Test Test Test, Can Anyone Hear Me?

I've had this blog, my Twitter account, and Facebook page going for a while now and the number of visitors, likes, and follows are still low. Also the number of book sales is low and number of Kindle version sales and number of reviews are both 0. I'm beginning to wonder if the only way to get likes, followers, and visits its to buy advertising.

I'm cheap and I try not to give up too easily so I'm going to try to create more content. Will more posts and tweets get more people's attention? We shall see! What about #hashtags, do they work, even outside of Twitter and Facebook? 

Question of the day: 

How many writers do you know of that are also a computer programmer? Hint: at least one. Please reply in the comments section.

Quote of the day:
"You can only get out what you put in." - Jacob C. Stroud, author of Teddy Visits Mitchell Farms

Cross linking:

Http://Facebook.com/jacobcstroudauthor

Http://Twitter.com/jacobcstroud

Writing from the other side of the country

I'm in the lovely city of Sacramento, CA for some training related to my day job. This is my first trip to California and definitely not where I am used to writing from. Normally I'm writing form where I feel most at home, in south Mississippi.

Last night I was almost asleep when I had a children's new story come to me. I reached over and turned on the lamp and scribbled down the basic idea on a "thought pad" that was on the night stand. Tonight I finished the first draft of a new Teddy story that I have been working on. I also wrote down another book concept that I thought of and a start to an adventure novel with a twist. I guess I can say this has been a productive trip so far for both my day job and my writing.

Good night from Sacramento.

Giving Goodreads Giveaways a Go

Have you ever entered a Goodreads Giveaway? I haven't. I just finished creating a giveaway for one signed copy of Teddy Visits Mitchell Farms and hopefully it drums up some attention and maybe even some sales. My givaway is open to USA, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia and if it is approved it will run from 4/6 to 4/10. I kinda hope someone far away wins it, sure the shipping will be more but it would also mean that someone who otherwise might have never seen the book will read it. 

If you would like to comment about you experiences with Goodreads Giveaways, please feel free to do so.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Teddy Visits Mitchell Farms

by Jacob C. Stroud

Giveaway ends April 10, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win