So it's day two of my free Kindle promo for This Family Life & This Twentysomething Life, and they're both sitting pretty in the free charts on Amazon. This Family Life is at number 32 and Twentysomething is at 475. I haven't done as much promotion for Twentysomething so that's to be expected. OK, so day two and it's time to hit you hard with a list. Yes, that's right, a list!
Reason why you should download This Family Life & This Twentysomething Life
1. Hello, they're literally FREE! OK, this is the obvious one, but it's pretty persuasive. Just click a button and they're yours!
2. This Family Life is the sequel to the top 10 Kindle best seller This Thirtysomething Life, which was published by Hodder & Stoughton and sold 60,000 copies!
3. They're funny and we all need a bit of laughter in our lives. I know comedy is very subjective, but (and obviously I'm making this up but it's probably about right) 90% of people find these books hilarious. I can't guarantee you'll laugh because, well, you might have a very different sense of humour to me, but hopefully at the worse you'll find them mildly amusing.
4. They're more than just funny. The books are written in diary form and follow the life of Londoner and thirtysomething man Harry Spencer, as he struggles to deal with becoming a husband and father. I hope the books are a true reflection of the sort of struggles a lot of men have. It's covers subjects like family, parenthood, love, marriage, friendship, and even death. It's a modern book about life.
5. It's been called 'Bridget Jones with balls..literally!' This is a quote from a book blogger and I don't think it's that far away.
6. This Twentysomething Life is the short story prequel I wrote for This Thirtysomething Life. After talking with my editor at Hodder and my agent, we thought it would be fun to write a short story about why Harry started writing a diary. It's set on the verge of Harry's marriage to Emily, and hopefully it's a short but fun and heart warming introduction to the series.
7. If you like Mike Gayle, Matt Dunn, Nick Spalding, and Bridget Jones you'll love this.
8. They're aren't that long, so if you don't read much or don't have the time, these books will fly by!
9. There aren't many books about parenthood from a man's perspective and it might just surprise you.
10. OK, lastly, number ten, I write from experience. I have two children (5 & 3) and I actually stayed at home while my wife went to work. Most of what I write about comes from my own life and experiences, so all the comedy, the drama, the little insights, have come in most part from my own life. They say write about what you know...and I did. I think this gives the books an incredible honesty and hopefully makes the humour and the drama even more real and poignant.
So that's it. I'll blog again tomorrow for the last day of the free promo. I hope you download the books and I really hope you enjoy them. If you do please get in touch and let me know what you think.
Until next time,
Hugs,
Jon X
