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D. Ward Cornell

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D. Ward Cornell lives on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. His career as an engineer, consultant, and entrepreneur has taken him all over the world. Many of those places and elements of those cultures are featured in his writing.

Although still dabbling in those fields, his passion now is bring stories to life.

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I published ten years ago, but it seems the industry has changed considerably. Do you have any recommendations for marketing as a self-published author?

D. Ward Cornell This is a weak point for me. I mostly write in series format. My new policy is to release the first and second books in a series together. You get muc…moreThis is a weak point for me. I mostly write in series format. My new policy is to release the first and second books in a series together. You get much higher pull through that way. I advertise the first book in each series, spending nearly the first book’s entire revenue. For the newer books, I add content to the A+ portion of my product page. When new books come out in a series, I run a promotion on the first book. And I take every opportunity Amazon gives me to put the first book in a series in the Amazon Reading program. You can volunteer for Amazon Reading, but it is by invitation only.

Most people will tell you that you need a social media presence, a website, etc. I don’t do that. The thing the sells best for me is new releases. Every new release lifts the sales of the entire library. So, as an independent, my time is best spent writing.(less)

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I'm awaiting Vergence with great anticipation. When will it be released?

D. Ward Cornell Vergence is on the shelf at the moment, about 20% complete. The puzzle at the center of the story is a phenomenon known to the Ancients as a vergence,…moreVergence is on the shelf at the moment, about 20% complete. The puzzle at the center of the story is a phenomenon known to the Ancients as a vergence, which poses a threat to all organic life. I was excited about this concept and announced it before I realized my solution to the puzzle wasn’t good enough.

Not to worry. I will solve the puzzle. But until then, I won’t have a target publication date.

At least two books are ahead of it in the publication queue, the first of which is about to go to editorial review. Its target publication date is early in 2023.
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	Eleven Days 4.08 avg rating — 1,481 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Rise of Daan: Chronicles of Daan: Book 1 4.41 avg rating — 693 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Alliance: Ascendancy: Book 4 4.56 avg rating — 489 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return of the Ancients: Ascendancy: Book 5 4.55 avg rating — 477 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Time doesn’t move; it’s static. We are the ones that move through it. We think of time as being linear, which is the natural order of things. But it isn’t. You can take actions that will kick you out of this timeline and land you in another one. But all possibilities exist, at every point in time. It’s simply a question of which timeline or lines you pass through.”
― D. Ward Cornell, Destiny: Echoes of Extinction: Book 4

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“It’s impossible to stop arrogant fools with too much power from hurting themselves and those around them.”
― D. Ward Cornell, Return of the Ancients: Ascendancy: Book 5

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