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Ghost of a Chance is trending on Amazon WriteOn! Yeay. I think it's mostly because I'm updating it so often, but, still, it's kind of cool. :)

Also, that Dog Walker book looks really intriguing. Fantastic cover.

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Should you take the KU plunge? I always planned to go Amazon exclusive, at least for the first couple on months, but this KB thread is very interesting.

Rachel Aaron cranks out some KU numbers. Full length novels seem to do quite well in the new KU environment. That makes me feel a bit better about my main series being all 100K books. I was getting a bit discouraged with all the short story/serial gaming going on. :)

The Goosebumps trailer is out.

As is the updated Ecto-1. I have to say, the new Ecto is a bit of a disappointment. It looks kind of blah.

And, on the research front, this website has a great list of different types of hauntings and ghosts. Very useful.

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Dear Author dug out some numbers on Kindle Unlimited. The payout is going down (boo hoo!) but the service seems to help new authors with discoverability. The Dear Author tour of the Harlequin offices in Toronto is also really cool.

The truth behind "antique" vampire hunting kits. Fascinating article. Here's the researcher's conclusion:

"So, although I had set out to 'debunk' their very existence, I came to realize that these enigmatic objects transcend questions of authenticity. They are part of the material culture of the gothic; aspects of our shared literary and cinematic passions made physical. Lacking any surviving artifact of vampirism either folkloric or fictional, fans of the gothic had created one to fill the gap. So whilst we at the Armouries still plan to scientifically test our vampire kit, and there is the possibility that it's early rather than late 20th century in date, for me the outcome has almost become moot. Vampire killing kits are genuine artifacts of the Gothic fiction that still provides sustenance to our most beloved monsters." 

How data can help you write a better screenplay. Very cool data crunching analysis.