Killer Romances Box Set

I'm thrilled to be included in a box set with 9 other romantic suspense authors. Killer Romances comes out on September 15th and includes USA Today Bestselling & Award-Winning Authors. Authors include Dana Delamar, Tallulah Grace, Sandy Loyd, Kristine Mason, Nina Pierce, Chantel Rhondeau, K. T. Roberts and Susan Vaughan. These are full length novels and the entire bundle will be on sale for only 99 cents for a limited time.

There something for everyone. If you like good guys, we've got them. If you like bad boys, we got them, and if you like a really good thrill, you won't be disappointed. Also, you really can't beat the price.

Hot Summer Heroes Blog Hop Going on Now until the 18th!

Like to read? Like a little variety? Like to win prizes and discover new authors? This is the hop for you!

Over 60 authors and bloggers from the 15th to the 18th have joined the Hot Summer Heroes Blog Hop and are giving away tons of prizes, included books, gift cards and book swag. The grand prize is a $71 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner's choice) as of this writing.

Caris Roane, myself and Bella Media Management are sponsoring the hop. To see the list of participating blogs, you can visit my author site at www.hdthomson.com. Hop to see you there!

Cover Reveal of paranormal romance Shrouded in Illusion!

Shrouded in Illusion, the third and final book in my Shrouded series, is scheduled for mass release on July 15th. I finally have the cover and I'm so excited the book is soon to be out and about on the net!

Shrouded in Illusion

Someone wants Skye Hunter’s son and they’re willing to kill her or anyone else to get to him. One the run for her life, she is forced to turn to the only person who can help her—a complete stranger with a shared past—David Bishop, a renowned illusionist.

David’s life is also an illusion, built of smoke and little else. He meets Skye, a woman filled with passion and conviction, and the pain he sees in her eyes is a mirror to his own soul. But when he realizes she has the same strange, telekinetic phenomenon inside her body that he does, he is forced to question his life, his childhood and the father who raised him. Can these two lost souls uncover the mystery behind their powers and save Skye’s son and themselves in the process?

Preorders are available at KOBO.

Plotting... What that?

I would love to say I plot my story out from beginning to end, but alas, I don’t do anything like that. At least not with the book I’m currently working on. Usually I have some plotting points written out. Not this time.

I know I have to worry about the sagging middle, climax and resolution, but my focus is pretty much in developing the scene I’m in right now. I know there’s got to be action and conflict in each scene. I start letting the characters do their thing and shove obstacles at them they don’t expect. Most of the time I don’t’ know where they are going the week before. At other times, a character appears who I never planned, but 99 percent of the time I do find out the reason why they show up in the book. The other 1 percent, I realize that the character is dead weight and I pitch.

]I probably have to do more rewriting because I don’t have each scene or plot point mapped out, but that’s fine. Granted, I get really excited that I really don’t know where my story is going. Yes, I’ve got an idea someone is going to end up dead, my main character is going to grow from point A to point B, but I don’t know the how. At the same time, there’s periods where I do get a little panicky thinking what the heck am I doing flying by the seat of my pants. Then I get my trusted tape recorder from my smart phone and keep it by my pillow at night. Right before I fall asleep or when I’m just waking up, ideas hit me from my subconscious. And I’ve got my next scene. And yes, I’m one that writes all over the place. I’ll do a scene near the end, and then another near the middle and then move into the beginning the book, and from there who knows?

I’ve always liked a mystery, so being a panster works for me.

H. D. Thomson
www.hdthomson.com

Advertising: Facebook or Google Anyone?

As a writer, I decided to try my hand on doing an ad on Facebook and Google for my book, Shrouded in Darkness. I thought I'd try something different. I wasn't expecting much. The book is self-published, so I can easily track certain advertising projects I do if I isolate them over a period of time.

What I like about both advertising venues is that you can either pay by per click or by how many impressions you get. Also, you can narrow your audience or widen it by using key search terms or as for Facebook by a person's likes.

I didn't get one sale from either. I did get a great deal of traffic through Google. Actually double from Facebook with the same amount spent on both. Granted, my budget was limited and I only paid $50 for each ad.

It seems I'm not the only one that didn't do well on Facebook. I just heard on Wednesday that General Motors, a company with big advertising bucks is pulling $10 million in ads from Facebook. I find the timing strange, days away from Facebook's anticipated IPO. GM isn't the only company pulling their campaign from the social media giant. Granted, the amount is small compared to GM's and Facebook advertising dollars. Maybe they hope for better negotiations once Facebook goes public? Who knows...

So have you had any luck with Facebook or Google Ads? Feel free to leave a comment, or better yet, take the polls on the side panel.