Diary of a Gay Nerd is a bit less expensive now

I wrote my book Diary of a Gay Nerd for therapy, but I published it because I thought it would help other people. I agreed that the price was a bit high, $16.99 for the paperback and $6.99 for the ebook. The reason the paperback was so high was because CreateSpace’s (an Amazon publisher) fees were so high to print the paperback, that I was only getting a couple dollars back. I wanted the money so that I could make the donations to all three of my charities, but I wasn’t getting any sales from the paperback at all, so I have decided to lower the price down to $10.00 Believe me, I tried making it $7.99, $8.99 and $9.99 but it wouldn’t let me because the European sales were giving me no profit which I guess wasn’t working for them. The profits are so low that I probably will never see a dime, but I don’t care about that.

The reason the ebook was so expensive was basically for the same reason, I was only getting a couple of dollars back, but I really don’t care how much money I get back from the ebook anymore.

I never intended to get rich from this book, I only wanted to get my story out there, so now I have made it easier for you to get a copy.

The Kindle version will be $3.99 and the paperback will be $10.00 at Amazon and the Nook version will also be $3.99 at Barnes & Noble. And finally the ebook version at Rainbow eBooks is $3.99. Remember, if you buy from Rainbow eBooks, you are supporting a LGBT business who makes donations to many LGBT issues.

I really hope that you buy my book because I want everyone to know my story. Once again, 30% of ALL sales will go to 3 LGBT charities of my choices so they each get 10% as it says on the front of the book. You aren’t just helping me, you are helping others by buying my ebook and paperback.

Bless you all and thank you for reading.

New Front Page Design

The first page of a website is the first thing that people see, and first impressions are everything. After all, we all judge a book by its cover, and this page is for my book Diary of a Gay Nerd, so I have to make sure the front page is pleasant to look at.

I liked my other image, but it has been on the website for over a year and I thought it was time for a change. So here is the new image with icons. I thought about adding some more pages like my other website, but I honestly don’t know what to add that isn’t already on the blog, so I think I will just keep it the way it is for now.

I would like to blog more, but I spend way too much time on Facebook which is where most of my audience is, so I don’t really know what to blog about that isn’t already on Facebook. I don’t know if it’s writers block, or if I have just said all that needed to be said with the book.

I didn’t make the frame, I got that from an app on my phone called Picsart. I did however create the images inside the frames as well as created all new icons so they all matched. I hope it’s nice to look at.

Please buy the paperback at Amazon as well as the ebook for the Kindle, the ebook for the Nook and help support LGBT businesses by buying the ebook at Rainbow eBooks (the .mobi file works for the Kindle and the .epub file works for the Nook as well as iBooks for the iPhone/iPod/iPad and Aldiko for the Android) and they always have sales. Make sure to add it to Goodreads and please give me a review and rate my book. I really appreciate that. Also make sure you visit me on Facebook and say hey on Twitter too.

I donate 30% of all profits to 3 charities (they each get 10%) which are PFLAG Bakersfield, The Bakersfield Gay & Lesbian Center as well as the Bakersfield AIDS Project: Ricky’s Retreat.

I really appreciate all the support I have received since I published my book and I thank you all for reading and listening.

My Christmas Giveaway Ends With A Winner

I published my memoir “Diary of a Gay Nerd: Life After Child Abuse, It Gets Better!” earlier this year in February and I had my first giveaway for my birthday in June. I wanted to give my book away as my birthday present to you. I actually gave 2 books away. I couldn’t wait for Christmas so that I could give another book away, but sadly I could only give 1 away. The giveaway has finally ended and a winner will be announced shortly.

I am very humbled tonight as my second giveaway comes to an ending because of how many supporters I had this time around. There were 321 people who signed up for the June giveaway, but this one had a whopping 545. I couldn’t believe it! It has just made my whole year. I have felt my whole life that people didn’t really care about hearing my story (or my side of the story anyway) and to have this many people wanting to read my book just brings tears to my eyes.

So I am happy to name a winner…

Sandie W. of Brigham City, UT.

Way to go Sandie! I will ship that book out to you as soon as I wake up in the morning. Thank you so much for entering and I cannot wait for you to get your book.

For those who didn’t win, you can buy my book in paperback format and Kindle format on the Amazon website and for the Nook from Barnes & Noble (paperback coming soon to Barnes & Noble) and as always Rainbow eBooks which has 3 formats, .epub for the Nook, iPhone,iPod and iPad and Android phones and tablets, .mobi for the Kindle and all you have to do is email the file to your kindle email address. PDF file is also available. You can also save 30% by entering the code “GAYNERD” at the Rainbow eBooks checkout. That code ends in January so if you want to save money, use that code now before it goes away.

Any format you buy, even with a coupon, just know that your money is going to a good cause. 30% of all profits will be going to 3 different charities so that each of them gets 10%. The Bakersfield Gay & Lesbian Center who by the way is running on steam, a piece of string and hopes and dreams, PFLAG Bakersfield and The Bakersfield AIDS Project aka Ricky’s Retreat. All three of these non-profit organizations are in desperate need of funding to keep them going. This year in October I was so thrilled to make my first donations and was so happy to see the looks on their faces when I handed over the check. I tell you, it brought me joy to be able to finally make a donation to so many worthy causes.

Follow me on Twitter and I will follow you back, Like my Facebook page and check in on GetGlue, my sticker should be there, if not let me know. I am also on Google Plus, but not often.

Congrats go out again to Sandie W. of Brigham City, UT. Thank you so much for making this my most exciting giveaway. I will have another giveaway again in the near future.

Free Giveaway for Christmas with Goodreads

I published my memoir “Diary of a Gay Nerd” earlier this year in February 2012 and gave away 30% of the profits to my local LGBT charities in October. I gave away some books for my birthday in June and I wanted to give away another book for the Winter Holidays, so here is your chance to get a free autographed copy of Diary of a Gay Nerd.

I wanted to thank all of the people who bought my memoir and also thank them for being so supportive all year on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter Google+ and Showcase Freedom. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Enter to win and on December 10th a winner will be chosen and I will sign it and ship it out the very next day so you get it long before Christmas. Good luck!

Donations Are Coming Soon

I published my book “Diary of a Gay Nerd” in February this year and had intended on donating 10% to 3 different charities. 10% would go to PFLAG Bakersfield, 10% would go to The Gay and Lesbian Center of Bakersfield and then another 10% would go to Bakersfield AIDS Project, Ricky’s Retreat.

My profits haven’t been as high as I had hoped, but whatever I have made is still money and I can start making my first donation hopefully either in late September or early October, but it might be late October, who knows for sure. I am just waiting on Amazon.

You know it’s funny, I feel kind of excited about giving the money away lol. I don’t know why, most people would be hesitant especially when they are always broke, but I want them to have some money too, you know? I can’t describe the feeling, maybe someone out there understands what I mean.

Anyway, it will be soon and I can’t wait!