Rissa Watkins's Blog, page 2

Beta Reading Perks…

I am a beta reader for a several friends. A beta reader is someone who reads a writer’s work after the first draft- or close to that- and critiques it. This isn’t editing, though if I see an obvious mistake...
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Drugs, Trips, and Birds…

I haven’t written since January. I know, I know, bad writer. No dessert for me. But it has been a crazy year.  I had my clotty port finally removed in February. I literally was sick all of March. Went into...
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They’re Here….

No, not poltergeists. My books! Wow CreateSpace shipped them with ninja speed. I just love them. See?               They are finally formatted correctly and are beautiful. I made a video of the box opening...
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You wanted a print copy of UNREVELATIONS? Bam! Done!

That’s right. I finally have the print copy of UNREVELATIONS up and ready for your orders. Let me tell you, this was not an easy process. I think formatting should be used in place of waterboarding as a form of...
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Still alive and kicking…

Hello my neglected little ninjas! I know it has been a while since I’ve posted. I have been a busy little bee since the last post. My family took a much needed vacation to Galveston, Tx. We had the best...
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Rissa Unsmash? Unpublishing UNREVELATIONS…

That’s a lot of UNs. Don’t panic though- you can still get your copy of UNREVELATIONS at Amazon (convenient linky here). I have decided to remove the book from Smashwords. Which also includes all the distribution stores like Barnes and...
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Parties and Pressies!

Hello my little ninjas, Things have been crazy in my little corner of the desert. Crazy but good. (kinda like me). I have been doing physical therapy to get ole lefty working again. Every day it gets better. In fact,...
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Rissa Smash! Incredible News…

Okay, it may not quite be incredible news, but it is smashing, baby. (said in my best Austin Powers accent) Unrevelations is available on Smashwords, which means it is already- or will be soon- available at Barnes and Noble, Kobo,...
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Judge me, please!

Okay, maybe not me- but please judge my novel. Tuesday will be three weeks since I published UNREVELATIONS. I am delighted to have some amazing reviews posted both on Amazon and Goodreads. This is my obligatory post asking for more...
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My Book Launch Week Was Literally Life Changing…

I wish I was using the word literally incorrectly (which drives me crazy). Or that I could say my life changed because I sold a million copies of my book. Instead I went another route. I had a stroke. Well technically...
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