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Minty Comedic Arts and the Scariest Ice Cream Commercial

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As you may know, I love YouTube. I watch it instead of regular broadcast TV and even in place of cable/pay TV. Its 10-15 minute programs really appeal to my short attention span that wants to hop constantly from subject to subject. Just now, I finished watching one of the weirdest yet also one of … Continue reading Minty Comedic Arts and the Scariest Ice Cream Commercial

Marketing: New Headers for the Website

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The other day I was surfing through Pixabay.com searching for header material, when I came across some strikingly beautiful abstract designs. Tonight I created some headers from them. Let me know what you think. I think that by making my website more appealing to the eye, I will attract more visitors and thus more potential … Continue reading Marketing: New Headers for the Website

Where You can Find A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror

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Because Ingram Spark has a famously huge distribution network, lately I have been searching book retailers worldwide to find out exactly where A Tale of Hell... is being sold. This in not just out of curiosity. I have a practical angle. I will use the information I glean in publicizing where to find my works … Continue reading Where You can Find A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror

From YouTube: Typical Books Lists New Horror from HWA & Mentions A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror

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Tonight I found out that on November 11, YouTube channel Typical Books mentioned A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror among its new releases in November. Check out the clip. My section is probably less than thirty seconds, but it is nice to be mentioned somewhere.

New Ad Concept: The Scent

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I decided to toy with marketing by creating posters for my short stories. The basic idea is just to quickly create something that will grab people's attention and get my name in front of them. If they read the story, which can be found online, then maybe they will like my writing style and look … Continue reading New Ad Concept: The Scent

Marketing: New Headers for My WordPress Website

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I am taking full advantage of randomizing the headers on my WordPress website. The headers I have developed so far are designed primarily to be attractive and to identify the website. However, soon I will be developing more headers that will promote my books with one header for each book. If I am feeling creative, … Continue reading Marketing: New Headers for My WordPress Website

My Works are Available at a Book Retailer near You

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Since I published A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror with IngramSpark, I am going to different bookstores online and searching them for my works. Just now, I found that Powell Books can order my print books. I know Barnes and Noble can get them as well. I will keep you updated as … Continue reading My Works are Available at a Book Retailer near You

Happy Halloween!

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Here's wishing each of you a fun Halloween! Phil Slattery March, 2015 As you no doubt noticed, I have selected another theme style for my website. After having had the last one for several years, I re-evaluated it and decided to improve my marketing and branding by improving the readability of my website. Therefore, I … Continue reading Happy Halloween!

New Edition of A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror to be Out Soon

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As I may have mentioned, sometime back I decided to publish a print edition of A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror on Ingram Spark as well as with Amazon. I have been working diligently toward that goal over the last few weeks. As I get ready to go to publication, there are a few things I would like to point out: