Hi!
The Rose Red blog has been updated with character profiles from Red & The Hunstman – stop by and check it out!
Have a look at the ‘Characters Book One: Snow White’ tab and catch a glimpse of what’s to come when you meet them for real on July 29th 2011!
Next week: the kids; Jack, Ella and Ruby Tuesday stop by to say hi!
Saffi
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on July 1, 2011
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2011/07/01/red-the-hunstman-stop-by-the-rose-red-blog-to-introduce-themselves/
We are pleased to announce that Sugar & Spice is now available on Waterstones as an ebook for all other e-reading devices other than Kindle.
Get it now:
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on June 21, 2011
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2011/06/21/sugar-spice-now-on-waterstones/
This review/email was in my inbox when I got home from work:
Makes it all worthwhile…
😉
Saffi
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on May 17, 2011
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2011/05/17/the-real-gatekeepers/
If, like me, you have OD’d on Easter chocolate and talk of Prince William & Kate Middleton‘s forthcoming nuptuals/Royal Wedding, then here’s a little light relief:
Sugar & Spice is 100 reviews old!
So, forget the Royal family getting all the love, 80% of the people that bought Sugar & Spice (and were kind enough to leave a review) gave it either four or five star lovin’!
Today is also a land-mark for us in a few other areas (no, I didn’t receive a belated invitation to Buckingham Palace for the reception) too.
We now have two books (that’s right, two) in the Amazon UK charts and categories. In fact, we have two books in the top 100 Police Procedurals!
To that, you can add number one in the following catagories: Thrillers & Serial Killers
Oh and we’d also like to just mention, that we made #1 most wanted too (ok, it’s ‘most wished for’ but that doesn’t sound anywhere near as menacing!)
So, you could say, that we’re pretty happy! (Not to mention, still very shell-shocked)
It has been a wild ride since Christmas and we could never dare even dream of the success that we have achieved with Sugar & Spice…who knows what is yet to come?! Meanwhile, we still remain the only indie in the Top 5 on Amazon UK paid store and have now placed the US edition in the top 100 too.
A VERY big thank you to everyone who has supported us and bought the book. Don’t forget, Snow White Book One of the Rose Red Crime series will be out in the summer!
In the meantime, to buy any of the books mentioned above for Kindle or Nook, go here: http://sugarandspicethenovel.com
Oh and I almost forgot, Congratulations William and Kate for tomorrow, my apologies, but I won’t be able to make it… I’m kinda busy being a best-selling writer! 😉
Saffi
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on April 27, 2011
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2011/04/27/a-right-royal-diversion/
In the annals of e-publishing history the likes of Amanda Hocking and Joe Konrath have their place assured.
And while Amanda has recently signed up with the dead-tree guys (legacy publishers as they call them over there) to straddle both the old and new worlds, Joe remains his usual self, quietly trying to convince us paper has no future, even while his paperbacks and audio editions continue to sell on Amazon.
Last week his blog Are You Dense? (http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/04/are-you-dense.html) laid out his position in his usual bashful way.
“What the hell is wrong with you?
I’m talking to you. The writers who are still thoughtlessly defending legacy publishing.
Unless you’re making over a million dollars a year with the Big 6, continuing down the legacy path is a crazy bad idea.”
A few days before that another big-hitter, Bob Mayer (http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/04/guest-post-by-bob-mayer.html) had a guest spot on Joe’s blog and said much the same thing, but not with Joe’s charm, tact and diplomacy.
So just how well is Joe Konrath doing? His latest blog, 276,112 (http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/) says it all.
“Two hundred and seventy-six thousand, one hundred and eleven.
That’s how many self-pubbed books I’ve sold.”
Over a quarter million e-books sold. Impressive! Well done, Joe!
Inspiring stuff, but totally unrealistic for any of us mere mortals, of course.
And as Joes says,
“It’s important to note that the very first month my ebooks were for sale on Kindle, I sold 1095 ebooks, and that was with 8 ebooks available.
It took two years for my sales to reach where they’re at, and now I have 30 ebooks available.
Success doesn’t happen overnight.”
Er, Joe… Yes it does!
Joes says, “So far, in April, I’ve sold over 30,000 books. I’ll easily break 35,000 this month.”
Say that other bit again, Joe. “It took two years for my sales to reach where they’re at, and now I have 30 ebooks available.”
Sugar & Spice has been on Kindle for just five months. We are already selling 20,000 a month, and we have only ONE title… and no paperbacks!
Ding, ding – round one, Ms Desforges 😉
Get Sugar & Spice now:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B004AYDK22
http://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B004AYDK22
US Edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Spice-US-Thriller-ebook/dp/B004W0IJCU
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Spice-US-Thriller-ebook/dp/B004W0IJCU
Nook:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Sugar-Spice/Saffina-Desforges/e/2940011134326
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on April 25, 2011
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2011/04/25/fighting-it-out-with-the-big-boys-saffina-desforges-v-joe-konrath/
Saffina Desforges 
