Monthly Archives: March 2016

Weekly writing check-in: the one with the ghostly pre-order

Well, would you look at that! An acceptance. So I’m pleased about that. Otherwise, I took some time this week to work on the formatting and layout for the Coffee & Ghosts, Season 2 series bundle in both e-book and print. It’s the print layout that takes the longest. The e-book is a simple matter of combining the three episodes into one.

On the other hand, the print version I do in Adobe InDesign, and that requires a little more work. It isn’t hard (well, I don’t find it all that difficult), but it does take time searching out orphans and widows and wonky hyphenation, and so on.

But, it’s done! The e-book is on pre-order and I’ll get the print proof to review in a week or so.

Writing Work:

  • Brainstorming and outlining Coffee & Ghosts, Season 3
  • Photoshop tutorials
  • Craft work
  • Print and e-book formatting and design for Coffee & Ghosts, Season 2 series bundle

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • A Most Marvelous Pair of Boots

Acceptances:

  • Chicken Fat and Whipped Cream

Publications:

None, but look what’s up for pre-order!

Coffee and Ghosts 2 Ebook cover

That’s right! The series bundle for Season Two of Coffee & Ghosts will be available to read on April 11th, but it’s already up at Amazon. The print proof is on its way to my house. So if you like your coffee and ghosts in one place, you won’t have to wait for long.

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Weekly writing check-in: the one with thirty fantasy books

Hey, no rejections this week and I sent three stories back out. I also made some progress on season three of Coffee & Ghosts, both outlining and actual writing (although I’m not done with either).

I also did a bit more with Photoshop and design and dipped my toes into a little writing craft work.

Not only that, but it’s the first day of spring!

Writing Work:

  • Writing ~ 2,400 words
  • Brainstorming and outlining Coffee & Ghosts, Season 3
  • Photoshop tutorials
  • Craft work

Submissions:

  • The God of Bright Red Things
  • Chicken Fat and Whipped Cream
  • Like Bread Loves Salt

Rejections:

  • None

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

Fantasy-E-book-GiveawayNone, but be sure to check out the fantastic fantasy giveaway: 30 fantasy books and a Kindle Fire could be yours!

 

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30 Fantasy Books and One Free Kindle Fire!

It’s the big fantasy+Kindle giveaway! Enter to win a Kindle Fire and 30 fantasy books to boot. There you go: instant TBR list.

And no, your eyes don’t deceive you. That is a copy of Coffee & Ghosts: The Complete First Season as part of the bundle.

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Weekly writing check-in: the one with The Wedding Ghost

Four rejections this week. Is that a personal best? I think it might be a personal best. It was a busy week, so I haven’t had the chance to turn those back into submissions. That’s something I can do this week.

However, I did write a standalone Coffee & Ghosts short story of 4,200 words. And The Wedding Ghost is out in the world. So, there’s that.

But between dance competitions and Day Light Saving Time, I’m just a little bit tired. I may spend the rest of the day reading.

Writing Work:

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • Chicken Fat and Whipped Cream
  • The Life Expectancy of Fireflies
  • Like Bread Loves Salt
  • The God of Bright Red Things

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

The Wedding GhostThe Wedding Ghost is out in the world.

You can read more about that in my post from yesterday.

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Now available! The Wedding Ghost!

The finale for Season Two is now live!

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Something old. Something new. Something deadly.

It’s been months since the Midwest Necromancer Association came to town, courting Katy with promises of wealth and power. Her only concern now is how to contain a couple of mischievous sprites and keep her ice-pink bridesmaid dress coffee-stain free—at least for the wedding ceremony.

But weddings have a way of bringing strangers to town, and when strangers come to Springside, trouble follows. Especially since Katy has a secret, the sort that inspires betrayal and murder, and one that can unleash untold destruction.

This time, the stakes are higher than Katy ever imagined. This time, to keep Malcolm, Springside, and even the world safe, Katy must do the one thing she vowed never to do.

And once she does, there’s no turning back.

And for one week only, grab the episode for 99 cents over on Amazon.

 

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Weekly writing check-in: the one with the busy Sunday

Quick post this week. We’re starting the dance competition season. I have my phone glued to me in case they move up the call time.

I did some brainstorming and outlining work on Coffee & Ghosts, Season Three along with working out a possible standalone short story in the Coffee & Ghosts world.

Sent out three submissions and got three rejections, so it came out even this week (more or less).

And that’s all I got for this busy, busy morning.

Writing Work:

  • Coffee & Ghosts, Season Three: brainstorming an outlining
  • Coffee & Ghosts: standalone short story: brainstorming
  • Photoshop tutorials

Submissions:

  • The Perfect Canvas
  • Auld Lang Syne
  • The God of Bright Red Things

Rejections:

  • The Perfect Canvas
  • Straying from the Path
  • The God of Bright Red Things

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

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Big March 5 and 6 SF/F Book Giveaway!

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Head on over to Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Promotions for the big March 5 and 6 Kindle Unlimited promotion and first in a series free on Kobo. More than one hundred books in all sorts of speculative fiction genres.

Two days only! Hurry on over and fill up your e-reader for spring break.

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