Starting this summer, I’m launching something ambitious, a lot of fun, and (hopefully) something that grows my readership: I call it STORY52
52 weeks. 52 stories. 100% genre chaos.
Every week I’ll release a brand-new short story on Amazon. The genres will bounce wildly – from sci-fi to horror, from thriller to absurd comedy, and everything in between. Some will be serious, some bizarre, some funny, and some dark. But all of them will be short, sharp, and designed to surprise. And they’ll also be FREE!
Each story will be free for 5 days after release. That’s the window Amazon gives me with their promotional tools, and I’ll use it to make sure every week, one story is completely free. After that, it goes back to the lowest price possible (below a $1 in most countries).
If you don’t want to spend a dime, make sure to check my website, follow my Twitter and sign up for the newsletter – I’ll announce which books will be free in a specific week there.
The idea behind STORY52
I already mentioned that I think this can be a great way to find my first readers. I’m completely new to the game. No readership, no followers, no audience – yet. But I think my stories are good and they deserve to be read.
You might obviously be cautious about that when you’ve never read a story of mine. So I won’t charge you anything to find out for yourself how good my stories are. I’ll give them to you for free. And then you can make up your mind without spending a single dollar.
I believe that is a good deal for you and for me. I give you something for free and you give me a chance to convince you that I’m a great storyteller. Win-Win!
I’ve already published two short stories. Number 3 will be released this coming Monday. From then on, a new part of the series will come out every week. If you miss a release, don’t worry – I plan to make past stories available for free again after all 52 parts are out.
Each story will be available in both German and English. Here you can find the first two parts:
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