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August 17, 2009
Formatting – Beyond Salvation
I've been working on formatting my upcoming novel, Beyond Salvation. It's a tedious process but not one that requires a tremendous amount of thought and attention. I needed a break before I go over the whole novel for one final edit. Formatting may be tedious but editing is truly mind-melting!
August 14, 2009
Google Books
I submitted all 3 of my published novels to Google Books just over 2 months ago. They are still in the "processing" stage. I'm assuming that someone actually does work in that division and that eventually my books will be available there.
August 12, 2009
New 48-Hour Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy of my novel Enemies And Playmates! This contest runs from 3 PM EST Wednesday, August 12 through 3 PM EST Friday, August 14. Anyone 16 and older in the U.S. and Canada can enter.
To enter, go to: www.QuietFuryBooks.com/contests.html and fill out the form at the bottom of the page.
August 11, 2009
A Lazy Day
I took a break from editing my upcoming novel today, so that I could catch up on the magazines that have been relentlessly stacking up around me. I also managed to finish a novel I'd been reading. What a great feeling it is to read for pleasure! I would definitely be a miserable full-time editor!
I'm having an unproductive, lazy day. I'm sure I'll curse myself later for all the "wasted" time. But sometimes we just need to float along with the mood, even if that mood is lazy!
August 9, 2009
Coupon Code!
August 8, 2009
Final Edit
I have been working on the final edit for my upcoming novel, now titled Beyond Salvation. I have to say that I do not enjoy this process! It's so incredibly tedious and truly takes the fun out of reading. Someday I will have an editor to pass this job on to (and I will truly worship that person for doing what I hate!). However, for now, I will plug along in my editing process and hope I don't miss too much along the way.
August 6, 2009
Title?
The working title of my upcoming novel has been Lost And Found. While the title works for the plot, I've never been completely happy with it. I don't think it has that draw to grab a reader's' attention. I've come up with a new title: Beyond Salvation. If the feedback is good, that one will probably stick.
August 5, 2009
No Justice
How far would you go to right a wrong?
For Michael Sykora, killing started as blind rage. Then it became something he's good at.
To most of those who know him, Michael is a software designer, a smart but average guy
with a workaholic nature. To a chosen few, Michael is a part-time hit man whose specialty is eliminating hard-core criminals.
Michael has managed to keep his two personas separate. Until now. When Nicki, a close friend, gets into trouble, Michael steps in to help. Having lost his f
Hit List
Would you give up your sanity in order to forget?
Sanity is not something you lose, like your car keys or that elusive sock in the dryer. That's what Ian believed before his mother stepped over the edge from sane to crazy.
No one is able to give Ian a reasonable explanation. Corinne suffers from severe memory loss, odd behavior, and paranoid delusions. Or at least Ian had been told they were delusions. After all, who would be hiding outside watching his mother? And why?
Ian hires private investigat
Enemies And Playmates
When the abused decide to fight back, the abuser's world might just shatter.
Lauren Covington's family maintains a grand facade that belies the life they live behind closed doors. Alex Covington, Lauren's father, keeps a tight rein on his family through dominance, abuse, and obsessive control. Consequently, Lauren doesn't believe she could ever trust a man, much less fall in love with one.
When Lauren meets Jesse Ryder, her carefully constructed protective wall shatters. She falls hopelessly and c
