Where can a writer get the best bang for their FREE buck in marketing themselves?

Looking for a free option for marketing yourself as a writer? The best idea I've heard of with actual results  is joining a fan fiction site or two. You pick your favorite (or most popular) tv show or book series and start writing fiction based on those characters.

There are literally thousands of ready made fans at your fingertips salivating to read something fresh based on the characters and world(s) they've grown to love.

A friend of mine who is an accomplished writer went under a pen name and did exactly this. She ended up being approached by the head writer of the tv show she was basing her fan fiction on and given a job based on the responses she'd received from the fan site.

You could even create a fan fiction thread about one of your own books or series and continue writing in the forums to drum up interest in your books. There is a wide variety of 'worlds' which exist in these fan fiction sites and no limit to where you can take characters.

Something for every writer with the time to market themselves to think about.

http://www.fanfiction.net/ is a great example of this.
Happy Marketing!

Michael Poeltl

New Novel free promo for Amazon Kindle June 14-16

The newest novel from Michael Poeltl, Her Past's Present, is being offered for free as a promotional  pre-launch of the print version. The kindle version is being offered free June 14-16th and Poeltl only asks that those who download his new book offer a star rating and or review in order to get the ball rolling. Word of mouth and social networking is all appreciated in getting the word out.
For more on the novel itself visit www.mikepoeltl.com. To download the free version of the ebook visit  Amazon

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Malthus and Dan Browns foray into apocalyptic fiction

Have you read Dan Brown's newest novel? Apocalyptic.

Even the big boys are taking their shot at the apocalypse. Inferno, by Dan Brown follows his formula pretty closely throughout, but what was exciting to parallel as I read it was that Brown's apocalyptic vision shares the same vision of that in The Judas Syndrome.

Perhaps you remember Earl's talk around the campfire, in The Judas Syndrome, quoting Malthus and his prediction that the human race would kill itself off? Earl envisioned either a third world war, plague or simply overpopulation as the end we can expect. War would purge the planet of many billions if it were nuclear, a plague can go on and on if  no cure is found, but the most likely and perhaps unexpected end to out legacy on this planet is the Malthusian theory of simply outgrowing our ability to feed ourselves.

Brown's Inferno plays out one of the three possible ends Earl spoke of in The Judas Syndrome, The person or organization coined The Grim Reaper, in The Judas Syndrome, unleashes a devastating nuclear holocaust upon the word to control population. Pick up Dan Brown's Inferno to see how he decides to kill us off.

For more on The Judas Syndrome

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With the release date of Michael Poeltl's most recent work of fiction, Her Past's Present, looming over fans and new readers alike, a preview section for the book has been created. Looking for early reviews of the novel, Poeltl will be approaching book bloggers and book reviewers in the coming weeks to offer them free electronic versions of his newest literary offering.

Visit his Createspace Gallery page to view the preview, comment on the questions and offer a star rating to indicate your willingness to read this book.

Happy reading/reviewing!

Michael Poeltl

Hamilton Magazine gives nod to post-apocalyptic trilogy

Michael Poeltl's Dystopian trilogy, The Judas Syndrome is receiving more and more notoriety even now, after our planet cheated yet another "end of the world" scenario with the threat of the Mayan Long count calendar coming to an end in 2012.

 

Noted for its three-dimensional characters and dramatic post-apocalyptic world, this epic trilogy is showing no signs of becoming dated as North Korea threatens Nuclear devastation upon the free world.

 

Pick up your copy(s) today on Amazon either as individual ebooks or print or get the whole trilogy in one printed version. 

 

For more on the trilogy and author visit www.the-judas-syndrome.com

 

 

Michael Poeltl

A fun illustrated depiction of the end of the world.

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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop!

Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing:

Interview with Michael Poeltl, Author

What is the working title of your book? Her Past's Present.
Where did the idea come from for the book? A past life regression I did in 2012.
What genre does your book fall under? Paranormal, general fiction.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? Lead character could be played by Kristen Stewart.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? To find purpose in her crumbling day to day, Tess attempts to understand her past, while inadvertently experiencing what came before.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency? Shopping the idea in a couple of months, but I will self-publish if I have to.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? Not done yet, but it will be roughly six months.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? It could be compared to Cloud Atlas, but moves much faster.
Who or What inspired you to write this book? All my inspiration comes from within, then once I have the idea mapped out I turn to music to keep the inspiration coming.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest? Tess, is abandoned by her husband, left with her six month old daughter and throughout the book comes into contact with character and actions whose purpose will become defined through past life regressions. This along with a family secret which is brought up during her hypnosis therapy will keep readers at the edge of their seats.