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November 4, 2011
NaNoWriMo Progress Day 4
I have not been having good luck during my night time typing. I keep falling asleep at the keyboard. I get up really early and normally I don't have a problem staying up late...so wth is going on that I keep falling asleep. My word count is only at 4337, by midnight tonight, I need to be at 6667 to be on track.
I can do this!
I have some great posts in the works for the blog, just no time to finish them up right now. I hope you are all doing awesome with your NaNoWriMo progress!
I can do this!
I have some great posts in the works for the blog, just no time to finish them up right now. I hope you are all doing awesome with your NaNoWriMo progress!
November 2, 2011
NaNo Progress and a Word About NaNo Novels
Well, I should be writing right now, but I'm just messing around on Facebook, so I decided what better time to blog about my NanNoWriMo progress. I know right! Well, here we go...So far, my first day I met the word count of 1,667 and by passed it. I finished last night at 1,716 works. Today, I have only done six hundred words, but the day isn't over yet. I feel confident that I will make it. The best part about finishing was that yesterday was super busy for me. Most of you know that I have five kids and getting anything done during the day is a freakin miracle.
For just a minute I want to touch on the subject of a few other blog posts and comments I've been reading. There are a lot of people who don't do NaNoWriMo because they don't feel that any quality novel could be written in the course of a month.
I have seen a lot of these comments.
What I want to say is...of course a quality novel isn't going to be written in a month. Yes, the story may be good, Yes, the writing may be good, but National Novel Writing Month is an exercise. Something to stimulate the writer in hopes that the can let go of the inner editor and just write, letting the creativity flow. Here is exactly what the NaNoWriMo site says "At NaNoWriMo, we provide the support, encouragement, and good old-fashioned kick in the pants you need to write the rough draft of your novel in November."
The key words here were "letting go of the inner editor" Also, the key words "A rough draft." A novel written in a month is probably a skeleton, the basics. At the very least it would need to be revised and edited. I have no intention of writing 50,000 words and saying "Whoot! I'm finished, time to send out the queries." You see what I'm saying?
I am just happy to get the words out and then I'll add the details and fill in the gaps to the story later, then I'll have proof readers go at it, then I will have it edited, and finally have another set of proof readers look at it. It's a process. I remember when I started researching the craft of writing. I read everywhere, I mean everywhere that it took about a year or two to write a novel and then another year revising and editing. Now, I have seen people pumping out three or four full length novels a year.
Ummm, ok... thats great for them. But for me, I will not rush it anymore like I did with my first novel published. I know excitement can cause us to hurry and being rushed will cause anyone to over look mistakes.
Anyway, I'm going off topic. I think the point has been made though. If you do finish a novel during National Novel Writing Month, that is great! And I would never put anyone down for accomplishing that because I know it can be done. Just remember not to rush yourself AFTER NaNo is over.
That being said. I will post a list of editors I know in the side bar in a few days when I have some time. Most are very affordable and will accept payments.
Now good luck everyone! I hope you all are NaNoWriMo Winners at the end of the month!
For just a minute I want to touch on the subject of a few other blog posts and comments I've been reading. There are a lot of people who don't do NaNoWriMo because they don't feel that any quality novel could be written in the course of a month.
I have seen a lot of these comments.
What I want to say is...of course a quality novel isn't going to be written in a month. Yes, the story may be good, Yes, the writing may be good, but National Novel Writing Month is an exercise. Something to stimulate the writer in hopes that the can let go of the inner editor and just write, letting the creativity flow. Here is exactly what the NaNoWriMo site says "At NaNoWriMo, we provide the support, encouragement, and good old-fashioned kick in the pants you need to write the rough draft of your novel in November."
The key words here were "letting go of the inner editor" Also, the key words "A rough draft." A novel written in a month is probably a skeleton, the basics. At the very least it would need to be revised and edited. I have no intention of writing 50,000 words and saying "Whoot! I'm finished, time to send out the queries." You see what I'm saying?
I am just happy to get the words out and then I'll add the details and fill in the gaps to the story later, then I'll have proof readers go at it, then I will have it edited, and finally have another set of proof readers look at it. It's a process. I remember when I started researching the craft of writing. I read everywhere, I mean everywhere that it took about a year or two to write a novel and then another year revising and editing. Now, I have seen people pumping out three or four full length novels a year.
