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February 27, 2015
Back On Track
Okay, I think we’re back in business. The file appears to be working now. My copy of the book that I downloaded from Amazon for my Kindle no longer has glitches.
The customer service representative I spoke with at Amazon a little bit ago said that for anyone who purchased the e-book earlier, if their devices are connected to wi-fi, their book file should be automatically updated with the new, non-glitched file. I’m not sure exactly how this is supposed to work. I think she said the cloud file...
Waiting, Again
I thought today would be an exciting day with the release of my new book, and it has been, though not in the fun way I’d expected.
I posted my Celebrate the Small Things post last night, just after midnight, when my book went live. Later, when I looked at the download I’d preordered from Amazon, I noticed that there were no page breaks, and it had these weird symbols here and there in place of dashes, ellipses, and sometimes commas.
I called Ingram/Spark, and they said it was likely an issue wi...
February 26, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things — My First Novel Has Arrived!!
EDIT: Thank you to everyone! I’ve discovered some formatting issues with the e-book, and I’m working to resolve them. I’ll visit and reply to everyone as soon as I get this ironed out.
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
It’s here!!!!
This week I’m celebrating a very BIG thing — my first novel is being released today!
Wh...
February 25, 2015
The Long-Awaited Cover!
Early last week, I received the long-awaited cover for my fantasy novel, Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble.
I love the colors and the way the elements blend together.
I had hoped that once I got the file, it would be smooth sailing into publication, but was it easy? Of course not. What was I thinking?
Making the e-book cover from the cover file using Adobe Photoshop was simple enough. But then I had to figure out how to convert my MS Word file, including the cover, to the epub version 3 required by Ingr...
February 23, 2015
Kate Sparkes’ Torn (Bound Trilogy: Book Two) — Cover Reveal
Cover Reveal:
Torn
By
Kate Sparkes
Cover art by Ravven
Torn (Bound Trilogy: Book Two)
Aren Tiernal knows that safety is an illusion, that his cruel and powerful brother will never forgive his betrayal. Still, returning to Tyrea to challenge Severn for the throne would be suicide. It’s not until Severn himself comes to collect what’s owed to him that Aren decides to risk everything in an attempt to bring down the most powerful Sorcerer Tyrea has ever known.The mission seems doome...
February 20, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things! and The Liebster Award!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
This week I’m celebrating:
Juneta Key at Writer’s Gambit nominated me for a Liebster Award!
Juneta blogs about her writing, shares writing resources, and hosts authors for interviews and guest posts. Thank you very much, Juneta!
The current rules for accepting this award are:
Answering...
