Janice S.C. Petrie's Blog, page 9

Five No Cost Things You Can Do to Help Your Favorite Independent Author

This is such a brilliant, brief listing of ways to help out a favorite author without spending a dime. I know that most independent authors would be excited if you were able to do just one of the first five suggestions. I know it would make my day! THANKS SO MUCH to everyone who has and continue to help support me and my books.

Best Suggestions:

1. Read the book. Borrow it from the library or if it’s a children’s book, read it in the bookstore.

2. Request to reserve the book at the library. This puts the book on the librarian’s radar, and if he or she receives enough requests, it will help the librarian to make the decision to purchase the book for their city or town.

3. Review or rate the book. This is huge! Search for the book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com, Goodreads, or LibraryThing. If you can only do one, a review on Amazon.com would be the most helpful. Did you know that if a book doesn’t have at least 15 reviews or more, the book won’t come up in searches? (This is on my wish list for my books!)

4. Recommend the book to others on social media. Just a short, “Loved this book” with a photo of the cover is perfect. Tag the author to help people discover more information about him or her.

5. If it’s a children’s book, bring the book to school and read it to a class at story time.

 

Click here to read the entire article by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

A New Book Based on True Stories, This One’s Not for Kids

I’m excited to say that although the cold, snowy spring hasn’t been my favorite, it’s given me additional down time to complete the book I’ve been working on for the past three years. I’ve been drawn to writing “The Bay State Skye” since my life has been strangely intertwined with the conflicting industries of lobstering and seafood processing, and sea life preservation.

Please enjoy this photo account of a day in the life of a lobster fisherman (click here), as I look forward to putting the finishing touches on two of my fictional characters, Jimmy and Murph, who will bring you on an adventure based on true stories you won’t soon forget.

 

Fascinating Work by the Mote Aquarium Restoring Coral Reefs

Fascinating work the folks down at the Mote Aquarium in Florida are doing to restore coral reefs. I once observed a sea star regenerate four new rays from one ray that had broken off. The four rayed parent sea star also grew another ray to replace the one it had lost, resulting in two complete, five rayed sea stars. Apparently coral is just as resilient. Check it out!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Mine is “What Was I Scared Of?” Check it out. It’s a lesser known story at the end of “The Sneetches and Other Stories.” I loved Dr. Seuss stories as a kid, and feel they’ve had a significant influence on my own writing and illustrating. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Edible Packaging Keep Sea Animals Safe

Edible packaging to keep sea animals safe. What a great idea!

Amazon Reviews Hold a Strong Influence on a Book’s Popularity

They’re crucial to any Indie author who wants their book to come up in an Amazon search. The more reviews a book has, the better chance it has of being found. If you’ve recently read a book you enjoyed, I know the author would be extremely grateful if you wrote a review on Amazon.

This is an interesting article about Amazon book reviews that explains why readers’ reviews are so important. Click here to view this article, “The Indie Author’s Guide to Amazon Book Reviews”

 

Celebrating the Holidays Seaside

Hope you’re having a fun holiday vacation, wherever you choose to spend it!

(Photo by Bev Knight McClellan, Newburyport.com)

An Enjoyable Evening with the North Shore Reading Council

November 9, 2016: Such a wonderful evening presenting for the North Shore Reading Council, and getting to know a little more about many of the NSRC members. The Danversport Yacht Club was the perfect setting for a memorable evening discussing sea life, and an historical crime, trial, and eerie cottage on the shores of Lake Ossipee.

Exciting Publishers Weekly Article: Tips From An Indie Author

An interview that I did with Publishers Weekly’s bookroom editor, Drucilla Shultz, has been published in Publishers Weekly today, November 7, 2016! Thanks to Drucilla Shultz and Publishers Weekly for taking the time to produce this article. Please feel free to share with anyone who might want some tips about how to succeed at self publishing and harnessing your passion.

Click Below or on the Photo for Article Link:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/71938-want-to-succeed-at-self-publishing-harness-your-passsion-tips-from-an-indie-author.html

Great New Article by David Smith of the Ossipee Lake Alliance: “The Ghost of Lake Ossipee”

Thanks to David Smith of the Ossipee Lake Alliance for this great article. I remember “The Ghost of Lake Ossipee” speaking engagement like it was yesterday, with the lake in the background, and a thunderstorm rolling in… it was the perfect setting for a ghost story!

Click on this link or the photo to read the full article:

http://ossipeelake.org/news/2016/11/the-ghost-of-ossipee-lake-case-marks-a-centennial/

Left to right: Susan Marks, David Smith, Janice Petrie, and Barry Hill

at the Ossipee Lake Alliance event.