I wrote my first guest blog piece this last week and it is now posted! For those of you who don't know, a guest blog is when another blogger asks you to write something for their blog. I'm finding that this is very common on book blogs. Theresa Cole - owner of Fade Into Fantasy... Continue Reading →
Blue Violet Is Finally Here!!!
Finally, finally, finally the day has come.... Blue Violet is now available at amazon.com/dp/B009084KV8!!! If you read it and like it, please tell your friends. If you like it and are feeling generous with your time, please post a review on Amazon. Or if you have any feedback at all, feel free to post on any... Continue Reading →
In the Homestretch of Self Publishing – Part #2
Today is publishing day and I am wrapping up the last steps of getting my first book - Blue Violet - out there for purchase. If all goes as planned, tonight I will be announcing the book and watching the proverbial floodgates open on sales (or the trickle in sales of a first time /... Continue Reading →
Blue Violet: Excerpt #3 – Family Project
This is my final excerpt post before I publish the book. I am on my final round of clean up edits with Wendy, my editor, this week, and hope (fingers crossed) to have the book published sometime the week of August 20th!!!! So without further ado, here's the final excerpt: “Well, at least they picked... Continue Reading →
Book Cover Part #2 – Decisions, Decisions
In a previous blog post titled "Book Cover Part #1 - Getting Started" I discussed steps 1-3 (out of 5) that I am following to create the book cover for my first publication - Blue Violet - due out this August. Step 1 was researching what's needed for a book cover - basics like size of the image, typical... Continue Reading →
Book Cover Part 1 – Getting Started
As I travel down this path of publishing my first book - Blue Violet - I now find myself at the point of creating a book cover. Every blog post, article, and website I've seen so far has stressed the importance of a good book cover. According to a Taleist report, authors who got outside... Continue Reading →
Stop, Rewind, Redo – Examples of Edits
My first full round of editing with Wendy is complete (wahoo!) – received, applied, and full post-application read through – check, check, and check. The updated manuscript for Blue Violet is now in her capable hands for round two of the editing process. I’ve already blogged about some of the more frequent and favorite edits and comments... Continue Reading →
Blue Violet: Excerpt #2 – Firestarter
SPOILER ALERT: This excerpt gives away a little something about my main character that you don't know immediately in the book. Read at your own discretion. A bit of background. My main character, Ellie, has the ability to control other people's powers when she's touching them. In this scene, Ramsey is a firestarter. They're very... Continue Reading →
The Devil’s in the Details
I have finished my first round of edits with Wendy (Yay!). During the editing process I added enough stuff, moved enough stuff, and changed enough stuff that I am doing one full read through of the entire manuscript before I send it back to Wendy for round two. Now... I have to admit, that I've always wondered how... Continue Reading →
Writing a Book – How I Finally Finished One
As I mentioned in a previous post, I wrote my debut book, Blue Violet, two years ago. It was the first time I'd finished a full book. I'd taken a whack at writing a book about ten times before. With Blue Violet I finally found the method that works best for me! In previous attempts, I tried to... Continue Reading →
