Next Chapter – The Writer's Grab-Bag

A Personal Push on the Professional Side

A petite promotional post. A phantastic update. 😊

Firstly, The Triple Threat Investigation Agency series, Books 1-3—Collection—is available at:

But the pretty private eyes, based in Hawaii, are also part of The Leading Ladies: A Sleuth Mystery Novel Collection. I’m in the amazing company of Robin Murphy and Connie L. Beckett.

Robin is an Amazon best-selling author of a paranormal mystery series, and also writes chick-lit and non-fiction. She’s a speaker on author platforms, self-publishing, and marketing … among many other impressive things.

Connie writes in a variety of genres, no easy feat. In addition to historical fantasy and middle-grade novels (as Teter Keyes), she’s penned the Gwen Lindstrom mystery series, which revolve around a cafe owner who works behind the scenes to investigate crimes.

You can find “our” book here:

https://books2read.com/u/b5WX5l

The main marketplaces for distribution (besides Amazon, of course) are Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Google Play. Just a note, though: these links are a work-in-progress and all marketplaces might not be included yet.

Over time, Next Chapter will expand this link to include as many different editions of my books as possible, including audiobook, and various paperback and hardcover editions.

If you’ve read any of the books—from any of us—(or intend to, which would be most awesome), perhaps you’d be willing to leave a review in any of the marketplaces … ?

The Art of Self-Promotion

. . . is a true art . . . one I really really need to learn.

Of course, for me, it’s always a time factor. And I’ve relayed the reasons too many [annoying] times. 😉 If I could have one full free day—heck, I’d settle for a free [full] afternoon—I might be able to do something. But I’m constantly pulled in too many directions for too many reasons. And I’m sure many of you are in the same boat, so you get it.

One thing I’m looking to do is a promotional trailer for the series. I saw one recently by fellow author Janeen Ann O’Connell that had me envious; I’d love to see JJ, Rey, and Linda—the pretty private eyes from the Triple Threat Investigation Agency—“advertise”.

I’m sure Janeen won’t mind me sharing—have a look:

https://youtu.be/YofjDinFAL8

Cool, huh? She did it through Flexclip (www.flexclip.com) and I took a quick gander at the site. I like what I see, and I’m going to give it a go . . . I think, I hope, I think.

I have to confess, I get nervous re signing up for something. Guess it’s an age thang. Dang.

I’ll have to review it more and then, inevitably, for a few weeks I’ll go through the should-I-do-it-or-not hem-and-haw routine. I suppose it’s the “fine print” that always worries me. Am I going to be hit up for [serious] money? The site says the free version of FlexClip is “free and voluntary, but you may be required to register and create an account . . . “. But then they mention you may have to provide contact number, email address, and “other details”. I suppose it’s par for the course with any site that you create an account on . . . but this ol’ gal, well, is an ol’ gal. She leans towards leery—of anything. <LOL>

Janeen spoke highly of FlexClip and her trailer cost her . . . $0. So, once the hemming-and-hawing biz is over and done with, I’ll likely take a [real] deep breath and go for it.

On another promotional note, there are two more items available for The Connecticut Corpse Caper (Triple Threat Mysteries Book 1).

♥ A Matte Poster

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-matte-poster

♥ Playing Cards (Book Cover-Based)

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-playing-cards

Here’s to more goodies coming our way. 😉 The gals and I wish you an awesome week!

A Self-Promotional Post

Of sorts. . . . Well, maybe more than that. 😉

Earlier in the week, I posted this on FB:

Surprise—to me! My first book in the Triple Threat Investigation Agency mystery series, The Connecticut Corpse Caper (Triple Threat Mysteries Book 1), has been made into . . . wow . . . a 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (cover-based). What fun.

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-1000-piece-jigsaw-puzzle

And there’s a coffee mug, too!

https://www.litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-white-coffee-mug

Mid-week, I discovered there were two more items available: a natural tote bag and a unisex T-shirt.

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-natural-tote-bag

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-unisex-t-shirt

How exciting! They’re all a little out of my price league <LMAO>, but I may purchase a few items when the opportunity to do a promotion re the Triple Threat Investigation Agency presents itself.

I suspect that may take place, hmm, sometime in summer. I’d like to have Disco’s Dead and so is Mo-Mo be part of that.

I’m still working on Mo-Mo, but I am getting there. I know who the killer is (finally) and the pretty private eyes are in the midst of figuring it out. I’ve given myself a deadline: the book must be completed by February 28^th (this year)!!! 😊

The Connecticut Corpse Caper was meant to be a standalone, but the trio were determined to become professional P.I.s and were not taking no for an answer. I had to accommodate. If you’re curious as to how it all began, with multiple murders in a haunted mansion during a winter storm, please check it out. We’d love it if you did.

