u/UrbWrites

Hi there,

4 months into published life. 86 Ratings (30 odd reviews) on Amazon. Going pretty well and happy with everything.

Have seen some larger established indie authors post stories, or single text posts along the lines of

'If you've bought and read my book I'd appreciate an honest review on Amazon / Goodreads' or something to that effect.

In your experience does that serve as a good call to action or is it frowned upon?

Cheers,

Louis

My novel The Right Members Club is currently 99p on Kindle, and the Countdown Deal ends in about 3 hours.

It’s a British political comedy about a secret club of disgraced MPs who find themselves responsible for saving the country.

https://reddit.com/link/1vkapfn/video/tc7mhj5k4hih1/player

Think The Thick of It x Peep Show, with Westminster satire, awful political judgement, damaged egos and people who really should not be in charge of anything.

Since launching in April, it’s hit #1 in Political Humour and Comedy.

If that sounds like your sort of thing, it’s 99p for the next few hours.

The Right Members Club: disgraced MPs save the country.

https://amzn.eu/d/0gjY2uPi

I have pure obsessional OCD, and for years intrusive thoughts could completely derail me.

One of the worst happened on a flight. I suddenly became terrified that I might open the emergency door. I spent the rest of the flight watching myself, frightened of what the thought meant and convinced my life had somehow changed because I’d had it.

Years later, I gave that exact fear to the main character in my novel:

“An unmistakable belief had consumed him. He was about to stand up and rip open the door. Thirty-five thousand feet in the air… And Mark Fallow was about to end it all. For himself and for everyone else onboard.” 

The book is a comedy called The Right Members Club, mostly about Britain falling apart, but I’ve realised OCD is all through it. It’s turning up in the next thing I’m writing too.

I think fiction became a way of giving these thoughts somewhere to go.

If anyone here gets intrusive thoughts that make them frightened of themselves, I get it. That plane scene came from a real moment when I genuinely thought my own life was over because of something that had happened entirely inside my head.

Cheers,

UrbWrites

I have pure obsessional OCD, and for years intrusive thoughts could completely derail me.

One of the worst happened on a flight. I suddenly became terrified that I might open the emergency door. I spent the rest of the flight watching myself, frightened of what the thought meant and convinced my life had somehow changed because I’d had it.

Years later, I gave that exact fear to the main character in my novel:

“An unmistakable belief had consumed him. He was about to stand up and rip open the door. Thirty-five thousand feet in the air… And Mark Fallow was about to end it all. For himself and for everyone else onboard.” 

The book is a comedy called The Right Members Club, mostly about Britain falling apart, but I’ve realised OCD is all through it. It’s turning up in the next thing I’m writing too.

I think fiction became a way of giving these thoughts somewhere to go.

If anyone here gets intrusive thoughts that make them frightened of themselves, I get it. That plane scene came from a real moment when I genuinely thought my own life was over because of something that had happened entirely inside my head.

Cheers,

UrbWrites

I had one of those moments watching Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister where I thought… hang on, did he read my book? 😂

In The Right Members Club my PM, Jackson Pierce, bins the suit and tie, ditches the lectern, moves Parliament, moves Number 10 and basically starts making it all up as he goes along lol.

The difference is Jackson actually manages to wipe out politics altogether. The only people left who can stop him are the Right Members Club, a secret society of disgraced MPs that’s been quietly pulling strings since Guy Fawkes.

It’s available on Amazon if that sounds like your sort of thing. It somehow ended up a bestseller in Political Humour & Comedy which has been pretty surreal, and it’s sold over a thousand copies, so thanks to everyone who’s taken a chance on an indie author.

Happy to answer any questions about the book or the writing process. Also if you’re an indie author and want to chat marketing, give me a shout.

Cheers,
Louis

If you’re looking for your next comedy read then may I interest you in The Right Members Club?

It’s a political comedy about a secret society of the worst politicians having to figure out a way to stop a charismatic dictator who the British people love.

In honour of Count Binface battles with Nigel Farage the book is 99p until August 10th on Kindle.

This is my debut novel and since publication in April has sold over 1000 copies and been a multi time best seller in Comedy and Political Humour on Amazon.

https://amzn.eu/d/0dNJHq5h

Hi there, I'm a UK based indie author wanting to sell physical copies (that I have lying around) of my book. I can manage all postage and packaging same day as order comes through.

Setting up on seller centre it wants a warehouse address but all I have is my home address. I'm uncomfortable posting that. Any other suggestions or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance,

Louis

Hi all,

Is it acceptable / fine to make socials content that reminds anyone who kindly bought the book that leaving an honest review on Amazon is greatly appreciated?

No expectation for any star rating and not asking friends and family. Just those who I know in my following have bought it, read it but not round to it

Is that okay to do?

Cheers

Louis

Hi there,

British politics is facing extinction. And only its worst politicians can save it. Yes, really.

That's my opening tagline on my Amazon listing. At first I thought it was just a fun punchy hook. But the further I've got into this journey the more it starts to feel that my fiction is becoming non-fiction, scarily fast.

I wrote my book because I was fed up of the inertia and incompetence in British politics. That and also I'm obsessed with The Thick of It and Yes, Minister.

We go left we go right, red, blue, back and forth and nothing ever changes. So the question became: 'what if someone's keeping it that way on purpose?'

And that's where The Right Members Club was born. Disgraced MPs inducted into a secret society who's job is just to keep things...dull.

Then a benevolent dictator rides to victory and the Club need to figure out if they're right to stop a man the people love.

I've copped a fair bit of flack from right wing trolls, but in fairness I take shots at all sides. They just have the thinnest skin I find.

It's done ever so well and I'm proud of it. Reaching number one in two categories on Amazon.

If you'd like to take a look I'd be thrilled, happy to answer any questions on the journey.

Amazon Link

Hi everyone,

I self published my debut novel, The Right Members Club, on April 3rd via KDP. Wow, what a learning curve. To pivot from full time writing into heavy book promotion and marketing is akin to going from relaxing on the beach to being trapped in a dour cubicle. BUT it's been fun as I've met a bunch of great people.

The book is political satire, so a tiny niche, but it did give me good angles for marketing. For instance the local elections in the UK gave me lots of satirical angles. Right now I'm running a promo based off the amount of Reform councillors that have had to resign, so its down to 99p on Kindle.

I was blown away that I managed to get to number one in both political humour and comedy categories on Amazon. Milking that best seller tag for all its worth (not that much 😉)

Disgraced MPs saving the country. A story as much about my battle with OCD as it is about politics. You do not need to be politically engaged to enjoy it. Maybe just politically fatigued. As I take shots at everyone!

It's like The Thick of It met Peep Show and had a book baby.

I would recommend if you have budget to put it into Amazon ads above all other as well. But your mileage may vary!

Happy to answer any questions.