Now in Audio!The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet is now available in audio format via Audible, and you can find copies at Audible, iTunes, and Amazon.
Available in print, electronic, and audio format:
Audio: Amazon, Audible, iTunes
Electronic: Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
Also available as a Kindle Match Book. Buy the Print version from Amazon and get the Kindle version for 99 cents! (Note: you must buy the paperback first for this to work.)
More writing this week. It’s amazing how much more time one has to do this when one isn’t to-ing and fro-ing the smaller members of the household to/from horse camp. I’m at ~ 44,000 words with Pansy 2.0, which isn’t too bad.
The proof came for The Maze. I adore making these little books. It’s so much fun and good practice as well. I always think I’ll remember everything I need to do for an interior layout, but of course, I don’t.
My son Andrew read the premise for The Maze and declared it “really interesting.” My daughter said the stories sounded like Doctor Who episodes (and she means this in a good way). At long last, my kids endorse my writing!
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Available at Amazon. If you have a Prime or Kindle Unlimited account, you can borrow it for free.
Now in Print as well, and available as a Kindle Match Book. This means if you buy a print copy (you must do this first), you can get the Kindle version for 99 cents.
So this week, I decided to simply drop another book out there, this time a collection of three short stories, run a free promotion, and wait to see what happened.
This is what happened:
It was a wild three days. Also, a gratifying three days. I decided to try KDP Select and going exclusive with Amazon (at least for 90 days). I know there are lots of opinions about that, but I wanted to try it–simply because I can. This is one of the things I love about being my own publishing company. I can try things, assess what works (or doesn’t), then try something else.
Also, The Maze will be available in print in a week or two and maybe even audio (shh … more on that as it develops).
I also logged nearly 8,000 words in Pansy (I should give this book a real title) this week and did the layout in InDesign for The Maze. Also, lots of driving to and from horse camp to drop off/pick up my daughter.
I’m going with productive. It was a productive week.
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Available at Amazon. If you have a Prime or Kindle Unlimited account, you can borrow it for free.
For those of you who prefer print, I’ll let you know when that version is available for purchase.
To be honest, I was a little scared to try the redraft. I wondered: would it work? Was this a crazy idea? One week in, and I think the word count speaks for itself.
I should be clear that I’m not copying what I already have in the first draft. Even scenes that stay mostly the same need to shift in subtle ways–characterization, world-building, and what-have-you. I have sudden thoughts, such as: Wait! I need to introduce the poodle!
I also received a check this week for a story I sold a while back. In the memo line was:
For Incriminating Evidence
Incriminating Evidence is the title of the story. Still. It feels slightly illicit.
And, speaking of other stories, I got a couple out the door as well. So, all in all, it’s been a good week.
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Available in print and electronic format:
Print, Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
Last week at $2.99 for the electronic copy!
Also available as a Kindle Match Book. Buy the Print version from Amazon and get the Kindle version for 99 cents! (Note: you must buy the paperback first for this to work.)
Well, yes, I launched a book this week. I also managed to do a few other things as well. A couple of submissions, some structural work on the story I call Pansy (which is the name of the main character, not the title).
You may remember that I drafted this story last year. And yes, I did. This year, I plan to redraft it. And I will! Or at least, I’m feeling optimistic about the prospect.
Why a redraft? Well, when I reached the end of the first draft, I was all: Oh, so that’s what the story should be. It will be far easier–and faster–to redraft it than to try to revise the original manuscript.
Or so I hope.
All in all, a pretty good week.
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Available in print and electronic format:
Print, Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
Also available as a Kindle Match Book. Buy the Print version from Amazon and get the Kindle version for 99 cents! (Note: you must buy the paperback first for this to work.)
Well, admittedly, we were working with a limited budget, and the venues were small. Still, I think it went off splendidly. Here are the highlights:
I hope you enjoyed this virtual tour as much as I did the real one! All without a single arrest for trespassing!
Available in print and electronic format:
Print, Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
Also available as a Kindle Match Book. Buy the Print version from Amazon and get the Kindle version for 99 cents! (Note: you must buy the paperback first for this to work.)
The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet is now available in print and electronic format! And there’s a special launch price as well. Get the e-book for $2.99, for a limited time.
Sophomore Jolia does the one thing no one expects from the girl who has perfected the art of keeping quiet.
She joins the speech team.
Jolia can’t confess the real reason–not to her best friend, her new teammates, or even to crush-worthy rival Sam who offers to coach her in secret.
Keeping quiet might be the easy way out, but when what Jolia doesn’t say starts to hurt those around her, it might just cost her a best friend, her spot on the team, and even Sam.
But she isn’t the only one with a secret. It’s going to take words–her words–to make things right.
If only Jolia can find them.
Available in print and electronic format:
Print, Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
Also available as a Kindle Match Book. Buy the Print version from Amazon and get the Kindle version for 99 cents! (Note: you must buy the paperback first for this to work.)
This week was filled with rain and launch activities for the release of The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet. I’m really pleased with the free read activity (see links below). I love being able to offer a try-before-you buy sample. (I also love downloading and reading those myself, which is the main reason I’m doing this.)
It’s getting downloads at Barnes and Noble and Apple, but it’s no surprise that the most action is at Amazon:
Otherwise, I did more work on Pansy, some world building and what I call, for lack of a better term, structural work. I’d like to say I’ve done more writing work this week, but I can’t.
No submissions, but then, no rejections either. I still have some pending work out there, too. I suspect there will be a deluge of rejections much like the rain we’ve had this week.
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It’s still free! Get two young adult short stories and the first four chapters of The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet.
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, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
I’m still gearing up for the release of The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet. One of the things I experimented with was making The Trouble with Prom (two original YA short stories and the first four chapters of The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet) a free read. This wasn’t too difficult, but it did involve some online gymnastics on my part. (If you’re interested, leave a comment, and I’ll let you know how I did it.)
I did some world-building work on Pansy this week. I didn’t manage any submissions, although I do have some stories I need to proof and send out to the next market. Soon. I will get back to that soon, since I enjoy it.
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It’s free! It’s free!
Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords
I am still gearing up for the release of The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet. Part of that includes finishing the “listening” edit to catch any typos that may have slipped through. It works wonders, you guys. If you’re looking for another way to proof your work, I highly recommend obtaining some sort of text-to-speech program.
Actually, I have two: a software program on my computer and the text-to-speech function on my Kindle. This last is nice, since I can send my manuscripts to my Kindle, then take a pair of ear buds and listen just about anywhere I want to.
I also did a bit of editing work on some short stories and started a read through of a novel draft I wrote last year.
But most importantly, this week, I watched as my son walked across the stage and received his high school diploma.
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