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The Review Board takes up “The King’s Ransom”

The ladies of The Review Board have been staying busy keeping up with King Bewilliam’s bewildering adventures. Catch their comments about The King’s Ransom, Book Two of The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam.
As I did with their review of The Lost King I found their observations informative and encouraging. I endeavor to please with Book 3 in this series, The King’s Redress, slated for a Summer 2014 release.

Thanks again, Review Board, for your time and diligent attention.

A trio of reviews

Now how cool is this? Reading this trio of reviews  of The Lost King is a little like sitting in on a book club discussion.
Thanks Truth, Vision and Unleashed for your kind words and cogent criticisms. I learned a lot from your observations. Even better, I was encouraged to KEEP WRITING!

The sharks are here!

The sharks have come ashore. Get them before they get you. Book signing tonight of Naked Came the Sharks, murder and mayhem in the Texas Coastal Bend by Jed Donellie and Devorah Fox, at the Port Aransas Art Center, 323 N. Alister St. in Port Aransas. It’s also First Friday so there will be live music, refreshments and an exhibit of the art center’s adult students’ work. I’ll see you there.

Coming to an e-reader near you

It’s Shark Month and the sharks have infested other waters. Naked Came the Sharks was just approved for www.smashwords.com Premium Catalog and so it will be shipping for Nook, Kobo, Diesel, Sony, Flipkart and other e-readers. Check here for the format for your e-reading device.

News for readers and writers

Have you been enjoying getting reading recommendations from The Fussy Librarian?
Here’s a similar service starting up: Bublish is an award-winning social book discovery and commerce platform for writers and readers. In January, Bublish is launching a new service for readers. You can sign up to receive weekly recommendations, special offers and free eBooks in the genres you love. The service is free and you can sign up in seconds at http://bublish.com/. You’ll receive your first special-offer email in January.

I also want to thank the Masquerade Crew for sharing my thoughts on writing a sequel and on the myth and reality of an author’s second book. Fortunately, third books don’t seem to be cursed so I have every reason to hope that you’ll enjoy Naked Came the Sharks, my third published book, and The King’s Redress, Book Three in The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam, which I plan to have for you Summer 2014.

More “Sharks”

Practice makes, well, let’s say I’m getting good at this. Naked Came the Sharks passed the www.smashwords.com autovetter the first time with no problems so it’s on to manual review for inclusion in the Premium Catalog. As soon as it passes muster, it’s off to Nook, Kobo and other epub retailers. I’ll send up a flare as soon as those formats are available but meanwhile other epub formats are available from the smashwords site.

Naked Came the Sharks

The “Sharks” have hit the beach. The official launch will be Jan. 3, 2014 during First Friday at the Port Aransas Art Center ( 323 N. Alister St.) beginning at 5:30 p.m. But if you can’t wait, you can get “Naked Came the Sharks” in print here and for Kindle here.
We hope you enjoy it and if you do, please take a moment to leave your rave review on amazon or a comment below. Complimentary reviews make great shark repellent.

Good news for readers and authors

Last week it was all about The Fussy Librarian, a great way for readers to get personalized reading recommendations emailed to them.
Now here’s another cool way for authors to make their work known and for readers to discover new favorites. It’s called Bublish. I think this is really attractive and if you find a work intriguing you can order it right from the book “bubble” by clicking on the book cover image.

Here’s another cool development. Amazon.com has decided to drop the payment threshold. Readers probably don’t know that authors haven’t gotten paid until they have earned a minimum amount. I have had international sales but not enough to meet the payment threshold so I’ve had royalties held hostage.

But from this point forward, 60 days after a sale all those dollars, pounds, rupees and other coins of various realms will be making their way to my account. Good news all around.

Put your email inbox to work

The Lost King is being featured Tuesday at The Fussy Librarian, a new website that offers personalized ebook  recommendations.
You choose from 40 genres and indicate preferences  about content and then the computers work their magic. It’s pretty cool  — check it out! Even better, sign up and get recommendations sent directly to your email inbox.

Help for bewildered book lovers

Bewildered by the number of books out there? At The Fussy Librarian you can choose from 40 genres, select content preferences such as amount of sex and violence, and get daily ebook recommendations. Check it out.
Speaking of bewilderment, The Lost King, Book One of The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam, has been selected by the Fussy Librarian and will be included in daily email reading recommendations for people who enjoy epic fantasies. Thanks to The Fussy Librarian and to King Bewilliam’s fans who helped his story to get on the list.