The free days event for my novel, The Valley Walker, was almost as confusing as I am, but I’m calling it a success. This is due, in very large part, to the help of good people… people who took the time to mention it to their followers and offer encouragement.
Eden Baylee gave it a spot on her blog and tweeted it more than I did. Eden has a huge following, and many of these people passed the word along to their followers. Her psychological mystery, STRANGER AT SUNSET, is a twisting spellbinder I enjoyed thoroughly.
Doctor Carrie Rubin shouted it out and gave me attaboys. Her medical thriller, THE SENECA SCOURGE, kept me turning pages. It also had me washing my hands a lot more than I needed to.
Elroy Jones passed the word to her followers. Her Hank Series earned her a Freshly Pressed award. The story line was far removed from my little world, but written so well I looked forward to each new posting.
The amount of support and encouragement I’ve received during this process has been overwhelming. Too many people to mention gave me a kind word, a pat on the back I needed. Got me all misty, at times.
Thank you all.
T. W. Dittmer 
Oh Tim… It’s wonderful to share your book and I wish you continued success now that it’s gone off the free market. For the price, it’s a steal, really, and I know you’ve worked hard to improve it.
I will definitely update my review when I re-read it.
Thanks so much for the mention, Tim. It’s always a pleasure for you,
eden
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Glad to know you, Eden. 🙂
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It’s always heartwarming when others help get the word out for our work. Like you just did for me. 🙂 Thank you!!
You deserve all the shares you get. You’d done so much to help other authors spread the news about their books.
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Thoroughly enjoyed your book, Doc. Looking forward to the next one. 🙂
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Thanks. 🙂
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So glad to hear you count it a success Tim and hope it moved you nicely up the Amazon rankings. Maybe it will bring some more sales with luck.Like you I’ve always been grateful for the unstinting help with retweets etc from within our ranks. There is always such generosity, in which I include you of course.
May you go from strength to strength.
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Thanks David. It’s a good feeling, knowing people like who you are and support what you’re doing.
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Yay for you, Tim! I’m just happy for you, you’re generous, funny, good people!
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🙂
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You’ve written a great book, Tim. And have good friends! Great success to you.
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Thanks, Dannie. Same to you, Bro.
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Three great authors in one post 🙂
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I take notes on these people, and you. I can’t emulate the talented people I run into, but I can learn. I’m a slow learner, but it does work. Water on rock. 😛
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I just started following you. My debut novel “The Bayou Heist” was published by Barringer Books. While I do admire self publishing, it was not in my skillset, so I was happy to be accepted by a publisher. My book came out May 1st. I will definitely look more into your books. I enjoy reading mystery novels, especially novels which take unpredicted twists in the road. This is my genre. I also have several published poems. I am looking forward to learning more from your site.
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Thanks for the follow. I put “The Bayou Heist” on my TBR list, and looking forward to reading it. I sent out a lot of queries to agents, but never got more than a standard response. Congratulations on being published!
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Thank you! I was pleased to be published and send out many queries to agents and publishing houses. I did get lots of no’s. Barringer Publishing said yes and I went with it!! They are located in Naples, Fl. I look forward to reading more of your blog and your book.
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