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February 16, 2011
February 15, 2011
Yer A Visionary! or Yer Doing It Wrong!
Blue Amber is "processing" at B&N and "in review" at Amazon and in meatgrinder hell at Smashwords.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mom keeps playing in my mind. This scene in particular. (The embedding at YouTube is disabled.)
It's the "yer doing it wrong!" scene. Jack takes the kids to school and learns -- from everyone -- that he's ... yanno.
I like Blue Amber. A lot. But I wonder if I'm doing it wrong. This is the last novella leading up to Bleeder, the first novel I actually wrote in the Apocalypto series. It's romantic in that it's the story of how Mallory and Edmund, the heroine and hero of Bleeder, meet.
But in this story, Mallory is 13 and Edmund is 16. There's no hot sex.
That's all in Bleeder. And luckily, Bleeder is about ready to go.
Until then, here comes Blue Amber, a young adult paranormal fantasy in the middle of a paranormal romance series. Am I doing it wrong?
February 14, 2011
Blue Amber Bonanza – get it free!
The first 25 to sign up for my newsletter will get Blue Amber free! I announced it last night, and there are still a bunch of slots left -- what's up with that?
Sign up here, and make sure you put either "Kindle" or "other" somewhere so I know what kind of file to send you.
You can read the first chapter here to see if it's your cuppa.
February 13, 2011
Busy Busy Busy …
Blue Amber is having its final edit pass as we speak! I'm so happy with this story, but I'm a little nervous about how readers will respond.
It's not a full novel. It's a novella. And it's YA paranormal romance, the story of how the hero and heroine of Bleeder meet.
Don't worry, I'm getting over novella-itis. Bleeder is over 85K words! Plus, Bleeder -- being a chalice's story -- has a lot of sex scenes love scenes -- sex scenes and love scenes. Sigh.
A word about pricing. Hero Material is now 2.99 and Spiderwork is 3.99 -- but the 2-pack is 4.59, equivalent to 2.30 per book. (Amazon has it at 4.95, but that's a typo and as soon as the kdp lets me in, I'll fix the price.) B&N is so much quicker for making changes.
Blue Amber is going to be 99 cents for the first week or two, so get it while it's cheap!
February 8, 2011
Spiderwork Goes to The Romance Reviews
There is a fantastic review of Spiderwork up at The Romance Reviews. Arkali, the reviewer, has a good feel for the series.
SPIDERWORK is a deftly written, bitter-sweet romance that will definitely whet the appetite for more.
I want to quote so much ... but you can click and read the whole thing.
February 7, 2011
Hero Material Goes To Book Noise
Jennifer at Book Noise has a great review of Hero Material (Space Junque) that I just saw this morning.
Book Noise is a wonderful site. The reviews are complex and thoughtful -- a great addition to your review blog roll!
February 5, 2011
Price Change Alert
Hero Material (formerly Space Junque) is going up to $2.99 as soon as the changes go through.
However, I've put together a Two-Pack and priced it at $3.99 for both books, which is the equivalent of 99 cents for Hero Material and 2.99 for Spidey.
The file sizes are HUGE because I put the full lovely covers inside.
Kindle ... Nook ... Smashwords
So Where's Blue Amber?
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As I always say and never quite remember: It always takes longer than I think it will.
First, the bad news: it's going to be another chunk of time. Maybe a week. Or so. I have to work at my day job this week (funny how those bills have a way of wanting to be paid) so that might put me back too.
Blue Amber was written and ready to go well over a year ago, but something happened on the way.
That's what happened --> that beautiful cover! Curse you Robin Ludwig, aka @IntenseWhisper!! Doesn't that cover deserve more than a 10K word novelette?
The guy on the cover is Edmund, great-grandson of Jake, the guy on the cover of Hero Material.
Factoid that might be the answer to a contest question sometime: Edmund is named after Edmund in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.
The good news: a blast of focusing insight and energy hit me today. This time, I may finish sooner than I think!
