All Entries in the "J. Carson Black" Category
Readers, Writers, and Marketeers: Who Killed Brienne Cross?
Breakaway Media welcomes author and today’s guest blogger J. Carson Black (This article originally posted on Readers Rule) My thriller, THE SHOP, has had a checkered career. This book got me the agent of my dreams, one of the best in the business, who could get the undivided attention of every big publisher in New [...]
Darkness on the Edge of Town now FREE on Amazon
Breakaway Media recently joined amazon.com’s KDP Select program with the Laura Cardinal Series of crime fiction thrillers. Until Saturday, December 31, 2011, readers can download the first book in the Series, Darkness on the Edge of Town, for free. More than 13,000 copies of the book have been downloaded by readers from Amazon since yesterday. [...]
Vince Zandri on the Power of a Great eBook Cover
On his blog post today, Sunday Blog in Bed: The Eye of the Reader, bestselling author Vince Zandri talks about the power of covers for successful eBooks. Giving some examples of these covers, he provides insights into the elements and aspects that go into a cover that makes and keeps the brand promise. The post [...]
PART II of Vincent Zandri’s Q & A with J. Carson Black: The Question of Multiple Climaxes
Reporting on Amazon Bestselling Author Vincent Zandri’s blog post PART II of my Q & A with J. Carson Black: The Question of Multiple Climaxes Breaking News: J. Carson Black has three novels in the Amazon Top 100 #20 THE SHOP #28 THE DEVIL’S HOUR #59 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN Okay, now that [...]
Amazon ranks Laura Cardinal Series crime thrillers 1,2,3 in Police Procedurals
Breakaway Media author J. Carson Black’s Laura Cardinal Series today reached the top three positions on Amazon’s list for bestsellers in the Police Procedurals category. Why is this significant? Yes, the visibility and prestige of the ranking does translate into more sales, in addition to the sales that propelled the three Laura Cardinal thrillers to [...]
Is There a “Silver Bullet” to Achieving Bestselling E-book Sales?
As bestselling author Vincent Zandri indicates below from his May 19, 2011 blog post, we will be publishing an ongoing conversation between him and J. Carson Black. As the digital publishing industry continues to evolve at breakneck speed, authors and their independent publishers like Breakaway Media will focus on best practices as these practices evolve [...]
Former Navy SEAL Landry in THE SHOP reflects Greitens’ Colbert recounting
When J. Carson Black researched her thriller The Shop, she wanted her character Cyril Landry, a former Navy SEAL, to recount in flashback a day of his BUD/S training, the “drown-proofing” referred to by Eric Greitens, former Navy SEAL, author of The Heart and the Fist, and today’s guest on Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report. [...]
Secrets of the Navy SEALs: Researching THE SHOP
Breakaway Media author J. Carson Black posted a new article on her site, jcarsonblack.com titled, Secrets of the Navy SEALs: Researching THE SHOP. In the article, she describes how she researched and developed her character Cyril Landry for The Shop and scenes for the Amazon bestselling thriller. Some of her sources, although willing to contribute [...]
NBC reports JSOC Killed Bin Laden – Cyril Landry in THE SHOP Shows How it’s Done
Breakaway Media author J. Carson Black created the character of Cyril Landry, a former JSOC operative and Navy SEAL for her thriller novel THE SHOP. Now it is reported today that JSOC killed Osama Bin Laden — see how Landry, a fictional former Navy SEAL and JSOC operative demonstrates his expertise in THE SHOP.
J. Carson Black’s Thriller THE SHOP on Amazon Top 100 – Literature and Fiction
Breakaway Media author J. Carson Black made the Amazon Top 100 Bestsellers List for Literature and Fiction with her critically-acclaimed thriller The Shop today. As of this writing, The Shop sits at #92 for ALL BOOKS in Fiction and Literature on Amazon. Congratulations J. Carson Black!