Ummm, ok... thats great for them. But for me, I will not rush it anymore like I did with my first novel published. I know excitement can cause us to hurry and being rushed will cause anyone to over look mistakes.
Anyway, I'm going off topic. I think the point has been made though. If you do finish a novel during National Novel Writing Month, that is great! And I would never put anyone down for accomplishing that because I know it can be done. Just remember not to rush yourself AFTER NaNo is over.
That being said. I will post a list of editors I know in the side bar in a few days when I have some time. Most are very affordable and will accept payments.
Now good luck everyone! I hope you all are NaNoWriMo Winners at the end of the month!
October 25, 2011
NaNoWriMo and Promoting Your Book Online
Well, I signed up for National Novel Writing Month again this year. Hopefully this will be the year I win it. I plan on blogging about my progress to keep myself accountable. Right now, I'm planning and plotting for the start on November 1st. This is also new to me because I don't normally outline or plan what I'm going to write at all. We will see how this works out, I guess.
Are you going to do National Novel Writing Month this year? What will you be working on? I'm plotting two different projects, but I will decided the day of on which I want to work on, depending what is speaking to me at the moment.
Here is a video about NaNoWriMo that I just love!
So, do you love the video! I do!
Good luck with your NaNoWriMo project and I'll be updating with mine!
Next on the list to blog about today is promoting your book online. I have had a lot of people asking me for tips and such about what I do online to promote my book. So, I just wrote an article about it. There are some things left out of this article, I admit, but its full of info and I'm also working on the one for offline promotion to put up soon.
I hope these tips help some people, I know that its taken me a while to learn a lot of stuff. Linked in the article are two other articles I wrote for supporting the online promotion one, but I'll post them here too.
Tips for Promoting Your Book Online
How to get More Likes on Your Facebook Fan Page
Tips for Building a Fan Base on Twitter
Are you going to do National Novel Writing Month this year? What will you be working on? I'm plotting two different projects, but I will decided the day of on which I want to work on, depending what is speaking to me at the moment.
Here is a video about NaNoWriMo that I just love!
So, do you love the video! I do!
Good luck with your NaNoWriMo project and I'll be updating with mine!
Next on the list to blog about today is promoting your book online. I have had a lot of people asking me for tips and such about what I do online to promote my book. So, I just wrote an article about it. There are some things left out of this article, I admit, but its full of info and I'm also working on the one for offline promotion to put up soon.
I hope these tips help some people, I know that its taken me a while to learn a lot of stuff. Linked in the article are two other articles I wrote for supporting the online promotion one, but I'll post them here too.
Tips for Promoting Your Book Online
How to get More Likes on Your Facebook Fan Page
Tips for Building a Fan Base on Twitter
October 19, 2011
Touring and Blog Changes!
Wow, there are so many things to update because for some reason I have the hardest time remembering to update this blog.
Mostly what I'm going to talk about in this first blog post is The Birth of Jaiden blog tour. I really hope that you have been seeing the posts on Facebook and Twitter because a lot of those do not have contests advertised on them, but I'm going to be keeping track of the comments and giving out a prize at each stop. Below in this post I will post a link to all the stops so that you can all have a few more days to comment on them!
Here are some pictures of the prizes!
I want to thank all the blog tour hosts and Sizzling PR for all their help in organizing this tour. It was a little rough on this first go round because I tried to organize it myself. Yeah, that wasn't working out too well, so I had to enlist the help of Sizzling PR to get all the stops filled and stuff like that. I couldn't have done it without their help.
The blog tour has been fun and I'm hoping to do another one soon!
So, remember to go comment and try to win a prize!
Another thing I want to talk about is this blog…Well, we all know that I suck at updating it and silly ole me decides I want to start a whole other blog where I'll talk about publishing, self publishing, promoting, marketing, and many other topics associated with my journey through self publishing.
Soooo, obviously, I don't have time to start a new blog, so I'm just going to do it here. There will be video blog posts too! Yeah, I wanna get into vlogging! Super fun!
Look forward to many informative posts to come!
Bottle cap key chains, created by CuteAs CanBee! 
Bookmarks designed by Ashley's Freelance Editing! 
The Birth of Jaiden Pen 
Beautiful necklaces created by my sister Mary Malone, just for this blog tour. 
