{"id":14643,"date":"2015-03-27T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/?p=14643"},"modified":"2015-03-27T18:25:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T12:55:27","slug":"an-interview-with-amazon-best-selling-author-inger-iversen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/an-interview-with-amazon-best-selling-author-inger-iversen\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Amazon Best Selling Author Inger Iversen"},"content":{"rendered":"

BookBuzzr author Inger Iversen<\/a>\u2019s book \u2013 Inevitable: Love and War<\/a> \u2013 recently hit the #1 spot on the Amazon. We reached out to Inger to learn more about her story.<\/p>\n

The screenshot below was taken on Mar 05, 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Inger<\/p>\n

Tell us about your journey as an author so far.<\/strong>
\nWhen I started I didn\u2019t think I would make a career out of being an author. \"IngerI\u2019d planned to write a book or two to supplement my income and have a hobby that would be a stress reliever after a hard days work. However, I soon realized that while I loved to write, it was also hard work and very rewarding. I started in 2011 when I wrote a very short prequel called, Goodnight Sam<\/a>. I didn\u2019t know much about the indie business back then, but I\u2019d like to think that I have grown and come a long way. I went from writing a book in eighteen months to being able to write one in two weeks, I\u2019ve learned how to brand and market myself, and I am doing much more than just supplementing my income these days. <\/p>\n

What is the storyline of Inevitable?<\/strong>
\nInevitable<\/a> follows Teal and Trent to Maine for Katie and Logan\u2019s wedding. Teal is a workaholic, a loudmouthed, takes no prisoners type who actually works in a prison. Trent is the proverbial boy from the wrong side of the tracks with a bad attitude and a good reason behind it.
\nPlace these two in a stranded in a cabin for a few days and let the games begin\u2026<\/p>\n

Walk us through a typical day in your life.<\/strong><\/strong>
\nHa! I have a boring life! I only work six hours a night at my \u201cday\u201d job, so when I arrive at home at 6 a.m. I write. On a normal day I write from 7 a.m. to about 10 a.m. and then I sleep. I have such an odd schedule, but that makes for easy writing time. I wake up around 4 p.m. and write again until about 8 p.m. On this schedule I can write a novel in 14 days! <\/p>\n

How do you divide your time between writing and promotion?<\/strong>
\nDividing my time between writing and promotion one of the hardest aspects of the job. While I want to promote and get my work out to new readers, I have to write in order to make current readers happy and not waiting too long between novels. That is where BookBuzzr<\/a> comes in. I use the Twitter Scheduler and Freado giveaways<\/a> to promote and tweet about my novels<\/a>. I use Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> on a daily basis. Actually, I feel like I spend 90% of my time on Facebook and about 10% writing!<\/p>\n

What are some of the things that you do to promote your book?<\/strong>
\nTo promote my book I use Amazon giveaways, Freado giveaways and I use Bookbub, the Midlist and OHFB to promote. Those sites email my sales and deals out to their subscribers who are interested in receiving notifications about books and sales. I also hired a production company to create a trailed for my novel, Incarcerated. The biggest tool I use is Facebook. It is where the readers seems to be so it is where you will always find me!<\/p>\n

How does BookBuzzr tie in to your overall marketing plan?<\/strong>
\nBookBuzzr is really helpful. I love the Tweet scheduler<\/a> function and it is one of the reasons I choose BookBuzzr over other sites. I learned about BookBuzzr last year from Rachel Thompson<\/a> of Bad Redhead Media and I have been using it every since. <\/p>\n

Your book trailer for your other book Few Are Angels<\/em> is of a very high quality. How did you get this book trailer made? What was its impact on book sales?<\/strong>
\nThe book trailer for Few Are Angels<\/a> has made a BIG impact on my career, boosted sales and reviews. Last year I attended a conference called, UtopYacon. This was a big step for my career. I attended a Marketing class and a \u2018How to Utilize Facebook\u2019 class. While there, I screened a short movie called, Avarice created by Timid Monster. Timid Monster is producer Dan Baker and director Rachel Taylor. They agreed to shoot a trailer for me and the experience was amazing. I picked actors and even co-wrote a script. <\/p>\n