The Masquerade Crew

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In the previous post in this series , I described how Twitter is our main source of traffic here at The Masquerade Crew. What I didn't describe is exactly how I use Twitter to accomplish it, namely how to compose a tweet that will stand out and encourage people to click.

I come across a lot of blogs, many of them run by authors, many others run by book bloggers, reviewers, and the like. And though there is the occasional exception, most (indie) blogs are not promoted very well.

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The following syndicated post was  originally posted here and is  used on this site with permission. This novel took me 15 years to write. Well, not exactly, but… Even though Dead Man’s Hand was my first published novel, it’s not the first book I wrote. Kiss & Tell is my “baby”.  It’s the first book I ever even attempted to write. I started writing the novel in the winter of 2000, while playing hockey down in Oklahoma. A lot of circumstances surround this novel, and it’s the reason I started writing in the first place. This novel, and all of my writing, happened by “chance”. I was playing professional hockey in Oklahoma, and was struck in the eye with a stick in a preseason game. That injury ended my season before it began.

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By tweeting this post, you can earn promotional tweets from me as part of the Amazon Tweet Exchange. Details here . Cover links to Amazon.com

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Cover links to Amazon.com Agent N6: Dylan The D.I.R.E. Agency By Joni Hahn Genre/keywords: Romance, Action, Thriller/Suspense, Time Travel, science fiction, fantasy Intent on destroying his enemy's genetic technology, a former Marine turned superhero falls for a geneticist who wants to keep it alive for personal reasons. Read more here...

Cover links to Amazon.com Trampled Underfoot The Dirt on Vic and Lia By Elizabeth Good Genre/keywords: General Fiction, Saga (Family), Strong Female Character, Women's Fiction, New Adult, Newlywed, No One Ever Chooses To Be Trampled Underfoot....or do they? Read more here...

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June's Cover Wars Winner! Cover links to Amazon.com Awake by Melanie Surani Twitter: @melsurani In author Melanie Surani’s edgy thriller novel, opera singer Joshua Gray wakes in an eerie art museum exhibit. He comes to believe he’s been kidnapped and abandoned. And he isn’t the only one…  As Josh and four others struggle to piece together their new reality, they discover the museum’s main building has been razed and the place is boarded with no obvious exit. Who left them in the museum and why? How can they escape? The only link that binds them together is a mysterious woman named Blair, who they each encountered before blacking out.  Josh unexpectedly finds himself drawn to one of the other captives, a long-time fan named Sophia. Their attraction plunges the group into a dark pool of suspicion. When allegiances shift and pieces connect, the strangers are forced to reassess their situation. Is the real danger inside or outside of the museum?  ...

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Yesterday Scotty and I made a YouTube video. After we uploaded it, he said to me, "Do you believe that I'm a YouTuber?" Yes, he is. At just 6 years old. Check it out below. Incidentally, I'm experimenting with video because I would like to incorporate them into the main theme of the website, promoting authors and their books. Stay tuned for more.