A little blurry, but a The Birth of Jaiden Magnet This is not in order or very pretty, my computer has decided to throw a fit right now....so this is what we get!
http://livetoread-krystal.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-with-jennifer-wright.html
http://www.snowdropdreams.ca/2011/10/blog-tour-birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer.html
http://jowannashotromances.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden.html?zx=f3d4e3fbc6d38aac
http://bookbriefs.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer.html
http://singlecountrychick.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden.html
http://alange-bookaholicsannonymous.blogspot.com/2011/10/q-with-jennifer-malone-wright-author-of.html
http://chastitybush.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-jennifer-malone-wright-author.html?zx=2e5e7f9b14a80a6d
http://www.books-n-kisses.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer-malone.html?zx=376b85263687961e
http://everydayadventure11.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer-malone.html
http://russelllindsey.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/blog-tour-2011-author-jennifer-malone-wright/
http://yougottareadguest.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-author-jennifer-malone-wright.html
http://alaskanbookie.blogspot.com/2011/10/author-interview-with-jennifer-malone.html
http://readergirls.blogspot.com/2011/10/spr-birth-of-jaiden-book-tour.html
http://www.moonlightgleam.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer-wright.html
http://www.moonlightgleam.com/2011/10/author-guest-post-with-jennifer-wright.html
Mostly what I'm going to talk about in this first blog post is The Birth of Jaiden blog tour. I really hope that you have been seeing the posts on Facebook and Twitter because a lot of those do not have contests advertised on them, but I'm going to be keeping track of the comments and giving out a prize at each stop. Below in this post I will post a link to all the stops so that you can all have a few more days to comment on them!
Here are some pictures of the prizes!
I want to thank all the blog tour hosts and Sizzling PR for all their help in organizing this tour. It was a little rough on this first go round because I tried to organize it myself. Yeah, that wasn't working out too well, so I had to enlist the help of Sizzling PR to get all the stops filled and stuff like that. I couldn't have done it without their help.
The blog tour has been fun and I'm hoping to do another one soon!
So, remember to go comment and try to win a prize!
Another thing I want to talk about is this blog…Well, we all know that I suck at updating it and silly ole me decides I want to start a whole other blog where I'll talk about publishing, self publishing, promoting, marketing, and many other topics associated with my journey through self publishing.
Soooo, obviously, I don't have time to start a new blog, so I'm just going to do it here. There will be video blog posts too! Yeah, I wanna get into vlogging! Super fun!
Look forward to many informative posts to come!
Bottle cap key chains, created by CuteAs CanBee! Bookmarks designed by Ashley's Freelance Editing! The Birth of Jaiden Pen Beautiful necklaces created by my sister Mary Malone, just for this blog tour. A little blurry, but a The Birth of Jaiden Magnet This is not in order or very pretty, my computer has decided to throw a fit right now....so this is what we get!http://livetoread-krystal.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-with-jennifer-wright.html
http://www.snowdropdreams.ca/2011/10/blog-tour-birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer.html
http://jowannashotromances.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden.html?zx=f3d4e3fbc6d38aac
http://bookbriefs.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer.html
http://singlecountrychick.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden.html
http://alange-bookaholicsannonymous.blogspot.com/2011/10/q-with-jennifer-malone-wright-author-of.html
http://chastitybush.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-jennifer-malone-wright-author.html?zx=2e5e7f9b14a80a6d
http://www.books-n-kisses.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer-malone.html?zx=376b85263687961e
http://everydayadventure11.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer-malone.html
http://russelllindsey.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/blog-tour-2011-author-jennifer-malone-wright/
http://yougottareadguest.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-author-jennifer-malone-wright.html
http://alaskanbookie.blogspot.com/2011/10/author-interview-with-jennifer-malone.html
http://readergirls.blogspot.com/2011/10/spr-birth-of-jaiden-book-tour.html
http://www.moonlightgleam.com/2011/10/birth-of-jaiden-by-jennifer-wright.html
http://www.moonlightgleam.com/2011/10/author-guest-post-with-jennifer-wright.html
September 22, 2011
The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: Part II is Now Available!
I know you have been waiting! The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: Part II is now available. The Kindle is still converting, but you can get the second installment of this short story series on Smashwords right now. I'll update and post a link when the Kindle version is available!
September 17, 2011
Winner of The Birth of Jaiden Hoodie Drawing.
Thanks to all who entered to win the hoodie!
The winner of the drawing is Andrea Gallant!
Congrats! I will be notifying you by email.
The winner of the drawing is Andrea Gallant!
