S.J. Reisner's Blog, page 117

The Betas are Weighing In

OD Beta's are weighing in with their initial responses and I must say - my editor and I are very pleased.  It's slow to start, but interesting enough to keep people reading, and it seems people are getting hooked between chapters 2-3. Two of the Beta's are already done and asking where the hell the second half of the book is. Sorry - not finished with editorial revisions yet. Working on it though. One Beta just started weighing in today - his input has been quite valuable because he's helped ...

In Support of my Author Friends

From time to time on my blog I like to promote the books of friends of mine. Today I'm promoting my friend Bernadette Marie. She and I went to gradeschool together. She writes romance novels.

If you're a romance reader and you're on Facebook, please join the fan pages:

Bernadette Marie
Snowy CreekRomance

Also - go to Snowy Creek Romance and on the bottom right hand side of the screen join their mailing list.

Snowy Creek Romance is a new small publisher of romantic fiction. Bernadette Marie is thei...

Outer Darkness Video Trailer

Testing Windows Live Writer

This is really just a test to see if this blog writer works with Blogger. If it does, it will certainly make posting blogs from my desktop easier without me having to open Explorer, log into Blogger, etc… Yes – I really am that lazy and anything that makes my life easier is awesome. So, on that note, I'm writing this post to you from my new laptop computer. The other laptop finally died after 10 years of faithful service and 15 books and novels to its credit. With any luck, this machine will ...

Small Press

Those of you who know me know that I've really wrestled with the small press vs. large publisher when it comes to my books. On one hand I like the idea of lower priced paperbacks and the additional exposure of shelf space in bookstores, not to mention reviews in major industry mags (three things large publishers do that small press doesn't). On the other hand, small press is its own unique animal.  With new POD printers available to small publishers, they're more likely to take a chance on ne...

Political Pundits As Novelists?

Did you know that Glen Beck and Bill O'Reilly have both written novels? The reviews of said novels always end up the same - poorly written, poorly developed, and lackluster. I realize publishers publish these books because these people will sell books on fame alone no matter how crappy their writing/crafting is - but to me they're just taking an opportunity away from a REAL novelist who actually can write his/her way out of box and can craft a good story. Some prime examples of really bad pol...

Mystery Novel News

The first 8 chapters of "Outer Darkness" have been sent to my editor who has already sent them back with corrections. I am currently on chapter 11 or so with personal edits.  The cover art is done and it's FABULOUS! I love it. (See below)

I haven't really discussed the mystery novel at length because it's been such an interesting journey that I wanted to see where it was going. Well, now I know. It is slated for release November 2010 providing all editoral and production schedules are on time....

Testing Blogger's Amazon Linkage

Testing Amazon Linkage here on Blogger. Evidently you can post a link and it will automatically post covers. So here are my current books being sold in the mainstream markets (you can order them from any store, too).