HAudible

Hey there. The audiobook for HA-HA-HA-HA, the fifth in the Oahu-based Triple Threat Investigation Agency series (featuring private eyes JJ, Rey, and Linda) can be downloaded from Audible . . . and will be live in Amazon and iTunes in the next 72 hours.

HA-HA-HA-HA finds the three women on a serial killer’s buddy list. When he’s not taunting them, he’s challenging them to “play the game”—by his rules. Rules are made to be broken, however—or, at the very least, changed. The trio attempt to determine who he might be . . . not an easy feat, given the lack of constructive evidence and cast of oddball characters. As they endeavor to stop the man from killing again, they must solve a couple of other cases: verifying whether a hubby has a roving eye and ascertaining who is stalking a young, beautiful woman. Could it be that these two cases somehow intertwine? And who will prove the ultimate winner in this deadly game of taunts and perplexities: the clever and cunning killer, or the persevering and persistent private eyes?

These are the official Audible links and coupon codes are available for both (US and UK):

US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B9HX1PLX/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-318953&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_318953_rh_us

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0B9HY4WZ7/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-318953&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_318953_rh_uk

Please note that the coupon codes can only be used using these acx-promo links.

Contact me if you’d like one. 😊

Time for a Shameless Mid-Week Post

If I don’t promote myself, who will? 😉 It’s a job I am so not adept at (what with time, work and life getting in the way), but here goes . . .

My new book collection is now live and can be found at various retailers, such as those below:

Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/triple-threat-mysteries-collection/id6443052045

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/triple-threat-mysteries-collection-tyler-colins/1141713349?ean=2940166791627

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=gzt4EAAAQBAJ

Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/triple-threat-mysteries-collection

Per Next Chapter—thank you, NC 😊—these collections are targeted toward a specific segment of the eBook market, specifically, “binge readers” who prefer to purchase the whole series / several novels in one go.

Initially, NC is only publishing these collections in wide distribution. Amazon editions will follow (once the Amazon version is live, I’ll let you know).

And that, my friends, is all she wrote. 😊

Hear We Go . . .

The audiobook for Coco’s Nuts, the fourth book in the Oahu-based Triple Threat Investigation Agency series—featuring private eyes JJ, Rey, and Linda—is now available on Audible . . . and should now be live on Amazon and iTunes. 😊

Coco’s Nuts finds the three rookie private eyes entrenched in their second professional assignment: proving socialite-turned-trucker Buddy Feuer did not shoot her boss, infamous entrepreneur Jimmy Picolo.

Despite what the evidence suggests, JJ, Rey and Linda are certain that Buddy has been set up. In their quest for answers, JJ, Rey and Linda contend with a slew of suspects. Several persons hated Picolo enough to kill him but locating the one who pulled the trigger proves challenging, and the trio endeavors to uncover a killer amid another cast of curious and unconventional characters.

Their detecting travels lead them along a few detours, like the world of gambling and debt-collecting limb-breakers. Picolo’s daughter, Annia, owes thousands of dollars in Vegas and Oahu. Might this have motivated her to kill her father—so that she could collect a sizeable inheritance? What about Picolo’s son? Could Jimmy Junior have been [too] eager to take over his father’s multiple businesses? What of nutty Coco Peterson, a Picolo employee, who has been missing since his boss’ murder? The odd little fellow (pest, some call him), appears to be a central piece in this perplexing puzzler.

Perhaps you might be interested in checking out how the P.I.s fare? Here are the official Audible links:

US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B3541LKT/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-310244&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_310244_rh_us

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0B356PR3S/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-310244&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_310244_rh_uk

Aloha!

A Short Lettin’-Ya-Know Post

Hey, it’s Rey! I thought I’d post for our Boss today. It’s super short and sweet. 😊

We’re all pumped . . . Forever Poi, our third official case as P.I.s from the Triple Threat Investigation Agency, is being made into an audio book. Kathy Handrock, who narrated Coco’s Nuts, the last one, is doing it again.

To give you a quick rundown, Poi has us—me Rey, my cousin JJ, and my BFF Linda—out to solve a double-arson and murder.

Just who torched two Chinatown art galleries and left two charcoal-broiled bodies in the ashes? Are the arsonist and killer the same person? We tend to think so—but the list of possible culprits gets pretty long pretty quickly.

The day before the fire, Carlos, one of the arson victims, had a nasty break-up with his partner, James-Henri. There were financial issues, too. Maybe James-Henri wanted to collect on the insurance and/or be rid of his lover? What about the second victim, Mary-Louise Crabtree? She was a former queenpin so, given her sketchy past, maybe an old rival decided to finally do her in? If that’s the case, was Carlos simply collateral damage?

We’re hired by a new friend, insurance adjuster Xavier Shillingford, to help in the investigation.

Yup, we have our work cut out for us but we love every minute of the challenge(s) and danger(s) . . . just as we’d love it if you checked out how we go about solving this crazy case. 😊

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