Congrats! I will be notifying you by email.
September 2, 2011
Win a "The Birth of Jaiden" Hoodie Labor Day Contest. Extended until Sept 16th!
So here is how it's gonna work. I'm going to have a drawing for the hoodie pictured below if I sell 20 or more copies of The Birth of Jaiden by Friday, Sept 9th. (Extended until Sept 16th)That is one week. I think that is reasonable. It will be a combined count of E-books and Print copies, (Online purchases only)To be fair, everyone who purchases a copy of The Birth of Jaiden, will recieve a FREE E-book copy of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: Part I (Short Story)
To be eligible for the drawing you absolutely must email me a copy of your receipt to jennichad217 AT gmail DOT com I have to ask you to do this so that I will have your contact information so I can send you your free E-book copy of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter and also proof that you purchased.
Here is where you can get it!
The Birth of Jaiden Print: 14.99
The Birth of Jaiden Kindle: 2.99
The Birth of Jaiden all digital formats on Smashwords: 2.99
Well, good luck and happy reading everyone!!!
Win a "The Birth of Jaiden" Hoodie Labor Day Contest.
So here is how it's gonna work. I'm going to have a drawing for the hoodie pictured below if I sell 20 or more copies of The Birth of Jaiden by Friday, Sept 9th. That is one week. I think that is reasonable. It will be a combined count of E-books and Print copies, (Online purchases only)To be fair, everyone who purchases a copy of The Birth of Jaiden, will recieve a FREE E-book copy of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: Part I (Short Story)
To be eligible for the drawing you absolutely must email me a copy of your receipt to jennichad217 AT gmail DOT com I have to ask you to do this so that I will have your contact information so I can send you your free E-book copy of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter and also proof that you purchased.
Here is where you can get it!
The Birth of Jaiden Print: 14.99
The Birth of Jaiden Kindle: 2.99
The Birth of Jaiden all digital formats on Smashwords: 2.99
Well, good luck and happy reading everyone!!!
August 21, 2011
The Book Trailer for The Birth of Jaiden and some contests!
Well there is finally a book trailer for The Birth of Jaiden! I'm so happy with this trailer. It was done by Budget Book Trailers and I am so pleased with the finished product.
If you have been wanting to read The Birth of Jaiden then there are a few ways you can score a copy right now.
1. Go to my Book Review Blog, Storytime Book Reviews, and enter the contest by simply following my blog. (Make sure to email me with the subject "Followed")
2. "Like" my Facebook fan page for The Birth of Jaiden and when I get to 100 and then 200 I'm giving away 2 ebook copies.
3. From Until Aug 23rd, you can enter the "Show Me Your Teeth Blog Hop" and maybe win a copy, or other books! Magical Urban Fantasy Reads is hosting, so go there to enter. Be sure to follow her blog because she rocks!
I am also having a Facebook fan page giveaway for ebook copies of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter. Go "Like" it and your entered.
If you have been wanting to read The Birth of Jaiden then there are a few ways you can score a copy right now. 1. Go to my Book Review Blog, Storytime Book Reviews, and enter the contest by simply following my blog. (Make sure to email me with the subject "Followed")
2. "Like" my Facebook fan page for The Birth of Jaiden and when I get to 100 and then 200 I'm giving away 2 ebook copies.
3. From Until Aug 23rd, you can enter the "Show Me Your Teeth Blog Hop" and maybe win a copy, or other books! Magical Urban Fantasy Reads is hosting, so go there to enter. Be sure to follow her blog because she rocks!
I am also having a Facebook fan page giveaway for ebook copies of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter. Go "Like" it and your entered.August 13, 2011
Buy a copy of Jaiden and get a free copy of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter
For the month of August, if you purchase a copy of The Birth of Jaiden (Kindle or Smashwords, 2.99) then I will give you a copy of The Vampire Hunters Daughter free.I'll just need you to send me a little bit of proof that you did make the purchase and I'll send you a coupon for The Vampire Hunter's Daughter.
You can find The Birth of Jaiden on Amazon and Smashwords as well as other placesAnd you can find the The Vampire Hunter's Daughter on Amazon and Smashwords as well.
Here are a few fun links
The Birth of Jaiden fan page on Facebook
The Vampire Hunter's Daughter fan page on Facebook
Storytime Book Reviews My Book Review Blog
And please follow me on twitter.
