. 7 billion zombies. 1 sheriff. At five years old Anna survived the first zombie apocalypse, but lost her father. At fifteen she survived the second, but lost even more. She can’t allow a third. She has a list of all the bunkers. She has the skills to take them down. But the bunkers won’t go down without a fight that will change the world. Who will survive? Revenge thriller meets the zombie …

3-book promotion

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This evening I set up a three book (I should say ‘product’) promotion- The Last free, The Loss (book 4) free, and the box set books 1-3 99cents, starting on April 18-22. It took two hours to get it all done, and in total if all promotion sites accept me, it’ll cost $510. It looks like a lot. It is a lot. But the last time I did this I spent $630 and ultimately got more than double that back. Plus- Mark Dawson, King of book facebook ads, spends about $20,000 a month on advertising, and gets more than that …

Facebook ad results for The Last, The Lost, The Least box set

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For the past week I’ve been experimenting with Facebook advertising to push my box set, books 1-3 of the Zombie Ocean: The Last, The Lost, The Least. http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lost-Least-Box-Books-ebook/dp/B01CDK32PO It’s not my first time to run facebook ads, but my first time to make some effort. On previous occasions I didn’t design the ad image or pay much attention to the ad copy. It failed. It seems to have failed this time too :(. Despite this lovely ad I made: You can’t have much text on Facebook ads, though book covers are exempt. There is text allowed around it, and I …

The Loss – Zombie Ocean 4

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The Loss is Book 4 in the thrilling Zombie Ocean series. 7 billion zombies. 1 mayor. Ten years after the zombie apocalypse destroyed civilization, ‘Last Mayor of America’ Amo faces the loss of everything he’s built. He wants to be a good man. He wants to save his people. But what is good, and who are his people any more? He will save or break the world. The zombie apocalypse like you’ve never seen it before, packed with gore, twists and severe moral hazard.   The Loss, Book 4 of the Zombie Ocean, is available in e-book format for $3.99: …

The Least – Zombie Ocean 3

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The Least is Book 3 in the thrilling Zombie Ocean series. 7 billion zombies. 1 paraplegic. When the zombie ocean crushes humanity, ex-Olympic athlete Robert ‘Cerulean’ doesn’t stand a chance. His spine is broken. His mind is broken. He’s a decent, kind man who has suffered far worse than he deserved. He’s stuck in a wheelchair among 7 billion zombies. Will he survive? ‘Born on the 4th of July’ crashes into the zombie apocalypse, packed with gore, twists and unbelievable heroism.   Amazon reader reviews for The Last (book 1): “A thoroughly enjoyable zombie romp unlike any other piece of …

Adventures in Book Marketing: The Last

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The Last is without doubt my most successful book yet. It has sold close to a thousand copies since release 4 months ago, with several hundred more in Kindle Unlimited borrows, and close to 10,000 copies given away free. Why is this happening? It surely has been down to three things: title, cover, blurb. In a nutshell- the book’s marketing. This post is about the marketing path to the current title, cover and blurb. DESIGN ONE I started off with a wordy, opaque title which I thought was clever, silly and fun. It tied in perfectly to the book, being …

The Lost – Zombie Ocean 2

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The Lost is Book 2 in the Zombie Ocean series, and a zombie apocalypse story with a twist: the hero is a 5-year-old girl. 7 billion zombies. 1 little girl. When the zombie apocalypse claims America, only 1 in 10 million survive. Anna is one of them. She’s five years old. She likes banana milkshakes and Alice in Wonderland. She’s alone in a world she cannot understand. Will she survive? ‘Alice in Wonderland’ smashed up with the zombie apocalypse like you’ve never seen it before, packed with gore, twists and the delightfully surreal.   The Lost, Book 2 of the …

The Last – Last Mayor 1

Mike GristBooks, Last Mayor, Writing 22 Comments

The Last is Book 1 in the Last Mayor apocalypse thriller series. 7 billion dead. 1 man alive. When the apocalypse hits America, not a soul is left alive. Except Amo. He’s a comic book artist. He’s a video game world builder. He’s just a regular guy living in New York city, with only his wits, creativity and basic decency to guide him. He’s alone against 7 billion of the dead. Will he survive? A blistering take on the end of the world and one man’s ingenious struggle to survive, with a twist that’ll rip off your head and eat …

Ignifer Tales

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Ignifer Tales is a collection of 7 epic fantasy short stories set in the world of Ignifer’s Mons, exploring life and death in the city at the center of the world, from battles over Damask in the Boomfire to the whale hunts of a pious Hammerhand, lost treasure in the underground birails, lost souls buried in the Gutrock, and the full tale of how Freemantle Mons made the sun rise again. It is a companion book to the Ignifer Cycle, available in ebook formats here: Amazon US – Amazon UK – Amazon CA Book 1 – Ignifer’s Rise Book 2 …